Uncanny X-Men #31 the culmination of “The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier,” Original Sin, and AXIS. The arc as a whole has been entertaining enough, but the highlights for me were the smaller character moments. One of my favorite new mutants since Marvel kicked off its All-New imprints has been Eva Bell, and issue #31 does a great job putting her front and center.
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After a three issue interlude for the Original Sin tie-in discussing the final fate of Richard Rider, Guardians has come back to the story with Venom once again. When last we saw him, Flash Thompson was having a bit of a problem with his symbiote, and this issue picks back up with Flash trying to address his situation.
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For a while it seemed like Bendis was maneuvering young Cyclops and X-23 into a romance, but now young Cyclops is off gallivanting through space, and Angel has emerged as Laura’s budding love interest. It doesn’t have quite as much comedic potential, but it allows for some heartfelt interaction between the pair as they cut loose and Laura is actually allowed to experience some simple, positive human emotions for a change. Issue #30 follows on directly from the previous issue, opening with an insight into Angel and X-23’s
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In the last issue of Guardians of the Galaxy, we saw the team picked off by various enemies they’ve had over the years, and in this issue, we see where each of the Guardians have ended up. Rocket Raccoon is being oporated on by the Kree, overseen by the Supreme Intelligence who has a scientific interest in his rare species. Gamora is being beaten and questioned by the Badoon. Groot has been attacked and abandoned by The Brood.
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Despite Jean Grey’s name being in the title of the arc, this issue shows that the story will be about more than just Jean Grey being put on “trial” for crimes she hasn’t committed yet. Most of this issue takes place aboard the Guardians’ ship, with the All-New X-Men on their first trip to space and encountering aliens. I found myself laughing a lot at Bobby and Rocket and also hoping we got a glimpse of a possible X, Gamora, and Angela butt kicking team up. Outside of the Guardians’ ship, we are given our first glimpse at Jean Grey’s imprisonment and her first encounters with Gladiator and Oracle of the Shi’ar.
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Do you enjoy comics? Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Well run sync up your MP3 player and do whatever it takes to listen to the new episode of the Comic Impact’s Pick of the Week podcast! Join Simon and Sheldon as they talk about comics from the previous week. Simon had the pick and he went with All New X-Men #22.Now by Brian Michael Bendis with artwork by Stuart Immonen from the good people over at Marvel Comics. Sheldon will tell you why it’s going be a sad day when Batman loses the amazing team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo . They also discuss All-New Invaders #1,Judge Dredd #15,Captain America #15,Deadly Class # 1. Listen to Sheldon do a GREAT impression of president Obama. What more can you ask for? So enjoy a new episode of the pick of the week and make sure to come back for more great stuff here at Comic Impact.
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This issue begins with poor Angel being stuck in the middle of the most uncomfortable lunch between Scott and Jean. A young Jean Grey has had a lot to deal with, besides the fact of being ripped out of their timeline with no way back. She had the hard revelation that her destiny is to die at a young age after being possessed by a cosmic power and destroying multiple worlds. Like most teenagers, she avoids the problem and Scott tries to come to her rescue. Meanwhile, Iceman is along the perimeter making snow angels when the school comes under attack by the Shi’ar. The X-Men try to fight off the attack, but the Shi’ar are able to easily capture Jean Grey and are off as fast as they arrived.
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Magneto has always been one of my all time favorite, misunderstood “villains.” I’ve found myself aligning with his sensibilities cause while it would be nice to be as understanding and tolerant as Professor Xavier, the reality is, most people would act in the favor of their own kind, no matter what the means. This issue serves as a taste of what adventures may come for Magneto in his upcoming solo title.
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When Guardians started, it showed promise with a plot involving Star-Lord and his father, the King of Spartax. It seemed to go a little off topic with the addition of Angela and became less recognizable during the Infinity tie-ins. Now that Infinity is over, it is unclear what the new direction will be, and this issue certainly does little in the way of plot development in an overall arc. All this to say, this issue is a lot of fun.
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I was initially sad when I heard the news that Ultimate Comics Spider-Man was coming to an end. Whether or not Miles entering the 616 Universe is a good thing has yet to be seen, but the current run has been one of my favorites every month since the very first issue. C:UCSM is essentially the same title, but renumbered for the big event, so we’re still getting the same great writing and supporting cast that Bendis hooked fans with. If you loved Ultimate Spider-Man, then this is a must read.
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This is the final issue of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man before the big Cataclysm event. It’s hard to tell what the future holds for the entirety of the Ultimate universe, but I would find it hard to believe that this is the last we’d be seeing of Miles. Regardless, this was a well written conclusion to the Spider-Man No More arc where Spider-Man and his makeshift team of Spider-Woman, Cloak, Dagger, and Bombshell face off against the man responsible for bestowing their super powers, Roxxon and his crew. Miles Morales is by far my favorite Spidey to don the suit and it’s good to see him once again answer his calling, just a year after the tragic death of his mother, serving as his own “Uncle Ben moment.”
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Hey Comic Impact! This is going to be another short review week. I’ve returned from Heroes Con in Charlotte and if you want to listen to my trip check out the latest episode of The Impact, but because of the con I’m a little tired so you’ll just have to listen to Pick of the Week if you want more comic book talk.
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Hey Comic Impact! This week you’ll get the top 5 but I’m sorry I won’t be diving into any of the issues in too much detail. This weekend was a busy one with my father visiting us from New York and also I had some personal things to deal with, and I’m not going to lie, I’ve been trying to watch a lot of Arrested Development. So instead this week I’m going to talk briefly about each issue and why I picked it but if you want to more detailed and deeper discussion on these books please check out the Pick of the Week podcast for May 22, 2013.
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Hello all It is Wednesday so that means it is new comic book day right? Right! Well, that also means it is time for a new Pick of the Week podcast here at Comic Impact. Simon had the pick this week and went with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23 by Brian Michael Bendis and featuring the artwork of the amazing David Marquez which was published by Marvel comics. Excelsior!! Simon is joined by Sheldon and Antonio and the boys talked a bit about Age of Ultron #8,Nightwing #20,The Legend of Luther Strode #5 (of 6),Bloodshot #11 and more of your favorite comics for the week of May 15th, 2013. All this and Sheldon looks for a new twitter name for him self.So put on you headphone and enjoy the newest, most fresh episode of Comic Impact’s POW(Pick of the Week) podcast.
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Join Simon and Antonio as they talk about the comics for the last week of April 2013! It was hard for Simon to find a pick because of all the amazing comics that came out but he went with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #22 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Antonio mentioned something really touching and beautiful in FF by Matt Fraction and Joe Quinones. Not a marvel fan well, guess what? The boys discuss Independent comics. They have a talk about East of West by the amazing Jonathan Hickman. Simon gets over excited about who did the artwork on last week’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue and Antonio tells you where this is the perfect time you should be reading Angel and Faith from Dark Horse.
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Hey Comic Impact! If you take away anything from this column this week is that Jonathan Hickman is one of the best writers working today and that you need to pick up his creator owned books.
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Hey Comic Impact! Sorry for the delay this week. I had gotten my comics read pretty fast last week but didn’t have time to write up anything about them because I spent the weekend visiting friends and family back in New York. I’m still a little tired but wanted to get this out to you guys as soon as I could. I’m not going to go into too much detail this week but make sure to listen to the Pick of the Week Podcast this week as Simon, Sheldon, and I go more in depth on last week’s comics.
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