Dark Agnes #1: You Will Remember Me
Dark Agnes #1
Dark Agnes #1 (Cloonan, Pizzari, Ramos): I was immediately and unabashedly in love with this comic. The setting, the dialog, the story, the characters, the whole shebang.
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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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Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham #2: Please, No Pig Jokes
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #2
Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham (Wells, Robson, Arciniega) #2 takes readers somewhere that everyone wants to go….a better place.
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Darth Vader #1: I Hate Sand, Memoir of a Dark Lord
Darth Vader #1: Dark Heart of the Sith Part I
In the new Darth Vader series, (Pak, Ienco, Menon) readers find the terrifying Lord of the Sith in deep contemplation after his confrontation with his son. Star Wars writer Greg Pak takes on weaving new tales of the armored ex-Jedi. Set in the wake of the events of The Empire Strikes Back, this is an attempt to provide audiences with similar high level storytelling the previous Vader series was known for. This time however, the series takes place in a new chapter that runs parallel to the Star Wars and upcoming Doctor Aphra ongoing series.
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Ant-Man #1: Buzzing with Energy
Ant-Man #1
Funny and fast-paced, Ant-Man #1 (Wells, Burnett, Spicer, Petit) may be small but it still packs a punch.
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Hawkeye: Freefall #2: You Wouldn’t Believe Me If I Told You
Hawkeye: Freefall #2
Hawkeye: Freefall #2 (Rosenberg,Schmidt, Sabino) is a tour de force that will absolutely be the best book you read in January.
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Daredevil #17: Guilty As Sin
Daredevil #17
Daredevil #17 (Zdarsky, Fornes, Woodard) is very good and continues the excellent storyline that’s been going on for seven issues. But, I’m ready for this phase of Daredevil to be over.
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X-Men/Fantastic Four #1: A Foot in Two Worlds
X-Men/Fantastic Four #1
X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 (Zdarsky, Dodson, Dodson, Vines, Story, Martin, Caramagna) begins the journey of figuring out Franklin Richard’s place in the New World Order of the post-Krakoa Marvel Universe with a bang!
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Runaways #29: “I Could Replace You with a Fitbit”
Runaways #29
In Runaways #29 (Rowell, Genolet, Cunniffe), the creative team makes this another great issue, even if fairly okay by its own standards.
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Star Wars #2: A Darker Time for the Rebellion
Star Wars #2 The Destiny Path: part II
Star Wars issue #2 (Soule, Saiz, Prianto) helps continue a news series in a new chapter in the most beloved era of Star Wars giving audiences a glimpse between films. A new writer and art team are assembled to offer up something very different, yet familiar to the popular franchise. Following issue one, Marvel continues to explore the time period after The Empire Strikes Back.
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New Mutants #6: I Am The One Who Rocks
NEW MUTANTS #6
New Mutants #6: (Brisson, Flaviano, Lopez, Muller, Lanham, Reis) Find out what happens when Boom Boom comes to town.
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Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula #1: The Light of Day
Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula #1
Though lacking in depth of plot and characterization, Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula #1 (Tieri, Unzueta, Landini, Rosenberg) is a fun one-shot style story featuring Dracula at a point in history that isn’t often explored.
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