Alyssa Miles, in a moment of desperation, accidentally summons the Shadowman back to our world, and he has a lot to explain and catch up on. Does it make for a good read?
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Belial's plan nears fruition as the Demon and his cadre near the tear between Hell and Earth. Can they seal the breach in time? Is it a good read?
Mephisto has killed Johnny Blaze, and this has left him and the Ghost Rider separated and in Hell itself. They're going to have to take over the joint if they're going to survive. Is it a good read?
Iron Fist has been subjected to the penance stare from one of Mephisto's Avenger-Ghost Riders. Can he break the spell and get back into the fight?
Damnation finds Wong's team battling it out in all-out war with the possessed Avengers under control of Mephisto. Can they win? Is it a good read?
Aaron and Max recruit an ally from Juarez, and Olga discovers a great threat in the realm of the dead. Elsewhere, a monstrous demigod is summoned. Is it a good read?
The third issue of Heavenly Blues brings Isaiah and Erin's team together while taking a look at the life story of Hideki. Does it make for a good read?
The New Mutants reunite to answer a bizarre situation going down in a small Alabama community. A hurricane has just passed through, and the dead are rising from the destruction. Is it a good read?
Damnation rolls on with Wong uniting a team of heroes with magic experience to free Doctor Strange from the grasp of Mephisto. Is it a good read?
Morning Star is an ancient organization dedicated to investigating supernatural occurrences, and a bizarre incident at a hospital has attracted their attention. Is it a good read?
A large demonic wolf enters the Backways, and it's looking for Anna and Coyote Bones. It soon finds them, and they must find a way to survive this creature. Is it a good read?
In Demon: Hell is Earth #4, the Demon, Jason Blood, Madame Xanadu, and Merlin must now brave the wastes of Hell's encroachment to stop the plans of Belial. Can they survive? Is it a good read?
Punk's Not Dead tells the tale of a kid named Fergie and the punk rock ghost named Sid. The ghost helps guide Fergie through his trouble life. Is it a good read?
Damnation comes for Los Vegas after Doctor Strange attempts to resurrect the half-dead city using his newly rejuvenated mystical powers. Unfortunately, he brings Mephisto to Earth as well. Is it a good read?
Babyteeth #8 gives us the apocryphal origins of the cult that Sadie and Heather's mother serves. Plus, their father confronts Dancy in the hopes of saving his daughter and grandson. Is it a good read?
The Falcon, Patriot, Joaquin, Doctor Voodoo, and Daimon Hellstrom take the fight back to Blackheart and his acolyte, Dray. This is the final battle for the fate of Chicago. Is it a good read?
Doctor Strange has been taken over by the Void, and it may be up to Loki of all people to save him from the demonic entity. Is it a good read?
The Spirits of Vengeance have arrived at the covenant of Heaven and Hell. It's down to these four to stop the balance from tipping in Hell's favor. Is it a good read?
Meanwhile, Eddie's brother, Morgan, uses a demon member of an unholy gang to infiltrate the headquarters of said gang to get back his brother's body and, hopefully, bring him back to the land of the living.
Damned #8 Cover by Brian Hurtt and Bill Crabtree
Damned's continued mixture of Prohibition-era gang story structure and occult qualities remains[...]
The Dark Ark is visited by an angelic host, and it's up to Shrae to put up a facade to save himself and the creatures in his ark. Does it make for a good read?
Dark Nights: Metal #5 shows the final steps of Barbatos's plans and our heroes last ditch efforts to avert Armageddon itself in the Dark Multiverse. Is it a gripping read?
This comic makes the mistake of assuming we need a highly detailed explanation of a rather conventional occult story arc in comic books The forces of Hell want to bring the underworld to the overworld That just seems like the thing they prefer to do We could have discovered this as we went along without[...]
In Doctor Strange #384, Doctor Strange takes the fight to Loki at last. With the power of the Yggdrasil, he is seemingly on equal footing with the new Sorcerer Supreme, but that could change. Is it a good read?
You never see them in the same panel at a leveled perspective, so, if you hadn't seen this character in previous issues, that he was a giant due to Baldeon's art style and the fact that this is a crazy occult story with demons and angels It was quite confusing at first, and it's an[...]
A nuclear bomb has turned Death Valley into an expanding realm of Hell. Jason Blood, Etrigan the Demon, and Madame Xanadu may be the only ones who can stop it. Is it a good read?
Morgan isn't having any of it, and seems unwilling to help his brother.
Meanwhile, a demonic crime lord has his sights set on killing Eddie.
Damned #6 cover by Brian Hurtt and Bill Crabtree
Once again, Cullen Bunn shows his fondness for adding occult, demonic, etc twists to settings and stories that generally go without such elements[...]
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Sylvia, a young woman with interest in the mystic and the occult, mysteriously goes missing from her room Her girlfriend, Anna, investigates It isn't long before Anna comes into contact with the magic forces connected to Sylvia's disappearance, running across characters such as Coyote Bones and Skin Horse She also finds the Backways and[...]
Loki seems to be settling into the role of Sorcerer Supreme while Doctor Strange continues to worry about Loki's activities. Is it a good read?
It wants to have all these occult and dark plot lines However, it doesn't want to take any of it seriously while not letting itself lean into full-on satire I may not like Deadpool, and I'm not saying I'd rather be reading Deadpool However, it at least knows what it wants to be.
This battery against[...]