Welcome to another edition of Fantastic Five. This week we saw two perfect 10 as Supergirl and Transformers continue to be impressed. Let’s go to the book!
The Week’s Best Comics: July 9, 2025
#5: Radiant Black #35
“Radiant Black” #35 closes the current story arc in style
Radiant Black #35 puts an end to the current story arc and closes with some big surprises in the process. It’s all thanks to a creative team dedicated to wearing the best cartoons they can and being successful at every level.
Read our full review of Collier Jennings!
#4: Power Fantasy #10
“Power Fantasy” #10 takes a big swing with satisfying results
Power Fantasy continues to be an ambitious and thought-inspired book that recontexts superhero myths by taking a revolutionary approach to familiar themes and ethical issues surrounding divinely powerful beings. Every panel at Casper Wijngaard is incredibly breathtaking and throughout the book so far, Wijngaard’s art is very consistent with quality. While this book requires a thorough reading of the depth and scope of what the work is trying to achieve, it is always excellent at telling truly engaging, interesting and complex stories that keep readers investing heavily in the next article.
Read the full review of Joe Jones!
#3: Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1
“Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Enemies and Rivals” #1 Review: beat the heat
Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Enemies, and Rivals may not be for anyone, but if you’re looking for a stupid story that has minimal impact on the entire universe, it’s a great time. It’s not surprising that Marvel wanted to take advantage of their rival games again, but I’m amazed that this is what they decided to do (but DC has already beaten them to punches in their specials over the past few years). The main story was stupid, but it was a great idea to acknowledge that I had a loving enjoyment of the old swimsuit special, while also acknowledging that there was a reason to pick it up. For a moment, it was again the early 90s… there was no covering of all the holograms.
Read the full review of Jonathan Waugh!
#2: Transformers #22
“Transformer” #22 Review
Transformers #22 could really be the best issue since the opening arc of DWJ’s execution. Nothing wrong in the meantime, or anything else, was far from it, but this issue really gave me a lot to knock it out of the park and bite. When trances and humanity work together, I love, I love love, love it. It is the true fulfillment of the original vision for the franchise written by Bob Budianski for Marvel at the time, and the height of the deepest ideas the series has ever made into a toy. These issues are, in most cases, far more than most Transformers comics have given them. Although they have all the moments, all previous publishers of this franchise have struggled to care about how humanity is important to the whole concept.
Read the full review of Kruker!
#1: Supergirl #3
“Super Girl” #3 remains the gold standard
Overall, Campbell’s Supergirl continues to set the gold standard in comic storytelling. It is a manga that tells a modern story while celebrating the heroine’s roots in the Silver Age. Campbell also does an excellent job of providing character depth while balancing the stupid aspects of the Silver Age elements of the story.
Read our full review of Diane Dercy!
