Uncanny X-Men #5 in Limbo

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In issue #5, the X-Men continue to struggle with their broken powers, most notably Magik who, until these latest events, was the most dependable and powerful mutant, having control of her powers. Limbo has turned on Magik and will not rest until she is devoured by the dark realm, even if it means taking the [...]


The Haunting of Fabian Gray

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Five Ghosts “The Haunting of Fabian Gray: Part 1″ The newest title from Image is an ambitious one, one that tells the tale of Fabian Gray, a thief, though he prefers “treasure hunter”, who’s haunted and possessed by five demons. Although he does control the Wizard, the Archer, the Detective, the Samurai, and the Vampire’s [...]


West Coast Age of Ultron.

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Age of Ultron “Book Two” I previously did a review on the first impressive Age of Ultron book for Cosmic Comics!, and I’m enjoying this series so much I thought I would bring the next review over here for our sweet readers. The Ultron assault spans further than New York, a journey over to the [...]


Doomed Love in Hawkeye

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Hawkeye #8 “My Bad Penny” Clint’s stripper “girlfriend” shoots her ex and steals his safe from the strip club, shenanigans and hilarity ensues. Clint reacting with his heart, or other more obvious flaccid parts of his body, decides to throw himself into the scuffle, a move that may prove deadly in issues to come. It’s [...]


Savage Wolverine Gots Jokes.

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Savage Wolverine #2 “Savage Part 2″ When Wolverine’s not getting the shit beat out of him by a pterodactyl, he’s being intentionally sarcastic in Savage Wolverine #2. And don’t count Shanna out either, she’s got jokes of her own, like using ol’ Logan as bait and cracking short guy jokes. I’m getting a lot of [...]


Uncanny X-Men Revolution

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Uncanny X-Men #1 “The New Revolution” New look, new swagger, new mission. Cyclops is broken by the phoenix force that once made him a god, now with new mutants popping up all over the globe, he plans to build a new batch of X-Men out of the ever growing population. Those close to him are [...]


Uncanny X-Men’s State Bird Variant Out Now!

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Uncanny X-Men #1 from Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo hit store shelves today, hopefully you were lucky enough to snag this little gem, the “50 state Bird Variant”. I haven’t had a chance to read this book yet, so I don’t even know where Deadpool fits in all this, he’s probably questioning what state’s [...]


The Dramatic Debut of The Dazzler!

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In my quest to own a first appearance comic book, I racked my brain and scoured the the edges of the interwebs looking for a fabled piece of comic book history. Unfortunately my budget was rather low, so finding an affordable first appearance was proving to be quite difficult, and brought a few hiccups along [...]


All New X-Men, Quoth the Raven

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All New X-Men #7 I typically don’t fill a whole post with the cover of a comic book, but All New X-Men #7‘s was just too amazing NOT to take up a majority of this post. It’s a cover that stops you in your tracks while perusing the book filled shelves. Brian Michael Bendis‘ All [...]


Tony Stark isn’t Iron Man

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Punisher War Zone #4 Sergeant Alves has been sentenced to death, Frank Castle is ready to cast a different judgement. Problem, the Avengers are still looking for him, and they know Castle wants Alves. Solution, let the Avengers make fools of themselves. Just a random question that may be pertinent to this issue: could you [...]