REVIEW: Black Hammer Reborn #1 is a new direction for Lemire's superhero homage world

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Black Hammer Reborn #1 is a welcoming introduction for new fans and a fun reinvigoration of the world for long time readers. On a deeper level, it’s an exploration of the internal struggles of daily life play out with superheroes.

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REVIEW: X-Ray Robot #3 is charming, unique, and utterly absurd

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By Benjamin Morin — In a comics landscape that is continually flooded with new indie sci-fi books, it can be difficult to stand out. Books like Tartarus, Ascender, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, and many more tend to occupy the frontrunners for the genre, which unfortunately leaves titles like X-Ray Robot in the more niche categories. X-Ray Robot is the kind of book that seems written for a very particular audience yet should be widely read and experienced. I personally went in with no expectations other than a passing acknowledgement of the name Mike Allred and came out pleasantly surprised.

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REVIEW: True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys - National Anthem #1

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By Larry Jorash — Look alive, Sunshine! Oh, how the music world has missed the wildly creative and intense music of My Chemical Romance and front man Gerard Way. When not working with the band, Way has spent time becoming a major force in the comic book industry. His pen has stretched from the alleyways of Gotham City to the fateful grassy knoll of Dallas, TX, circa 1963. Way consistently deploys a shamelessly bizarre storytelling style aimed at niche ideas and properties. For Way fans picking up his new comic True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys - National Anthem #1 today, be sure to have the album Danger Days cranked in your headphones, because the nostalgia is coming.

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REVIEW: Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #1, a fantastic adaptation of mythology

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By Benjamin Morin — Ever since I played the latest God of War game I have been obsessed with Norse mythology. For the unfamiliar, the game follows the titular God of War, Kratos, as he battles the pantheon of Norse gods. In between fighting monsters or other gods, there are slow moments where your guide — the decapitated Mimir — tells you the epic stories of the Nordic myths. It is in these quiet moments that Mimir’s tales grasped my imagination with stories I had never heard of before, such as Odin being the lord of the hanged and the blessing of the mead of poets. My exposure to these stories led me to search out a collection of these myths which inevitably brought me to Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology.

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REVIEW: BANG! #3 is a fun issue that stumbles in one area

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By Keigen Rea — Bang! #3 isn’t a book I expected to think much of, but I’m surprised by how fun it is, yet it misses the mark with the main character’s portrayal. Largely, this is a fun gender-swapped Knight Rider homage. A car talks. Bad guys get beaten up. It’s very fun, which would be good enough to read, but it’s elevated by the craft on display.

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Butcher of Paris #1 - #5: FULL SERIES REVIEW

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By Jarred A. Luján — Back before COVID-19 derailed so many facets of our life, Butcher of Paris was one of the titles I found to be among the most intriguing on my pull list. Though we’ve had to wait a bit for the completion of the book, this is a series that is certainly going to be one of my favorites during this entire messy, complicated year.

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No One Left to Fight - Trade Rating Review

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By Jarred A. Luján — No One Left to Fight was one of the breakout books of 2019. I was fortunate enough to review a couple of the single issues (#3 here, #5 here) for the site during its run, but I was excited about eventually reading it in trade format. I wanted to see what held up when it’s read so closely together, and what new things I could pick up.

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REVIEW: We need more comics like The Butcher of Paris #1

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By Zack Quaintance — The Butcher of Paris is one of those comics that is so in line with my personal tastes, that I can’t help but wonder if I conjured it. Okay, that’s maybe a little solipsistic (maybe!?!), but I did like quite a bit about this book before I’d even read the first page. What hooked me first was the concept. This is a rare monthly comic based on a true story (more of those, please!), and not just any true story, but one from a key moment in world history.

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REVIEW: Machine Gun Wizards is a bombastic finale for a great book

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By Alex Batts — Machine Gun Wizards #4 (formerly Tommy Gun Wizards until a title after issue #3) is the bombastic conclusion to a new genre-melding comic series from the mind of writer/artist Christian Ward. This series marks Ward’s first foray into the writing side of comics, and my oh my what a wonderful debut it’s been.

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