Avengers #38 ( @jasonaaron @ed_mcguinness @mark_morales11 Keith @corypetit) highlights all of the strengths of the current run: big, sweeping ideas and huge action scenes coupled with well-crafted, intimate character beats. If you’ve been unsure about this title, now is the time to jump on! #MarvelComics
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Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Hush #1 (Johnson, Soy, Plascencia) is a mixed bag of too many ideas and too little space to properly flesh them out. Not a bad comic by any means, but perhaps not what readers will be expecting.
DetailsJustice League #56 ( @Williamson_Josh, Rocha, @DHenriquesinks @rfajardojr @TENapolitano), “Doom Metal” part four is a heckuva lot of fun, bolstered by stellar art and a fun story with strong emotional beats. It may not be high art, but it’s fun, and that’s what counts more than anything else! #dccomics
DetailsAmazing Spider-Man #51 (Spencer, @patrick_gleason @delgaduck @JoeCaramagna) hits all the right notes, start to finish. Art, story, and dialogue combine pretty much flawlessly to deliver a chilling tale that gets right to the heart of Spider-Man as a character, and use that heart against him relentlessly!
DetailsDark Nights: Death Metal – Rise of the New God #1 ( @JamesTheFourth @hilluminati Merino, Cifuentes, Verella) zigs where it’s expected to zag and delivers a surprisingly heartfelt meta-commentary on what makes the DCU so great instead a banal cosmic throwdown. Highly recommended, even if you haven’t been reading this story! #dccomics
DetailsBatman: Three Jokers #3
Batman: Three Jokers #3 ( @geoffjohns @JasonFabok @bdanderson13 Leigh) is a master class in sequential art storytelling that dares to tread on some extremely sacred ground to bring its mystery home, and succeeds. DO NOT miss this comic! #dccomics
DetailsThe Scumbag #1
The Scumbag #1 ( @Remender @lewislarosa @MorenoDinisio @ruswooton) is a profane, gnarly, gut-bustingly hilarious look at a world whose fate is in the hands of the absolute worst person on it. Ernie Ray Clementine may not be anyone’s idea of a hero, but he’s got the job whether he wants it or not (though he’d rather just roll a joint).#ImageComics
Details“Doom Metal” finds its mid-tempo groove in Justice League #55 ( @Williamson_Josh Robson Rocha @DHenriquesinks @rfajardojr) , leaning strongly into the inherent strengths of its quest-style story and really running wild with them to great effect. Strong characterization and crisp, detailed art bring it all home. Don’t miss out on this one!
DetailsDark Nights: Death Metal – Robin King #1 ( @PeterJTomasi @rileyrossmo1 @ivanplascencia Rob Leigh) takes its title character and fleshes him out in surprising and even nuanced ways. Amid the unhinged terror this tween wonder unleashes without even trying, there’s a character worth caring about! Come for the carnage, stay for the new favorite villain.
DetailsFlash #763 (Shinick, Henry, Maiolo, Wands) is a hollow, forgettable reading experience. From a paper-thin plot to hackneyed emotional beats to art that just doesn’t work, this is one to skip from start to finish.
DetailsDark Nights: Death Metal #4
Dark Nights: Death Metal #4 ( @Ssnyder1835 @GregCapullo @jonathanglapion) finds itself spinning its wheels a bit narratively when it should be charging ahead full-speed. It isn’t a bad issue per se, but it does feel a bit like the story is stuck in neutral. #dccomics
DetailsFor better or worse, Justice League #54 (Williamson, Xermanico, Fajardo Jr., Napolitano) continues the “Doom Metal” story, but offers little in the way of originality despite some strong character beats. The art is great and suits the tale, but readers might find themselves feeling more ho-hum than blown away.
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