jonathan hickman
The Crisis Before The War in Avengers: Time Runs Out by Jonathan Hickman
This is the end of Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers story but not the end of his Marvel story.
Patrick Horvath
Teddy Bear, Sociopath, or Both-- thoughts on Patrick Horvath's Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rites of Spring
If Samantha Strong was the underdog of the first book, in Rites of Spring she’s the disease that has lain dormant in this town for years but is now itching to break confinement.
iman vellani
Noir and the Sunset Haze of Family Memory in Iman Vellani and Marianna Ignazzi's Chachu #1
This is a young woman who, as seen through the art and the writing, exudes a coolness— she’s trying to be the niece that a long-lost uncle in L.A. would want.
Paul Chadwick
A Lambent Thing-- Paul Chadwick's That Concrete: Stars Over Sand #2
… this feels more like what the experience of waking up in an alien body would be— the confusion, disorientation, and fear…
henry flint
Breathe in the Sickness of Rob Williams & Henry Flint's Judge Dredd: And To The Sea Return
These comics kick you, stab you with a rusty blade, and then try to gouge your eyes out. And you love every second of it.
Steve Lieber
Bring Me The Head of Silvio Silvermane-- thoughts on Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber's The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber don’t portray these guys as villains. If anything, these criminals are working-class stiffs, maybe one step up from being a henchman.
mark mosedale
Gigs by Mark Mosedale and Si Smith
At the heart of Gigs is a brewing rebellion, encouraged by Syd and fought by Ivy and others against the systems built to oppress and control.
Ed Brubaker
Two American Kids Doin' the Best They Can-- thoughts on Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Five Gears In Reverse
Maybe Ricky and Mallory have something true that in each other. In all of the hurt and pain, all of the struggle just to survive, maybe there’s a glimpse of hope for the future.
jesse lonergan
Comics at 120MPH-- thoughts on Jesse Lonergan's FASTER
As he builds his pages in Faster, you need to pay attention to where Jesse Lonergan zigs in his storytelling when you expect him to zag.
Sammy Harkham
Friends and Sinners in Sammy Harkham’s Crickets #9
Crickets #9 contains many stories and yet feels like a singular, unified comic book.
linus liu
Linus Liu Dreams Of A Long Lost Childhood in Cat Mask Boy
There were days during childhood that were full of endless possibility and that’s the nostalgia that Linus Liu is remembering here. Cat Mask Boy is the story of a simpler time, before every kid had a cellphone or a traveling sports team to keep them occupied.