Ultimate Spider-Man #1

In the original Spider-Man origin, Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben was killed by a burglar. In the new Spider-Man origin, Miles Morales’ Uncle Aaron is the burglar. Nice guy, though. He’s young Miles’ favourite, the understanding guy he can visit when parental expectations get a bit much. And that’s what Miles is doing when a genetically […]

Moon Knight #1 review

I do like an ending that turns a debut issue on its head. Heroes for Hire had one recently. In the Nineties, Thunderbolts had the best ever. And there’s a twist in this latest phase of Moon Knight, an interesting wrinkle that was, sadly, given away in publicity for the series. I might have guessed […]

The New Avengers #8 review

Luke Cage and Jessica Jones are in a restaurant, on their first date. Given that they’ve been wed awhile, this is a little surprising, but hey, they’re Avengers – busy people. The subject turns to whether Jess – who’s spent the last several years as a private detective while trying to ignore her super-powers – […]

Secret Warriors 1 review

I like the subtitle of this book, Nick Fury: Agent of Nothing. And that’s about it. Spun out of Secret Invasion, this is the former SHIELD chief’s personal strike force, originally dedicated to take down the Skrulls, now keen to smash Norman Osborn’s SHIELD replacement, HAMMER. They didn’t actually do much in the SI crossover, […]

Dark Avengers 1 review

Tony Stark’s SHIELD is gone, Norman Osborn’s HAMMER is now the major peacekeeping force in the Marvel Universe. And as the name implies, the once and future Green Goblin believes in peace through force. So it’s time for a new version of the Avengers, comprising heavy hitters loyal to him. Carol Danvers won’t play ball? […]

New Avengers 47

The hell? I bought this issue for the promise of a Hawkeye focus, and got an issue of Alias. And while I enjoyed Alias, it was of its time, and that was a time when Brian Michael Bendis’ never-ending back and forth chitchat seemed fresh. Now it reads like three-day old cheese; here a *!&$?, […]