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Novels, Manga, TV, Star Wars: High Republic – After years of storyline over Finale #1, it arrives with a quiet spit rather than a bang. Written by Cavan Scott and drawn by Marika Cresta and Jim Campbell, this one-shot comic serves as a capable farewell to this Star Wars era. The story offers emotional closure, but also backs off from offering a kind of clean-up beat that readers would expect from the pinnacle of such a vast initiative. Rather, this feels like an intimate gathering of friends. Wisely, this is set shortly after the collapse of Marchion RO and the…
During the halt, the anti-masismo sendup, a socially disabled central figure like Tiller Darden, with a bit of toxic masculinity fantasy taking place during the halt, first cast as a villain and later as fast stories, philosophy, and awful people. In the opening sequence, what stands in stasis is watching Riker stand up to a bar full of homophobic bikers. He does that in two ways. By exploiting the book’s central premise, by weaponizing the inherent wristbands that make central characters invincible and biker’s inherent bias against queer people. This sounds like a blushing sound at first and totally honorable.…
One of my favorite things about the comics is when a hero faces a villain he’s never faced before. Back in 1989 and 1990, Marvel performed one of the first huge crossovers, the “Act of Revenge.” There, most of the villains in the Marvel Universe worked together to defeat all of the Marvel heroes. Their strategy was for each villain to chase after a hero they’ve never fought before, which made it some interesting matchups. There were some rather biased battles (including Daredevil facing Ultron!) and some pretty epic things (Thor throws them away along with the Juggernaut), but they…
One of the most amazing nectines in one world under the Doom event must be the gods. The charming but short-lived gods of Jonathan Hickman and Valerio City get the opportunity to shine with Wynn and his disciple Mia in the pain of saving the world. The only hope for the entire solar system? Dr. Doom! As a big fan of the gods, it’s good to know Wynn, and this horn from Marvel hasn’t been forgotten, but the way this is written can be thought of as most people forget it or never read it at all. That’s because writer…
A new summer anthology is attacking the comic book stand today, titled DC’s Kal-El Fornia Love #1. Armed with eight stories, the comic celebrates summer and California and becomes one of DC Comics’ more unique anthology. It also has a good mix of characters, from Superman to Ice and everyone in between. The kickoff is “see the spot fly” by Brian Q. Miller and Gerald Sandoval. This story awaits the monster after Superman swallows Lois Lane. The visuals are super muscular and wonderful. The story is simple, with some dialogues lifting straight from popular films like Die Hard. It’s a…
It’s the year time! Every year, comics take time and usually end up putting together things that don’t fit the entire arc. Sometimes it’s a “filler,” and sometimes it’s intended to accumulate in something that’s coming, and sometimes to close out previous stories. Here, Dan Watters and Francesco Francavila reunite and offer insight into the mysterious Zanni. Zanni has haunted Dick Grayson for his life at first glance. But thanks to this story, Watters and Francavilla offer insight into Zanni’s motivations and past. The question most people ask when they know that a series has an annual is, is this…
“Who is Donna Troy?” appears to be asked every ten years by DC Comics. First created in 1965, Donna Troy spent a series of stories of origin, depending on what she read. Her history appears to change based on what her story is intended to be useful, rather than honoring the character’s longstanding history. As a result, this question appears to have arisen again, this time addressed by Phil Zimenez, one of the most influential writers and artists in Wonder Woman’s history. Phil Zimenez has long documented her love for Donna Troy, particularly, but is usually considered one of the…
Time fractured after Gorilla Grod and the Legion of Destiny took Omega Energy in Justice League Unlimited’s “We Are Yesterday.” The Justice League managed to get the counterparts who had evacuated most of their time back to their legitimate locations in time, but the other heroes were not so lucky. These unfortunate heroes include Huntress (Helena Wayne), Batman Beyond, Plastic Man, Gold Beetle, Air Wave, The Amazing Man, Marilyn Moonlight and Jonahex. Time fractures made these time-varying heroes vulnerable to legions of Omega Demons who continue to hunt time travelers from the vanishing point. The latter group is essentially guardians…
Batman: Long Halloween – Three months have passed since the last Halloween #7, but finally, the next issue is here this week. It was worth the wait thanks to Becky Kroon’s beautiful art and the progression of the important plot. The main conflict, the appearance of the classic villain, and deeper lore that connects Wayne to Falcone is explored. Batman: Long Halloween – The final Halloween #8 opens, with Commissioner Gordon and Batman entering Arkham Asylum. Robin is on another mission. This allows writers Jeff Loeb and Cronan to focus on Gordon and Batman, revealing new clues and conflicts. Initially…
Whenever one of Big Two decides to put out a weekly series, it’s not just an a) giving the regular creative team time to catch up, b) an upcoming media project starring the characters, or an adventure that could have been designed to tie them together with all of the above. Usually it is not a series designed to have many permanent complications with major complications and rarely deserves the price of all issues. But for this kind of publishing project that is not suitable for Gotham City’s Siren: Orbit, it is an incredibly refreshing change of pace, showing you…