Now that the Inventor's been dispatched, Ms. Marvel gets a brief respite just in time for a Valentine's Day-themed issue. G. Willow Wilson pens a light-hearted issue #12 that puts Loki at the Coles Academic High School for a cleanup mission. While the students go about getting dates for the dance, Loki scopes out any... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Undone — Uncanny X-Men #31
Matthew Malloy's existence threatens all else. And so Uncanny X-Men #31 brings the X-Men to the point of no return as Malloy wipes out the entire Jean Grey School, leaving Eva Bell and Professor Charles Xavier the dubious task of retroactively removing him from the picture. Like Terminators sent to the past, Bell and Xavier... Continue Reading →
All-New X-Men #36 Review
Ultimate Dr. Doom's energy blast sure has a lot of kick. All-New X-Men #35 ended just as Miles Morales launched a sudden attack on Doom only to be countered by a devastating blast. Issue #36 continues from that super-ultra-combo finisher with a double-page spread of the Doctor surveying his victory. Two sets of X-Men and... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] For the People — Ms. Marvel #11
Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and friends have stormed the Inventor's hideout for a climactic battle that will determine the fate of Jersey City's youths. Last issue, the teens Kamala rescued turned out to be willing volunteers for the bird-clone's plans to depopulate the world and create cleaner energy sources. Lockjaw was taken captive, and... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Energeneration — Ms. Marvel #10
Kamala Khan keeps learning something new every day. After saving a group of teens at one of the Inventor's camps, she comes to find the teens being used as human batteries are actually volunteers. Say wha?! It isn't the hero's welcome she expected, and Kamala can't wrap her brain around the fact anyone would want... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] The Twist — Uncanny X-Men #30
My biggest criticism of the Uncanny X-Men series thus far has been its lack of a solid narrative with defining points. The current volume started out strong as Cyclops gathered up his closest allies while being hunted by S.H.I.E.L.D. and the other X-Men. After that, the plotting began to meander through various storylines that started... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Past Wrongs — Uncanny X-Men #29
Things have not been easy for Scott Summers. As Professor Xavier's brightest student, young Summers bore the weight of the mutant world during a time of awakening for all mutantkind. Leading a team of peers in a war against public opinion was one thing -- Scott also had to fight his mentor's battles as well... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Doomed — All-New X-Men #35
All-New X-Men #35 wastes little time and gets right into the thick of things with an epic double-page spread of the X-Men of Earth-616 fighting alongside the Ultimate X-Men and Spider-Man against Dr. Doom's various machinations. The superheroes have come to Doom's headquarters in Latveria to rescue Hank McCoy who's being held hostage there. Things... Continue Reading →
The Amazing Spider-Man #13 Review
Last issue ended with a bombshell that felt appropriate as a tribute to both the title and character. That said, Uncle Ben's appearance as one of the Totems surprised a lot of readers, and The Amazing Spider-Man #13 deals with the reactions from the various Spiders -- Peter Parker, especially -- as the Inheritors wait... Continue Reading →
[Comic Review] Old Meets New — All-New X-Men #34
Young Jean Grey meets the Ultimate X-Men, Bobby Drake gets apprehended by anti-mutant policemen, and Hank McCoy becomes Dr. Doom's newest project. Trying to get back home to their original world, the various X-Men from Earth-616 seem lost without a clue as they try -- and fail -- to stay out of trouble. Now that... Continue Reading →