Daredevil #596 Marvel Comics, December 2017 Writer: Charles Soule The understanding by US publishers is that new readers are reluctant to buy a comic with a high issue number, because of the sense that the reader needs to go back and purchase some if not all of the preceding issues to understand the comic book’s … Read more
The Mighty Thor #701 (review) Marvel Comics, January 2017 Writer: Jason Aaron Jason Aaron, the writer of The Mighty Thor and The Unworthy Thor for Marvel Comics, has in our view been on a five-year roll in penning the adventures of Jane Foster (The Mighty Thor) and Odinson (The Unworthy Thor). A significant crescendo of … Read more
Despicable Deadpool #290 Marvel Comics, December 2017 Writer: Gerry Duggan In 2015, the Deadpool motion picture adaptation that featured actor Ryan Reynolds’ larger-than-life portrayal of the psychotic, near-unkillable mercenary was so successful that it rejuvenated the franchise and attracted a new generation of fans outside of comic books. But US publisher Marvel Comics (the owner … Read more
X-Men: Blue #17 Marvel Comics, December 2017 Writer: Cullen Bunn US comic book publisher Marvel Comics’ X-Men franchise is no stranger to time travel-related story arcs. Some of its most popular runs (such as Chris Claremont’s 1981 storyline entitled Days of Future Past) and most popular characters are heavily reliant on time travel as a … Read more