Eternals #1 creates an epic from discarded corners of the Marvel Universe, succeeding when the creative team is allowed to tell the story without emulating charts from Marvel’s other recent reimagining.
Read MoreStar Wars The High Republic #1 defies any expectations and stands out as notably excellent, both as a Star Wars story and as an entertaining comic on its own merits.
Read MoreIn Scout’s Honor #1, a fantastic creative team brings to life an interesting and rich vision for a post-apocalypse guided by an old Ranger Scout manual — for better or worse.
Read MoreThe Magic Fish by cartoonist Trung Le Nguyen is a highlight for a rapidly-expanding graphic novel imprint at Random House that increasingly caters to a growing number of readers.
Read MoreSam and His Talking Gun from Scout Comics is a fantastic and hilarious action romp. I would recommend any fan of run-and-gun action to grab a copy of Issue #1.
Read MoreNow on its fourth issue, Stillwater by Chip Zdarksy, Ramon K. Perez, and team, continues to be a must-read book on a month-to-month basis.
Read MoreSecond Coming: Only Begotten Son #1 is a wonderful continuation and a fantastic exploration of living in a dying society with absolutely zero real-world parallels.
Read MoreChris Gooch’s Under-Earth is grim, but it knows how to alleviate this claustrophobic oppression with both surprising humor and rewarding tenderness.
Read MoreByte-Sized #1 is a great holiday genre read that’s reminiscent of classics such as Gremlins, powered in equal parts by strong writing and art.
Read MoreHome Sick Pilots #1 is the perfect blend of punk and horror. It sticks true to the voice of both areas of subject matter, and I am excited to see where it takes us.
Read MoreLocke and Key/Sandman Hell and Gone #0 delivers a succinct intro to each respective fantasy world. The selected reprints read very distinctly, while also featuring thematic overlaps.
Read MoreThe Comic Book History of Animation #1 is informative without being boring. It is only the first chapter of a series, but it still delivers a complete part of the narrative.
Read MoreAdventureman Vol. 1, The End And Everything After is a thrillingly pulpy epic with dazzling artwork and strong, inclusive storytelling.
Read More“…sometimes ‘cool’ people are actually just tools…” Kirin Xin returns to the site today to review the new graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly, The Contradictions by Sophie Yanow.
Read MoreKnock Em Dead #1 from AfterShock Comics starts off a little underwhelming plot wise, but sets up for a hopefully interesting comic accompanied by fantastic art.
Read MoreOverwatch: Tracer - London Calling #1 is one of the most surprisingly successful tie-in comics. It works far better than it should imbuing the world of Overwatch with a whimsy on every page.
Read MoreThe Union #1, which is out this week from Marvel after a pandemic delay, is a promising start to a miniseries that struggles under the weight of being an event tie-in.
Read MoreKing In Black #1 is the wailing, heavy metal riff we have been building up to. Like a stack of SUNN0))) amplifiers, it blows me a way into reverberating bliss.
Read MoreThe new graphic novel Bionic is a conventional tale of high-school romance that operates functionally enough, but desperately needed an upgrade.
Read MorePolitics and spectacle have always gone hand in hand, and never more so (or more entertainingly) as in Chuck Brown and Prenzy’s new trade collection, On The Stump, Vol. 1.
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