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EYG Comic Cavalcade#227

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November 1

I am not done reading the load of comics from this week, but I really wanted to do a Comic Cavalcade because this is my anniversary for collecting comics.

I began in 5th grade, which, if I counted correctly, it would be 47 years. I spent a night staying over night at my friend Jeff Wagner’s house for Halloween. After we had trick or treated, we spent the night reading some of his comics. He had been collecting and he had a “folder” at Comic World in Dubuque. We read some Avengers and X-Men books, from the classic runs. I decided the next day that I would also begin collecting, by setting up a folder at Comic World. My dad worked at John Deere’s in Dubuque for years, so I had him pick up the folder every month.

Of course, I had been reading comics for my entire life. I had comics in the crib, literally. It was destiny.

I am going to do a second Comic Cavalcade either Monday or Tuesday to get the rest of the comics done. I have considered doing two Comic Cavalcade a week because of the number of books I have, but I have not made that decision yet. This is a special post because of my anniversary.

Because of that, I am saving the Comic of the Week for #228. However, we are doing a special pick for this special post.

Comic of All Time

Amazing Spider-Man #248

Now, trying to decide on one comic over the last 47 years is an impossible feat. So when I decided to do this, I decided that the first book that came to mind would be the book I choose.

That book is Amazing Spider-Man #248, which is only because of the back-up story, “The Kid Who Collected Spider-Man.”

It is one of the best comic stories I have ever read. It was beautiful, painful, sad, poignant. I remember the first time I read this story and thinking “Why is Spidey telling this kid all these answers?” When he pulled off his mask and reveal himself as Peter Parker, I was shocked. The final panel of the book was just crushing. I love this comic.

Some Books this Week:

Fantastic Four #18. “Magneto’s Body” Written by Ryan North with art by Vincenzo Carratù. Cover art was done by Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado. The Fantastic Four resumes their efforts to save Magneto by going into his body. The loss of memory of the foursome was a really fun little tidbit of this issue. It gives Johnny some love here, showing that he is more than just the blonde womanizer that he was portrayed as for years.

X-Men #40. “A Blade.” Written by Jed MacKay with art by Lucas Werneck. Cover art was done by Tony S. Daniel & Jay David Ramos. This issue has an interesting discussion between Cyclops and Kwannon, with some insight into why Cyclops made her the second in command. Magneto is back too, seemingly at full strength.

Heard #1. Written by Alex George Pickering with art and cover art by Joe Bocardo (Bronze Medalist). This new book from Keenspot was a very strong issue. It featured a boy who is on the Autism spectrum and the struggles of the parents to deal with this. The father takes the boy into the woods on a camping trip and bad things start to happen. I have a friend whose child is on the spectrum and I can see him in that story. I am curious to see where this one goes.

Groo: The Prophecy #3. Written by Sergio Aragones & Mark Evanier and illustrated by Sergio Aragones. I am wearing my new Groo t-shirt today, which is coincidental, but I do love me some Groo. This mini-series has taken that well used trope of Groo scaring people around him and turned it on its ear. Now, Groo is facing a prophecy of death from someone who never fails with the predictions. Groo can be a bit repetitive at times so the alteration makes me feel good.

Feral #27. “Chapter 27: Territorial” Written by Tony Fleecs with art and cover A art by Trish Forstner & Tone Rodriguez. Variant cover B art was done by Trish Forstner, Allen Passalaqua, and Tony Fleecs (Silver Medalist). Elsie is alone and in the woods. She comes across some wild cats that are not too interested in having Elsie around. The sickness has spread to humans and there is a scene at the end of this issue that is downright disturbing. bad things are happening.

Daredevil #8. “City Without Fear Part 1” Written by Stephanie Phillips with art and cover art by Lee Garbett (Gold Medalist). Mister Fear joins the story in Daredevil and this version of Mister Fear is the scariest version I think I have ever seen. He feels like a horrendous serial killer, much like the first run of Muse did in this title. Daredevil facing this type of villain works for me.

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein #1. Written by Kelly Thompson with art and cover A art by Mattia De Iulis. Cover B art was done by Joshua Middleton and Cover J foil art was done by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau. We get the story of the Bride of Frankenstein despite the fact that she only appears in the original movie for like 5 minutes. I love these Universal Monster books from Image and this one feels like another winner.

Amazing Spider-Man #1002. Written by Joe Kelly and art by Pepe Larraz. Cover art was done by Pepe Larraz & Marte Gracia. Peter taps into a new level of Spider-Sense to do battle with his cousin, Cormac, aka Ravage. They continue to fight over Aunt May and Peter gives Cormac a beating, though he has to leave May in place for now. I am still not sure how I feel about this arc. I kind of wish this was more personal and less super hero.

The Dogsitter #4. Written by Jamie S. Rich and illustrated by Megan Levens. Cover art was done by Megan Lewis and Nick Filardi. Gemma persists in her fling with Neal, even after Neal went on an overseas trip with Portia. The reunion between Gemma and Neal might be leading to them being caught. I have surprisingly been enjoying this romantic comic from Ignition Press.

Amazing Venom #2. Written by Jordan Morris with art by Luke Ross. Cover art was done by Stefano Caselli & Federico Blee. I was considering not getting this series, but I do like Fred Myers, the former Boomerang. The first issue did not blow me away, but it wasn’t that bad either. I decided to give this one at least another issue to woo me. Issue #2 was considerably more engaging for me than issue #1. The whole Fred/Johnny Storm relationship was unexpectedly fun. I will probably try #3 as well, but I have not committed to anything permanent.

Punisher vs. Amazing Spider-Man #4. Written by Dan Abnett and art by Alvaro Lopez. Cover art was done by Jonas Scharf & Alex Guimaraes. The distance between Spidey and Frank maintains to grow as the pair have their own methods that conflict like crazy. Frank is able to defeat Spidey (which I am never a believer in) because Spidey was conflicted on his feelings for Frank.

Void Rivals #35. Written by Robert Kirkman with art by Conor Hughes. Cover art was done by Lorenzo De Felici. We get more Rom, more action among the group of heroes and others, and Proximus, who reveals himself as Solila’s brother. Oh, drama.

Crimes Against Nature #2. “A Couple of Bad Bananas” Written by Eliot Rahal with art and cover art by Mattia Monaco. Dr. Groedan and Amigo are having their own troubles. Specifically, Amigo having bitten the head off of a mobster that had come to attack them. How is he getting out of this? You’ll see.

The Department of Truth #39. “Chapter 24: My Country Tis of Thee” Written by James Tynion IV with art and cover art by Martin Simmonds. Synopsis: “Lee’s new Department of Truth (DoT) is under heavy pressure, squeezed between Cole Turner’s White Hat on one side and Martin Barker’s Black Hat on the other, while trying to navigate a chaotic government bureaucracy” Meanwhile, poor Bob…

Dispatched #4. Written by B. Clay Moore and art by Daniel Gete. Cover art was done by Daniel Gete & Lee Loughridge. Morgan is still involved deeply in this Die Hard-inspired story. We get a little more background on the mysterious delivery driver who is taking out the villains one by one.

Flash #38. “The Speed Was Power and the Speed Was Joy- Part VIII.” Written by Ryan North and illustrated and cover art by Gavin Guidry. The Flash is facing all kinds of trouble. Not only from the Justice League, who are confronting him over his new powers, but also from the powers too, as Red Tornado tells Wally that using the Speed Force the way he was is killing him. This went from the JL being paranoid to Wally being out of control real quickly.

Mister Nemo #4. Written by Mark London with art by Alden Kaye. Cover art was done by Duncan Rouleau. Nemo discovered a former Unity Ultima outpost. On this outpost, there is a madman after secrets of a lost future. That madman sent some missiles toward the Nautilus. This started a new arc for Mister Nemo, which has been an entertaining book so far.

Showdown #5. Written by Dave Wielgosz and illustrated by Tadd Galusha. Cover art was done by Steve Lieber & Dillon Snook. Here it is. The final showdown between Trish Sullivan and Harvey Marlowe. This series has been building up to this climatic showdown for the first four issues and this one will finally resolve the conflict between the two of them… probably.

That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #2. Written by Chris Condon with art and cover art by Jacob Phillips. The brutal showdown at Allison Ranch starts off with Joe Bob and Willy facing undeniable odds, but with little hope for backup. Meanwhile, the book heads over to see the troubles of Travis Terrill as well. I have been a big fan of That Texas Blood and Chris Condon’s writing style. This keeps the thrills up.

Denver #3. Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray with art by Pier Brito. Cover art was done by Amanda Connor. This is the third and final issue for this mini-series. It felt as if it were done very quickly as I am not even sure that I could tell you about the main characters. The cool concept carries this book for the three issues, but I would have liked more than three to really delve into the characters more.

Captain America #16. “Hell’s Angel, Part 5” Written by Chip Zdarsky and art by Valerio Schiti. Cover art was done by Valerio Schiti & Romulo Fajardo Jr. Well, the wildest twist has happened. Dr. Doom, who has been fighting alongside Cap and the others in Hell, has succeeded in overthrowing Mephisto (who escaped… it was actually more of a deal with Mephisto and Doom) and now Doom is the leader of Hell. By the way, at the end, Doom releases all the contracts between anyone and Mephisto and we get a single panel of Spider-Man. Could this mean that the “One More Day” storyline has now been tossed out? If so, maybe Peter and Mary Jane have a chance to reunite and fix one of the biggest errors Marvel has ever made. If so, thanks Doom. Appreciate it.

Other books: Ghost Pepper #16, Lost Fantasy #13.

Quick Hits: I don’t have any of the books to put here as I still have a bunch to read. However, I did purchase a couple of sets at Comic World the other day, which I can mention in this section. First one was X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6. Written by Ed Brubaker with art by Trevor Hairsine, this deals with a team of X-Men that Xavier had recruited prior to recruiting the iconic team from Giant Sized X-Men #1. I hope to read that series during a Daily Read sometime over the next several months. The second mini-series set I grabbed was Super Skrull #1-4 which came in the Annihilation story arc. Javier Grillo-Marxuach wrote the series and it was drawn by Gregory Titus. I had never heard of either, but the cover art, by Gabrielle Dell’Otto was sensational.

EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week

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October 29

Sad news today as I heard of the death of Sir Patrick Stewart. That one was tough. I liked him as Picard, but, to me, it is his portrayal of Professor Charles Xavier that brought him to my heart. His performance in Logan should have earned him an Academy Award. Rest in Peace Sir Patrick.

Also-Rans: Thor #802, The Bride of Frankenstein #1 (Cover A, Cover J), That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #2, Lazarus Order #3, Denver #3, Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy #3, and Hello Darkness #26.

Bronze Medalist

Heard #1

Cover art by Joe Bocardo

This is a fabulous cover for a new comic that I do not know much about. I love the blue background with the crime scene tape across the mouth. I believe there is something involving autism in the storyline.

This is a beautiful cover.

Silver Medalist

Feral #27

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Trish Forstner, Allen Passalaqua & Tony Fleecs.

Another of the horror movie homage covers for Feral… this one from Urban Legends. These B covers have been sensational, and I give a lot of credit to these for the current trend of variant homage horror covers.

Gold Medalist

Daredevil #8

Cover art by Lee Garbett

What a beautiful Daredevil cover, with Mister Fear blending into the background of the city as the full red suited Daredevil falls from the sky. The black and white background really makes this stand out. Lee Garbett has been doing some excellent work on the covers of this new run of Daredevil and he gets a gold medal for the trouble.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #226

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October 26

It is time for the EYG Comic Cavalcade. I have considered the possibility of going bi-weekly on the Cavalcade, but I am not sure that works well. I am still considering the potential.

Comic of the Week

It Demands Sacrifice #1

The new Bad Idea book is interesting. Why does a Satanic hippie cult want to grab a little young goat named Bronson? Who knows, but it is a very brutal and bloody book.

In the vein of Feral and Stray Dogs, It Demands Sacrifice creates a group of animals and places them in the horror genre.

Books This Week:

Avengers Armageddon #5. Written Chip Zdarsky with art by Delio Diaz & Frank Alpizar. Cover art was done by Dike Ruan & Moreno Dinisio. The world is starting to turn away from the superheroes. There are no Avengers, but Spider-Man is thinking that they are still needed. Oh, and Bucky lives!

Redcoat #21. Written by Geoff Johns with art and cover art by Bryan Hitch. Simon Pure has ended up paralyzed from his final battle with Benedict Arnold. Simon, who has lost his wife and children to violence. Simon has no desire to make it back from his injury, but Albert Einstein is refusing to give up on him.

D’Orc #9. “Dead Meat.” Written, art and cover art by Brett Bean. The running joke with our new character who has been dubbed “Raawk” and it is a total hoot. There is a Necromancer building a meat monster army. They are being pursued by a Dark Golem. There are a bunch of fun things going down with D’Orc and his crew.

Filthy Lambs #1. Written by Pallie Paul Allor with art and cover art by Chris Evenhuis (Gold Medalist). Grimaldi Manor is home to three generations of the wealthy, dysfunctional Grimaldi family and every ten year contract with “their Lord below.” Filthy Lambs was a very enjoyable issue. Mad Cave continues to be a top comic book company with some original ideas.

Something Epic #16. Written, Illustrated and cover art done by Szymon Kudranski (Cover B-Silver Medalist, C Cover- Bronze Medalist). We are getting closer to the answer about who our killer is. We get some info from Bigfoot, from Creature from the Black Lagoon and more. It sounds as if we need to go see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as a potential suspect. I have enjoyed the Something Epic arc.

Uncanny X-Men #37. “Soul Deep.” Written by Gail Simone with art by Juan Frigeri. Cover art was done by Luciano Vecchio & Matthew Wilson. Rogue and Gambit are trying to have time to themselves as Gambit heals from his huge troubles over the last several issues (Oh, what a page with Rogue and Gambit in the pool. Woof). Problem is that The Hag, aka Sarah Gaunt, does not want to let things happen. Uncanny X-Men is some excellent storytelling and characterization.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3. “Level 3: The Burdens of the World.” Written by Bryan Hill with art by Nico Leon. Cover art was done by Simone Di Meo. Miles has to battle Revenant who is after Miles’s father, Jeff. The background of Jeff is still being investigated. Does Jeff’s past affect Miles’s opinion of him?

Amazing Spider-Man Halloween Special #1. Written by Justina Ireland and penciled by Mike Hawthorne. Cover art is done by Mike Hawthorne & Alex Sinclair. Hallows’ Eve uses her magic to altar Spider-Man’s web shooters. One of them now shoots candy and the other shoot spiders or bats. Trick of treat! This is a fun little adventure with Spidey and Hallows’ Eve and I would say this has been one of my favorite Halloween specials of the year so far.

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #9. “Demolition.” Written by Jed MacKay and art by Devmalya Pramanik. Cover art was done by Jose Luis Soares, Jonas Trindade & Rachelle Rosenberg. Moon Knight finished off the mysterious house. However, Daredevil is not happy and, once everything was over, DD took his anger out.

Fury of Firestorm #7. “Rebirth.” Written by Jeff Lemire with art by Rafael De Latorre. Cover art was done by Rafael De Latorre & Marcelo Maiolo. After it seemed that Firestorm was killed last issue, but we get a transformed version of Firestorm being followed around by a young spectral-vision called “Ronnie.” What does the Justice League think about this new Firestorm?

Absolute Flash #20. “The Darkness at the End Part 1” Written by Jeff Lemire with art by Haining. Cover art was done by Nick Robles. We see Wally trying to recover after getting himself crushed. Absolute Atom is here trying to help Wally and we are introduced to Victor Stone and the eventual Absolute Cyborg. There are working towards an Absolute Teen Titans.

Detective Comics #1114. “Hearts of Ice” Written by Tom Taylor with art by Clayton Henry. Cover art was done by Mikel Janin. Mister Freeze and his wife Nora, along with Batman are trying to prevent the expanding plants before they head worldwide. The Bad Seeds arc is coming to a close soon (I think it is next week).

Nightwing #143. “The Good Old Days.” Written by Dan Watters with art by David Lapham. Cover art was done by Jorge Fornes. Nightwing and Robin are involved in what feels like a side event with Scarface and his attempt to grab control of some of Gotham’s underworld. Robin’s use of explosives blowing the dummy’s head up was awesome.

The Last Driver #3. Written, art and cover art is done by Sean Murphy. We discover some of the background of Clutch as he was still being pursued by Officer Womack. I still love the style of the book, with the side view of the art.

Six of Us #2. “The Thing About Killing That Guy.” Written by Tom King with art and cover art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta. I love this issue as it feels like the dark underbelly of a sitcom. The flashbacks to the past with our cast is intriguing and Tom King continues to be exceptional. This is one of the best books of the month.

Hello Halloween #2. Cover art by Jenny Frison (cover B & glow in the dark variant). Hello Halloween came out last year with a special issue and this year, we get number two. We keep getting some great short Halloween tales from Boom! Studios.

G.I. Joe #27. Written by Joshua Williamson with art and cover art by Tom Reilly. Zartan, still imitating General Hawk, is desperate to find the Baroness, so he is manipulating the Joes. However, the Baroness is fee and she has found old man Hawk. How long has Zartan been pretending to be Hawk? Hawk looks crazed and she is in some trouble.

If Destruction Be Our Lot #5. Written by Matthew & Mark Elijah Rosenberg with art by Andy MacDonald. Cover art was done by Andy MacDonald & Francesco Segala. I also picked up the NSFW Cover that is hilarious and a Abe showing off his chest and torso… although not exactly what I would have said was NSFW. This issue started off a new arc as Abe heads past the city wall and into the outside wasteland.

Dog Tag #6. Written by Mark Russell with pencils by PJ Holden. Cover art was done by PJ Holden & JP Jordan. The Germans surrendered, but World War II was not yet over because Japan was still in and it seemed as if they were not going to give up. Hiroshima happened and then Nagasaki and Japan surrendered. Tom is sent to Hiroshima for the story and he is shocked by what he saw. This was a really strong issue with some thoughts by the soldiers that Tom struggled to understand. This was a really good series and I thought this was probably the best issue of the series.

The Twilight Zone #11. “Plant Kingdom.” Written by Mark Russell with art by Victor Alpi. Cover art was done by Victor Alpi. This issue could be called Bad Seeds: Twilight Zone. All we were missing was Batman. Basically this was the same story that was being told in the Batman: Bad Seeds books. As I was reading, I was thinking that they should try to use cold to stop the plants because it worked in Gotham.

Watson v. Holmes #2. Written by Jon Santana & Rafael Santana with art by Jordan Rodriguez. Cover art was done by Chin Fong. Watson has found part of the answer… from Professor Moriarty. Meanwhile, Watson’s wife in back from the dead… well sort of. She is a vampire and standing besides Holmes. I have enjoyed this new take on the old IP.

X-Men United #8. “Blood Debts” Written by Eve L. Ewing and art by Tiago Palma. Cover art was done by Stefano Caselli & Federico Blee. The X-Men team up with Blade to save Blade’s daughter Brielle aka Bloodline. Lucas Cross, Blade’s estranged father, is part of the tale as well.

Doomquest #5. Written by Ryan North with art by Francesco Mobili. Cover art was done by Alex Ross. Doom is playing Dr. Samuel Beckett from Quantum Leap as he now leaps into the body of Susan Storm, and takes on Galactus. This was before Sue knew how powerful that she was… but Doom knew.

Absolute Green Arrow #6. “The Longbow Killer Chapter 6” Written by Pornsak Pichetshote with art by Rafael Albuquerque. Cover art was done by Rafael Albuquerque & Marcelo Maiolo. We finally get to know who is behind the mask of the Absolute Green Arrow. Oliver Queen’s son Connor was revealed as the Green Arrow. This ended the first book, but DC has extended this series for more.

Other Books This Week: X-Men Outback #5, Star Trek: The Last Starship #12, The Punisher Showdowns: Black Widow #1, Iron Man Racing Towards Doom #1, 51 #6, and Did You Her About Mimi Green #4.

Quick Hits: Some of the mystery of who is the Patron is starting to be revealed in The Patron #3. I picked up a cool foil virgin cover of Power Rangers Green #3. The book itself has not been one of my favorites, even though I have always been a fan of Tommy. The Forever Home #2 sees Tommy outside the the house, and how he has aged during the time. Yet, they are hoping to find their way to the Forever Home to save his group from the Red Storm. The Eye Collector #5 continues being one of the wildest and weirdest books on the market. There is a bunch of sex and nudity in a couple different books this week. Sweet Paprika: Black, White & Pink-Halloween Special #1 had so much nakedness and I’m not sure that they have any clothes at all in Ofiusa #2. End of Life #9 fits with the theme of this Quick Hits as they have characters called Big Cock and Little Cock. Inglorious X-Force #10 brings the Ms. Marvel arc to an end, but now the team is on the run-leading to a new #1 new month. Space Ghost vs. The Herculoids #2 sees the battle continue between our two cartoon stars. Dynamite keeps putting Space Ghost into huge situations with so many different characters. I’d love to see him with Blue Falcon some day. Exquisite Corpses brought us Rascal Randy #4 as we keep learning more about the rabbit assassin.

EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week

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It’s getting late, and I am tired. It has been a busy day with school and Clayface, but I need to get the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week done.

Also-Rans: Redcoat #21, Space Ghost vs. Herculoids #2, Hello Halloween #2 (virgin), Mark Spector: Moon Knight #9, Fury of Firestorm #7, The Eye Collector #5, Six of Us #2, D’Orc #9, Power Rangers: Green #3 (foil).

Bronze Medalist

Something Epic #16

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Szymon Kudranski

Something Epic #16 has the great horror homages, with our It cover. The Pennywise look with the white background is always a favorite.

Silver Medalist

Something Epic #16

Variant cover B

Cover art by Szymon Kudranski

Another great cover homage from Szymon Kudranski. This one is an homage to the Exorcist and the black with the light shining is lovely and very creepy.

Gold Medalist

Filthy Lambs! #1

Cover art by Chris Evenhuis

I do not know what this comic is, but I love this cover. It has all of the things that I love in a cover. It is intriguing to see what this is about. It has a white background and the red stands out like crazy.

Daily Read: Hour of the Wolf #5

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Written by Mark London

Art by Felix Ruiz

Cover art by Mark Chiarello

The Hour of the Wolf is back with Mad Cave Comics. To me, it feels as if this is still just new as I have been doing a Daily Read with the first four issues of the series, which were published originally in late 2024. Now we are in 2026 and the fifth issue came out last week and I have been enjoying what came before.

Owen Blackwood is back as a member of Wolvenheart, and is amazing brutal during this new arc of the storyline.

The fifth issue has a distinct feel of horror to it. There is a creature involved that was so creepy look.

The issue did a great job of refreshing the background story of the book for those who may not have read this since 2024. Of course, I just read this starting this past Monday.

I am happy this is back, and, truthfully, I hope this is more than another four issues.

Daily Read: Hour of the Wolf #4

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Written by Mark London

Art by Danilo Betruth

Cover art by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas

The final issue of the first arc of Hour of the Wolf from Mad Cave Comics came to a close with this issue and I am really glad that there is another arc ready to go. I enjoyed this a lot, but there feels like there are so many things that this comic book could explore about this character.

I am glad that the arc with the painting was brought to an end with a fiery conclusion. It showed how clever Owen could be and the two children who were with the Businessman wound up in custody of Jan. I loved how Owen did not beat the Businessman with physicality, but by out thinking him.

This has a lot of potential to be a great ongoing series. I know tomorrow I read issue #5 of the new arc, but I am hoping it is not just another four issues afterwards. I would absolutely support this series moving ahead.

Daily Read: Hour of the Wolf #3

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Hour of the Wolf #3

Written by Mark London

Art by Danilo Beyruth

Cover art by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas

With Owen and Jan inside the painting trying to navigate their way through, we get glimpses at the background of Owen Blackwood. They go back to London and Whitechapel where he was originally recruited into the Wolvenheart.

There were also references to Jack the Ripper, which has always been a personal favorite of mine.

Owen and Jan are trying to find their way to Jan’s daughter, Ellen, but she is currently in some real trouble with the Businessman.

The clock is ticking as Owen only has a limited amount of time before he is lost in time forever.

Another great issue of this series, but it does not feel like the penultimate issue. I am excited to see what the fourth issue will bring. Is this going to be a story wrapped up in the four-issues or will this be a book that leaves off with a cliffhanger or a dangling mystery. I know issue #5 is out and that there are a few more scheduled to come out, but I am definitely curious about what is next.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #225

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October 19

It is that time of the week again. I had had hopes that I could get this done on Sunday, but it just did not work out. So I am back on Monday with the EYC Comic Cavalcade. It is post #225 too, another of those comic benchmarks that usually requires some kind of anniversary celebration. I am waiting for 250 before we do.

I was able to pick up the original four-issues of Hour of the Wolf from Mad Cave and the 12-issue Camelot 3000 series from DC back in the day. I am currently doing a Daily Read on the Hour of the Wolf and I intend on doing Camelot 3000 next.

Comic of the Week

Hammer Head #1

This is a great horror book out from Mad Cave. Brand new this week. The main protagonist, Julie McCormick, was the sole survivor of the immortal slasher Henry “Hammer Head” Elgin killing spree.

Twenty years later, Julie is arrested and finds herself in a mysterious, high security prison.

I enjoyed this book very much and I love this variant cover even though it did not quite make the Medalists this week.

Books this Week:

Amazing Spider-Man #1001. Written by Joe Kelly and art by Pepe Larraz. Cover art was done by Federico Blee. I also picked up Cover B by Todd Nauck. This continues the story from ASM #1000 with Aunt May and her son Cormac Crane. Crane is the villain Ravage, but it does not seem as if he and Peter are going to mend their fences.

Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1. Written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle with art by Fran Galan. Cover art was done by Patricio Delpeche. With the DC Studios movie Clayface coming out this coming weekend, this series may be picking up some steam.

Mark Spears: Graveyard Shift #1. Written, illustrated and cover art by Mark Spears. The new book from Mark Spears debuted this week. The art is still the highlight to me as Mark Spears is just spectacular. The story featuring the Boss gathering together a crew for the “graveyard shift” to take care of business. I liked this, but it did feel like the same as we usually got from him. Love the art though.

Sicko #3. Written by Tini Howard and illustrated and cover art by Amilcar Pinna. Valentine returned to OMELAS, but she has discovered that this was a mistake. Valentine discovered that several other patients with Breton’s Disease had mutations giving them powers much like Valentine. This has been a solid book so far from Ignition Press.

Lion King #6. Written by Edwin Galmon with art by George Kambadais. Cover art was done by Edwin Galmon. After the first five story arc that included Simba, we now have a new story with Timbon and Pumbaa, and it was a fun start. It felt like a small little issue with a fun story dealing with Pumbaa seeing things that were not there… or were they. It was another fun issue form this unexpectedly good book.

Legion of Super-Heroes #2. “No Escape.” Written by Joshua Williamson and art by Hayden Sherman. Cover art was done by Hayden Sherman & Tamra Bonvillain. Brainiac 1 of 5 and Matter-Eater Lad are trying to solve the case of the murder of R.J. Brande. Garth Ranzz is looking for a new trainer so he can become a super hero. I have liked this new version of Legion.

The Doom Patrol #2. “That’s the Spirit!” Written by Darcy Van Poelgeest with art and cover art was done by Niko Henrichon. While I have never been a fan of Doom Patrol before, I have been loving the first two issues of this new version from DC. I have found the characters to be extremely compelling and I am happy to be learning about them. This has been excellent so far.

Teen Titans #2. “AFK” Written by Kyle Higgins and art and cover art by Danielle Di Nicuolo. I have liked this new Teen Titans book, and the idea of kind of setting them opposite of Nightwing feels fun. I have to say that I am struggling with learning the characters. In Doom Patrol, there is only three characters for me to learn about, but Teen Titans has multiple ones and only the Red Hood is the only one that I know well. I do like this and I am into the book.

Iron Man #10. “Who is Citizen V?” Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Carmen Carnero. Cover art was done by Ryan Stegman & Frank Martin. Happy Hogan is back alive as Citizen V, which was revealed last issue. This gives us background on how he is alive and why he did not tell Tony about his truth.

Nova: Return of the Rings #1. “Return of the Rings” Written by Josh Trujillo and Rafael Loureiro with art by Bruno Abdias. “Shining Light” Written by Juan Ponce and art by Andy Pereira. Cover art was done by Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado. Sam Alexander is back in the helmet. This is a one-shot and the comic indicated that Sam will be back in the pages of Iron Man. Iron Man? That is a weird tie-in. I am anxious to see what that is like.

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #6. “Old Friend.” Written by Mariko Tamaki with art by Pablo M. Collar. Cover art was done by Karl Kerschl. Barbara Gordon is still in prison, and the end of this issue brought about a huge arrival… Two-Face. Two-Face just had his own mini-series and now he is here to deal with Barbara Gordon.

Ice Cream Man: Chocolate/Vanilla Twist #1. “Raspberry Suprise” Written by W. Maxwell Prince with art by Martin Morazzo. Cover was done my Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran. A black & white story that reaffirmed that Ice Cream Man is the BEST of all the horror anthology of all time. So many other books have come out since Ice Cream Man to a various amount of success, but Ice Cream Man is consistently the best read of all of them. Plus, they are the most original and big-swinging horror book of them all. This special was a fabulous issue that I enjoyed tremendously.

12-Foot Skeleton #1. Written by Aaron Campbell & Tim Seeley with art and cover art by Ben Templesmith (Silver Medalist). Another cool new horror book with two kids at the heart of the book. The Halloween decorations in their yard is more than just a decoration. It is a fun concept and the first issue was solid. Ignition Press has been hitting on all cylinders over the last year or so, and they have earned my trust on reading new issues. More often than not, they are really good.

Wolverine: Paradise #1. Written, Drawn, and cover art by Dan Panosian. This book has a different feel than a lot of the other Marvel books “set in the past” that we have had so many recently. This one feels more special. Dazzler is making an appearance in the book, which is always great. I really love the look of the art from Dan Panosian. It had the great atmosphere for this throwback story.

DNX #3. Written by Jed MacKay with art by Federico Vicentini. Cover art was done by Kaare Andrews. The X-Men are desperately trying to prevent the crashing of their ship into Philadelphia after 3X escaped. How are they going to stop the metal missile? How about Magneto? Magneto makes his fully powered return thanks to the FF and he arrived at the end of the issue. DNX has been interesting so far.

X-Men #39. Written by Jed MacKay and art by Netho Diaz. Cover art was done by Tony S. Daniel & Jay David Ramos. While the action in Philadelphia is hot and heavy, the Factory in Alaska has been left … well, not quite defenseless. O*N*E* was going to make an attack on the factory. Xorn and John Greycrow have been left behind to protect it. However, it seemed that it was not just them… but also Glob.

Black Cat #15. “Dress for Success” Written by G. Willow Wilson and art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover art was done by Josemaria Casanova. Peter Parker asked for help from Black Cat, going undercover at the opera. So Felicia needed a new dress. Problem: the dress shop would not take cash. So Cat just chose to steal the dress. This brings Tombstone into the mix as well. Black Cat is such a fun book with some great writing by G. Willow Wilson.

Batman & Robin Year One- Dynamic Duos #3. Written by Mark Waid and art by Chris Samnee. Cover art was done by Chris Samnee and Mat Lopes. Robin’s undercover mission does not go well, as he is placed in the situation where he had to prove himself by shooting Catwoman. Dick was able to get out of that, but Catwoman followed him to his meet up with Batman. This has been a great series so far. Even though there are like three hundred Batman books.

Spawn ’77 #2. Written by Mark Spears & Todd McFarlane with art by Mark Spears. Variant cover B art was done by Shawn Crystal. Spawn works extremely well in the art style of Mark Spears. I think Spawn is much like the monsters that Spears is used to draw.

Cassie #1. Written by Sam Humphries and illustrated and cover art by Eleonora Carlini. This Boom! Studios book was a bizarre baseball book. I have had several strange baseball books over the last couple of years, but this one I just could not get through. It is only a one-shot, but I would not have been buying it had it been a series.

The Infernal Hulk vs. Fantastic Four #1. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art by Cian Tormey. Cover art was done by Nic Klein. The Infernal Hulk is trying to create a new age of monsters, and now it is up to the Fantastic Four to stand in his way. Unfortunately, they take quite a beating.

Venom #1. Written by Charles Soule with art by Tommaso Bianchi. Cover art was done by Davide Paratore. Charles Soule writing Venom is interesting. The book has reset Venom, with Eddie Brock back in the symbiote and in New York to save people. I am not sure if I want to continue with Venom, but this first issue was pretty solid. We’ll have to see.

Generation X-23 #9. “Have a Nice Trip” Written by Jody Hauser with art by Marco Renna. Variant cover B art was done by Partha Pratim. I have loved this book so far. I did not expect this book to be as enjoyable as it is. These young characters are all fabulous and I am hoping this book keeps going after issue 10 (although it seems most Marvel books do not any longer).

Wade Wilson: Deadpool #9. “Big Guns Part 3 of 4” Written by Benjamin Percy with art by Geoff Shaw. Cover art was done by Geoff Shaw & Alex Sinclair. The sort of team-up between Deadpool and the Punisher moves along into the third part as Bullseye joins the conflict. One more issue with the crossover in the next Punisher.

Other Books this Week: The Seasons #12, 100 Bullets: The US of Anger #4, Blood & Thunder #18, X-Men ’97 Season 2 #5, Star Crossed #3, DC Studios Clayface #1, Planet Atmos: Exordium #6, Avengers: Meals to Astonish #1, Horror Comics: Dead Man’s Party #1, Bludwire #4, and Jinx & Stitches: The Great Revenge #1.

Quick Hits: Mad #602 is out this week with a look at the world of art. It is nice that it is still being released at a semi-regular rate. There is a cool and lovely black & white version of the Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1. I’ll pick up the rest of the series from Image. There are a series of art from Lee Bermejo in the Amazing Spider-Man: Amazing Visions #1. There is an interview inside this book with Bermejo along with his art of some of the greatest Spider-Man moments of the history of Marvel. This was also the bronze medalist for the week. I grabbed the foil version of Archie vs. the Terminator #1 from Dynamite. It is a cool cover, and the Archie renaissance continues. Captain Britain: 50th Anniversary Special #1 dropped from Marvel this week as there are several past Captain Britain stories. Pancho Villa: Monster Hunter #2 keeps sending our Mexican hero after monsters. This Amp book has been entertaining so far. Babylon Cove #5 brings this story to a conclusion. It was a decent book, but maybe not as great as I had hoped. We look at Mrs. Hyde in the Accessories #3, which is the third of four issues. They have just now introduced all of the members of the Accessories and there is only one issue left. I wonder if this should have been more issues than four. Batman-Bad Seeds: Streets of Gotham #1 was the gold medalist for the Favorite Comic Cover of the Week for the B variant cover. The Nice House By the Sea #12 wrapped up the new series this week from Vertigo. Of course, this series was not from Vertigo when it started. We focus on Elita Prime in Transformers #37 on Cybertron in the war. Elita learns a lesson. New ID book You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive #1 arrived on the stands this week. This is one that I am going to need to see a little bit more before I decide if I like it. The Omega Book #3 continues to be wild and bizarre. Love the swing this series took. I am shocked at some of the scenes from Chachu #3, because Iman Vellani is such a sweetheart that I did not expect a blowjob scene. Speaking of sex stuff, Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1 had a cover by Garth Graham that is very sexy. Then, I received this in the mail from eBay today: Watson v. Holmes #1. What an interesting book. It is a twelve-issue series. I have #2 coming from eBay as well and I have added it to my pull list.

Daily Read: Hour of the Wolf #2

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Hour of the Wolf #2

Mad Cave

Written by Mark London

Art by Danilo Beyruth

Cover art by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas

With the second issue of Hour of the Wolf, we get some backstory on the painter of the mysterious painting that steals people away, and Owen Blackwood is inside the painting looking for the woman and her daughter.

The first half of the issue was pretty exposition heavy, but the second half was freaky and enjoyable. I do like the story so far. It is a very creative storyline and has some elements of horror too.

The art is excellent and work well for the idea of the painting.

Second issue felt a little short for a four issue series, but Owen and the woman are together and so we will see the story progress.

Daily Read- Hour of the Wolf #1

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Hour of the Wolf #1

Mad Cave

Written by Mark London

Art by Danilo Beyruth

Cover art by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas

I picked up the original four issues of this Mad Cave series, released in 2024, off eBay because the company was releasing the fifth issue and continuing the run. I was curious about the book, and because of that, I decided to do a Daily Read of the first five issues.

I have not done a Daily Read since I read the first book of the Starhenge series, and this one works very well as the next one. I have Camelot 3000 #1-12 that might be the next series I do, but with the busy time of October, we will have to see if the schedule permits that.

But the schedule will allow me to do this since there are only five issues at this moment.

I did not know what to expect, but I was engaged immediately with the bizarre painting and the manner in which the painting came to life.

I found myself intrigued as well by the main protagonist, Owen Blackwood, who was an agent of Wolvenheart. The agents of Wolvenheart are time travelers and they have one hour to complete their mission, always during the time frame of 3-4 AM.

I loved the concept laid out with the first issue and I am excited to see where it goes from here. Apparently, this is a part of a universe called Underworld, which I do not know much about. After a little research, it seemed to include the books Revolution 9 and Exit City, neither of which I know anything about.

Issue #2 comes tomorrow.

EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week

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October 16

Parent/Teacher conferences and the Dodgers’ loss last night meant I did not get around to the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. But I have Friday off as a contract comp day, so I can do the post now.

Interestingly, the three medalists this week are all #1’s.

Also Ran: Hammer Hand #1 (B cover), Graveyard Shift #1 (A cover, B cover, C cover), Archie vs. the Terminator #1 (foil), Wolverine: Paradise #1, Amazing Spider-Man #1001 (A cover & B cover), Black Cat #15 and Omega Book #3

Bronze Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man: Amazing Visions #1

Cover art by Lee Bermejo

I had a few choices for the Bronze Medal this week so I asked my mom. It was fun to include her one week. She wound up choosing this Lee Bermejo cover of Spider-Man. She made a good chocie.

Silver Medalist

12-Foot Skeleton #1

Cover art by Ben Templesmith

New book from Ignition Press makes the medal round this week with a beautifully creepy and illuminated skeleton on the cover. It is a compelling cover that really should make the new readers want to give the book a chance.

Gold Medalist

Batman: Bad Seeds- Streets of Gotham #1

Variant cover B

Cover art by Dustin Nguyen

I love the imagery of Batman in the dark, over top of the cityscape of Gotham. The black and blue coloring really makes the cover stand out and is just a lovely look. I did not even consider grabbing the A cover of this book, as this was just so much more artistic and beautiful.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #224

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October 12

Happy Monday everyone. It is the EYG Comic Cavalcade. I am trying to write this up between innings of the Dodgers-Brewers Game 2. I sure hope that I am not doing this still into the night. I had trouble sleeping last night so I don’t want a repeat of that.

Another strong week, as we had another major Marvel event, with Amazing Spider-Man #1000 last week and this week the debut of the Midnight books.

Comic of the Week

Midnight Spider-Man #1

Probably not a surprise. This was my favorite of the three new Midnight books (though the other two were really strong too). The story was not as different from Peter Parker’s origin story than what you might have expected, but I did find it intriguing. I am anxious to see what happened to Uncle Ben and what was going on with Aunt May.

The look of the Midnight Spider-Man is top notch and I think this book has a ton of potential.

Books this week:

Midnight X-Men #1. “Teeth” Written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Matteo Fonte. A cover art was done by Dike Ruan. I grabbed multiple variant covers including one by Skan Srisuwan (Silver Medalist). I was a little iffy on this one goin gin. I mean, X-Men and vampires are something that we have seen before. However, Jonathan Hickman’s book was tremendous and really pushed Midnight Spider-Man #1 as the book of the week. The characters involved here were just amazing, including a cool use of Nightcrawler and Cyclops. This was a fantastic start to this series.

Midnight Fantastic Four #1. “Storm Systems” Written by Benjamin Percy with art by Kev Walker. Cover A art was done by Kev Walker & Guru-eFX. I picked up a bunch of variant covers including one by Jaeyung Lee (Bronze Medalist). I liked the new Midnight versions of the FF as we focused in on Reed Richards and meet Ben, Sue and Johnny in some different looks (Johnny with a missing leg?). I expect there to be some body horror coming in this book. This was the lowest of the Midnight books for me, but I still enjoyed the book quite a bit.

Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1. “Chapter 1: A Strange Wind Blows” Written, art and cover art by Michael Walsh. The new DC comic featuring Jonah Hex was great. I do like some supernatural Western action and Jonah Hex is right in the middle of it. This had a Clint Eastwood Unforgiven vibe to it. I loved this first issue.

The Demon #1. Written, art and cover art by James Harren. This new DC book in the Next Level initiative features a different look at Jason Blood and the Demon. Jason deals with a shattered mind and a split soul, trying to fight off demons using improvised magical tools while Etrigan remains largely a voice inside his head. Another fun new series from DC with this joining Legion, Teen Titans, Doom Patrol and Jonah Hex.

Something is Killing the Children #50. “Past is Prologue” Written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Werther Dell’Edera. Cover A art was done by Werther Dell’Edera with Miquel Muerto. I picked up a blind bag where I got a cover by Joe Palmer (Gold Medalist). Erica Slaughter is back, revealing her living status, but the House of Slaughter is under new leadership. Erica feels as if her days are behind her. Or are they? The fiftieth issue of this book was great. This is one of the books that inspired my expansion into the world of independent comics.

The Ring: The Man Who Beat the Man #4. Written by Gail Simone and art by Elisa Romboli. Cover art was done by Oliver Barrett. We get the battle between Ivan “The bear” Volkov and Liam “The Bulldog” Atkins. This boxing comic has been one of the big surprises of the year. It is all thanks to the amazing Gail Simone.

Absolute Superman #24. “Get Brainiac” Written b y Jason Aaron and art by Juan Ferreyra. Absolute Superman teams up with Steel, and Steel gains his new outfit. Steel becomes Superman’s partner as they continue the search for brainiac.

Batman #14. “Home Invasions” Written by Matt Fraction and art by Matteo Scalera. Cover art was done by Matteo Scalera & Tomeu Morey. Bad Seeds continues with Batman looking for some specific help… from Mr. Freeze? But he may need to get the help from Nora Fries instead.

Superman: The Stranger #2. Written and art by Wes Craig. Cover art was done by Wes Craig and Jason Wordie. “Clark Kent’s early populist crusade to help the downtrodden in 1930s Metropolis has struggled because the people who need him most are invisible. That changes when he crosses paths with Lois Lane, a fearless reporter dedicated to highlighting the unseen.”

Minor Arcana #19. “The Emperor” Written and cover art by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Jeff Lemire & Shawn Kuruneru. Budd St. Pierre drifts through life after an terrible tragedy. While he feels a sense of rebirth and tries to make peace with his past, the story explores whether he can maintain that momentum and how his choices ripple through the future of his family tree, impacting Theresa and her family.

Of the Earth #6. “Why Would I Lie?” Written by Andrew Ehrich & Chris Condon with art and cover art by Charlie Adlard. Abby faces off with the oil creature, the Wildcatter, in the final issue of this mini series. I have enjoyed this one over the last six months or so.

Pop Kill: Big Candy #1. “Learn How to Fall.” Written by Dave Johnson & Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Juan Santacruz. Cover art was done by Dave Johnson. With the Cola Wars over, this issue sees the beginning of the “Sugar Wars.” Jon Pyle and Dina Delux are having struggles with their relationship and Dina is at it again with special formulas. Fun issue one.

The Dirt Beneath the Devil #3. “Savage Land” Written by Dan Panosian with art by David Ferracci. Cover art was done by Dan Panosian. June and her remaining heirs are being chased by a mysterious band of Native riders. Then the legacy of William Buckley has its true nature revealed.

The Deadman #5. “I’ve Just Seen a Face.” Written by W. Maxwell Prince with art by Martin Morazzo. Cover art was done by Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran. Deadman is alive again as Boston Brand and he is in a future without Heaven, Hell, or karmic consequences. He finds himself in a swamp known as “The Gr33n.” Deadman has been creatively clever during this series so far.

Other books this week: Eternal: Honor and curse #7, Conan & Dragonero #6, Absolute Green
Lantern #19, MASK #5, Flux House Presents #1, Tales of Wonder #2, Minotaur #3, and Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss for Atticus #4.

Quick Hits: It was a strange book, but Ben 10 Creator Files #1 came out from Dynamite. It was kind of like the Comics! The Magazine, with articles and background stories about the Ben 10 Dynamite book. I did not know where it came from, but it was a neat idea. Speaking of Comics! The Magazine, Comics! The Magazine #8 also came out this week. An article about Dungeon Crawler Carl is featured. We got the big team up issue GI Joe/Tomb Raider #1. I did not find this very appealing. Godzilla (Kai Sei Era) #13 came back after quite a lay off. Snip #1 released this week with a story pretty close to the Local Comic Shop issue from a couple of weeks ago. An anthology book featuring Raven called DC’s Quote the Raven #1 is right on time for some Halloween hijinks. And then with more Halloween action, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special #1 also came out. This was the first time I picked up the IDW book and I found it interesting. The Altered States: Warlords #4 came to an end as Vampirella joined the party. It ended with the feel that this was not the last we were going to see this conglomerate of characters. Land of Never #4 sees how Peter came to be as he is, and Wendy steps it up. Crowbound #2 brings Jeff Lemire back to his roots of mysterious horror-ish. Kingdom of Earth #3 dropped this week from Dark Horse. A new book called Axon: Infinity #1 came out from Amp Comics. This was an interesting book featuring a character called Sylar and it involved aliens. Dinner Date #1 is a new vampire book mixed with romantic storytelling. Witness Point #3 and Only the Savage are Left #4 are two books that I did not get to this week.

EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week

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October 8

Last week was Amazing Spider-Man #1000 and this week was the debut of Midnight from Marvel Comics. So two of the variant covers from those Marvel books have placed in the top three medalist.

Also-Rans: Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #1, Comics! The Maga zine #8, Something is Killing the Children #50 (C Cover), The Deadman #5, The Dirt Beneath the Devil #3, Of the Earth #6, and Pop Kill: Big Candy #1. There are also a ton of awesome Midnight covers that would be on this list.

Bronze Medalist

Midnight Fantastic Four #1

Variant cover H

Cover art by Jaeyung Lee

What an awesome Sue Storm cover on this book. It was a 1:25 variant, but I could not resist it.

One amazing FF cover that uses the invisibility in special ways.

Silver Medalist

Midnight X-Men #1

Variant Virgin cover 1:50

Cover art by Skan Srisuwan

This was expensive, but I just could not ignore this amazing piece of art. I have always been a fan of Nightcrawler, and him being front and center in this Midnight X-Men story is epic. This cover is just an amazing work and drew me in.

Gold Medalist

Something is Killing the Children #50

Blind bag Variant Cover

Cover art by Joe Palmer

This one came out of a SIKTC #50 blind bag and I had a hard time for a day or so figuring it out. However, it is a gorgeous B & W foil variant that I feel totally lucky to have gotten. I love this cover and it feels like it is something special.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #223

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October 5

I got a ton of books this week. Mainly because I attended In This Issue’s 10th anniversary sale. They had their stuff a bag sale and I had two of the bags, $50 dollars each, and I wound up with over 200 back issues. I got a lot of New Avengers, War Machine, Rebels, New Universal, some alternate covers of Something Epic and many others. It was a lot of fun. Congrats to In This Issue on their anniversary.

Comic of the Week

Gee, what could it be?

Amazing Spider-Man #1000

I got so many Amazing Spider-Man #1000 this past week. Of course I did. Spider-Man is my favorite character in all of fiction, not just comic books, so this is a major accomplishment. There were a bunch of covers and two of them were medalists this week (Silver and Gold).

The initial story was slightly disappointing when Peter’s cousin, Cormac, became a villainous character. I was hoping this would go in a different direction. I thought the story itself was fine, but I hoped for something different.

I loved the Old Man Parker in the retirement home story though.

Books This Week:

Operation: Iron Coffin #3. Written by Kenny Porter with art and cover art by Tyrell Cannon. I picked up the B cover too by Juan Ferreyra. Count Dracula finally finds his way to the children… which leads to the end of this series. Now, they certainly are going to continue this series eventually I believe. I have enjoyed this series very much.

Uncanny X-Men #36. “Wild Ride,” Part 4: “Rights of Rage“. Written by Gail Simone and art by Luciano Vecchio. Cover art was done by Luciano Vecchio & Matthew Wilson. We get the fourth part of the Wild Ride. I am not sure if Gambit is cured or if there is more, but I do love the originality of the series.

Queen in Black #5. Written by Al Ewing and art by Iban Coello & Paco Medina. The cover art was done by Ryan Stegman & Marcelo Maiolo. I have to say that I am not a fan of the end of the Queen in Black. It started fairly strong, but the ending did not do much for me.

Hyde Street #13. Written by Geoff Johns and art by Ivan Reis. Cover art was done by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, & Brad Anderson. The Butcher is here and the denizens of Hyde Street are not a fan. Things are very dangerous with the Butcher out to attack Mrs. Goodbody.

Mister Nemo #3. Written by Mark London with art by Alden Kaye. Cover art was done by Duncan Rouleau. Big new adventure as Nemo and the crew launch a rescue mission on the island of Faro. The Mister Nemo book has been very engaging and entertaining as the series moves on.

Hammerfist #2. Written by Rick Remender and art and cover art by Steve Epting. William is on the run from all of the people who want what he has. There are some great action and brutality in this new series. This is a great new Image book that has been fun to read.

Denver #2. Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray with art by Pier Brito. Cover art was done by Amanda Conner. Max Flynn’s wife has been kidnapped and the villains are threatening to kill her off if Max does not do what they want… let several boats into Denver. Max gets a bit wild.

Geiger #25. Written by Geoff Johns and art by Gary Frank. Variant cover D art was a pic of the MacFarlane Toys Action Figure. The big 25th issue of Geiger saw the battle between the Glowing Man and the bandaged President Griffin. It looked like we are on the way to a showdown with Glowing Man and Redcoat.

Fantastic Four #17. “A Rat is Killed, A Man is Broken…” Written by Ryan North and art by Vincenzo Carratu. Cover art was done by Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado. I also picked up the Muppet version of the FF cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli & Edgar Delgado. The FF are shrunken down and are inside the body of Magneto. Problem is they do not remember anything. It was fun how they interacted with each other without their memories. It was one of the strengths of Ryan North and it reminded me of the early days of his run.

X-Men #38. Written by Jed MacKay with pencils by Tony S. Daniel. Cover art was done by Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons & Arthur Hesli. This DNX tie-in goes inside Magneto’s mind with Charles Xavier showing up… or does he? There feels to be a never ending mine of details between Magneto and Xavier.

Amazing Venom #1. Written by Jordan Morris with art by Luke Ross. Cover art was done by Stefano Caselli (Bronze Medalist). Fred Myers was at one time Boomerang. He has bonded with the symbiote Passenger and they come together as Comeback. I am not sure if I am getting this book in the long run or not. I do like Fred so I might give it a chance.

DNX #2. “Part Two” Written by Jed MacKay and art by Federico Vicentini. Cover art was done by Kaare Andrews. Cyclops and Chairman face off as the X-Men try to keep 3X from releasing the X-Virus in Philadelphia. And seemingly, they succeed. Problem was… 3X had a second site… and the X-Virus was released in Juniper. The X-Virus is now out. What are they going to do?

X-Men United #7. “Shadow Play Pt. 3” Written by Eve L. Ewing & Evan Narcisse with pencils by Ruairi Coleman. Cover art was done by Stefano Caselli & Federico Blee. Wither and Blade arrive, leading to… a fight with Bald and Wolverine, of course. But in the end, they are in search of the missing daughter of Blade, Brielle aka Bloodline.

Venom #262. Written by Al Ewing and art by Carlos Gomez. Cover art was done by Carlos Gomez & Guru-eFX. This is the end of this version of Venom. Mary Jane has had her symbiote taken away and she is back to normal. I am not sure where things go from here, but it looks as if Eddie Brock is back as Venom.

Hello Darkness #25. Todd saved me a couple of variant covers by Jenny Frison. She created these variant covers as a connective cover and they are just beautiful. The stories within this issue were not my favorite over the 25 issues so far, but I am always down for some awesome cover art.

White Sky #6. Written by William Harms and art was done by JP Mavinga. Cover art was done by JP Mavinga. The first arc of White Sky wraps up with issue six. David tries to break out of the scavenger camp while Violet leaves San Francisco. White Sky will return in a few months.

Hillbilly: The Treason of Twelve-Toe Maggie #1. Written, art and cover art by Eric Powell. The synopsis? The wandering hero Rondel (wielder of the Devil’s Cleaver) must save an old friend. To do so, he is forced into the service of his former captor, the twelve-toed witch Twelve-Toe Maggie. Rondel must figure a way to break the magical tie to Maggie. This was a cool new book from Dark Horse and I am looking forward to more.

Zorro’s Legacy #3. “True of False.” Written by Dan Abnett and art by Guillermo Fajardo. Cover art was done by Aaron Lopresti. Crooked cops and the mafia of the area are trying to set up the new Zorro. Zorro knows this is a trap, but he does not seem to care. The present day Zorro has been an entertaining twist on the classic character.

Bizarro: Year None #3. “Chapter Three: How Do I Look?” Written by Eric Carrasco & Kevin Smith with art by Nick Pitarra. Variant cover C by Ibrahim Mostafa. I picked up a great cover off the stand for this book. Bizarro apparently has realized that he is not Superman. Is that a good thing?

Other books this week: Shift #1, American Caper #11, Queen in Black: Venom Unchained #3, Fantastic Four: First Foes-Dragon Man #1, Web of Destiny #1, The Smart Division #2, and Valhallaw #1.

Quick Hits: The Tomb of Apocalypse #2 was back this month with more action involving Jubilee, Shatterstar, Rictor and Wolverine. The Sorcerer Supreme #10 found the end of the series with Wanda. I have not loved this series, despite loving Wanda. Reborn Ultimate Impact #5 wrapped up this week as well. I was also not a huge fan of this, but I did like the New Jersey Wonder Man. Gambit Wanted #3 saw our wonderful Gambit in a dark situation. Predator versus the Planet of the Apes #3 brought two of the big tentpole franchises owned by Disney together again. How many other mash-ups are in our future? Speaking of… AVX #1 which is Alien vs. X-Men. Final Boss #10 is another brutal video game-like fight. Vertigo’s Bleeding Hearts #8 and the zombie action moves along. The is a wonderful Conan the Barbarian #35 which had a beautiful cover that could have been in the medal round had there not been 20+ Amazing Spider-Man books out there. Bad Thoughts #4 is one of the top notch Ignition Press books. Ande Parks is a awesome writer and this has been a strong book.

EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week

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October 1

Happy Amazing Spider-Man #1000 week! It is a big week thanks to me picking up a huge chunk of the Amazing Spider-Man #1000 covers. I have 21 different covers of the book. I have a guess that this week’s EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week is going to be heavily arachnid based.

Also rans: A ton of Amazing Spider-Man covers, Uncanny X-Men #36, Hello Darkness #25 (two connecting Jenny Frison covers), Gambit Wanted #3, White Sky #6, Hillbilly: The Treason of Twelve-Toe Maggie #1, Conan the Barbarian #35, Operation: Iron Coffin #3 (B cover), and Bizarro: Year None #3 (C Cover),

Bronze Medalist

The Amazing Venom #1

Cover art by Stefano Caselli

So the first spot in the medalists is not an Amazing Spider-Man #1000, but it is Spider-Man adjacent book. The new Venom book with Boomerang and a symbiote has a beautiful negative-space-style design.

In a normal week, this one might have been in competition for a gold medal, but there are just too many options against this. I wanted to give this one a medal because it really is a lovely cover.

Silver Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man #1000

Variant Cover W

Cover art by Marcos Martin

Here is the first medalist of the Amazing Spider-Man #1000. Again, there is white background, which I am a sucker for. I love the use of Spidey in the middle of the number 1000. The white spiders on the cover are great too. This is one of my favorite of the Spider-Man covers.

Gold Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man #1000

Variant Cover Q

Cover art by Patrick Gleason

This is such a stunning cover and my favorite cover of the ton of ASM #1000 covers that I picked up over the last two days. The spiders all around Spidey is just tremendous. I love it.