Both a fun, mindless action adventure with a simple premise AND a deeply biting socio-political satire.
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Age of X-Man: Apocalypse and the X-Tracts #5 // Review
An awkwardly expository moment as a rather large crossover event crumbles towards its final issue.
ManEaters #10 // Review
The hard edge of the satire suffers a bit as the series switches gears to a much more confrontational dynamic.
ManEaters #9 // Review
A story of rising tension of political drama peppered by strikingly hilarious bits of humor.
Thumbs #1 // Review
A promising, new story with twinges of political commentary scratching out around the edges of current events.
Vindication #4 // Review
The mood for the entire series is nothing if not consistent.
Avengers #18 // Review
Somewhere in the 1970s, writer Roy Thomas decided that it might be cool to create a team for Marvel that was based on the Justice League. Years later, the team returns again in the latest issue of The Avengers.
Man-Eaters #8 // Review
A complete departure from a comic book format altogether that launches itself into 32 pages of fully-playable micro games.
Apocalypse and the X-Tracts #2 // Review
While the flashbacks do some work providing details about Apocalypse in the dystopian utopia of The Age of X-Man, they seem unnecessarily tacked-on to an issue that isn’t doing a whole heck of a lot else.
Man-Eaters #7 // Review
Comedy finds more cleverly inventive off-center narrative as the mystery deepens.
Spider-Man - Life Story #1 // Bonus Review
Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley take Spidey back to the ‘60s with this bold-yet-familiar What If?-style tale (Spoiler Free)
Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler #2 // Review
Seanan McGuire is steering the title right into, “The Age of X-Man’s” greatest flaw.
Age of X-Man Marvelous X-Men #2 // Review
Thompson and Nadler compose the story pretty well, but there isn’t a whole lot going on.
Man-Eaters #6 // Review
Cain’s humor is brilliant around the corners of a very emotionally engaging mystery.
Oliver #2 // Review
The dystopian sci-fi series inspired by Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist steps out of the shadows and into a bit of intrigue.
Killmonger #4 // Review
Killmonger’s turning point, will this push him over the edge?
Immortal Hulk #13 // Review
is the IMMORTAL HULK too strong for Hell?
Marvelous X-Men #1 // Review
Seeing the team act in perfect coordination as shining heroes is pleasantly jarring.
Vindication #1 // Review
A moody gaze into the nature of crime in America.