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312: All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder by Frank Miller and Jim Lee
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lee and Miller join forces to tell a new version of Dick Grayson's origin in a high-octane tale that unfolds with guest appearances by Superman, Wonde...
311: Invincible Universe: Battle Beast
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence that threatens his family and those he loves, BATTLE BEAST searches the universe for the one warrior m...
310: Batwoman: Elegy
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expenda...
309: Daredevil: Yellow by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Prizefighter Battlin' Jack Murdock's murder set in motion a chain of events that exploded with a new super hero swinging out of New York City's Hell's...
308: Multiple Man
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Madrox is back from the dead...sort of...maybe? And he'll stay that way - as long as he doesn't kill himself trying to make sure he doesn't die!...
307: Alex + Ada
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For our romance comic this year we chose a sci-fi drama set in the near future. The last thing in the world Alex wanted was an X5, the latest in reali...
306: Batman '66
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Put on your go-go boots and get ready to 'Batusi' back to the Swingin' '60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV show! In this hardcover coll...
305: Marvels by Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Within the Marvel Universe, heroes soar high in the skies, ready to battle the villains who threaten their world. Yet living in the shadow of these ex...
304: 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton by Kyle Starks & Chris Schweizer
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The world's most unlikable action star has been found dead, and his previous TV sidekicks are looking to solve the mystery. But how can you catch a mu...
303: Wonder Man (2006)
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Lady Killer -- the dangerous assassin who comes head-to-head with the Avenger called Wonder Man! But Wonder Man doesn't want to just stop her -- ...
302: Murder Book by Ed Brisson
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A term used by detectives, murder book refers to the case file on a homicide, chronicling the life of a case from murder to arrest. The graphic novel ...
301: Once & Future
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead to gain power, ex-monster hunter Bridge...
300: Marvel Civil War + Tie-Ins
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 300! Thank you to everyone that has tuned in along the way. This week we review Marvel's Civil War and our favorite tie-in stories. Whose side...
299: Friday Book One: The First Day of Christmas
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones, the smartest boy in the world. B...
298: DC Universe Presents: Deadman
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the start of a new series spotlighting some of the DC Universes's most exciting super heroes! First up is Deadman, straight from the pages of BRI...
297: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon by Kaare Andrews
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist, is haunted by the consequences of choosing death over life. But when he receives a message from his mystical homeland of...
296: November by Matt Fraction & Elsa Charretier
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The lives of three women intersect in a dark criminal underground. As fire and violence tears through their city over the course of a single day and n...
295: Absolute Wonder Woman
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Without the island paradise, without the sisterhood that shaped her, without a mission of peace... she’s still the Absolute Amazon! Gateway City h...
294: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The premier American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatall...
293: Batman (2011) Vol. 3: Death of the Family
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After having his face sliced off one year ago, the Joker makes his horrifying return to Gotham City! But even for man who's committed a lifetime of mu...
292: Jughead: The Hunger
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jughead Jones has always had an insatiable appetite… but what if his hunger came from a sinister place? When a murderous menace is on the prowl, tak...
291: Remina by Junji Ito
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another of Junji Ito's classics, the sci-fi masterwork Remina tells the chilling tale of a hell star. An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole...
290: Frankenstein Alive, Alive!
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s immortal gothic horror tale, Frankenstein Alive, Alive! brings new life to the Promethean monster, courtesy of Steve Nile...
289: Plastic Man No More!
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's something very wrong with Plastic Man! Eel O’Brian might be a superhero now — but before he was anything else, he was a crook. Until the a...
288: 30 Days of Night (2002)
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off horror month with the comic that inspired the movie. Dive deep into the nightmare world of Barrow, Alaska, where month-long winter d...
287: Spider-Man: The Wedding Album
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest comic-book wedding of all, the complete story of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson’s 1980s nuptials — from proposal to ceremony to ho...
286: Marvel Zombies Destroy!
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A horror from another world! In an alternate dimension in which the Third Reich won World War II by becoming the unstoppable undead, the Nazi regime p...
285: Little Bird
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Little Bird tells the story of a young resistance fighter battling against an oppressive American Empire while searching for her own identity in a wor...
284: The Conjuring: The Lover (DC Horror)
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The terrifying debut of the tie-in to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It begins here, with a story that’s bursting at the seams with clues about...
283: Indigo Children
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen years ago, a group of extraordinarily gifted children who claimed to be reborn martians sent to earth to save the world disappeared without a ...
282: The Toxic Avenger (2024)
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The classic film and animated series returns to comics with a 21st-century spin. On the run from bullies, teenager Melvin Junko runs straight into a m...
281: Peacemaker Tries Hard!
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After being released from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. However, when busting up a terrorist ...
280: Red Sonja (2005)
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Know also, O Prince, that in the selfsame days that the Cimmerian did stalk the Hyborian Kingdoms, one of the few swords worthy to cross with his was ...
279: Aliens: Dead Orbit by James Stokoe
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a horrific accident strikes a space station, an engineering officer must use all available tools—a timer, utility kit, and his wits—to survi...
278: Uncanny Valley by Tony Fleecs & Dave Wachter
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver is different. He’s a 12-year-old that has unexplainable, campy powers that more often than not land him in trouble… But the most outlandish...
277: Fantastic Four: 1234
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reed Richards. Sue Richards. Benjamin Grimm. Johnny Storm. They rocketed into outer space aboard an experimental starship, the first humans to attempt...
276: Superman: Birthright
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Man of Tomorrow re-defined for today! Rediscover the story of Clark Kent, a farm boy from Kansas, who’s writing his own destiny as the world’s...
275: Wesley Dodds: The Sandman
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one escapes the Sandman's dark dreams, not even Wesley Dodds himself. After years of testing and experimentation, Wesley perfected his sleep gas as...
274: Invincible Iron Man (2016): Ironheart - Riri Williams
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Riri Williams is ready to show the world what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. Her technology just might change the world forever - if ...
273: X-Factor (2005) by Peter David
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mourning the passing of legendary comics writer, Peter David, we chose to read the start of long run on X-Factor. X-Factor is an investigative mutant ...
272: DC: Mech
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JUSTICE GETS AN UPGRADE! The age of the superhero ended after World War II, when an invasion from Darkseid and his parademons ushered in the age of th...
271: Dawnrunner
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A century ago, a portal opened over Central America and giant monsters known as the Tetza came through, changing everything we knew. Now the world ben...
270: Revival
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In anticipation of the upcoming SyFy series we read Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back ...
269: Predator Versus Wolverine
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wolverine has lived one of the longest and most storied lives in Marvel Comics history. Now witness the untold greatest battles of Logan’s life — ...
268: Arcadia (2015)
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When 99% of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are 'saved' by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, ...
267: Taarna (Heavy Metal Comics)
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heavy Metal's legendary character finally gets her own ongoing series courtesy of writer Alex de Campi and artist Stephane Roux delivering another tal...
266: Thunderbolts (2012)
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system - this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targetin...
265: Scooby Apocalypse
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the world is tossed into chaos, it's up to a group of meddling kids-Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy and their dog, Scooby-Doo-to solve the mystery...
264: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After all...
263: The Last of Us: American Dreams
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nineteen years ago, a parasitic fungal outbreak killed the majority of the world's population, forcing survivors into a handful of quarantine zones. T...
262: Hellblazer: Rise and Fall
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A wealthy man plummets from the sky and is skewered on a church spire, angel wings attached to his back. More deaths follow, and Detective Aisha Bukha...
261: Fables
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore ...
260: The Other Side
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last addition to our War Comics month tells an unforgettable Vietnam war story from the point-of-view of two young soldiers on both sides of the c...
259: The Sheriff of Babylon
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Baghdad, 2003. In an effort to establish some semblance of order in the war-torn city, Florida cop-turned-military consultant Chris Henry has been ass...
258: Punisher: The Platoon
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Stories about him were told in whispers, if...
257: We Stand On Guard
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Set 100 years in our future, WE STAND ON GUARD follows a heroic band of Canadian civilians turned freedom fighters who must defend their homeland from...
256: Daredevil (2015) Vol. 3: Dark Art
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Losing a big case has landed A.D.A. Matt Murdock in hot water with the city, leaving him less time to clean up the streets as DD. But as his protégé...
255: Hellboy in Love
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Love blooms between Hellboy and archaeologist Anastasia Bransfield—when they aren’t busy chasing goblins through the UK, fighting shadow ghosts in...
254: Hulk (2008) Vol. 1: Red Hulk
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended WORLD WAR HULK rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk's oldest cast m...
253: Dog Man
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws af...
252: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019)
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spider-Man is the worst neighbor ever! There are always crazy villains and property damage and drama and... and he catches those villains. And he trie...
251: The Astounding Wolf-Man
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead--his life takes a drastic turn. Gary is cursed: When the moon is full he transforms into a beast of the ...
250: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years after an aging Batman retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knigh...
249: Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Kennedy assassination is a rat's nest of conspiracy theories: mafia involvement, a second gunman, a government cover-up… but the most important ...
248: Petrol Head
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first of our Trade Waiters Christmas gifts is Petrol Head. In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching...
247: The Deviant (Holiday Episode)
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As snow falls over Milwaukee in 1972, a blood-stained Santa Claus commits unimaginable atrocities against young men. Fifty years later, a troubled you...
246: Sonic the Hedgehog (2018)
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The evil genius Dr. Eggman has been foiled—but the work of Sonic the Hedgehog isn't over yet! In the aftermath of the latest epic battle, rogue robo...
245: Captain Atom (2012)
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of the year for Nathan's birthday pick. He remembers this book fondly from early in his comic reading career, but has it held up after ...
244: Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kraven the Hunter has stalked and killed every animal known to man. But there is one beast that has eluded him. One quarry that has mocked him at ever...
243: Fantastic Four (2012)
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For thanksgiving we read a book about Marvel's first family. We have seen the future, and it will be fantastic! When Reed and Sue decide the family ne...
242: Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (feat. Creature Commandos)
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know there's Frankenstein comics? And did you know he's a part of the DC Universe? To prepare for the first installment of the new DC film/TV ...
241: GrizzlyShark
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What began as a SOLD OUT, cult hit, one-shot comic is now a full color slaughter-fest that contains, continues and concludes the bloody adventures of ...
240: Vote Loki
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Loki is many things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States!...
239: Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We finished up horror month with the horror manga legend, Junji Ito. We came to the conclusion that Shiver is the scariest book we've review to date. ...
238: Maniac of New York: The Death Train
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Four years ago, a masked slasher began stalking the streets of New York City. Maniac Harry is inhuman, unkillable and unstoppable. Which is why the au...
237: KISS / Army of Darkness
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
KISS is on top of the world and rocking faces until the night disciples of The Destroyer show up and the band disappears. Now, with the KISS tour canc...
236: DCeased
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to the World’s Finest if the world ends? With death spreading across the planet, who will live and who will turn in this apocalyptic ta...
235: Venom (2011)
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new Venom for a new era! Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to enlist in the Army, where he became a decorat...
234: Hellboy: The Crooked Man & The Return of Effie Kolb
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we visit Hellboy's classic Appalachian horror adventure that inspired the new movie! Hellboy helps a young man who sold his soul to the terr...
233: Transformers (2023)
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Transformers One is coming out and we decided to brush up on the recent comics. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instea...
232: The Penguin (2023) Vol. 1: The Prodigal Bird
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Penguin, the king of Gotham City’s criminal underworld, has died and is contentedly living in Metropolis in a not so well-deserved retirement. W...
231: Quantum and Woody (2013)
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those guys are the worst. Once upon a time, Eric and Woody Henderson were inseparable. Adopted brothers. Best friends. Brilliant minds. Years later, t...
230: The Crow: Special Edition (1989)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When James O’Barr poured the pain and anguish of a personal tragedy into the drawings that comprise The Crow, his intensely cathartic story of Eric—...
229: Aliens: Genocide / Labyrinth
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In anticipation for Alien: Romulus we read two stories from the franchise. In Aliens: Genocide, Humans have just pulled themselves out of the ruins ca...
228: Before Watchmen: Comedian / Rorschach
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The controversial prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further pai...
227: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins a murderer’s row of superstar artists to lend his unique touch to the Batman mythos! Spotlightin...
226: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In anticipation for Deadpool & Wolverine we read a book we think inspired it, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. What if everything you thought w...
225: Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our last week of reviewing Eisner Nominees we reviewed, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons. In the 1500s, before humanity had successfully traveled t...
224: Local Man
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our Eisner Nomination reviews, we've read Local Man by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs. Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team,...
223: Shazam! (2023) Vol. 1: Meet the Captain!
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Billy Batson has the powers of the gods, but Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury never gave the Wizard Shazam their permission! Now ...
222: Suicide Squad: Get Joker!
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Task Force X is put against their deadliest target yet—The Joker! This DC Black Label series pits Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and more of DC's ...
221: The Cull
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A dark tale of five friends setting off in the middle of the night to shoot a short film on a forbidden rock near their small coastal town the summer ...
220: The Hedge Knight: A Game of Thrones Prequel
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin ...
219: Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In darkness there lurks Kaiju - terrifying and unfathomable monsters. Between Kaiju and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol! But who are t...
218: Star Wars: Lando
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know him...you love him...now, join him for his biggest caper as master of charm Lando Calrissian gets his very own comic book! Before he joined t...
217: Garfield (2012)
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In anticipation for The Garfield Movie, we read a collection of the fat cat's return to comics! Garfield and the gang have returned to comics in a big...
216: Silver Surfer: Black
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost the entire galaxy’s defenders have been blown through a black hole, including the Silver Surfer! But the story doesn’t end there… In orde...
215: Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Taylor goes missing, Cornelius investigates and discovers an ancient ring, unlike anything he has ever seen. As its power echoes through the star...
214: Minor Threats
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we were recommended Minor Threats by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn. It's hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world co...
213: Dead Boy Detectives (2013)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In anticipation for the new Netflix series, we read Dead Boy Detectives! Characters from the pages of The Sandman, Edwin Paine (died 1916) and Charles...