Best Of12/5/17Dec 5 20175Best Of12/5/17Best OfThe best comics of 2017Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 1 more100Escapism has long been a driving tenet of comic books, but as the medium has evolved, creators have started to see…
Reviews8/18/17Aug 18 20171Reviews8/18/17ReviewsMister Miracle spirals out of control in his dazzling new comicOliver Sava, Shea Hennum, and merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc112There’s a real temptation to just tell people to read Mitch Gerads and Tom King’s Mister Miracle #1 (DC) and leave…
Reviews8/4/17Aug 4 2017SaveReviews8/4/17ReviewsBy Chance Or Providence gives due to one of today’s best comics writersOliver Sava, Shea Hennum, and merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc174There are some comics creators immediately recognizable beyond a visual style, revisiting the same themes and tropes…
Reviews7/21/17Jul 21 2017SaveReviews7/21/17ReviewsGeneration Gone gives millennial problems the weight they deserveOliver Sava, Shea Hennum, and merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc176Youth has always been a cultural target, but countless think pieces and breathless cries of what millennials have…
Reviews7/7/17Jul 7 2017SaveReviews7/7/17ReviewsThe Unbelievable Gwenpool’s trippy meta storytelling elevates the superhero genreOliver Sava, Shea Hennum, and merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc363Superhero series should have easy jumping-on points. If these books are grabby enough, readers might be compelled to…
Best Of6/30/17Jun 30 20171Best Of6/30/17Best OfThe A.V. Club’s favorite comics of 2017 so farOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more111From war-torn South Vietnam to the apartment of supernatural stoners to a psychedelic plane of reality inside a…
Reviews6/23/17Jun 23 2017SaveReviews6/23/17ReviewsDC’s big summer super fight pits Batman against... BatmanOliver Sava, Shea Hennum, and merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc205Comics, just as much as movies, have been under the thrall of summer blockbusters, translated into big event…
Reviews6/9/17Jun 9 2017SaveReviews6/9/17ReviewsDC tempts Wonder Woman fans to comics with 4 worthy Diana-centric offeringsOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more303Contrary to what people might think, the recent boom of comic book movies and television shows hasn’t come with a…
Reviews5/26/17May 26 2017SaveReviews5/26/17ReviewsFor a striking sci-fi mystery, take a trip to the Spill Zone Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more164As the graphic novel market continues to grow, the medium is increasingly popular for established novelists who want…
Reviews5/12/17May 12 2017SaveReviews5/12/17ReviewsTwo new superb indie offerings highlight the power of—and need for—marginalized voices in comicsOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more211Starting a new superhero universe is a risky endeavor in a comic book marketplace crowded with superhero titles, but…
Reviews4/28/17Apr 28 2017SaveReviews4/28/17ReviewsLetters For Lucardo is both vampire love story and explicit eroticaOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more252Monsters in pop culture are cyclical, with media fixating on a particular type long enough for audiences to get sick…
Reviews4/14/17Apr 14 2017SaveReviews4/14/17ReviewsIf Labyrinth and Inception had a love child, it might look something like the comic Black CloudOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more190The flexibility to form and reform comics creative teams is both one of the genre’s biggest strengths and…
Reviews3/31/17Mar 31 2017SaveReviews3/31/17ReviewsMarvel just doesn’t know what to do with its group of young, horny X-MenOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more408The first X-Men Prime was released in May of 1995, on the heels of possibly the best-received crossover in franchise…
Reviews3/17/17Mar 17 2017SaveReviews3/17/17ReviewsSavage Things crafts a Bourne-like story of intrigue that’s subtle instead of sillyOliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 2 more124Unwilling soldiers aren’t exactly a new idea in comic books. Marvel especially enjoys mining that story over and…
Reviews2/14/17Feb 14 2017SaveReviews2/14/17ReviewsMeet the man who brought us zombies in The Abominable Mr. SeabrookShea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 1 more65Best known as the man that popularized the word “zombie” in the English language, William Seabrook is a tragic…
Reviews2/7/17Feb 7 2017SaveReviews2/7/17ReviewsFor female heroes written by actual women, look beyond Marvel and DCShea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 1 more300Nadia Pym is Marvel’s latest attempt to make its comic-book universe resemble its cinematic universe, and while…
Reviews1/31/17Jan 31 2017SaveReviews1/31/17ReviewsA tone-deaf Marvel doubles down on Civil War II’s Nazi agendaShea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 1 more709Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: In the aftermath of a civil war between two gangs of superheroes, the…
Reviews1/24/17Jan 24 2017SaveReviews1/24/17ReviewsThe many victims of gun violence come alive in a dread-drenched comicShea Hennum, Oliver Sava, and merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc173In a study published last year, The American Journal Of Medicine revealed that Americans are 10 times more likely to…
Reviews1/17/17Jan 17 2017SaveReviews1/17/17ReviewsTo catch up with modern times, The Flash needed to borrow from its pastShea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 1 more210The Flash is a friendly guy. It’s part of the character that comes with wearing the red suit. Barry Allen is bland…
Reviews1/10/17Jan 10 2017SaveReviews1/10/17ReviewsCivil War II will make you yearn for the time when bad comics were good funShea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, and 1 more695Bad comics used to be fun. The first Civil War, 10 years in hindsight, had charm—a well-made piece of hokum that…