June 21, 2023

It is NEW COMIC BOOK DAY and I have a brand new banner for EYG Comic Cavalcade. The new one included several new pics from the comics including ‘boobs and nipples.’ Ah, always fun.

Ultimate Invasion #1. Written by Jonathan Hickman and Penciled by Bryan Hitch. Reed Richards from Universe 1610, aka The Master, escapes from his prison. and intends to somehow return to his own universe. He actually offered Miles Morales to go with him. The Master taunts the Illuminati with his plans, showing that they could not stop him. This was a really good issue, though I was not too anxious to buy it three times (thanks Todd).

The Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement #1. Written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Andrea Sorrentino. We start off the next horror series from the Bone Orchard Mythos universe. We start off by being introduced to seven characters who love together in this tenement building and they have some kind of connection.

The Avengers #2. Written by Jed MacKay and drawn by C.F. Villa. Stuart Immonen did the cove art. The Avengers spend a chunk of this issue saving normal people that Kang has told them are doomed. And Carol Danvers waits to see if Kang the Conqueror survives to give the details about what had happened and what was about to face the Earth.

The Incredible Hulk #1. “Age of Monsters” Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art from Nic Klein. The Hulk is back and the new series is returning to the horror concept that we got with the Immortal Hulk. Thankfully, the Hulk is no longer a spaceship! This first issue was very good and I am much more excited than the previous story arc.

Hellcat #4. “Soulmates” Written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Alex Lins. I love Hellcat! This has been a fantastic series so far. We get the reveal of much of what happened and what Damien Hellstrom is wanting to do. The book keeps heading back to Patsy’s teen years to mix this story together. Next issue will wrap this excellent series up and I will be sad to see it go.

The Tick #6. “Villains Inc.” Written and penciled by EYG Hall of Famer Ben Edlund. Todd surprised me with this book in my box. He picked it up this weekend and wondered if I wanted it. I did. I do not have much in way of Tick comics, but I love the big, blue force of justice. This is a very early issue too, with a story that was adapted in the pilot of The Tick cartoon from the 1990s. Thanks Todd.

Wonder Woman #800. Honestly, I bought this as a collectible. I skimmed through it and saw a bunch of Wonder Woman stories. I got the C cover, out of a WHOLE BUNCH of variant covers. Mine is by Brian Bolland. I’m not sure why I picked this up. I skipped Flash #800 last week. Oh well.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7. Written by Cody Ziglar and featuring art by Federico Vicentini. Dike Ruan and Alejandro Sanchez were the cover artists. Miles continues his battle with Carnage. Iron Man showed up in this issue too. I have to say that I am still confused because I have not been reading the whole Carnage Reigns arc. I’ll be happy when that ends soon.

Wild’s End #1. Written by Dan Abnett and illustrated by I.N.J. Culbard. I saw an ad for this book in one of Boom Studios’ other books (it may have been Ghostlore #2) and it looked interesting. I picked up the virgin cover, but I did not like it. I did not get engaged with the story and I was just not interested. Do not order this one for me, Todd (running joke).

I am Iron Man #4. “Chapter Four: Limitless” Written by Murewa Ayodele and drawn by Dotun Akande. I enjoyed this issue of I am Iron Man quite a bit. Tony Stark is seeing giant creatures but no one else can see them. The first few pages where Tony is trying to find anyone who could see what he was seeing was a lot of fun.

Scarlet Witch Annual #1. Written by Steve Orlando and art by Carlos Nieto. Russell Dauterman did the cover art. The prelude to Contest of Chaos. Wanda and Agatha Harkness sit down for tea. That is just the start. It was an interesting story. At one point, it felt as if Wanda was in control of the situation, but it looked like Agatha had her own motive.

Hallows’ Eve #4. Written by Erica Schultz and drawn by Michael Dowling. Janine continues to use her monster masks to battle Maxine Danger and the Beyond Corporation. Maxine’s lackeys are able to get some of Janine’s masks and we look like we are prepping up for the next issue finale.

Edge of Spider-Verse #3. “Nobody Knows Who You Are” Written by Dan Slott and drawn by Humberto Ramos. There is a back-up story here too, but I bought this because of the first story involving Spider-Boy. We see Spider-Boy unmasked for the first time (I think) and his name is Bailey Briggs. I’m still not sure what is going on here, but I am in on Spider-Boy.