News Roundup 06.30.2021

Hey y’all. We are officially halfway through the 2021 and what better way to celebrate than the news? For real though, there is some interesting stuff in here. Somehow, I will be buying even more Spider family comics. I accept this as my burden. Anyway, thus far this week, we’ve had a fun set of Comic Reviews and an article about the first half of Loki’s debut season. There is still at least one article planned for this week, though I might go wild and write another extra one.

Anyway, on to the news!

Halfway Through, Loki Is The MCU's Platonic Ideal

Loki is not a puzzle box mystery like its Disney+ predecessor WandaVision. Nor is it a rollicking adventure series like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It is certainly not a gritty character study like Daredevil. The show is perhaps closest to the film Doctor Strange, the other magic and time travel-focused entry in the franchise.

Comic Reviews 06.28.2021

 

Hey y’all. We’re back after a week off. Due to that, some of last week’s issues are reviewed below. Also, there is going to be at least one extra post this week; a Loki post will be going up on Tuesday. Then the newly-bi-weekly News Roundup returns Wednesday and a surprise Feature on Friday with a possible other post on Saturday. Its going to be a fun week!

Anyway, on to the reviews!

Spoilers for: Planet-Size X-Men #1, Wolverine #13, Way of X #3, S.W.O.R.D. #6, Infinite Frontier #1

Featured Review: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1

Writer: Tom King

Artist: Bilquis Evely

Colors: Matheus Lopes

Letters: Clayton Cowles

Cover: Evely and Lopes

Tom King is one of the most interesting writers in comics today. Not necessarily due to the content of the art he produces, though there is certainly much to discuss on that front. It is the different ways the work is viewed that is most fascinating.

News Roundup 06.19.2021

Hey y’all. I apologize for the tardiness of this roundup. I intended it to go up Wednesday but my work schedule got in the way. Anyway this is going to be a very E3-focused edition of the Roundup covering a few dozen games. Before that, there is some TV and comics news so there’s a little something for everyone. Also, I want to announce the News Roundup will be going biweekly. There typically is not that much news per week and I have a bunch of ideas for posts that need somewhere to go.

Anyway, on to the news!

Comic Reviews 06.14.2021

Hey y’all. We have an all-Batman reviews today. It is an interesting pair of complimentary issues showing some of Batman’s versatility as a character. Yesterday, we did a Featured Review about Jonathon Hickman’s final X-Men issue. That was pretty fun. E3 was this weekend (And is still technically going for a couple days?) so expect a lot of that in the News Roundup this week. It’s gonna be fun.

Anyway, on to the reviews!

Spoilers for: Batman: The Detective #3, Detective Comics #1037

Featured Review: X-Men #21

Writer: Jonathon Hickman

Artists: Nick Dragotta, Russell Dauterman, Lucas Werneck, and Sara Pichelli

Colors: Frank Martin, Matthew Wilson, Sunny Gho, and Nolan Woodard

Letters: VC’s Clayton Cowles

Designer: Tom Muller

Cover: Leinil Francis Yu and Gho

Two years ago, Jonathon Hickman rocked the comics world with the most radical X-Men revamp since Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely introduced Cassandra Nova and made Beast a catboy. House of X and Powers of X rebuilt the concept of mutants from the ground up by establishing a new home—once again, an island nation for mutants—new allies, new threats, and the revelation a 40-year-old character had been hiding their mutant nature the entire time.

From there, Hickman launched X-Men with Leinil Francis Yu. While Yu disappeared from the series several issues ago, X-Men #21 is Hickman’s final issue. Though it certainly does not feel like the end. It is telling this issue is titled ‘The Beginning’ as it feels like the story has just begun with story threads from early issues only returning in recent issues. They will continue in the upcoming Inferno story.

News Roundup 06.09.2021

 

Hey y’all. News Roundup is back! Just in time to cover the few interesting pieces of news since the last installment prior to E3. I haven’t decided if I will do E3-specific roundups—i.e. a Microsoft one, Square-Enix one, etc.—or save it for a supersized roundup next week; it could be a bit of both. I have a ton of articles in the works and there are three (!) big game releases this week that I am excited to dive into so time may be limited. Keep an eye out either way.

Anyway, the news!

Comic Reviews 06.07.2021

Hey y’all. We’re back after a week off to kick off the site’s return to a full schedule. That means News Roundups will return Wednesday and Features will return Friday. Featured Reviews is only taking one week off and will return Sunday. I also plan to write about the initial Loki episode, though the day for that has not yet been decided. The Summer of Shinkai will be kicking off soon and I have recently beaten a number of video games that I plan to write about. Its all looking up for this here blog.

Anyway, let’s get to the all X-Men reviews!

Spoilers for: Marauders #21, X-Force #21, Hellions #12