Category: Spotlight Sundays

If I’m honest, I’m not really in the mood for this today, but I will give it the old college try, and so there are spoilers ahead for… Mystik U #3 Writer: Alisa Kwitney Artist: Michael Norton Cover: Julian Totino Tedesco Rated T+ $5.99 DC “Higher education is so overrated.” One of the other options…

As mentioned yesterday, the comic shop was closed when I got there, and, being lazy, I never bothered to find out if they managed to resolve their computer issues so that I could make another trip there and give buying new comics another shot. After all, I’m not religious, but it seems like I should…

There were a lot of options to choose from this week – especially considering I picked up some things I should have picked up last week – and I could have finally had my chance to write about the always outstanding work of Brubaker and Phillips, but ultimately my decision was made for me as…

With death very much on my mind this week, in determining which book to feature in the Spotlight, I decided that I should focus on a story that puts life – or perhaps Anti-Life – at its center, and so there are spoilers ahead for… Mister Miracle #7 Writer: Tom King Artist: Mitch Gerads Cover:…

The combination of novelty, quality, and what one might consider a sign, if one were more inclined to believe in signs, means that there are spoilers ahead for… East of West #36 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist:  Nick Dragotta Cover:  Nick Dragotta Rated M $3.99 Image “Dying as you lived is a just end…but an end…

I considered several options this week. I was particularly interested in taking a look at Gail’s Crosswind, because Gail, but as I’ve mentioned, I’m disinclined to dive into trade collections if I don’t have to, and given that I now no longer have to do anything… (Beyond that, as of this writing, I haven’t gotten…

The best part about the death of the Weigh In is that I’m free to write about any comic I choose. The worst part about the death of the Weigh In is that I’m free to write about any comic I choose. This wasn’t a great week for freedom, as there were a lot of…

One last-minute vote in the final Weigh In broke a tie, and so there are spoilers ahead for… Wonder Woman #40 Writer: James Robinson Artist: Emanuela Lupacchino, Carmen Carnero Cover: Jesús Merino Rated T $2.99 DC If I’m honest, I was hoping that it would remain a tie, in which case I would have opted…

A record number of votes that seems like something that could only happen in an alternate universe means that there are spoilers ahead for… Elseworlds: Superman Vol. 1 Writer: Steve Vance, Roger Stern, Howard Chaykin, Dave Gibbons, J.M. DeMatteis, Roy Thomas Artist: Various, Michael Lark, Gil Kane, José Luis García-López, Eduardo Barreto Cover: Eduardo Barreto…

Even as the total number of votes continue to drop, a victor still manages to emerge, and so there are spoilers ahead for… Super Powers by Jack Kirby Writer: Paul Kupperberg, Joey Cavalieri, Jack Kirby Artist: Jack Kirby, Various, Mike Thibodeaux, Greg Theakston, Mike Royer Cover: Jack Kirby $39.99 DC I had a lot of…