Palpable and famous moments from the 1970s and 1980s are put on the page with a crisp, brisk, and witty sense of drama.
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Blood Tree #6 // Review
Homicide detective cliches and stereotypes that have been echoing through crime fiction for nearly a century now.
Weird Work #1 // Review
A narrative voice that’s thick enough to be bulletproof.
Hearts of Steel #1 // Review
It’s beautiful stuff straight through.
Tim Drake: Robin #10 // Review
The story arc wraps up with nuanced drama that resonates through darkness and horror.
The Riddler: Year One #5 // Review
Subic conjures up the nightmare of madness onto the page.
Green Arrow #3 // Review
The danger that Williamson is applying to the page feels real and present.
Detective Comics #1073 // Review
Ram V is telling a story that rests on multiple different levels.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold #2 // Review
King constructs a well-conceived script.
Star Was: Doctor Aphra #33 // Review
Wong has the kernel of a good story.
Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #3 // Review
The comedy inherent in the Weekend at Vader’s situation is lightly hinted at.
City Boy #2 // Review
Jung looks at a city from many different angles.
Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Three #6 // Review
Burnett and Dini still manage to find new inspiration for fresh stories after all these years.
The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 // Review
Christopher Chaos makes a firm impact in his first appearance.
Nottingham #5 // Review
The aggression doesn’t come across nearly as badass as it should.
The Gimmick #4 // Review
Starer’s humor works on a whole bunch of different levels.
Exorcists Never Die #3 // Review
Modern Christian paladins fighting demonic activity in a dark and brutal fantasy world.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957--Fearful Symmetry #1 // Review
Mignola and Roberson handle the story in a straight-ahead fashion.
2000 A.D. #2338 // Review
“Azimuth” alone is well worth picking up this week’s issue.
Blue Book #5 // Review
Tynion falls into the traditional pitfalls of presenting a story of alien abduction.