MS. MARVEL #15 Written by G. Willow Wilson Art by Takeshi Miyazawa, Ian Herring Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 13, 2015 Right from the beginning of this issue, G. Willow Wilson addresses serious real-life topics like consent, manipulation, and rape culture. Kamala was tricked by a family friend, Kamran, who is also an…
Review: STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #5
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #5 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Salvador Larroca Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 13, 2015 Lord Vader continues his secret quest with his wildly entertaining secret army in Darth Vader #5. Gillen and Larroca are building a special series here and issue #5 is another really fun chapter.…
Review: THOR #8
THOR #8 Written by Jason Aaron Art by Russell Dauterman, Matt Wilson Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 13, 2015 SPOILER WARNING: This review starts with spoilers and never stops. Do not read it if you are hoping for any sort of surprise from this issue. Thor has become a problematic mess. Yesterday, Thor’s identity…
Review: SECRET WARS #2
SECRET WARS #2 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Esad Ribic Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 13, 2015 Everything is dead. From the ashes of Secret Wars #1 rises Battleworld, a construct that Hickman gives life in this second issue, a masterfully created comic that gives this event a whole lotta life. Jonathan…
Review: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18 Written by Dan Slott, Christos Gage Art by Humberto Ramos Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 6, 2015 Ghost’s assault on Parker Industries continues, with the safety of the company’s executives in danger and the future of the business in jeopardy. Slott & Gage craft an issue that feels like it…
Review: SECRET WARS #1
SECRET WARS #1 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Esad Ribic, Ive Svorcina Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 6, 2015 Time has run out. Only two worlds remain. The Secret Wars begin here. Secret Wars #1 has been years in the making, and the long arc planning of Jonathan Hickman is evident in…
Review: SPIDER-MAN AND THE X-MEN #6
SPIDER-MAN AND THE X-MEN Written by Elliott Kalan Art by Marco Failla Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: April 29, 2015 This review might very well turn into a love letter to Elliott Kalan because in a year where the X-Men franchise has been so directionless that it’s raised conspiracy theories of how Marvel feels…
Review: SECRET WARS: ARMOR WARS #1/2
SECRET WARS: ARMOR WARS #1/2 Written by James Robinson Art by Mark Bagley Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 3rd, 2015 Marvel and Toys R Us have teamed up to provide customers of the famed toy retailer with an exclusive prequel to one of the big Secret Wars miniseries. As part of the “Avengers:…
Review: FCBD: ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1
FCBD: ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1 Written by Mark Waid and Charles Soule Art by Mahmud Asrar, Brandon Peterson, Frank Martin, and Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 2, 2015 Free Comic Book Day books are always a little tricky to review. For one, they’re rarely, if ever, full-sized single stories. There are…
Review: ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #6
ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #6 Written by Rick Remender Art by Stuart Immonen Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: April 29, 2015 The stakes are as high as ever as Baron Blood and Captain America battle over the last bomb HYDRA is hell bent on unleashing on an innocent population. Just another day for Captain America.…