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First Impression: MARVEL ACTION BLACK PANTHER [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
MARVEL ACTION BLACK PANTHER [2019] #1

Whoa! Written and drawn by Kyle Baker. The third MARVEL ACTION series from IDW is offered…this one stars Black Panther! “Readers of all ages can get lost in the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda as they follow the adventures of its monarch, the Black Panther. King T’Challa is responsible for defending his people-and the world-from any threats. And he gets plenty of help-and sass-from his genius sister Shuri. A Marvelous new era begins here. A bold new era for Black Panther begins here. From the mind of multiple Eisner and Harvey award winner Kyle Baker.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: BLACK PANTHER, IDW MARVEL ACTION

First Impression: OLIVER [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
OLIVER [2019] #1

If Charles Dickens had written in the post-apocalyptic superhero genre…this is presumably what you’d get. “SERIES PREMIERE. Award-winning screenwriter GARY WHITTA (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Book Of Eli) teams with celebrated artist DARICK ROBERTSON (Transmetropolitan, HAPPY., The Boys) for a new take on a literary classic-with a futuristic twist. OLIVER re-imagines Charles Dickens’ most famous orphan as a post-apocalyptic superhero fighting to liberate a war-ravaged England while searching for the truth about his own mysterious origins.” Buy It Now

First Impression: STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC–JANGO FETT [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC--JANGO FETT [2019] #1

A tale of Jango Fett and his son Boba. Can’t miss. “THE MOST FEARED BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE GALAXY. JANGO FETT’S reputation precedes him as joins a crew for what seems like a simple job. Wait, is that a KID with him? Will his fellow bounty hunters be foolish enough to betray Jango and his son, BOBA FETT? Rated T.” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In STAR WARS comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: BOBA FETT, STAR WARS, STAR WARS (NEW CANON) [2014]

First Impression: MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS [2019] #1

The 1988 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS had some absolutely amazing Wolverine stories in it. Some are classic, can’t miss story arcs, including the first details on the Weapon X program. The success of this new incarnation will be completely based on how relevant the story arcs are to the characters. I’m just sayin’, if the stories are just stories without any lasting impact on the characters’ overall history, then there will be little to celebrate decades from now. “THE CLASSIC MARVEL SERIES RETURNS FOR MARVEL’S 80th ANNIVERSARY. Three titanic tales celebrating the first decade of Marvel stories. First – an all-new tale of the man they call the Wolverine begins in the 1940s. Then comes Captain America, the first Avenger of […]

First Impression: BLACK WIDOW [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
BLACK WIDOW [2019] #1

Back from the dead, a new ongoing Black Widow series with “vice, violence and vengeance.” Sounds great! “…AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER. Natasha Romanoff was trained to kill. For years now she’s tried to overcome that programming, to side with the angels…to be a hero. And where’d that get her? Killed. By one of the few true friends she allowed herself to have. Now she’s back from the dead, angry as hell and finding those better angels harder and harder to hear. Jen and Sylvia Soska – the Twisted Twins of horror – join rising artist Flaviano to weave a web of vice, violence and vengeance that will net Natasha the biggest bad men she’s ever faced…or put her back […]

First Impression: SUPERMAN 100-PAGE SUPER-SPECTACULAR [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
SUPERMAN 100-PAGE SUPER-SPECTACULAR [2019] #1

Marv Wolfman’s self-proclaimed “best Superman story [he’s] ever written.” This is an unpublished tale originally written for the SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL [2007] series. Must admit…I’m keenly intrigued. “‘This is the best Superman story I’ve ever written.’ So says living legend Marv Wolfman, and when you’ve written hundreds of Superman stories as he has, it means a great deal. This gem of a tale – written and drawn from 2006-2009 for the SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL series – explodes from the DC archives as a triumphant tale of Clark Kent’s fateful first days in Metropolis, which were far from easy. His early failures almost ensured there would never be a hero called Superman. Powerful writing and stunning art combine to conjure an inspiring story […]

First Impression: CRIMINAL [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | November 13th, 2018
CRIMINAL [2019] #1

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are back with more stories set in their award-winning CRIMINAL crime noir world. No doubt there will be lots more clichés and violence, but–thanks to the beautiful world-building–it’s thoroughly entertaining. “SERIES PREMIERE. THE RETURN OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED CRIME COMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Hot off their bestselling series KILL OR BE KILLED and their original graphic novel MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, crime comic masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS finally return to their most-demanded title-as a new MONTHLY SERIES. In this double-sized (at no additional cost.) debut issue, Teeg Lawless is back in town. But he finds himself in more trouble than ever, thanks to his delinquent teenage son-and this time, fists […]

Spiral Comics October 2018 Newsletter

by Glenn Snow | October 14th, 2018
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN [2019] #1

WELCOME Hello, comic fans! Last month I was excited to see where Netflix’s Iron Fist season 3 would go. Well, it’s unexpectedly canceled, so I will get no more martial arts mayhem from that show. But Daredevil season 3 is on deck for the end of this month, so I’ll be busy binging that when it comes out! In other news, IDW has launched a line of Marvel comics targeted at the all-ages niche that they’re so good at. I think it’s interesting and wise that Marvel is outsourcing these projects and concentrating on what they do best. Not a month goes by without something new and cool to look forward to in comics. Here’s a short list of some […]

First Impression: STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC–DARTH MAUL [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | October 10th, 2018
STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC--DARTH MAUL [2019] #1

Here’s a cool ‘series’ for die-hard Star Wars fans. This is a series of one-shots featuring four different heroes and four different villains from the three different trilogy eras. I don’t have any reason to believe the stories are tied together like Dark Horse did with their VECTOR storyline a while back (now Legends). But these should be seriously cool anyway. “RISE OF THE SITH. A living weapon of rage and bloodthirst, DARTH MAUL has stayed in the shadows of CORUSCANT waiting for his chance to strike against the JEDI ORDER. However, since tasting his first blood, the SITH lord struggles to contain his desire for destruction and questions the wishes of his methodically plotting master. Could Maul have had […]

First Impression: X-FORCE [2019] #1

by Glenn Snow | October 10th, 2018
X-FORCE [2019] #1

X-Force is always hunting down someone, out for blood. This new series is no exception, but looks exceptional nonetheless! “FROM THE ASHES OF EXTERMINATION. Cable is dead…and now, the original X-Force team of Domino, Cannonball, Shatterstar, Boom Boom and Warpath. must hunt down the murderer of their former leader. The mutant militia are hot for blood…but when their target is the time-traveling younger version of their fallen mentor, is there a line they absolutely cannot cross? And what does Deathlok have to do with all of it? From Ed Brisson (EXTERMINATION, OLD MAN LOGAN) and Dylan Burnett (COSMIC GHOST RIDER), comes an all-new, high-octane mutant adventure. A reckoning will come. Parental Advisory.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: X-MEN FAMILY […]