First Marvel went from the end of the Secret Invasion right into Dark Reign without so much as a month transition and now here comes the big next MU-event… The Siege – which will bring Captain America (Steve Rogers), Iron Man and Thor all together again on the same team! – This cover and write-up [...]

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #5 (of 5) (Marvel – Hickman / Chen / Ruggiero) The Fantastic Four reunited just in time to try and save the kids as they face off with Norman Osborn and the agents of H.A.M.M.E.R. In the surprising conclusion see: The destruction of the Bridge! The triumph of an unlikely hero! [...]

Dark Reign: Young Avengers #2 (Marvel – Cornell / Brooks / Strain) Alright, here’s the problem.  I should start a tally of how many times I start a post with that.  Young Avengers are cool.  It’s been a strong title since it was introduced.  The fact that Marvel squandered it away is baffling…oh, wait no [...]

Dark Avengers #6 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato / Beredo) DARK REIGN Big, bold choices! That’s what Norman Osborn’s H.A.M.M.E.R. and Avengers have been all about! And with every bold choice comes more and more risk! And with risk comes pressure! And with pressure…come the voices. How long can Norman Osborn hold it together? And [...]

Dark Avengers #5 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato) When the public is reminded of Norman’s terrible past, Norman’s wheeling and dealing becomes a public concern. Plus, some of the Avengers are getting frisky with each other, and that can’t be good. Plus the return of…the Cabal! In the same way that Ultimate Nick Fury became [...]

about a month ago, I talked about the sad state of Marvel’s limited series, here’s the update Skrull Kill Krew #2 (Marvel – Felber / Robinson) The creepy spin-off of Secret Invasion continues with the Krew leader Ryder’s attempts to take down a faction of surviving scions of the original Skrulls that Reed Richards turned [...]

Dark Avengers #4 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato / Beredo) The Dark Avengers’ first mission shows Norman Osborn all the plusses and minuses of the choices he has made for his team. So changes must be made. Some come, some go, and not everyone is happy about it. Also, the Cabal reunites for the first [...]

Fantastic Four: Dark Reign #2 (of 5) (Marvel – Hickman / Chen / Ruggiero / Rauch) The fallout of Reed’s machine results in Sue, Ben and Johnny finding themselves in the middle of a super hero Hyborian-age civil war, while Reed searches for answers to questions that can only be found in alternate timelines. Back [...]

Dark Avengers #3 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodata) The phenom that is the Dark Avengers continues. BATTLEGROUND LATVERIA as Morgana Le Fey attacks with all the power at her disposal. Meanwhile these new Avengers discover all the dirt and hidden secrets of their notorious pasts. It is crazy that it takes a roster full of [...]

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel – Hickman / Chen) Dark Reign strikes Marvel’s first family—in an explosive way! Prepared to be blown away as: HAMMER agents attack the Baxter Building. Reed changes everything. The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss and Franklin and Val go shopping. There’s Time travel, Alternate realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants [...]

Dark Avengers #1 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodata) THE DARK REIGN IS HERE! The start of an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos! Who are the Dark Avengers? Who is the Iron Patriot? The answers will shock you! When I picked this up last week, I was thinking that there goes some more of [...]

Avengers: The Initiative #20 (Marvel – Slott / Gage / Kurth / Brooks) The Invasion is over and the Initiative has been rocked to its core. Now that the truth is out, that the program was conceived as part of a Skrull plot, can it survive? Who will leave? Who will stay? And who will [...]