Garrett Hanneken 4/25/18 Garrett Hanneken 4/25/18

Review: Jeepers Creepers #1

By Garrett Hanneken

Jeepers Creepers makes its comic book debut after spawning three movies. For fans of the franchise, this comic delivers a glimpse of what so many have wondered: what is the origin of the Creeper?

Jeepers Creepers #1 focuses on two main storylines: a grad student named Devon working on his thesis in Mexico and the Creeper working on his consumption of human flesh. Devon’s story allows the reader to familiarize themselves with our protagonist, and although I didn’t care much for Devon, I was still able to gather his character traits: geeky and awkward. The Creeper’s story, on the other hand, was much more captivating, which should be expected, as we see the creature on the prowl for food. However, the standout moment and the glimpse at an origin was the Creeper’s ties to the Aztecs.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Lumberjanes #49

By Cat Wyatt

It’s that time again! Time for a new issue of the Lumberjanes. Issue number 49 of the Lumberjanes starts off a new plot (and quest) for our lovely Lumberjanes. Thanks to the last issue, we now know how the Lumberjanes can tell what the weather will be like. Unfortunately forewarning doesn’t seem like it’s much of a help, when they’re looking at several days of rainstorms in a row. I think we all know that trying to keep that crew inside for an extended period of time would be a huge undertaking…

Kelly Gaines 4/25/18 Kelly Gaines 4/25/18

Review: Raven: Daughter of Darkness #4

By Kelly Gaines

Leave it to an ex-demon wife to bring her drama to someone else’s funeral. Raven’s estranged mother, Angela, has returned- and become an extra layer of irritation on an already messy plot. After #3, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep reading Raven. History keeps underwhelmingly repeating itself in Wolfman’s recent Raven stories. There’s a promising start, followed by a slow aggravating decline into boredom. You’d think having roughly four interlocking storylines would give readers something to come back for, but none of the plots are explored with enough depth and detail to make them interesting. Instead, the whole thing feels like reading a loosely related anthology of stories about Raven. I will say that issue #4 is a slight step up from issue #3, but Raven Daughter of Darkness has miles to go before becoming a worthwhile series.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Mother Panic Gotham A.D. #2

By Cat Wyatt

Mother Panic Gotham A.D. issue 2 continues the saga started. Violet is on a quest to find her mother, and the latest hint given to her (assuming she’s willing to trust an even more deranged Joker than normal…) has her heading towards Arkham Asylum.

Kelly Gaines 4/25/18 Kelly Gaines 4/25/18

Review: Mera, Queen of Atlantis #3

By Kelly Gaines

What’s something you would never want your adopted kid to see? Your high school yearbook photos? Your erotic film collection? What about walking in on you as you're about to decapitate your brother’s wife? Ocean Master has quite a bit to go before he becomes real family material, but fortunately, Mera is here to help- as long as he doesn’t kill her. Mera Queen of Atlantis #3 is another great chapter in on of DC’s new, and oddly charming, titles. Stuck on land while her body heals, Mera tries to subdue the spread of the Atlantean civil war by acting as an ambassador to the surface world. The separation anxiety may not have pulled her head underwater yet, but the appearance of Ocean Master (Orm) has raised the stakes significantly.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Motherlands #4

By Cat Wyatt

Motherlands is continuing its tale of a mother and daughter who have teamed up in an attempt to bring down one final bounty. Granted, the mother hopes to bring the bounty in alive, being that he’s her son and all. Tab doesn’t care so much about that since he left her alone with her hag of a mother. The last issue left us off with Sylph in shock and in tears after Tab apparently shot her son…

Who was obviously a decoy. Tab is actually shocked (and maybe a little embarrassed) that Sylph couldn’t seem to tell the difference. Though I suppose it could be Sylph’s theatrics that are the real cause here…

Sam King 4/25/18 Sam King 4/25/18

Review: Aliens: Dust to Dust #1

By Sam King

I have read a LOT of Aliens comics and have regular access to the Dark Horse omnibus collections that have come out. The last Alien comic series I read disappointed me in art and story quality (Dead Orbit). Aliens: Dust to Dust #1 actually does things a little differently and feels fresh. Let me rephrase that: this comic is as fresh as a franchise can possibly be when the main plot line is always humans discover bad things in space and killer aliens run rampant.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Suicide Squad #40

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 40 of Suicide Squad brings about the conclusion to the latest plotline they’ve been working on lately. The Wall is no longer holding Washington D.C. hostage, and instead is heading directly towards the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Only Waller knows the reason why the Wall would do this, and it isn’t good.

Of course, thanks to the beauty of different perspectives in storytelling, we know exactly what the Wall is up to. He’s going to kill Waller’s daughter, Coretta. Or at least, he’s going to try. Coretta’s wonderful brothers step up and try to protect her, which is quite lovely (makes you wonder how they could ever be Waller’s children, doesn’t it?).

Sam King 4/25/18 Sam King 4/25/18

Review: The Lost City Explorers #1

I have always been fascinated by stories of exploration and lost cities, like El Dorado and Atlantis. This comic so far seems to be focusing on Atlantis. To start, there is a lot of human drama going on and we get a little taste of some mystery elements that will progress as the series really gets rolling. While it is not the greatest comic I have read this year, this one has a lot of potential to become a good time, so long as the characters do not get tiresome.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Silencer #4

By Cat Wyatt

The Silencer #4 continues Honor’s epic quest to be free of Leviathan and all of its enemies. In the last issue, we saw her survive against all odds, but it’s incredibly likely that the others will figure out she’s still alive sooner rather than later. She’s going to have to figure out a longer-term plan if she wants to keep her life intact and her family safe.

Sam King 4/25/18 Sam King 4/25/18

Review: World of Tanks: Citadel #1

I just want to start by saying I have only played World of Tanks once and I had a good time with it. My significant other and one of my close friends play it all the time, so I have a solid understanding of it. My S.O. is also a major tank aficionado, so I’m not going in blind to this at all. World of Tanks is a massively multiplayer online game that pits player against player with tanks. Each player controls a tank as part of a team and tries to destroy the other team’s tanks on the map or capture the opposing team’s base. It has become a mobile, board, and card game. I may not be the target audience, but I think this is one that anyone could potentially enjoy with an open mind.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Batman and the Signal #3

By Cat Wyatt

All good things must come to an end, and thus we’re at the end of the short run for Batman and the Signal. Everything has been leading up to the point, so I know I’m not the only one that’s been looking forward to it. Still, I’ll miss our daylight vigilante and all he stands for.

Garrett Hanneken 4/25/18 Garrett Hanneken 4/25/18

Review: Babyteeth #10

By Garrett Hanneken

With the child’s ability to summon a portal to another dimension, who knew that giving birth to the Antichrist would be so difficult? Things just got much more chaotic for the characters but much more interesting for the readers.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Wonder Woman #45

By Cat Wyatt

Wonder Woman #45 brings the conclusion to the Amazons Attacked plot, as well as wrapping up a few other running plots. Last we saw Darkseid had successfully brought his plan to fruition, using artifacts to rip open a portal to Themyscira. Grail then popped through the portal and started turning Amazons into a form of Parademons and sending them back through the portal. It’s a total mess, and things are not looking good for Wonder Woman and her allies.

Hunter Patrick 4/25/18 Hunter Patrick 4/25/18

Review: Ice Cream Man #4

By Hunter T. Patrick

Dark. Twisted. Delicious. The book where you can’t help but keep returning to try all its fun flavors. This issue does not feel like it has the standard horror as the other issues. Sure there is still some horror, but this issue has a different feel compared to the others and makes the issue all the stronger. The horror elements do not really come after this issue’s protagonist as it feels separate. This issue trades that in for heart and a new type of horror that haunts everything else: loss. No crazy monsters or anything this month in the traditional sense and it helps this strong series stays on top.

Hunter Patrick 4/20/18 Hunter Patrick 4/20/18

Review: The Pervert

By Hunter T. Patrick

The Pervert is an original graphic novel full of sadness and gloom about a transsexual. The color choices are all dark and gloomy. The word choices too are not the most pleasant. It is full of LGBTQ’ slurs, with ‘fag’ popping up everywhere. The interesting thing about this read is the main character’s heartbreaking philosophy that their name does not matter, but instead love for others. As wonderful as that sounds they just do not matter to themselves and this is a theme throughout. Instead of a name, we see them get called ‘fag’ and various other slurs from various passersby’s. The devaluing of the protagonist helps keep this work uneasy and disheartening. For as many slurs we see the character get called, we also see her through various sexual activities as she lives as a prostitute.

Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18 Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18

Review: Action Comics #1000

By Garrett Hanneken

Hope is important, it pushes us towards something better, and it can make a meaningless life meaningful. We hope for a better future, but we also, as poet Robert Frost points out, hope that the past turned out all right for what it was.

Cat Wyatt 4/18/18 Cat Wyatt 4/18/18

Review: Batwoman #14

By Cat Wyatt

Issue number 14 of Batwoman continues the Fall of the House of Kang plotline. Kate’s sister, Beth, has been kidnapped by Tahani, and it’s safe to assume that her reasons are not in anyone’s best interest. Beth has a supervillian past, she was once known as Alice, and was absolutely lethal with her concoctions. It’s the reason Kate had to place her in the asylum to begin with. But as it turns out that asylum was about as competent at keeping their inmates inside as Arkham is (read: pretty horrible at it, really).

Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18 Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18

Review: Aquaman #35

By Garrett Hanneken

Aquaman has proven to be an epic in the making from issue #25 and so on. Now, 10 issues later from the significant #25 that started the reign of King Rath, readers may wonder if Aquaman is showing signs of slowing down.

Kelly Gaines 4/18/18 Kelly Gaines 4/18/18

Review: Assassinistas #4

By Kelly Gaines

Assassinistas continues to confound me. #4 has raised some serious questions about how conjugal visits work, what qualifies as bad parenting for a spy, and exactly how easy is it to function after being stabbed? It’s a whirlwind story in the best way. Assassinistas offers no chance to catch your breath once an issue is started. It’s action, action, action. Well- It’s Espionage, sex, stabbing- and that’s fine too. We pick up again with the over 30 superspies as Octavia and her son (and her son’s boyfriend) search for Charlotte’s son, Charlotte reaches out to Octavia’s ex because she suspects Octavia of being the kidnapper, and Rosalyn continues to be an asshole and reminisces about other times she was an asshole. If you can keep the characters straight, Assassinistas is pure fun. There’s quite a bump of time between issues, but opening with a quick recap is an easy fix- one I wish comics would use more frequently.