June 26, 2023

Welcome back to the Comic Cavalcade! Thirty-six posts comprised of dozens of comic books. I am happy that I have gotten back into actually reading these books instead of just buying them.

Once again, most of these books are the ones that were left over from last week’s pull list. I really do have a lot of book I read in a week since I have gotten into the independents.

Start off with…

Killadelphia Vol. 3: Home is Where the Hatred Is. Written by Rodney Barnes and drawn by Jason Shawn Alexander. The third volume of Killadelphia, which collected issues 13-18 of the Image series. This is the third consecutive week that I picked up a new collection of Killadelphia and they have only gotten better. The last two weeks have ended with moments that caused me to shout out in suspense… wishing I could read the next one immediately. Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson are running around as vampires and we get what we’ve been waiting for… werewolves! This has been an excellent series.

Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #5. “Thou Art More Near They Death.” Written by Tini Howard and featuring art by Vasco Georgiev. Erica D’Urso and Matthew Wilson did the cover art. This short series comes to an end as Betsy gets the better of Morgan Le Fey. I have to say that I am glad this one has come to an end because I have not been enjoying this much over the last several issues.

Damn Them All #5. Written by Simon Spurrier and drawn by Charlie Adlard. This is, of course, one of the books that I did not buy last week. I have been working on the first six issues of this series and I think this one has been my favorite so far. It is a tough read, dense with writing and filled with difficult character names. I have to work to know what is going on, but I do think it is worth it. Ellie has been showing to be a kick ass character.

The Vigil #2. “Weather Warning” Written by Ram V and art by Lalit Kumar Sharma. I was not sure how I felt about issue one last month and I decided I would give this a second issue to try it out. I gave it a chance and it has come up wanting. I will not be continuing this one after this issue.

Guardians of the Galaxy #3. “Hunt of the Spartax.” Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing with art by Kev Walker. This cover art was done by Marco Checchetto. The Spartax Empire sent Captain Sagittar of the First Arcana to go on a hunt… for Grootfall. I am intrigued by the events that have led to Groot being this new persona.

All Eight Eyes #3. Written by Steve Fox and drawn by Piotr Kowalski. This issue, we get some new information on Reynolds and some frighteningly good spider action. I was unhappy at the end though when it said that next issue would be the conclusion. Conclusion? Only four issues? That was a disappointment. It’s been a great series so far.

New Mutants: Lethal Legion #4. “When I Was a Lad” Written by Charlie Jane Anders and penciled by Enid Balám. The team of New Mutants really came together in this issue and stepped up against the Lethal Legion. I am still learning who some of these mutants are, but I like them a lot. One more issue for this series too.

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade#5. Written by Danny Lore and drawn by Karen S. Darboe. Yet another series coming to an end with this issue. Brielle is the daughter of Blade and she does a really great job kicking vampire ass. I would like to see more from Brielle down the road.