The Twelve #8 (of 12) (Marvel – Straczynski / Weston / Chuckry / Betancourt) The Black Widow’s secret! The Fiery Mask, accused! And Electro lives again! For the life of me, I have no idea why Marvel is not promoting this book harder. It has consistently been a home run every month! The art is [...]

NewUniversal: Shockfront #2 (Marvel – Ellis / Kurth / Hennessy / Chuckry) A charity football game turns into a nightmare when quarterback Jack Magniconte inadvertently kills another player. Is he the newest human to manifest a superpower glyph? And more to the point, will Ken Connell— who himself manifested the “Starbrand” glyph—and Izzy Randall — [...]

The Twelve #6 (of 12) (Marvel – Straczynski / Weston / Leach / Chuckry) The Laughing Mask–behind bars! Secrets of the Black Widow–revealed! Dynamic Man kicks ass! The Blue Blade bombs out! And the truth behind the origin of underground secret agent Rockman! Once again The Twelve delivers! We get a few vignettes about the [...]

The Twelve #5 (of 12) (Marvel – Straczynski / Weston / Leach / Chuckry) Tensions rise and heroes come to blows as the time-lost Twelve from the Golden Age find their fundamental beliefs challenged in the world of the 21st Century. Plus; the Origin of the Witness—he’s seen what you’ve done! The Twelve so far [...]

NewUniversal: Shockfront #1 (Marvel – Ellis / Kurth / Hennessy / Chuckry) Initially, there were four: A Starbrand. A Nightmask. A Justice. A Cipher. They are manifestations of god-like power on Earth, chosen by the Universe. In the wake of the cosmic phenomenon that empowered them, they have been threatened, hunted, and attacked. And now, [...]