Warning: Spoilers for Wonder Woman #12 ahead! Summary Captain Boomerang forces Wonder Woman to abandon her principles. He is an annoying force to reckon with. The defeat is more stinging than any physical confrontation. As one of DC’s flagship characters, Wonder Woman is known for her strength, compassion, and unnecessary bravery. So it’s surprising to see her admit defeat when faced with an enemy clearly beneath her measure: Captain Boomerang, A Bottom-of-the-barrel bottle rogue and the frequent butt of jokes. Yet in a surprisingly one-sided encounter, the foul-mouthed villain has proven capable of forcing Diana past her breaking point. The…
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Warning: Spoilers for Green Lantern: War Journal #12 ahead! Summary John Stewart and Superman are destined to clash over Olgrun’s power, with cosmic implications for both heroes. The aspects of Olgrun are split between John Stewart and Superman’s son, Osul-Ra, setting the stage for a multiversal battle. A clash between the two inheritors of Olgrun’s power would be a crisis-level event due to their godly abilities. Philip Kennedy Johnson’s series-spanning Olgun saga shook up DC lore in a big way, with cosmic repercussions for both Green Lantern And Superman Similar. With more and more fragments of the Death God continuing…
Warning: Spoilers for Titans #14 ahead! Summary Raven becomes the Dark-Winged Queen, absorbing the power of her demonic brothers and the Spectre. Raven manifests as a towering demon with Trigon’s abilities, heralding doom for the Titans. Titans #14 Fulfill the prophecy of Raven bringing about the end of the world along with Trigon. The Titans’ Greatest fear has come to pass: Possessed by her dark aspect, Raven Has fully come into her own as the harbinger of destruction, the Dark-Winged Queen. Her new form shows the true extent of Raven’s demonic potential…and the depths of the Titan’s deepest nightmares. Months…
Warning: Spoilers for Absolute Power: Origins (2024) #2 ahead! The modern day Suicide Squad is famous for being Amanda Waller Personal work force of expendables, but this was never the original plan. DC has instead revealed that the original lineup of Task Force X is fully equipped to take on these Justice League – Even with their own “Superman” on the roster. Absolute Power: Origin (2024) #2, by John Ridley, Alitha Martinez, Norm Rapmund, and Andrew Dalhouse, reintroduces readers to the very first version of Task Force X, comprised of a motley list of names like Cyclotron, Johnny Sorrow, and…
Warning – Spoilers for Phases of the Moon Knight (2024) #1 ahead! When considering Luna Knight’s Greatest enemies, most would not count the omega-level mutant Apocalypse Among their number. But in the new anthology series, Phases of the Moon Knight (2024)Not only do readers see why Honshu holds a grudge against Apocalypse, but also how the rivalry fits into a decades-old Marvel plot hole. Benjamin Percy and Rod Rice “Crusader” is the second story in Phases of the Moon Knight (2024). Here, the moon god Khonshu chooses an English soldier who was conscripted in the Crusades as his champion to…
Warning: Spoilers for Spider-Boy #11 ahead!Daredevil S Enemies are known for being a particularly nasty bunch, though perhaps none are as morally reprehensible as the murderer, Bullseye. Case in point, Bullseye sinks to a new all-time low when it’s revealed that his latest hit is on none other than Spider-Man Official Sidekick: Bailey Briggs, The Spectacular Spider-Boywho is only ten years old. Spider-Boy #11 – written by Dan Slott, with art by Paco Medina – features the fallout of Bailey Briggs being fully integrated into the Marvel timeline, such as going to school again, and his mother’s disapproval of his…
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR FINAL SPIDER-MAN (2024) #8 AHEAD!Few heroes in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe have had their lives changed as drastically as this Spider-ManAnd the return of his classic squad of nemeses only further proves this point. New York’s latest squad of crime lords is an excellent twist on these Angry SixShaking up the iconic villain lineup in deadly new ways. Spider-Man’s enemies are on the move Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #8 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Cecchetto and Matthew Wilson. Planning his counterattack on Spider-Man, Wilson Fisk summons his lieutenants – Mr. Negative, Kraven, Mysterio, Black Cat, and Mole ManThe criminal heads…
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN (2024) #1 AHEAD!Kitty Pryde is a fan favorite and beloved member of the X-MenServing a staple role in Marvel’s many mutant teams in dozens of iterations. She immediately endeared herself to readers when she was first introduced as a 13-year-old mutant first discovering her powers. That’s why it’s so heartwarming to see her character come full circle Exceptional X-Men (2024), When Kitty takes a mutant apprentice under her wing. Eve L. Ewing, Carmen Carnero and Nolan Woodward’s Exceptional X-Men (2024) #1 opens with Kitty Pryde severely jaded after the fall of Krakoa, doing her best…
The X-Men Try to be no slouches in fan of Marvel’s vampiric blood gang, Which mutant hero Magic proves with aplomb as she pushes her mutant gifts to their fullest potential. Using her teleporting “stepping discs” to save a village of human prisoners from an ancient vampire and his minions, Magik takes a page from the famous video game gate s Playbook to put the kibosh on the Bloodsuckers. X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik #1 – Written by Ashley Allen, with art by Jesús Hervás, and Yen Nitro, covers Magik’s time during the Blood Hound as she hunts for a…
Warning: Spoilers for Absolute Power #3 ahead!Amanda Waller’s Assault on the World of DC Comics was so devastating, it accidentally broke one of DC’s greatest unspoken clichés. With the fate of all superheroes on the line, Waller faces resistance not only from the usual DC roster but also from heroes readers haven’t even heard of—because they’re not American. The situation is difficult Absolute power #3 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. The majority of DC’s heroes are launching desperate rescue missions from the haven of Themyscira, while Waller and Failsafe have cowed most of the world’s governments. But not all…