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Image credit: IDW Comics Fourth wall breaking, self-referential dialogue, and even a mention of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia? Simply put, this is the fourth issue of the TMNT multiverse mashup, Battle Nexus. Donatello confronts his own creation, the robot turtle Metalhead. However, rather than the exact metal head that this particular Donatello created, we need some of his legendary “Donatello controls machines” skills. Can he become the first Turtle to overcome Savanti Romero’s challenge? Or is he destined to suffer the same fate as his brothers? Of course, there’s a backup story, but it’s just as silly and funny…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com It’s capoeira warrior Elena’s turn to get the Street Fighter Masters treatment. In this issue, Elena invites her friends Ibuki and Makoto to an African village, only to learn that her parents have contracted with a shady construction company to build a giant arena in the area. When she is suspected of cheating, she is drawn into a fighting tournament in a new arena, and she and her friends are forced to stop the exploitation of their people. This is the usual fast-paced, light-hearted fun you’ve come to expect from UDON’s long-running comic Street Fighter.…
Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com Harley and Elvira somehow team up with Power Girl and enlist her help when a super-powered clown hater is cornered. Yes, this is another review. Because I love this fourth-wall-breaking, dual-intent crossover variety of covers. The comic itself continues to be a bit disappointing. The only reason is that the art is still a little inconsistent (though co-writer Amanda Conner has a few great pages), and the endless puns and references are tiresome. Especially since they’re rarely interesting (Red Tool, for example, always felt like the laziest dig at Marvel without a mouth). Image credit:…
Image credit: IDW Comics Wowie Carter, first officer of the USS Omega, was a remarkable and fearless child, but his hope, optimism, and notoriously brave personality are being eroded by his mission to save the galaxy. As the USS Omega continues its journey, the way it travels causes a time dilation, and each time Carter returns home to visit his family, his family ages a few years at a time, while Carter only ages a few months. The question is, has he given up too much in doing his part to save the universe? The Last Starship isn’t exactly a…
On Tuesday, Clover Press launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ricardo Delgado’s Vampyre: A Horror Folktale. This work is a bilingual illustrated prose novel that is part traditional folktale, part autobiography, set in the same world as Dracula in Transylvania, Costa Rica in the 1940s. Within hours, the campaign had raised more than 10 times its original goal of $1,000. Vampire follows a small town in Costa Rica in the wake of a series of gruesome murders committed by a terrifying monster. This supernatural tale is set in the same town where Delgado’s parents grew up. The hardcover book features historical…
Image credit: Jason Brown midlifegamegeek.com Or, as another, very accurate article title: “Bitten by the Blind Bag Bug.” I had somehow overlooked the Harley Quinn x Elvira series, but when I saw the first issue being sold in a blind bag, I couldn’t help but pick it up. Was it worth it? Harley Quinn is having disturbing dreams and comes to the conclusion that the only way to solve her current psychological problems is to throw a party with Elvira as the guest of honor. Meanwhile, Elvira loses her job as TV’s most ferocious, vampire horror host, and Harley may…
Image credit: IDW Comics I’m by no means the world’s biggest Star Trek fan. Most Trek related shows and movies are take it or leave it, but I really like the ones I enjoy. One example is Deep Space Nine, a Star Trek show from the 90s that I love. The dark and complex themes that run through the entire duration of the show, the unparalleled cast of interesting characters and the high amount of interpersonal conflict (absent in much of classic Trek) truly make Deep Space Nine my favorite of all Trek, and nothing comes close. So when I…
If you started reading webcomics in the 2010s and were some kind of nerd (introverted, anxious, perhaps tea-drinking, loving cats and weird-looking dogs), you’ve probably come across Gemma Correll’s work. Born in 1984 and a professional illustrator and cartoonist for over 20 years, Correll is part of the millennial generation of internet cartoonists who laid the foundation for the tone of today’s modern swipe comics. The early days of Swipe Comics were defined by the proliferation of work on Etsy and tumblr, as artists learned how to spread short-form webcomics to exciting new online audiences. The term “swipe” referred to…
As previously announced, the long-awaited showdown between Transformers and GI Joe in the Energon Universe will finally take place next month. Today, Skybound announced a lineup of preview pages and variant covers for GI Joe #19. From the creative team of writer Joshua Williamson (Duke, Cobra Commander), artist Andrea Milana (Cobra Commander), colorist Lee Lowridge (Universal Monsters: The Mummy), and letterer Russ Wootton (Invincible Universe: Battle Beasts), the latest installment of the hit Energon Universe series will be available in comic shops on February 18, 2026. The publisher explains this issue as follows: When Duke learns that Clutch is hiding…
Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics has announced April Action’s 50th Anniversary Special. This special issue of the seminal and controversial British comic book harbinger of 2000 AD is spearheaded by Garth Ennis and features four all-new versions of classic stories from the original anthology. According to Rebellion’s press release: “Action has always been ahead of its time…and sometimes it pushes its luck a little too far. To celebrate 50 years since the original publication of the original series that inspired readers across the UK, the British Comics Treasury is publishing an all-new super special that evokes all the shock and…