On The Comic Crush we review The best there is by the best there are! Legendary creators, modern superstars, rising talents and fresh voices unite to tell savage tales of your favorite X-Man - in brutal black and white, with a liberal splash of blood red! Logan. Weapon X. Patch. Wolverine. He's gone by many names and lived many different lives. Now, this exploration of his storied history takes you from Japan to Madripoor to the Savage Land - from a revelatory return to the Weapon X Program to a high-stakes mission with X-Force! Logan is joined by old allies like Kate Pryde and Nick Fury and heads into bloody battle against foes familiar and surprising - including Arcade, the Reavers, Cosmic Ghost Rider and, the deadliest of all, Sabretooth! It's black, white and blood all over - on the larger-than-life pages of a Treasury Edition!
Read MoreRORSCHACH (HC)
On The Comic Crush, read our view on Tom King and Jorge Fones’ Rorschach: It’s been 35 years since Ozymandias dropped a giant interdimensional squid on New York City, killing thousands and destroying the public’s trust in heroes once and for all. And since that time, one figure in a fedora, mask, and trench coat has become a divisive cultural icon. So, what does it mean when Rorschach reappears as a gunman trying to assassinate a candidate running against President Redford? Who is the man behind the mask, and why is he acting this way?
Read MoreBETA RAY BILL: ARGENT STAR (TPB)
Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star on The Comic Crush: The second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir! Beta Ray Bill is tired of life in Thor's shadow - and with Bill's own mighty hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the thunder god's hands, Bill finds himself at a crossroads. The Korbinite must strike out in search of his destiny - assuming he can first defeat a Knullified Fin Fang Foom! Bill begins a hunt for Odin in hopes of resurrecting his golden weapon - but Stormbreaker is never coming back…
Read MoreYA READS: WHISTLE: A NEW GOTHAM CITY HERO (OGN)
On The Comic Crush: It’s Batman’s city, but there’s a new hero in Gotham City. Meet young Willow Zimmerman, who turns to a life of crime to help save her family, but fights crime when a strange event changes her life! This is the latest DC Young Adult graphic novel, featuring an activist heroine with a difference.
Read MoreDEAD DOG'S BITE (HC)
On The Comic Crush, we review Dead Dog’s Bite: Cormac Guffin has gone missing. It's been three days and no one has seen hide nor hair of her. The police have nothing, and the townsfolk are acting more like a funeral procession than a search party. If Cormac has any hope of being found, it rests on the slouching shoulders of her best friend Joe. Joe will need her wits about her though because, like any story worth hearing, nothing is what it seems.
Read MoreYA READS: STRANGE ACADEMY VOLUME 1: FIRST CLASS
On The Comic Crush’s YA Reads, we take the entrance exam for Strange Academy Volume 1 , the Marvel Graphic Novel by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Degardo and Clayton Cowles!
Read MoreHELLBLAZER: RISE AND FALL (HC)
On The Comic Crush now: If a billionaire falls out of the sky and dies...who gives a damn?! A wealthy man plummets from the sky and is gruesomely skewered on a church spire. Bizarrely, angel wings are attached to his back. More such deaths follow until, hallelujah, it’s raining businessmen. Detective Aisha Bukhari is stumped by this strange phenomenon, until she’s visited by her childhood friend, occult investigator John Constantine, who discovers a link between the falling elite and a shocking moment in his and Aisha’s misspent youth. How are these killings tied to the first death on John’s hands?
Read MoreHEY, HAVE YOU READ... ALIEN: THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (HC)?
On The Comic Crush, we ask ‘Hey, Have You Read… Alien: The Original Screenplay. In 1976, Twentieth Century Fox bought a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon entitled 'Star Beast'. Three years later 'Alien' was unleashed on unsuspecting filmgoers. Writer Cristiano Seixas and artist Guilherme Balbi have attempted to stay true to the characters, settings, and creatures described in O'Bannon’s original screenplay. A new experience, but still terrifying!
Read More100 COMICS WE LOVE #99: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR (TPB)
In The Comic Crush’s ‘100 Comics We Love’, we cast our gaze back to the ‘90s for Aliens Vs. Predator! Covered primarily with sand and dirt, the searing heat of Ryushi's nineteen-hour day causes most of the native creatures to burrow for shelter. It's not anybody's idea of a vacation spot - but the Predators aren't looking for a vacation. And the Aliens aren't looking to be disturbed . . .
Read MoreI NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN (HC)
In this graphic novel, what begins as an affectionate reminiscence of the author's 1990s teenage infatuation with the late actor River Phoenix morphs into a remarkable, sprawling account of the city of Portland and state of Oregon's dark history of white nationalism. Read more in Indies on The Comic Crush.
Read MoreENTITY REUNION 2
Musician Alex Tucker’s beautiful, empathic post-humanity science-fiction book gets reviewed by The Comic Crush.
Read MoreTHE FLOOD THAT DID COME
In Indies on The Comic Crush: In the year 2036 the whole of Kingsby county has been flooded after several weeks of torrential rain. Only a few villages have escaped the flood. One of these is the village of Pennyworth, where Tom and Jenny live. When the inhabitants of nearby Brook Falls arrive and attempt to lay claim to Pennyworth, a struggle ensues that places the residents of each village against each other in a battle of wills that threatens to change all their lives forever.
Read MoreHORIZON CAFE
In Indies on The Comic Crush, we discuss The Horizon Cafe by Emanuela Milleri. In a corrupt city dominated by two rival gangs there is a growing market for a drug that will change your perceptions of reality. Rita is out for revenge for the death of her husband. Will her sanity survive the experience? Will she complete her mission?
Read MoreHEY, HAVE YOU READ... POST YORK (SC OGN)?
On The Comic Crush, we ask ‘Hey, have you read… Post York?’: The polar ice caps have melted, and New York City is flooded beyond recognition. An independent loner, along with his cat and only friend, struggles to live another day in this makeshift community, populated mostly by outsiders like himself while the depraved elite thrive ruthlessly on the outskirts. Support independent comics reporting and subscribe to our Patreon.
Read MoreGAMAYUN TALES I
In Indies on The Comic Crush: Enter a world of magic and adventure in this stunning series based on traditional Russian folklore. Collected into a beautiful new paperback edition for the first time! Alexander Utkin's Gamayun Tales are fresh and modern adaptations of familiar Russian folktales, teamed with bold and beautiful illustrations.
Read MoreMIKEL (SALTO)
In Indies on The Comic Crush we discuss Mikel: Mikel has a lifelong dream: to become a writer. Seeking to inject some extra cash and inspiration into his life, he uproots his family from their sleepy village to the Basque country, where he takes a job protecting politicians from the armed separatist group ETA. But financial security comes at a price: fear, uncertainty and family breakdown.
Read MoreKIDS CORNER: STIG AND TILDE (VOL.2): LEADER OF THE PACK
On The Comic Crush Kid’s Corner, we look at Stig & Tilde Volume 2. After a narrow escape the first time round, twins Stig and Tilde find themselves shipwrecked once more on a mystery island… where they’re immediately greeted by a pack of feral wolves! Support independent comics reporting by subscribing to The Comic Crush Patreon.
Read MoreSUPERGIRL: BEING SUPER (TPB)
On The Comic Crush, we ask Hey Have You Read… Supergirl: Being Super? Kara Danvers isn’t any different than any other teenager in her hometown. Problems with school. Problems with boys. Problems with friends. But while growing pains shake up Kara’s world, a series of earth-shaking events hits her hometown, leaving her with with the choice of blending in with the crowd or being different. Being an outcast. Being super. This reimagining of Supergirl will appeal to fans of all ages and readers new and old, as the Girl of Steel flies face-first into the struggles that every teenager faces.
Read MoreHELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES (HC)
In Trade Waiting on The Comic Crush: When did Rasputin find his calling to bring about Ragna Rok? How did the Visitor stay hidden on Earth for so long? And where did the legendary Sledgehammer armour really come from? These questions and more are answered in this new collection from the world of Hellboy! Three stories of instrumental side characters are explored in full, collected for the first time in a handsome hardcover.
Read MoreHEY, HAVE YOU READ... THE SEEDS (TPB)?
The bees are swarming. What do they know that we don't? In a broken-down world, a rebellious group of ruthless romantics have fled a tech-obsessed society to create their own and a few cantankerous aliens have come to harvest the last seeds of humanity. When one of them falls in love with a human, idealistic journalist Astra stumbles into the story of a lifetime, only to realize that if she reports it, she'll destroy the last hope of a dying planet. How far will she go for the truth?
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