The action is given its place in the art while the emotion is given its place in the dialogue.
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Aero #1 // Review
Zhou Liefen brings a city defender to life with sparklingly novel framing in a debut issue.
Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #10 // Review
McGuire wisely chooses to focus on the fun social angle of a couple of web-slingers hanging out together.
The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #4 // Review
Kamala’s still reeling from the knowledge that she’s supposedly destined to save the planet Saffa from destruction when she’s hit with another bombshell; the threat to the planet may be from the inhabitants themselves.
Avengers #20 // Review
Aaron and McGuinness make a solid case for another She-Hulk series in this latest issue of Avengers.
The Unstoppable Wasp #9 // Review
An action-packed story in which the geniuses of G.I.R.L. face-off against A.I.M.
Fairlady #3 // Review
A quick-paced mystery with clever plot twists.
Goddess Mode #6 // Review
A dense, little cyberpunk fantasy that closes itself off for good just as it was beginning to get interesting again.
Captain Marvel #7 // Review
Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange are running out of time before their final confrontation with Enchantress, and they’re still in each other’s bodies.
Supergirl #31 // Review
A fun issue that sets-up a substantial show-down for next issue.
Catwoman #12 // Review
Writer and artists occasionally bump into each other in an otherwise satisfying issue.
Black Cat #1 // Review
Black Cat is given her big series intro in a fun story that firmly establishes a classy mood.
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #9 // Review
Writer Seanan McGuire stylishly reaches the end of a multi-part story with “Hammer to the Heat.”
Captain Marvel #6 // Review
There's no downtime for heroes when there's a crisis. Captain Marvel and Black Widow are fighting the Enchantress' forces in Rio de Janeiro, trying to keep the country from being overwhelmed with the dead. It's a job too big for even these two powerhouses, and they call in Doctor Strange for backup.
ManEaters #9 // Review
A story of rising tension of political drama peppered by strikingly hilarious bits of humor.
Sonata #1 // Review
Haberlin’s art is atmospheric enough to make Sonata stand out on the rack.
Harley Quinn #62 // Review
A fun and breezy head trip of a story.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 // Review
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 can’t decide who its audience is, and this issue suffers for it.
Domino: Hotshots #4 // Review
Seven heroes of varying moral alignment, a handful of Iron Man drones, one artifact infecting people with a strange “virus,” and an infected scientist. Mix in distrust between team members and leadership disputes and get a recipe for chaos at best, and total disaster at worst.
Catwoman Annual #1 // Review
Joëlle Jones uses the extended space of a special 37-page format to tell one of the single best stories of her run on Catwoman.