Batman #80: Fathers and Sons
Batman #80
Batman #80 (King, Romita Jr., Janson, Morey): Literary wit, astonishing action, and kneebuckling art all abound in this issue. What more could you possibly want?
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Powers of X #6: Foregone Conclusions
Powers of X #6
Powers of X #6 (Hickman, Silva, Gracia, Curiel): This is a stunning, heartbreaking, beautiful conclusion to a wonderful piece of work — and like every ending it opens the door into a brave new future.
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House of X #6: The Oldest Profession — No, Not That One.
House of X #6
After the darkest hour comes, at last, the sunlight. This issue is both joyous and deeply important to the future of the series. Pick up House of X #6 (Hickman, Larraz, Garcia, Curiel, Cowles).
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Powers of X #5: A Tangled Web
Powers of X #5
Powers of X #5 (Hickman, Silva, Gracia): This issue is an info-dump, but it is a beautiful, well-executed info-dump — one which future writers will be mining for decades to come.
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Berman #79: A Graceful Interlude
Batman #79
Batman #79 (King, Mann, Morey): A quiet, but not uneventful interlude on a beach brings Batman to a new level of self-understanding — right before ripping the carpet right under his feet. This issue won’t appeal to the folks who read primarily for the explosions, but it will be an important issue for just about everyone else.
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House of X #5: The Resurrection and the Life
House of X #5
House of X #5 (Hickman, Larraz, Gracia): This series is laden with a full measure of intellect and heart, a measure pressed down and overflowing. It is an absolute work of art.
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Powers of X #4: Something Wicked
Powers of X #4
Powers of X #4 (Hickman, Silva, Gracia): Come for the delightful art and Sinister’s delicious sartorial insults, stay for a revelation that will rock all fandom to the core.
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Spider-Man: Life Story #6: A Good Day to Die
Spider-Man: Life Story #6
Spider-Man: Life Story (Zdarsky, Bagley, Hennessy, D’Armata) comes to an end with a deeply touching, beautifully executed book that will leave every fan absolutely exalted and more than a little teary. Pick this one up.
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House of X #4: Flow My Tears
House of X #4
House of X #4 (Hickman, Larraz, Gracia, Cowles): This is a beautiful, brutal, terrible read — one that will serve as a reminder of the nobility at the centre of these characters and the love that makes them great.
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House of X #3: Tick, Tick, Boom!
House of X #3
‘House of X #3’ (Hickman, Larraz) Add together action, heart, a good dash of sci-fi, a smattering of political intrigue, a giant explosion, and you get this book. There’s a brave new world, right between these covers, and, O, what people are in it!
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Powers of X #3: Head Like a Hole
Powers of X #3
Everything changes in this issue. Everything ends. Of course, knowing Hickman, he’s just using this as an excuse to press our expectations even further. This is not a story that you want to miss.
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Batman #76: It’s All Fun and Games Until The Government Devolves to Totalitarianism
Batman # 76
We don’t really need another contemporary totalitarian dystopia, since we’re well on the way to living in one now, but this is proving to be a fun ride anyway.
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