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EYG Comic Cavalcade #193

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March 1

Up to Issue #8 in the Daily Read of Clean Room by Gail Simone. It is truly epic so far. I really am enjoying that Vertigo series from 2016.

I bought the first appearance of Mockingbird in Marvel Team-Up #95. I am down to six more of the volume 1 run of Marvel Team-Up to complete my collection. That’s fun.

Comic of the Week:

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1

What a massive list of Comic Book writing royalty working on this book. #1 is listed as written by Joe Kelly, Al Ewing & Charles Soule. That is three pretty solid writers for this series. Then the whole thing is drawn by Jesus Saiz. The book started off strong as Symbie (Peter’s little symbiote friend) gnawing of Johnny Storm’s head. I almost fell over. I will say that one thing could ruin it all and that would be a romantic pairing of Mary Jane and Flash Thompson. NO THANK YOU, PLEASE!

Books this week:

Is Ted Okay? #1. Written, drawn and cover art by Dave Chisholm (Silver Medalist). The runner of for Comic of the Week this week is Is Ted Ok? #1 from Mad Cave. It was a very intriguing and interesting idea that I am excited to see expand even more. What is up with Ted and why are we needing to keep an eye on him? Ted is isolated and antisocial, and Sarah, who has been assigned to watch him, starts to wish there was something she could do to help him. It’s complex and different and those are always welcomed.

Murder Drones #1. Written by Wyatt Kennedy and illustrated by Jo Mi-Gyeong. Cover art was done by Alessio Zonno. I was surprised to see this book in my pull list, because I did not think I had it on my list. I had planned on picking #1 up so I was happy I had it. I noticed that I was missing Murder Podcast #5, so I assume the wrong “Murder” book got pulled. As for moving ahead, this one will not be on my pull list. I did not enjoy Murder Drones much at all.

Murder Podcast #5. Written by Jeremy Haun and illustrated by Mike Tisserand. Cover art was done by Jeremy Haun. Unlike the Drones, Murder Podcast is a great story that has that ongoing mystery that is easily filling this story. There are so many brutal kills (some of which were hilarious) that it engages the reader. The issue ended with some military intervention that seemed important (?).

Bat-Man: Second Knight #3. Written by Dan Jurgens and art and cover art by Mike Perkins. The noir style Batman Elseworlds story comes to an exciting close as Batman and Superman learn how to work together and to stop the poisonous fear gas of the Scarecrow. The Black Label book was a lot of fun and reminded me some of Spider-Man Noir.

Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #1. Written by Tyler Boss and art and cover art by Martin Simmonds. I also grabbed the die-cut cover by Andrea Milana. The next installment of Image Comics reboots of the Universal Monsters is up and it is Phantom of the Opera. The well-known saga of the man with the scarred face but beautiful voice. I have enjoyed all of these Universal Monster books and I am looking forward to more Phantom of the Opera.

Iron Man #2. “Under Pressure” Written by Joshua Williamson and art by Carmen Carnero. Cover art was done by Ryan Stegman & Frank Martin. Tony Stark is trying to figure out what Madame Masque is up to… that is, when she is not sharing his bed. Ooooh Tony. Also, who would guess that Iron Man would have to fight side by side with MODOK?

The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery#1. Written by Chris Condon and art and cover art by Jacob Phillips. This is the newest Vertigo book from DC and this is the standout one for me so far. The other two were fine, but this noir detective thriller is the one I am most interested in. I have been a fan of Chris Condon over the years with That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang and News from the Fallout, so his name on this helps to sell the book even more.

Detective Comics #1106. “The Courage that Kills” Finale. Written by Tom Taylor and art and cover art by Mikel Janin. The virus storyline comes to a close this issue as Batman is able to find the antidote to save the day from the Lion.

Infernal Hulk #4. “Alone” Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art and cover art by Nic Klein. How many Hulks are too many Hulks? Well, when you are banished into the Hulkscape, that answer may not be an easy one

The Punisher #1. Written by Benjamin Percy with are by Jose Luis Soares. Cover art was done by David Marquez & GURU-eFX. Picking up right after the end of Punisher: Red Band, Frank Castle is back and out for vengeance. His rogues gallery got a return too as Jigsaw made another return from the dead. I also picked up a virgin variant cover by John Tyler Christopher..

Spider-Man & Wolverine #10. “Reunions and Partings” Written by Marc Guggenheim and penciled by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover art was done by Kaare Andrews. This brought the team-up series to a close this week. I have enjoyed this second half of the series more than I did the first arc and it is fun to see these two characters matched up.

Mortal Thor #7. “The Accelerationist” Written by Al Ewing and art by Pasqual Terry. Cover art was done by Alex Ross. The world around Sigurd Jarlson is just getting crazier. Mister Hyde is after him. People are starting to realize that he is pretty decent with a hammer. Then, that he may have a connection that they can exploit. Sigurd has some trouble coming.

Red Book #4. Written by James Tynion IV and art and cover art by Michael Avon Oeming (Gold Medalist). UFO stories out of China continue to affect the world and the way the US looks to the skies. This is the final issue of this volume of this UFO book, where Tynion IV provides us with some real world incidents and how they may be conceived. I have enjoyed these Blue/Red Book series and I will look forward to the next one in the future.

Disney Villains: Ursula #1. Written by Sherri L. Smith and art by Gabriele Bagnoli. Cover art was done by Mirka Andolfo. I grabbed this one off the shelf for the heck of it. Dynamite Comics has surprised me before with some characters that I did not think would interest me only to be enthralled by their series. Honestly, picking up Ursula #1 was just the collector in me. Let me tell you, I thought this was a great book and a fascinating story of Ursula and her missing sister. Damned if Dynamite didn’t do it again.

Maid Cafe #1. “Welcome Home, Master: Chapter One” Written by Aimee DeLong & Kazue Watanabe and adapted & illustrated by Remy “Eisu” Mikhtar. Cover art by Mark Spears. This one surprised me too, but not in the positive way. I thought this was another Mark Spears book like Monsters or Monsters and the Wolf, but it was more of a manga type, black and white book with a killer maid. Honestly, I passed on reading it so it may be more entertaining than I thought, but it did not appeal to me at first glance. There are fun trading cards inside the polybagged book.

Save Now #3. Written by Matt Kinot and art and cover art by Tomas Giorello. There is a lot of pain and anguish in this time travel series. There is a lot of loss too. Saver sticks around with Jan for awhile, watching the young girl grow into a young woman. Is his time traveling over? This is the penultimate issue of this series.

Wrestle Heist #3. Written, drawn and cover art by Kyle Starks. Our team of pro wrestlers, both active and retired, get together for Thanksgiving dinner to continue to discuss their plan on stealing from the evil promoter Buddy Hansen ( who looks a lot like Paul Heyman). Little do they know that there is a traitor in their midst. As a pro wrestling fan, there are a lot of insider things in this book that make me giddy. It is fun connecting these characters to the real life versions out there.

Absolute Wonder Woman #17. “Season of the Witch” Part 2 of 5. Written by Kelly Thompson and art and cover art by Hayden Sherman. Diana is able to free Zatanna from the control that was forcing her to take Diana’s magic and then she winds up facing a crew of her villains including Absolute Cheetah and Absolute Giganta.

Hyde Street #10. Written by Geoff Johns with art by Francis Portela. Cover art was done by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki with Brad Anderson. Sisters Hood are the newest pair arriving in Hyde Street. I do not think they are tied to the Sisterhood series we just got as they seem to be fortune tellers. Hyde Street has a lot of fun, weird horror going on.

Final Boss #4. “Stage Four: Forgotten Desert” Written by Tyler Kirkham with art by Tyler Kirkham and David Miller. Cover art was done by Tyler Kirkham (Bronze Medalist). The battles rage on as the tournament continues. The video game-like comic continues to have fun moments throughout.

Other books this week: Void Rivals #27, New History of the DC Universe: Dakota Incident #1, Nights #18, The Author Immortal #5, Be Not Afraid #5, Alice Forever After #2, Power Fantasy #16, Absolute Martian Manhunter #9, Liquidator #4, Return to Sleepy Hallow #4, Conan the Barbarian #29, and 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun #3.

Quick Hits: The Ultimates universe’s story is coming to a close as we get The Ultimates #21 this week with more Luke Cage. Escape #6 dropped the last issue of the series for a while. There will be a break for this series by Rick Remender, but it is not finished. Wiccan: Witches’ Road #3 is back with more magical shenanigans in the Marvel Universe. Wiccan’s mother, Wanda is still at it in the new Sorcerer Supreme #3 book. Rogue is after the truth from her past in Rogue #2. Cable and the members of X-Force are here in Inglorious X-Force #2 as they continue to try and prevent the future murder of Kamala Khan. The second series comes to a close with the new Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #7. Lots of DC heroes/Titans action. I grabbed two covers of the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One (Facsimile Edition) that came out this week. The first cover is one of the most iconic covers of all time. More boobs and sexual chicanery going down in Voyeur #4 from Ignition Press. Malevolent #2 had me thinking a lot of Leeloo from Fifth Element. The art from Oni Press’s new book Spirit of the Shadows #2 reminded me of Jack Kirby. The story of the heroes out of time came to a brutal end in Justice League Unlimited #16 this week. I was not a huge fan of the start of this group, but I did like what they did with them over the last several issues. Keenspot sent me the Pecos Bill and the Guns of Oz #2 this week. It was a fun book.

Clean Room #8

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon Davis-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“A Critical Event”

So this book took a WILD turn that I was not expecting…

Astrid Mueller is shot, the bullet going into her heart. It sure looks as if she is dying and she compels Killian to get Chloe because she needs someone to take over her role. Astrid says it can’t be Killian because Killian is a follower and the leader can not be a follower.

She also dropped a bomb…

Hell is real and the demons are trying to break through.

There are so many fascinating things going down here, including it apparently Astrid’s own brother Peter who shot her.

When Killian called, Chloe brought her own little squad with her, including Detective Avil Demaros and the Haverlin Brothers. Chloe insisted that she be allowed to bring a witness into the Clean Room with Astrid and Killing, which would be Rene.

Although, with a great ending surprise, it was not just Rene Haverlin. It was also Spark, who had possessed Rene and showed itself at the end of the book. It’s as if Chloe was really thinking ahead of the game.

What is next in this series. I can’t even think what could possibly be coming.

Clean Room #7

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon Davis-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“High Way to Hell”

While I still am not sure of of the dep motives going on here, the scene with Astrid and the Surgeon made things a little clearer about what I think about Astrid.

However, Chloe has not been convinced. She met up with Detective Avil Demakos, who was looking to ask her some questions about Michael Parks, who had been killed by being twisted into a pretzel-like shape. In just a few pages, I became a fan of these two and I want a good old fashioned love story in the middle of this horror book.

We see part of a relationship between Astrid and Anika, who does not look good. Astrid does seem to have feelings for Anika (and Chloe too) even if it is not obvious to anyone that she does. Astrid feels cold, and she barely responds to some of the horrors that are around her. Even a slight tear was barely recognizable in this issue.

It was a good issue and I loved how they were setting things up with this story moving forward.

Clean Room #6

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon David-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“The Surgeon Walks”

Another interesting new character makes his way to Chloe’s home: The Surgeon.

He does not look like a major problem… initially. He was an old doctor who came is speaking to Chloe, trying to convince her to come with him to the hospital.

Chloe played along… and then jammed to knives through The Surgeon’s head.

That, of course, did not kill him.

So what stops the Surgeon from killing Chloe? A phone call and a threat from Ingrid Mueller.

Ingrid has plans for Chloe. That is clear. And Chloe is not done with Ingrid either. We learned about what specifically happened to have Phillip blow his own head off.

This has been such a sensational series so far. I love these characters and I am just not sure who is the hero, who is the villain and what is going on. Gail Simone has gotten my attention once again.

Clean Room #5

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Written by Gail SImone

Art by Jon Davis-Hunt

Cover Art by Jenny Frison

“All the Wrong Places”

Our two stories each reach a fever pitch in issue #5 of Clean Room, the Vertigo series from 2016-2017.

Astrid Mueller was inside the Clean Room with her associate Terry. Terry had shot the monster in the head, thinking he save the day.

He had, in fact, doomed himself. The creature possessed Terry and was preparing to assassinate Astrid. Then, Astrid showed how bad ass she is.

I assume everyone who works for Astrid Mueller has one of these Lifeboxes with certain memories that allow her to rip them down in a moments notice. Terry’s memory was a sad one from his youth with his brother.

Meanwhile, a demon (or whatever) possessed Rene Haverlin to speak with Chloe. The demon was called Spark and spoke in a broken English. This creature was very creepy (as was Terry in the Clean Room).

While these events were going on, Capone went and got in a hot tub naked. She was buying off an actress to lie about her pregnancy to take the heat off the questions in the air about why Rand Tanner, actor and customer of Astrid Mueller, had died of an overdose.

Once again, I do not know where some of these characters stand and I am loving it. Very little here feels black and white. There were some full page panel art throughout the book that were extremely effective in creating a tone of creepiness and a sinister feel.

EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week

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February 26

I’m so very tired right now. I went back to work after being sick for three days and it was a long afternoon. Thankfully, the classes were pretty good today. Still, my eyes are drooping.

Good number of covers this week. There was a battle for the Bronze this week, and last year’s champion came up short. In fact, both of the last champions in cover artist of the year wound up in the Also Rans this week.

No variants in the medalists this week. That is becoming more uncommon every week.

Also Rans: Maid Cafe #1, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One (facsimile edition) Cover A, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One (facsimile edition) Cover D, The Punisher #1 (Virgin Cover F), Phantom of the Opera #1 (Die Cut Cover I), Justice League Unlimited #16, Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1, The Mortal Thor #7, The Power Fantasy #16, and Murder Podcast # 5.

Bronze Medalist

Final Boss #4

Cover art by Tyler Kirkman

The cover with the fire creature in the background is all contained in the title of the book. While it may not be the most original idea I have ever seen, it is executed beautifully.

Silver Medalist

Is Ted Ok? #1

Cover art by Dave Chisholm

More fire this week with this new Mad Cave book having someone consumed by fire. Is this something like the Human Torch or something more sinister. Is that Ted? I like how “Ted’s” eyes are rolled back in his skull.

Gold Medalist

Red Book #4

Cover art by Michael Avon Oeming

The James Tynion IV book about UFOs in Communist countries takes the gold medal this week with the fun star design and the UFO at the center. The whole week has a red theme to it as we got fire on the other two and the red coloring on thisone.

Clean Room #4

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon Davis-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“Turn that Front Upside Down.”

This issue starts off with a flashback to Astrid Mueller trying to recruit a man named Doctor Hagen. It was fifteen years ago in Norway and what Astrid was using for a recruitment tool was a little unlikely. This series continues intriguing flashbacks as cold opens that give us little details about some of out characters.

The issue has a double confrontation that plays out in seemingly the same time frame. We have Astrid inside the Clean Room with the man with his eyes pecked out- the man who had run her over in issue one. It was pretty clear that this was not that actual person… either he had been controlled or taken over. Meanwhile, Chloe was facing off with the creature that had taken over her home and had attacked her neighbors.

By the way, The Haverlin Brothers survived last issue, which made me very pleased. These three appear to have Chloe’s back, even though she tried to persuade them to not get involved. I have become a fan of these boys at this point, but I am afraid more is coming with them.

The two confrontations take different turns. Terry does something to the monster in the Clean Room, apparently killing it, which sent Astrid into a frenzy, screaming that they are all going to die. Then, Chloe is being slowly taunted by the creature in her house, which tells her that it was there to help her kill herself.

Chloe still sees Astrid as her enemy, but I think there is more to this series than that. I do not think it is as simple as protagonist vs. antagonist. Each issue brings a new level to this horror series. Excited for the next issue tomorrow.

Clean Room #3

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon Davis-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“Good Things and Celebrity Deaths”

Okay, so my thoughts have switched on this book. I was, at first, seeing Astrid Mueller was out main villain/antagonist of the book, and now, I am not sure.

It is cool to have found out that Astrid was the little girl at the beginning of issue #1 who had been hit by the car (twice). I suspected that was the case, but I was not sure.

I felt bad for the Haverlins who took the beating from that weird creature. They were just trying to protect Chloe’s home.

The arrival of Killian to protect Chloe from the gas station attendant was a surprise and, yet another hint, that Astrid Mueller is more than what I first saw.

The end of the issue with Jonas Kemf and his missing eyes was a scary image. It is one more hint that maybe Astrid Mueller should be seen in a different light. I love that about this series so far that I am not sure exactly what is going on. I feel that Chloe is certainly a protagonist at this point, but after that, what the rest of the story is has kept me enthralled.

Clean Room #2

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon Davis-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“Spring Cleaning Part Two”

Clean Room #2 is the next book in the Daily Read and it added to the wonders of the first issue dramatically. Gail Simone’s imagination is truly expansive and provided some dark moments of terror. I wonder how much books like this helped us into the current time of comics where we get a ton of horror books from Ice Cream Man to Hello Darkness.

The second issue started off with another cold open that I did not expect. It was a rough one with a man bent into a pretzel. I did not tie it together until I started looking at this post, but the man who had been killed in the first couple of pages of issue #2 was the same man, Mikey, that Chloe found in the alleyway and who tried to convince her to not pursue the Clean Room. He was afraid of Astrid Mueller and he desperately tried to talk Chloe into just leaving it be. Chloe couldn’t do it and went ahead to meet Mueller.

Did this lead directly to the death of this man? When did that happen? Mikey said that he had been in the Clean Room and he described it, in no uncertain ways, as being horrific. He compared Mueller to Satan and prayed for Chloe as she left him to move forward.

The meeting between Chloe and Astrid Mueller was odd. Mueller seemed to be trying to push it aside and leave. However, when Chloe tossed out some questions about the Clean Room, everything took a turn.

Makes one think that this was what Mueller wanted in the first place.

The whole Dwight stuff was weird and somewhat disturbing. It confused me for a bit since it seemed as if he wound up getting his comeuppance, but was that meant to be what Mueller wanted?

After two issues, I am extremely intrigued with what happens next.

These Jenny Frison covers remind me of the variant covers for Hello Darkness.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #192

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February 22

Welcome back to the EYG Comic Cavalcade. Another exciting week of books across the comic culture. I want to mention the new “Daily Read” post here at EYG. It is going to be a series that I will read an issue a day until it is finished. To kick this off, in honor of the return of Vertigo, I picked up the Gail Simone written series Clean Room and I read #1 today. That post is up on the website. It is going to be a semi-regular event for the Daily Read so it may not be continuous after we finish Clean Room, but we will keep our eyes open for the next good option.

I picked up several cool books from eBay this week including the full run of Clean Room. I also grabbed some of vol.2 from Marvel Team-Up.

COMIC OF THE WEEK:

White Sky #1.

Written by William Harms with art by Lee Loughridge. Cover art was done by Jean Paul Mavinga. A couple of weeks ago, the hottest book in the land was D’orc #1. Now, it is White Sky #1, which is like a combination of The Last of Us and Boom Studio’s Ghostlore. This has been sold out everywhere and i can understand why… because this is great. If you were someone who had not heard about this before this past week, you probably were not getting a copy. I know I had it on my pull list early. Ebay has it for sale ranging from $40 to $100 dollars.

Books This Week:

The Muppets Noir #1. Written, Art and cover art by Roger Langridge. This Dynamite Comics book is another that I have been waiting on for several months now. I love the Muppets and I love me some noir, so the mixture of these two elements, though seemingly odd, is just what I am wanting. The Muppets are taking roles in this noir after an accident with flying bricks knocks out Kermit.

Ultimate Spider-Man #24. Written by Jonathan Hickman and art was done by Marco Checchetto & David Messina. Cover art was done by Marco Checchetto & Matthew Wilson. The final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man saw the end of the war with Kingpin and Mister Negative in a really brutal manner. This was the most successful comic in Marvel’s Ultimate universe reboot and now we are down to just a few more issues of the universe before it ends.

Uncanny X-Men #24. “From a Kiss to a Kill”. Written by Gail Simone and art by David Marquez. Cover art was done by David Marquez & Matthew Wilson. The Uncanny X-Men do battle with the Legion of Monsters, led by Elsa Bloodstone. Gail Simone has been awesome with this group of X-Men and using these group of monsters give the X-Men something new to deal with.

Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #1. Written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Luca Maresca. Cover art was done by Leinil Francis & Romulo Fajardo Jr. Back with Wolverine and dealing with people who were behind the Weapon X project… looking for a new subject. Chip Zdarsky gives us a cool Wolverine book leading into the Armageddon Assembles storyline later in 2026.

New Avengers #9. Written by Sam Humphries with art by Ton Lima. Cover art was done by Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo. The New Avengers are struggling with the trust inside their team when Black Widow reveals that she has been connected to the Killuminati. Meanwhile, Carnage is trying to decide which Avenger he is going to eat.

Wolverine #16. “Cardiac Arrest.” Written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Mike Henderson. Cover art was done by Dan Panosian. Department H is still after Wolverine and Silver Sable, and they have unleashed Alpha Flight. Inspector Mira Mehta had a surprise device that nearly gave Logan a heart attack. Was that pushing things too far?

Absolute Batman #17. “The Seventh Kingdom- Part 1” Written by Scott Snyder with art by Eric Canete. Cover art was done by Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin. We get the Absolute first appearance of Poison Ivy and she is quite horrifying.

Amazing Spider-Man #22. Written by Joe Kelly with art by Nick Bradshaw, Todd Nauck, Nathan Stockman with Scott Hanna. Cover art was done by Mark Bagley & Marte Gracia. Last issue, we saw that Peter was finally back on earth. This issue we see how that happened and how he was able to approach Aunt May after being gone for so long. I really think it is time for Aunt May to know the truth about Peter and his alter ego.

End of Life #1. Written by Kyle Starks with art by Steve Pugh. Cover art was done by Gerald Parel. This is another new book from the reboot of DC Comics’ imprint Vertigo. What happens when a professional hitman makes a big mistake and robs the head of an international cabal of assassins? Nothing good for sure. I thought this was a better issue than the Vertigo book last week, but I have not found one yet that jumps off the page for me.

X-Men #25. “Involved Again.” Written by Jed MacKay with pencils by Tony Daniel. The Crimson Commandos, led by Frank Bohannan, make their return to face off with Cyclops and the X-Men. However, Bohannan has some manipulation going down, as he is playing out in front of the press. limiting what Cyke can do.

Smile: For the Camera #1. Written by Hannah Rose May and art by Miriana Puglia. Cover art by Skylar Patridge (Silver Medalist). This is a new book that is based on the huge horror movie hit, Smile (and Smile 2). Smile is a creepy movie franchise and this comic book, from ID Dark, definitely grabs the same tone and mood of the feature films.

Fantastic Four #8. “Strange Secret Origin.” Written by Ryan North with pencils by Humberto Ramos. Cover art was done by Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado. Sue Storm has always been the most powerful and most dangerous member of the Fantastic Four. We get that idea once again as we meet a Sue Storm from another universe, who has taken down Galactus and is preparing to face off with our FF. Sue is calling herself The Invincible Woman. Oh… not good.

Deluge #4. Written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Marika Cresta. Cover art was done by Riley Rossmo. The women’s prison is flooding and the police are entering in an attempt to save those they could. Little did they know that there was more than just water in the prison. The police was not ready to listen to anyone about it either. Things are looking bad for everyone in the prison.

Snow Monkey #1. Written by Jason Shaw with art by Heubert Khan Michael. Cover art was done by Aaron Bartling. Jennifer Gaitlin has possession of the ancient helmet of Wukong and this gives her the experiences and abilities of every other warrior who has ever worn it. This #1 is from the comic company, Red 5 Comics, which I had never heard of before.

Nightwing #135. “Cirque Du Sin Part 6: Finale” Written by Dan Watters and art and cover art by Dexter Soy. Nightwing finally is able to save the kids from the fifth dimension with the help of Nightwing-Prime, who takes up the mantel of protector and preventor of the Cirque returning to the regular world. This felt like a finale to the Nightwing-Prime story, which I have not loved, but I do like the sacrifice he made.

Exquisite Corpses #10. Written by Jordie Bellaire with James Tynion IV and art by Marianna Ignazzi with Michael Walsh. Cover art was done by Michael Walsh. We are down to Pretty Boy, Fox mask Killer, Rascal Randy and (maybe) Lady Carolina. There are just three more issue of this exceptional mini-series remaining and the story does feel like things are starting to come to a close.

Captain America #7. Written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Delio Diaz & Frank Alpizar. Cover art was done by Valerio Schiti & Frank Martin. The war inside Latveria rages on as the different factions are all battling to find their place. However, someone with a potential in approached Cap to ask for help. Alina Von Doom. Hm, I’ve heard that name before.

G.I. Joe #19. Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Andrea Milana. Cover art was done by Tom Reilly. The GI Joes are now aware of Hound and Duke is not too anxious for an alliance. However, the war for Energon is in full swing and the Joes need to accept the help anywhere they can find it.

Generation X-23 #1. “A Numbers Game.” Written by Jody Houser and art by Jacopo Camagni. Cover art was done by Partha Pratim, Sarkar & Romulo Fajardo Jr. Laura Kinney and Gabby Kinney are together and searching for mutants that they can rescue. I do like the dynamic between sisters/clones Laura and Gabby as Wolverine and Scout. This was a decent read, and unexpected fun book this week.

Dungeons of Doom #2. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Benjamin Percy with art by Justin Mason, Robert Gill, Carlos Magno, Georges Jeanty & Karl Story. Cover art was done by Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr. More scavenging inside the dungeons in Latveria, as a number of people were in search of whatever they could recover. People included the Red Hulk, Hydra, the Wakandan, and an American group. I liked this issue better than I did last issue.

Deadly Hands of K’un-Lun #1. “War Song“. Written by Yifan Jiang with art by Paco Medina. Cover art was done by Leinil Francis Yu & Federico Blee. This started off brutal as we get some of the kung fu masters getting wiped out, including Fat Cobra, who is decapitated. However, the new Iron Fist, Lin Lie, is trying to master his power and prevent a war across the Seven Heavenly Cities.

Sai Dimensional Rivals #2. Storytellers: Peach Momoko, Esad Ribic, and Natacha Bustos. Cover art was done by Peach Momoko. Sai is traveling the dimensions in search of the Seventh Stone. I do like how the story and art changes each time that Sai goes into a new dimension- right down to new costume change. This was a fun book this week and I am curious to see where it heads from here.

Doctor Who: The Prison Paradox #4. Written by Dan Watters with art by Sami Kivela. Cover art was done by Sunghan Yune. This newest Doctor Who mini-series comes to a close in a perfect “Doctor” fashion.

Other books this week: Black Panther: 60th Anniversary Special #1, Death to Pachuco #5, Good as Dead #6, Ghost Pepper #8, Star Wars #10, Arcadia #3, and American Caper #4.

Quick Hits: This is the final issue of The Terminator Metal #5 which has been a decent little storytelling book with different stories in each issue. I picked up World’s Finest #48 this week despite not normally buying it because of the Joker cover done by Mark Spears (Bronze Medalist). Spidey had been shot last issue, but he shakes that off in 1776#4. He was keeping the Revolutionary War bullet to possibly sell on eBay. Doctor Strange #3 is still the Asgardian Sorcerer Supreme and following with Angela on missions across the nine realms. Just not Midgard. Mad Magazine #48 has Alfred E. Newman on the cover shooting craps, but throwing green packages instead of dice. Daredevil & Punisher #4 was a solid book this week as DD tried to reign in Castle. Daredevil had a week of team-ups as he was also appearing in It’s Jeff Meets Daredevil #1. I picked up cover C variant where Daredevil is in the position of Jaws on the movie poster. It was the Gold Medalist of the week. We got a couple of books that had their final issues this week with Tama #6, Gunpowder Prophets #5, and (maybe) Titans #32. Star Trek: The Last Starship #5 kept its conflict with the rest of the Star Trek universe. Are the Borgs the closest allies the human have? Jeff Larson’s Minor Arcana #14 has even more magic going down.

Clean Room #1

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Written by Gail Simone

Art by Jon David-Hunt

Cover art by Jenny Frison

“Spring Cleaning Part One”

Welcome to the Daily Read. This is going to be a new semi-regular column at EYG where we take a comic series and we read an issue a day, every day until we finish the run. Much like the DailyView where we watch a movie a day, this will be reading a comic.

I was inspired to do this by a series that I picked up on eBay this past week. I had been interested in the latest rebirth of DC Comics’ Vertigo line. These new books are intriguing and I will be picking them up. Meanwhile, I was on Blue Sky recently and Gail Simone (or someone who was responding to her) brought up a series called Clean Room. I had never heard of it before so I went to eBay and found the whole 18-issue series. It had debuted in December 2015 and I decided to order it.

I have been a huge fan of Gail Simone’s work on the Uncanny X-Men recently, and I have been looking into other work that she had done in comics. I was able to meet her at the SiouxCon this past September and get her to sign some books. I purchased a comic script she had written for Savage Wolverine #19, which was so cool.

So I wanted to read this series, but I have a busy schedule and it is difficult to make time for things. That is… unless I am doing a column about it. This led to me creating the Daily Read in order to make sure that I carve out the time needed to read the series.

I read issue one this afternoon and I was fully engaged with it. It started out with a frightening scene with a little girl and an angry man driving a truck. For a moment, I thought this book was starting out with something truly tragic, but the little girl survived only to ask a creepy question: “Mama, why is Papa’s face made of snakes?”

We then meet Chloe, who is on a mission to discover what she could about Astrid Mueller. Mueller had written a self-help book that led to Chloe’s husband’s death (I am not sure if it was explicitly said, but it certainly implied that he had taken his own life).

Chloe’s path in just this first issue was rough as she seemingly tried to drown herself, only to be rescued. She decided on her path to find out why Philip, her husband, died.

Meanwhile, we do not meet Astrid Mueller until the final page, but the book does a great job of setting this woman up as something horrendous, even comparing her to Satan. The story does a sensational job of creating an aura around this character before we see her walk into the scene.

After reading the first issue, I confirmed that I wanted to do this Daily Read on EYG. I have decided that this series is very much worth the time that I will need to commit to read it and write about it. I love it when a series is clever and creative and makes me think about what is going on, and, so far, Clean Room has succeeded in that.

I will be reading an issue a day for the next 17 days and posting my thoughts about it.

EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week

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February 19

Two variant covers in the medal winners stand out this week. One Marvel, One DC, and one independent. That is fun.

Also-Rans: The End of Life #1, White Sky #1, Smile For the Camera #1 (Foil), Amazing Spider-Man #22, Ultimate Spider-Man #24 (Cover E), X-Men #25 and Fantastic Four #8.

Bronze Medalist

Batman/Superman World’s Finest #48

Variant cover B

Cover art by Mark Spears

Last year’s cover champ returns for a Bronze Medal with the first time Mark Spears draws The Joker. As always, he brings a gravitas to the covers.

Silver Medalist

Smile: For the Camera #1

Cover art by Skylar Patridge

Dark ID has come out with a new story set in the Smile universe. Smile is one of the creepiest and scariest horror film franchises and now, looking at this cover, perhaps Smile is going to make this one of the best horror comics around. The scissors on this cover with the blood dripping from them… frightening.

Gold Medalist

It’s Jeff! Meets Daredevil #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Nic Klein

Some of my favorite covers recently have been horror movie homages, and last year’s cover of the year was a Jaws metal cover from the Mark Spears Monster run. This cover has the same pieces to it and I just love DD as Jaws coming up under Jeff. Those giant fangs and wide open mouth of Daredevil makes this one of the best variants of the year so far.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #191

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February 15

Welcome to the EYG Comic Cavalcade. Happy Valentine’s Day. Happy Presidents’ Day. It is a fun stretch of the month for me as my birthday is also coming up this week.

I am beginning a new feature for the EYG Comic Cavalcade this week. It is:

The Comic of the Week:

Every week, I will pick one book that is the best book of the week and talk about it officially. In the past, I have mentioned when a book might be my favorite of the week, but I never officially dubbed it so. From now on, I will pick my personal favorite each week and give a bit of a summary of it. For the first Comic of the Week, I have:

The Comic of the Week

Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1

Coincidentally, this is also our Gold Medal winning book for Favorite Comic Cover of the Week. Written by Benjamin Percy and art by Geoff Shaw, Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1 gives us a new look at Wade Wilson after something tragic has happened to Ellie. We do not know exactly what it is, but it has turned Wade suicidal and he spends the issue trying to find a way to kill himself, even though his healing factor, which has been fully recharged, prevents him from killing himself. It was a great read and I am intrigued with the new ideas with Deadpool.

Books this week:

The Nobody Graphic Novel: Written, illustrated & cover art by Jeff Lemire. This is a new graphic novel version of a Jeff Lemire graphic novel that has been long out-of-print. It is a reimagining of the classic tale of the Invisible Man in the Jeff Lemire style. From Dark Horse, I really enjoyed this book. It shows how creative you can be even with a story that has been told many times. Image just finished the Invisible Man Universal Monsters mini-series and this feels like a wonderful companion to that story. I love Jeff Lemire too.

Just Brutal #1. Written by Dennis Hopeless with illustrations and cover art by Brahm Revel. This might have been a runner up for the Comic of the Week. It is a new book from Ignition Press, which has been on a real hot streak recently. The thing I liked the best was the manner in which the comic was narrated. It had characters in the story telling the readers what was happening, in a very break the fourth wall style. I enjoyed this one a lot.

Bleeding Hearts #1. Written by Deniz Camp with art by Stipan Morian. This is the official first new book from the resurgent Vertigo line from DC Comics. This features thinking zombies. If I am being honest, I was a little let down by this issue. I had anticipated this more and it was only okay. I plan on continuing to pick it up so I do hope it will improve.

Spider-Man: Noir #5. Written by Erik Larsen and art by Andrea Broccardo. Cover art was done by Simone Di Meo. The latest version of the Spider-Man Noir series came to a conclusion this week with Peter getting his powers back and kicking some Nazi butt. We saw the first trailer for the Amazon Prime series Spider-Noir starring Nicolas Cage this week, so this could be a hot pick up.

Black Cat #7. “VII: Symbiosis” Written by G. Willow Wilson and art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover art was done by Adam Hughes. Black Cat and Mary Jane reunite and Mary Jane has a secret to share with her. It is a symbiotic secret. Black Cat and the new Venom team up hoping to find their way into the Negative Zone.

Cyclops #1. “Seeing Red” Part 1. Written by Alex Paknadel with art by Rogê Antonio. Cover art was done by Federico Vicentini & Marcio Menyz. Scott Summers gets his own solo series and he finds himself in serious trouble in the Northern Rockies in British Columbia and his visor is damaged. What is Scott going to do?

Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #5. Written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Pepe Perez. Cover art was done by Mark Bagley & Dean White. Spider-Man’s story from his early days comes to an end in this issue as he makes a decision about which woman he wants to pursue… only to have that choice ripped away from him.

Barbarian Behind Bards #1. Written by Elliott Kalan and art by Andrea Mutti. Cover art was done by Francesco Tomaselli. This alliterative book was the surprise book of the week. I did not expect to like this book, but I have been a big fan of Mad Cave over the last year or so. I picked up the issue because of Mad Cave and I really enjoyed the strange tale of a barbarian in present day, dealing with the court system. Give me more of this.

The Digger #1. Written by T.S. Luther with art and cover art by Sam Gudilin. This was one of the most original new series of the week. From Invader Comics, The Digger #1 is like a darker version of Indiana Jones, told from the POV of the Boy. The Boy knows he needs money to help his sick grandma, and he meets up with the man with the devil’s eyes. I love the layout of this book as it is very different style than what I am used to in comics.

Star Wars: Jar Jar #1. “The Unseen” Written by Ahmed Best & Marc Guggenheim with art by Kieran McKeown & Laura Braga. I know it is Jar Jar Binks. I, along with everyone in my generation, hated this character in the Star Wars prequels. I found it silly that he was getting his own one shot Marvel Comics book. I picked it up because I just had to see what it was going to be like. It was like that car wreck that you can’t take your eyes off it. I am ashamed of myself.

DC KO #4. “Trial By Absolute” Written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson with art by Javi Fernandez & Xermanico. Cover art was done by Javi Fernandez (Bronze Medalist). I also picked up a versus cover by Dan Mora (Bronze Medalist). It was not going to take too long to have crossovers with the Absolute characters… and here it is. Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman and Absolute Wonder Woman are here into the battle. And it looks like we have a tournament winner. One more issue of DC KO left.

The Thing on our Doorstep #1. Written by Simon Birks and art and cover art by Willi Roberts. A new Image Comics book adapting a Lovecraft story that takes place inside the Arkham Sanitorium. Daniel Upton and Edward Derby were best friends for ever, until Daniel shoots Edward dead in the sanitorium. Daniel swears he did not do it, despite holding the smoking gun. Creepy.

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1. “Agency” Part One. Written by Jed MacKay with art by Devmalya Pramanik. Cover art was done by E.M. Gist. Marc Spector is back once again in a new series from Marvel. I swear Moon Knight has a new series every year and a half or so. They all seem to be written by Jed MacKay, so I wonder why they can’t all just be the same series. Once again, Marc is facing some mental problems, but, to the rescue, Zodiac????

Space Ghost #8. Written by David Pepose with art by Jonathan Lau. Cover art was done by Francesco Mattina. Space Ghost faces one of his most dangerous villains ever- The Antimatter Man. However, the Antimatter Man has an unexpected connection to Jace and Jan.

Planet She-Hulk #4. Written by Stephanie Phillips with art by Emilio Laiso. Cover art was done by Emilio Laiso & Sonia Oback. She-Hulk has to fight her recent lover Jack of Hearts on Sakar. This was a solid book that had a shocking final page that I just did not see coming. I enjoyed the relationship between Jenn and jack in the previous She-Hulk series, and I am glad it is being revisited here.

The Center Holds #1. Written by Larry Hama and illustrated by M.D. “Doc” Bright. Cover art was done by M.D. Bright & Joe Quinones. This new superhero project started at Boom! Studios with a sad note. Artist Mark Bright had passed away in 2024 and, after seeking approval from the Bright family, this book is moving forward. Boom is donating part of the proceeds for this book to the Hero Initiative, a charity helping comic creators that are in need.

Geiger #21. Written by Geoff Johns and art by Gary Frank. Cover art was done by Gary Frank. Geiger and the Northerner are together trying to deal with the fact that the Northerner had been pulled out of his time around the Civil War to the time after the Unknown War. This still feels like a big crossover event is in the cards.

Rocketfellers #12. Written by Peter J. Tomasi and art and cover art by Francis Manapul. The Rocketfeller family is trying to come to grips with the tragic events of last issue, where Roland was killed in an explosion. Raina is still here, but she did not remember anything.

Crownsville #4. Written by Rodney Barnes and illustrated by Elia Bonetti. Cover art was done by Jason Shawn Alexander. The mysteries and the uncertainties of the haunted Crownsville are coming to a head in this penultimate issue of the horror series from Oni Press. This is another book with a great and original layout that helps build a tone unlike most comics on the market today.

Gargoyles & Darkwing Duck #2. Written by Greg Weisman and art by Ciro Cangialosi. Cover art was done by Tad Stones. I did not think I was going to be collecting this book, and yet, here I am with issue two in my collection and enjoying the story. It is a fun pairing between Darkwing and the Gargoyles, specifically Goliath. Dynamite Comics has been dynamite in making these unlikely characters engaging in their books.

The Phantom #5. Written by Ray Fawkes with art by Russell Olson. Cover art was done by Freddie Williams. This newest arc of the Phantom is closed with this issue. I did like this book, but I wish it wouldn’t be over so soon. It seems as if there is another Phantom series coming soon, and I just do not know why this has to be a new number one.

Absolute Wonder Woman Annual #1. “Cursing and Cursed.” Written by Kelly Thompson and art and cover art by Mattia De Iulis. Diana heads to see Athena in an attempt to help break the curse on Medusa and her sisters.

Hank Howard: Pizza Detective- “The Two Hollywoods” #2. Written by Robert Venditti and art by David Lapham. Cover art was done by Andrea Sorrentino (Silver Medalist). Hank Howard is back in his conclusion to the two-issue series with a noir detective and pizza. What a perfect mix. The black and white crime story gives us a beautiful blend of violence and pizza.

Other books this week: Blood & Thunder #10, Mary Sue #4, Sherlock Holmes-The Dark Detective: Knights of Frankenstein #5, Immortal Legend Batman #6, Gigante #1, The fall of Ultraman #1, and John le Carré’s The Circus: Losing Control #2.

Quick Hits: Tom Taylor’s DC book, C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #6 concluded the story, though it is wide open for a potential continuation. I prefer to see an ending that gives a more concrete finish with a slighter hint of a return. Violence and vengeance remains the par for the course in Dark Horse’s Devil on my Shoulder #3. I grabbed another reprint of an Absolute Batman cover, this one being Absolute Batman #15, with a foil cover. I am telling you that DC is not slacking on taking advantage of these Absolute books. I guess you strike when the iron is hot. I hear they are reprinting the entire line coming soon. Wild. James Tynion IV’s future techpocalypse series is back with w0rldtr33 #18. You really have to pay attention to that book to follow along. Alien vs. Captain America #4 came to a shocking end with Cap back in the ice, but he is not alone. Godzilla actually appears in Godzilla Escape the Dead Zone #6. I swear this is the King of Monster’s first appearance in this book outside of flashbacks or storytelling. It is also the final book, but it does not wrap the story up. It heads immediately into another book which I do not think I will be buying. Ultimate X-Men #24 brings that story to an end too, as the Ultimate universe is ending soon. I have appreciated Peach Momoko’s vision of the Ultimate X-Men even if I did not love the book. I liked the difference of it. Transformers #29 features another battel between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Apparently, Han Solo does not find the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Han Solo-The Hunt for the Falcon #5, which is another book that ends this week. The Last Day of H.P. Lovecraft #4, on the other hand, is the penultimate book of this series (I believe). I did not expect for Miss Fury’s head to have been ripped off her shoulders in Die!Namite #5. Surprised for sure. A one shot from the Hello Darkness world came out this week called Good Bones & Other Sordid Tales #1.

EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week

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February 11

Today I took a personal day from school so I was able to spend NEW COMIC BOOK DAY at my two stores. Started the morning at In This Issue in Bettendorf and spent the afternoon at Comic World and Games in Dubuque. Always fun spending time with others who appreciate the hobby.

Even more so, I got to do some reading, and I got all my new books on the same day so I do not have to wait to chose the cover of the week until Thursday night.

Also-Rans: The Thing on the Doorstep #1, Space Ghost #8, Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1, Absolute Batman #15 (Second printing-foil), The Digger #1, and Bleeding Hearts #1 (foil virgin).

Bronze Medalist

DC KO #4

Variant cover G/Bracket Cover

Cover art by Dan Mora

This one reminded me of the Godzilla vs. Marvel Universe covers that I really liked from last year as they set this up like a fight poster, the match-up of the tournament front and center. I like how this builds this tournament up with the images of those that remain.

Silver Medalist

Hank Howard Pizza Detective: The Two Hollywoods #2

Cover art by Andrea Sorrentino

I love the shades of purple across this cover for Bad Idea’s new book. It has a compelling imagery across it as well, with the black standing out beautifully among the purples.

Gold Medalist

Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1

Cover art by Geoff Shaw

There were some outstanding covers for the new Deadpool series, and the cover A is right up there with some of the best of them. Something has made Wade Wilson want to end his life, which is a difficult thing for him to accomplish. The look of Wade on this cover gives that feel of hopelessness and all-consuming anger despite not seeing his actual face. The cover does a great job of telling you what this new arc is all about.

EYG Comic Cavalcade #190

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February 8

Welcome to the Big Game Day! Patriots vs. Seahawks later today. Before we get to that, I want to get to the EYG Comic Cavalcade. I am a Patriots fan so… good luck to them!

I have just about mined the full possible Marvel Team-Ups from the collection at In This Issue. I think there was one more available to me that I left behind because it was a little more expensive. I plan on picking that up next week.

Books this week:

D’Orc #1. “D’Orc Days Ahead” Story and art by Brett Bean. I picked up three covers. Cover A by Brett Bean, Cover B by Jorge Corona and Cover C by Jason Howard. This is my favorite new book of the week. This Image Comics book features the debut of D’Orc, a half-orc, half-dwarf, and he is hilarious. He has a talking shield and I really get a Groo the Wanderer vibe from this book. It is funny and written extremely well. It is really hot right now too. I love D’Orc.

Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1. “Tea Ceremonies, Masquerades, and Funerals.” Written by Murewa Ayodele with art by Federica Mancin. Cover art was done by R.B. Silva & David Curiel. Storm is back and she continues to show off how powerful she has become.

Avengers #35. “The New Universe” Written by Jed MacKay and penciled by Sergio Davila. Cover art was done by Russell Dauterman & Rachelle Rosenberg. The Avengers are on the precipice of a new universe in their struggle with Kang. Who knows where this cosmic tale is headed?

Amazing Spider-Man #21. Written by Joe Kelly and Penciled by John Romita Jr. and Todd Nauck. Cover art was done by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna and Marcio Menyz. Norman Osborn has been taking his lumps as he tried to step into the shoes of Spider-Man. Fortunately for Norman, Peter Parker is back on earth!

Crescent City Monsters #1-4. Written by Newton Lilavois and art and cover art by Gian Carlo Bernal. This four issue series is also autographed by its creator Newton Lilavois. I saw an ad for this on TikToc with Lilavois himself selling it and it looked very interesting. The books are beautiful black and white, but I have not yet read them. I am looking forward to reading them as soon as I can find the extra time.

Batman #6. “Long Night” Written by Matt Fraction with art by Jorge Jimenez. Cover art was done by Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu Morey. Batman is back out after the tough date night from last issue. Things do not get much better. There are some nice scenes with Jason Todd and Damien.

Ultimate Endgame #2. Written by Deniz Camp with art by Terry & Rachel Dodson and Jonas Scharf. Cover art was done by Mark Brooks. I also picked up cover C by Lee Garbett and cover D by R.B. Silva. The big Ultimates universe crossover event continued with the Ultimates, Spider-Man, Killmonger, and the Master. Does the Master take over Doom? Is that a bad thing? No polybags this time!

All-New Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #7. Written by Stephanie Phillips and art by Paolo Villanelli. Cover art was done by David Marquez & Federico Blee. Gwen and Fabian sitting in a web.. k-i-s-s-i-n-g… that is until all the crap hits the fan. There is a very circular situation that seemingly happens in this issue that is a call back to Amazing Spider-Man #122. Or is it all Mysterio?

The Nice House by the Sea #7. Written by James Tynion IV with art and cover art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Cover C art is done by Javier Rodriguez. Here is another book that has been on the shelf for a long time. Issue six came out in March of 2025. Almost a whole year. However, this is tied to DC Comics new version of Vertigo so now is a good time to return to the comic shop, I guess.

Planet of the Apes Versus Fantastic Four #1. Written by Josh Trujillo and art by Andrea Di Vito. Cover art was done by Greg Land & Rachelle Rosenberg. A powerless FF arrive on the Planet of the Apes and have to face off with the classic characters. What does the Red Ghost have to do with this? This issue is a lot of fun as the Marvel vs. 20th Century Studios faceoffs continue.

Wolverine #15. “Alpha Flight” Written by Saladin Ahmed and art by Mike Henderson. Cover art was done by Dan Panosian. After teaming up with Silver Sable and just before they engaged in a little noogie noogie, Alpha Flight attacked Wolverine in an attempt to capture him. Wolvie should know that Canada is not the friendliest place for him.

Superman: Chains of Love #1. “Creepers” Written by Leah Williams and art by Ig Guara. Variant cover D art by Ig Guara and Arif Prianto. I loved this book. The Creeper is one of my favorite secondary DC characters and his relationship in this book with Livewire is a lot of fun. Super heroes (villains?) as podcasters is a funny idea.

War Wolf #4. Written by Steve Orlando and art by Marco Perugini. Cover art was done by David Talaski (Silver Medalist). The truth about what really happened to Bear Bruin is coming to the front. What is the truth? It is coming to the front.

Magik & Colossus #1. “Bound by Blood.” Written by Ashley Allen and art by German Peralta. Cover art was done by David Nakayama. The Rasputin siblings get their own feature in the Shadows of Tomorrow arc in the X-Men universe. I am not sure who it is behind the troubles for Piotr and Illyana, but I have a guess….

Knightfight #4. Written by Joshua Williamson and art and cover art by Dan Mora. Batman is going through all kind of trouble with his battles with alternate Batmen… all seemingly for him to get back involved in the KO tournament. Not sure how that is fir, but I guess we’ll find out in DC KO #4 next week.

Uncanny X-Men #23. “Where Monsters Dwell” Part One. Written by Gail Simone with art by David Marquez. Cover art was done by David Marquez & Matthew Wilson (Gold Medalist). In what felt like an intervention for Gambit, we get Elsa Bloodstone and a bunch of monsters including Morbius, Mummy and others.

Ripcord #1. Written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Aneke. Cover art was done by Jorge Fornes. Ripcord is a new drug that will transform the user into mindless killers. Dillon, however, will not give up until she finds her sister. Great first issue from Ignition Press set in the Australian Outback.

Absolute Superman #16. “This Universe Will Break Your Heart, Kid” Written by Jason Aaron with art by Juan Ferreyra. Rafa Sandoval & Ulises Arreola did the cover art. We get the debut of the Absolute Hawkman and I really like this version of that character. Absolute Lex Luthor also shows up as Brainiac tries to recruit him.

The Twilight Zone #4. “False Bottom.” Written by Written, drawn and cover art by Nate Powell. I also picked up variant cover B art by Francesco Francavilla. This Twilight Zone issue is one of the more tragic examples of a story. It felt like a real Twilight Zone episode you would have seen, but the unhappy ending was tough to handle.

Other Books this week: Event Horizon: Dark Descent #5, Marian Heretic #4, Absolute Green Lantern #11, Godzilla #7, Eat Your Young #6 and DC KO Boss Battle #1.

Quick Hits: The final issue of Dark Horse’s Space Scouts #3 dropped this week as the whole competition came to a finale. Cullen Dunn had another book released this week, which was The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1. It felt like a sequel to something that I was unaware of, but it was pretty solid. Dunn is a top notch writer. Sam & Twitch Case Files #21 was the Bronze Medalist cover this week. Nova Centurion #4 showed off Richard Rider’s power and his intelligence as the last Nova. More conspiratorial action dropped in Department of Truth #35. Godzilla: Infinity Roar #1 sees the King of Monsters across the cosmos of the Marvel Universe. Maybe Godzilla is finally getting around to destroying the Marvel Universe as was mentioned in his previous book. The latest crossover comes to the forefront with Archie X The Army of Darkness #1. Archie Andrews and Ash Williams together? Seems like a match made in Hell. DC x AEW #1 brings the world of professional wrestling into the DC universe. High Strangeness #4 continues its weird story arcs through the decades. This one is especially odd. Ultimate Wolverine #14 is counting down until the end of the Ultimate Universe. One of the surprises of the week was Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #1. I have been collecting Dynamite Comics Darkwing Duck book, but I did not think I would be buying this book moving on. It was way better than I thought it would be.