Reviews

This first issue is a fun and easy entry point, with a clear setup and strong visuals that make the danger feel real right away. The story moves at a good pace, introducing the hunt and the characters without getting confusing or heavy. Vader’s presence adds tension even when he is not front and cen...

This first issue makes the story easy to follow and exciting even if you know the movie well, with clear art and scenes that grab your attention right away. It sets up the characters and their goals in a way that feels natural, and the pacing keeps you wanting to turn the page. The emotion and stake...

This issue keeps things tense and focused, with clear action and a steady sense of pressure throughout. The flying scenes are exciting without being hard to follow, and the story does a good job showing how stressful life is for these pilots. Instead of feeling heroic, everything feels risky and unc...

The best Batman debut in years. Snyder strips away the billionaire fantasy and finds something raw underneath. Dragotta's art is ferocious. Essential reading.

This is exactly what I've been wanting from a Spider-Man book. A grown-up Peter with a family, only to find out the Maker stole his destiny? Such a great hook. Hickman takes his time with the character work and it pays off big time by the end. Checchetto's art is gorgeous too. Can't wait to see wher...

Geoff Johns is doing horror anthology and it works. Reis art has a real grit to it that fits the tone. A little uneven in places but the high points are very high. Excited to see where the larger Ghost Machine universe lands.

Geiger ongoing earned its place. Frank's art is unmatched for post-apocalyptic vibes, and Johns is doing his Walking Dead-style slow burn. Lower stakes than the Unnamed event books but more satisfying issue-to-issue.

Deniz Camp is writing the best big-team superhero book on the stands. The Maker reveal worked, the politics around it work, and Juan Frigeri brings the kind of weight cosmic books need. Don't skip this — it's peak Ultimate.

Cates did the impossible — making me care about Thor again after the Aaron run. Klein's art has weight. The Black Winter setup is exactly the kind of "stakes feel earned" Marvel cosmic that I miss.

Messiah Complex Chapter Four delivers strong character tension and sharp storytelling that keeps the larger crossover moving with high stakes. While the art and pacing shine, it falls just short of perfection.

Hickman gets Peter Parker. Full stop. The pivot in this book — older, married, with a kid — and the rebuilt status quo is the boldest Spider-Man swing in years. Marco Checchetto's art is breathtaking.

Ewing knows exactly what kind of horror book he's writing. The opening gas station scene is restrained and brutal. Bennett's art makes you uncomfortable in the best way. Modern Hulk peaked here.

Tynion has written enough horror that he could phone it in — but he absolutely does not. Department of Truth is a paranoid masterpiece and Simmonds' art is a genuine event. Best new launch of 2020.

Sana Takeda's art is the reason. Liu builds a world dense enough you trust her with every twist. Issue one is a high-effort entry — it asks you to keep up — and rewarded everyone who did.

Hickman pulled off the impossible — soft-rebooted the X-Men without alienating anyone. Larraz is a revelation. The data pages are a swing that completely lands. The Krakoa era starts here and it's a hell of an opening.

I keep coming back to this issue. BKV's opening line is iconic for a reason and Staples just blows the doors off the first page reveal. The romance, the worldbuilding, the absurdity — every comic launch since has been chasing this.

Tom King and Mitch Gerads turning Mister Miracle into a meditation on depression, fatherhood, and capes is the kind of swing that wins Eisners for a reason. Issue one sets up the impossible question and earns every page.

Local Man is the only book on the stands that pulls off the meta superhero genre swap. Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley clearly have a blast with the format. The 90s flashback throwbacks are a great touch.

Hard to overstate how fresh this felt in 2003. Kirkman builds the world with restraint, Walker keeps it grounded. You feel the genre love in every panel. The first issue every other "kid in a superhero costume" book gets compared to.

Day one zombie comic. Restraint is the magic — issue one is more about people than walkers. That cliffhanger still holds up. Kirkman/Moore lit the fuse on a 16-year run that changed indie comics for good.

Gaiman finds the voice almost immediately — by issue one we're in his world, not borrowing from someone else's. Sam Kieth's art on this opening arc is rougher than what came later but it has its own charm.

Re-read. Still works. Moore/Gibbons/Higgins built the seminal deconstruction of superheroes here and the symbolism in just the cover works on three levels. If you've never read Watchmen, start tonight.