All Articles

Avengers (2010) 10 opens the door to a distinct corner of Marvel history rather than feeling like a catalogue entry that should be admired from a distance. Published on 23 February 2011 as part of Avengers, it places Infinity Gauntlet at the centre of a conflict shaped by courage and justice. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Avengers (2010) 10 treats the central conflict as a chain of consequences, which gives e

Astonishing X Men: Exogenetic (Trade Paperback) provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. Published on 23 February 2011 as part of Astonishing X Men: Exogenetic, it places Astonishing X Men: Exogenetic at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive p

What first stands out about Astonishing X Men (2004) 36 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. Published on 23 February 2011 as part of Astonishing X Men, it places X Men at the centre of a conflict shaped by fear and power. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in Astonishing X Men (2004) 36 are the ones where action cha

Amazing Spider Man (1999) 655 arrives with the confidence of a comic that knows spectacle matters most when the people inside it have something meaningful to lose. Published on 23 February 2011 as part of Amazing Spider Man, it places NO ONE DIES at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in Amazing Spider Man (1999) 655 are th

A strong comic issue should offer a reason to care before the machinery of the plot takes over, and Wolverine and Jubilee (2011) 2 understands that principle. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Wolverine and Jubilee, it places Wolverine and Jubilee at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in Wolverine and Jubilee (2011)

There is something inviting about the way Wolverine & Jubilee (2010) 2 establishes its world, its conflict and its emotional temperature with very little fuss. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Wolverine & Jubilee, it places Upward Bound at the centre of a conflict shaped by duty and courage. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in Wolverine & Jubilee (2010) 2 are the ones where a

Wolverine (2010) 6 is the kind of issue that makes an old publication date feel less important than the energy waiting on the first page. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Wolverine, it places Wolverine at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in Wolverine (2010) 6 are the ones where action changes a relationship as we

Reading What If Venom/Deadpool (2010) 1 as part of Marvel's wider catalogue reveals an issue with a clear personality and a surprisingly immediate sense of purpose. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of What If? Venom/Deadpool, it places WHAT IF at the centre of a conflict shaped by fear and power. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in What If Venom/Deadpool (2010) 1 are the ones wh

Uncanny X Force (2010) 5 opens the door to a distinct corner of Marvel history rather than feeling like a catalogue entry that should be admired from a distance. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Uncanny X Force, it places Captain America at the centre of a conflict shaped by duty and courage. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ The most persuasive passages in Uncanny X Force (2010) 5 are the ones where acti

Thunderbolts (2006) 153 provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Thunderbolts, it places Scorched Earth at the centre of a conflict shaped by fear and power. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ At narrative level, Thunderbolts (2006) 153 understands that speed and momentum are not th

What first stands out about Star Wars: Knight Errant (2010) 5 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Star Wars: Knight Errant, it places Kerra Holt'will at the centre of a conflict shaped by duty and courage. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ At narrative level, Star Wars: Knight Errant (2010) 5 understand

Spider Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 5 Lizard (Trade Paperback) arrives with the confidence of a comic that knows spectacle matters most when the people inside it have something meaningful to lose. Published on 16 February 2011 as part of Spider Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 5 Lizard, it places Spider Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 5 Lizard at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure cle