When an argument divides the Underground, will hope survive? Now that Rick Jones' cellphone has been decrypted, the Underground hears out what he found out about Steve Rogers and the Cosmic Cube that rewrote history. By gathering the pieces of the Cube, which have been scattered all over the planet, our heroes can restore history... Continue Reading →
Secret Empire #1 Review
The Cap's out of the bag, and modern history in the Marvel Universe is as it -- ahem -- should be. Not that fans are happy with the development. It was one thing to turn Captain America into a Hydra agent. It was another to reveal that the entirety of Marvel Comics history was a... Continue Reading →
Secret Empire #0 Review
After the most recent Secret Wars event rewrote Marvel's comic continuity, the company dropped a major bombshell when it brought Steve Rogers back into mix as Captain America. For the past several years, Rogers took on a more administrative role after a confrontation with the Iron Nail left his Super-Soldier Serum inert. Working as the Avengers' mission control leader,... Continue Reading →
Civil War II #2 Review
Tony Stark infiltrates New Attilan, setting off even more conflict in Civil War II #2. Having losing best friend James Rhodes (War Machine) last issue, Stark kidnaps Ulysses from his new home to learn more about the young man's supposed ability to see visions of the future. While he studies and interrogates the boy, the... Continue Reading →
Civil War II #1 Review
Prepare yourselves for war! Again! Hot off the heels of a Civil War movie -- which, in turn, was based very loosely on the comic crossover of the same name -- comes Civil War Part Dos #1. Written by Brian Michael Bendis with beautifully rendered panels from artist David Marquez and colorist Justin Ponsor, the... Continue Reading →
Secret Wars #6 Review
Doom's control over the new Marvel continuity is beginning to splinter as rival factions rise in power. Three weeks after the events in issue #5, much has happened. Corvus Glaive and his wife Proxima Midnight have been captured, and Black Swan is now in Doom's employ. Doom has tasked his daughter Valeria with discovering Stephen... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] And Now It’s Time For Breakdown — Secret Wars #5
While Doom tries to keep his world balanced and steady in the wake of Stephen Strange's sudden passing, the tangled web of lies starts to unravel. Only two of Battleworld's citizens now know the truth -- that Doom, Strange, and Owen Reece the Molecular Man killed the Beyonders and took their power. It's a truth that,... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Friend or Foe — Civil War #2
Tony Stark's hot on the trail of the sniper who killed Miriam Sharpe, but the unforgiven sins of the past will keep the killer safe for another day. In Civil War #2, Charles Soule tethers the plot points tightly around relationships as we get a better look at the two factions set to go to... Continue Reading →
Civil War #1 Review
What if Steve Rogers and Tony Stark didn't settle their differences in the original Civil War crossover? What if their solution to the conflict was to split a nation into two separate territories governed by their idealogues? Charles Soule explores that possibility with a Secret Wars mini-series set six years after Cloak's teleport saves a squad... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Recollection — Secret Wars #4
The Cabal take on a squad of Thors as the surviving members of the Life Raft come to terms with Doom's godhood. Secret Wars #4 packs plenty of punch with developments and explanations in key areas. Dr. Strange brings his former allies and friends up to speed by naming the cause behind the incursion --... Continue Reading →