DP7: Gruenwald and Ryan’s Soap Opera
Mark Gruenwald and Paul Ryan’s D.P.7 is a three year “real time” soap opera about seven unusual Americans and the hospital they escape from.
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Astonishing X-Men (2004) #62-65: The Queer Sadness Of Bobby Drake
Astonishing X-Men (2004) #62-65
Astonishing X-Men (2004) #62-65 (Liu, Walta): Bobby Drake has always been a complicated case. Join Comic Watch today to travel to 2013 and take a look at a queer Bobby issue, 2 years before his coming out. It’s complicated, it’s confusing, it’s sometimes not so good, but what it ultimately tells us about storytelling and subtext is precious.
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Ninjak #17: An End and A Beginning
Ninjak #17
Ninjak #17 (Kindt,Bernard, Rodrigues, Dalhouse, Arreola) is the kind of climax you wish all spy/action stories who measure up to. It neatly and expertly wraps up a huge chapter in both Roku and Ninjak’s lives while also planting small seeds that show promise of epic things to come.
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WWE Money In The Bank 2020
WWE Money In The Bank
WWE Money In The Bank 2020, Solid night for champions, an interesting Money in the Bank main event, but not the highlight of the night.
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Last Song #1: Did Rock N Roll Save My Life?
Last Song (2017) #1
Last Song (2017) #1 (Interlandi, Cantirino): Get ready for a vibrant deep read, as this 60-pages issue will pull your attention to it by its original and punk-ish art and sincere and relevant writing and characters.
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Varus #2: Retribution: What We Choose To Show
Varus #2: Retribution
In Varus #2: Retribution (McNeill, Rudy), the main conflict of vengeance versus self-healing is an engaging and brilliant one, with a great ending, but the execution nonetheless relies on tropes about mental illness that I hope we leave behind as we understand better what fantastical metaphors mean for real people.
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Ninjak (2015) #10: Down Amongst the Deadside
Ninjak #10
Ninjak #10 (Kindt, Braithwaite, Ryp, Reber) is an excellent “fish out of water” story that doesn’t lean on a trope to find meat to the story. It’s also a fantastic issue for a new reader to learn more about the expansive Valiant universe without being overwhelmed.
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A Little Positivity
From Maddie Pryor and Jean Grey comedy skits by Ødfel to Miraculous’ Ladybug, we can all have a little optimism today.
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SUNDAY CLASSICS: Generation X (1994) #1: Goth Is The New Mutant
Generation X (1994) #1
Join Comic Watch this Sunday as we take a look back at a brilliant first issue. Generation X #1 (Lobdell, Bachalo) was innovative and risky, but hits just the right spots: dark, profound and defined art and character design, accompanied by some of the most unforgettable characters and a horrific villain.
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Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-58: A Stranger Turns To Recognition
Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-58
(Liu, Walta, Ruiz) Astounding and detailed art that rounds up an engaging story about the rejection of otherness and final recognition and closeness. We have a lot to admire, enjoy and learn from these two issues.
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THE PREACHER DIARIES, Part 4: Until the End of the World, Part 1
PREACHER DIARIES, Part 4: In which Jesse Custer has a bleak family reunion, the stakes are raised as high as they can be, and the world’s worst gran’ma makes sure everyone knows who’s in control. Plus: unresolved psychological trauma manifesting itself as macho manliness!
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Ninjak #4: “My Name Is Rokurokubi.”
Ninjak #4
Ninjak #4 (Kindt,Ryp,Mann,Sauvage,Guice,Arreola): If you’re gonna write a warning tale about an enigmatic and fierce foe routed in martial arts mayhem and magical mystery, this is a play book on how it’s done.
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