Hellmouth #5 (of 5): Pyrrhic Victory
A decidedly flat end to a decidedly flat miniseries, Hellmouth #5 (Bellaire, Lambert, Carlini) succeeds only in asking readers why they spent money on it in the first place.
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The Flash #88: Time Keeps on Slippin’, Slippin’, Slippin’ Into the Future
In setting up the next big bad in Flash #88, writer Josh Williamson and artist Howard Porter have uniquely tied Paradox into the Flash’s mythos, and also created a sympathetic antagonist. Job well-done all around!
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12: Ya Gotta Earn It If Ya Want Readers to Care
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 (Bellaire, Lopez, Angulo) is chock-full of unearned character beats, ill-defined art, and vague plot contortions, showing that maybe the time isn’t right after all for a new, rebooted vision of the Slayer and her crew after all if this is the result. Disappointing to say the least.
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Wonder Woman #751: A Day in the Life
Wonder Woman #751 (Orlando, Duursema, Fajardo Jr.) continues this title’s creative resurgence under author Steve Orlando, hearkening to new and old readers alike that it’s a great, great time to be reading this title!
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X-Men #6: Motherless Orphans ***SPOILERS***
X-Men #6 (Hickman, Buffagni, Gho) is another stellar entry into the “Dawn of X” world. The staggered issue-by-issue pacing and shifts in focus might be frustrating to some who just want a straightforward tale, but those people don’t know Jonathan Hickman. He plays the long game!
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Young Justice #13: I Ain’t Lost
Young Justice #13 (Bendis, Walker, Oeming, Grell, Timms) is the start of a new arc, so why does it feel like it’s stuck in the middle of so much more?
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Martian Manhunter #12 (of 12): The Hero Rises
Champion and Chief
Martian Manhunter #12 (Orlando, Rossmo, Plascencia) successfully brings its arc to a thrilling, fulfilling conclusion. There’s never been a comic quite like it, and there likely won’t again for a very long time. The entire creative team deserves your attention and applause for a job very, very well done!
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man #15: Friends in Low Places
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #15
In Miles Morales: Spider-Man #15 (Ahmed, Garron, Curiel), Miles most dangerous foe attacks just as his personal life is about to explode! What’s a young Spidey to do?! Find out in this near-perfect comic!
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The Flash #87: “Practically Twins, Nerd.”
Flash #87 (Williamson, Duce, Guerrero) achieves something rare in superhero comics: a moment of honest humanity between two antagonists. Worth your time to check out even if you haven’t been reading this title!
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Captain America: The End #1: One Last Battle
Captain America: The End
Captain America: The End #1 (Larsen, Sanchez-Almara, Caramagna) is a full-force Kirby homage and a heckuva good time – assuming readers are down with that Kirby magic. Otherwise, modern readers might feel it’s a bit dated.
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Sex Criminals #26: The Beast With Two Backs is Back!
The End, Part 1
Sex Criminals #26 (Fraction, Zdarsky) sees the long-dormant indie darling return, and in fine form. If you’ve never given this book a shot, go back and get caught up ASAP! And if you’re a lapsed reader, frustrated with its many delays in shipping – now’s the time to come home.
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Criminal #12: All Good Things Must Come to an End
Criminal #12 (Brubaker, Phillips): “Cruel Summer” comes to a stark, gut-wrenching conclusion, bringing the current volume of Criminal to a close and with it, many of the book’s over-arching subplots. A master class in sequential storytelling, it’s almost a cliche to say about this book at this point that comic’s don’t get any better than this.
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