November 22, 2023

I got to go to Comic World today and sit and read my new comics on NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! It was such a treat. I have missed these Wednesday since school started. I got the entire new comics of this week right there at the little table.

Here are this week’s new books:

The Sensational She-Hulk #2. “Jen-Sational! Part 2” Written by Rainbow Rowell and art by Andres Genolet. Bonus Wyatt Wingfoot story was written by Bobby Wilson and art from David Cutler. Jen Bartel did the cover art. The Incredible Hulk makes a guest appearance with his cousin, though he doesn’t want any part of Jen.

The Uncanny Spider-Man #4. “Slice and Dice” Written by Si Spurrier and art by Lee Garbett. Tony Daniel and Yen Nitro did the cover art. Spidey is back for part of the issue and it seems that Silver Sable has made her choice about the contract that she has signed for Nightcrawler.

Amazing Spider-Man #38. Written by Zeb Wells and art by Ed McGuinness. The Rek-Rap story ends here. I had not been a fan of this story so far, but this is a solid conclusion as Peter has to deal with Re-Po, the demon that comes to earth to reclaim the escaped demons. The second half of this issue spent time starting to set up the Gang War storyline.

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #2. Written by Brian Buccellato and art by Christian Duce. Drew Johnson & Romulo Fajaroo Jr. did the cover art. I was a little down about number one after reading it because of the confusing continuity. That does not come into play in this issue and it is so much the better for it. This was great, with more of the giant monsters showing up and the DC heroes needing to take action. And the confrontation with Superman and Godzilla is epic. Definitely better than last issue and has me excited to see the next one.

Invincible Iron Man #12. “Patron Saint.” Written by Gerry Duggan and art from guest artist Ig Guara. Kael Ngu did the cover art. We get a fun mental battle between the White Queen and Riri Williams. They also had to battle one of the Iron Sentinels. They end the issue with a Thanksgiving celebration among Tony Stark, Emma Frost (in her alias), Kamala Khan, and the Uncanny Avengers team. Cool since tomorrow is Thanksgiving in America. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Enjoy that turkey!

Incredible Hulk #6. “Spirits of Vengeance” Part One. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and art by Nic Klein. Some new characters debut in this issue. One that sure seems to be a ghost ride of some kind and it looks like that rider is going to take on the Hulk.

Universal Monsters: Dracula #2. Written by James Tynion IV and art by Martin Simmonds. Cover art was by Jason Shawn Alexander. This is great. I love the look and the feel of this book. The story is told a lot of the time through images, which I love in this.

Avengers Inc. #3. “Case Number 003: The Man Who Died Twice.” Written by Al Ewing and penciled by Leonard Kirk. Valkyrie comes to Janet and Vic to help try and figure out who, in Valhalla, killed Skurge the Executioner. Of course, the heroes in Valhalla are already dead so being killed again is weird. This was some Asgardian fun.

No/One #6. Written by Kyle Higgins & Brian Buccellato and art by Geraldo Borges. I love this series. It is keeping me guessing with who this No/One is and how it all fits together.

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld #1. Written by Tom DeFalco and art by Pat Olliffe. Giuseppe Camuncoli & Paul Mounts did cover art. This is one of those flashback series that is set in the past of the Marvel Universe. This was during the first Secret Wars. It focused on Spider-Man and Human Torch. It was fun. I am not a huge fan of these kind of flashback stories, but this was okay. Probably helped for me to have Spidey in the book. However, there is something I want to mention that I felt was very clunky. Twice heroes, during regular dialogue, used the whole name “Reed Richards” when speaking. One was Captain America who said to the whole heroes, “You heard Reed Richards. Let’s all take a break.” Why would Cap use Reed’s full name in that situation? But even worse was when Johnny Storm was talking to Spidey and he said to Spidey, “Who needs Reed Richards when we have a genius like you.” Johnny is Reed’s brother-in-law… why wouldn’t he just say ‘Reed?’ NOBODY TALKS LIKE THAT.

Daredevil: Black Armor #1. Written by D.G. Chichester and penciled by Netno Diaz. Mark Bagley and Edgar Delgado were the cover artists. Another of those flashback stories, but I did like the way this one was written.

Other books read this week: Void Rivals #6, Captain Marvel #2, Kill Your Darlings #3, Plot Holes #4, Carnage #1, Bone Orchard: Tenement #6, and Moon Knight: City of the Dead #5.