King is writing a line between absurdism and brutal action drama.
The Umchoaen #2 // Review
There’s a hell of a lot of backstory to layer in around the edges.
Trinity—The Daughter of Wonder Woman #3 // Review
King has a very clever premise for coming-of-age story.
The Power Fantasy #11 // Review
Wingaard captures the dramatic complexity of the series with poise and subtlety.
Supergirl #4 // Review
Campbell gives Kara that much more of a sense of altruism.
Magik #8 // Review
Horak’s detail hits the page without slowing-down the action.
Laura Kinney:Wolverine #9 // Review
Schultz delivers a dynamic to the page.
I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer #5 // Review
The mystery of Rennie lingers long after the final panel.
I Hate Fairyland #43 // Review
Laufman is doing such a good job of bringing the cartoons of the violence to the page.
Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #5 // Review
There are some very, very powerful moments of drama.
Batman Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice #2 // Review
Diggle has an interesting series of problems to work out.
Vampirella #4 // Review
Priest plays with a great deal of complexity.
Tramps of the Apocalypse #2 // Review
Fun with post-apocalyptic adventure tropes.
Storm # 11 // Review
Ayodele manages something that feels new.
Sisterhood: A Hyde Street Story #2 // Review
Zchut gradually increases the intensity of what Sophie is up against.
Poison Ivy #35 // Review
Poison Ivy continues to be one of the better comic books to emerge in the past ten years.
Napalm Lullaby #10 // Review
Bengal has kind of a lot of ground to cover in this final 10th of the series.
Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #5 // Review
Juni Ba’s satire has a particularly frenzied approach in the final issue.
Charlamagne The God Presents ILLuminati #2 // Review
Hill keeps it simple.
Gwenpool #4 // Review
There is a pleasantly dizzy and kind of meta writing going on with Scott’s script.