GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 Writer: Al Ewing: Artist: Juann Cabal Colorist: Federico Blee Letterer: Cory Petit Publisher: Marvel Rating: 9/10 So here we are with yet another relaunch from Marvel. Last month saw the conclusion of Donny Cates' short run on the title, and Marvel wasted no time starting over. Where normally I would be annoyed at the thought of yet another relaunch, I was very excited at the thought of Al Ewing taking over. Ewing has been writing one of the best bo

FANTASTIC FOUR #18 Writer: Dan Slott Artists: Paco Medina, Francesco Manna & Carlos Magno Colorist: Erick Arciniega Letterer: VC’s Travis Lanham Cover Art: Nick Bradshaw & John Rauch Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 Soul Bond Bangles The current run of Fantastic Four has been a pretty fun ride so far. We got the return of the missing half of Marvel’s First Family. Classic confrontations with Doctor Doom. Fun family hijinks on Yancy Street, and even the wedding of The Thing. Wha

ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA: HYDRA ASCENDANT Writer: Rick Remender Penciler: Stuart Immonen Inker: Wade Von Grawbadger Colorists: Marte Garcia, Eduardo Navarro (#1), Dono Sanchez Almara (#3) Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna Cover Artist: Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Marte Garcia Publisher: Marvel Rating: 10/10 Birds Steve Rogers knows that Hydra is up to something. It’s time for Captain America to take down this terrorist organization once again. He relays this on comms to hi

X-FORCE #5 Writer: Ben Percy Artist: Joshua Cassara Colorists: Dean White & Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: Joe Caramagna Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 Ok since we're 5 issues in, and this is the first time I've reviewed this book, I'm gonna talk a little bit about how much this series has grown on me. When the first issue dropped it wasn't exactly my favorite X-book. While it was good, it just didn't captivate me the way some of the other books did. But over the course of thes

STAR #1 Writer: Kelly Thompson Artists: Javier Pina & Filipe Andrade Color Artist: Jesus Aburtov Lettering/Design: VC’s Clayton Cowles Cover Artists: Carmen Carnero & Jesus Aburtov Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 Infinity Stones, which is good since there are only 6. I’ll tell you somethin’ reader... From the heroic introduction of Star to the shocking reveal of her villainous nature, Kelly Thompson has had me locked in what this character could mean for Captain Marvel in the

SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN ALIEN REALITY #2 Writer: Peter David Penciler: Greg Land Inker: Jay Leisten Colorist: Frank D'armata Letterer: Joe Sabino Publisher: Marvel Score: 7.5/10 Although I find myself mostly being disappointed by the main Spider-Man title, Amazing Spider-Man, I do commend Marvel for having a range of Spider-Man series that appeal to different readers. Spider-Man is actually a hard character to write and appeal to the majority of readers because I've found that re

X-MEN #4 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Inker: Gerry Alanguilan Colorist: Sunny Gho Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Rating: 10/10 This series continues to be one of the best comics being published today. What Hickman has bee able to accomplish in such a short amount of time is not only impressive, but it could serve as a lesson on how to breathe life back into a franchise. Along with Leinil Francis Yu, he has put out (in my opinion) 4 perfect is

DAREDEVIL #16 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Jorge Fornes Colorist: Nolan Woodard Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Rating: 9/10 Zdarsky's run on Daredevil has been fantastic for the last 15 issues and this week's latest release is another solid entry. There are times when I do feel like the overall narrative is dragging on a bit but just when I feel like it may be an issue, Zdarsky adds another variable (Elektra) or dishes out an action packed issue that brings right

STAR WARS #1 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Jesus Saiz Colorist: Jesus Saiz; Arif Prianto Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 With so much Star Wars talk flooding the world of fandom ( Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian) dividing fans, it's nice to be able to escape back to the era of Star Wars I love so much, the original trilogy. While I haven't been following the Star Wars books recently, I thought this was the perfect time to jump back in. "Empire St

HAWKEYE: FREEFALL #1 Writer: Mathew Rosenberg Art: Otto Schmidt Letterer: Joe Sabino Publisher: Marvel Rating: 7.5/10 I was actually looking forward to this new series quite a bit as I really enjoyed the Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye & The Winter Soldier mini series that Rosenberg had written previously. This felt like it would be a natural extension of that series but unfortunately it doesn't quite live up to my expectations. The issue opens up with Clint infiltrating a weapon

THOR #1 Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Nic Klein Colorist: Matthew Wilson Letterer: Joe Sabino Publisher: Marvel Rating: 9/10 How does one follow the great run that Jason Aaron literally just finished a couple weeks ago? Who's crazy enough to even attempt that? The answers... Just like this and Donny Cates. While I'm a huge Cates fan and I long thought, that if anyone should succeed Aaron on Thor it should be him, I was still skeptical. Not that he would do a good job, which he

VENOM #21 Writer: Donny Cates Penciler: Mark Bagley Inker: Andy Owens Colorists: Frank Martin & Erick Arciniega Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 So I'm assuming you guys have all been reading VENOM and are caught up on ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, right? Awesome! A lot of crazy shit has been happening in Eddie Brock's life and it's all because of an evil genius, Donny Cates. That's right Cates has been putting Eddie through the craziest shit we've ever seen. He fo

DR. STRANGE: SURGEON SUPREME #1 Writer: Mark Waid Artist:: Kev Walker Colorist: Java Tartaglia Letterer: Cory Petit Publisher: Marvel Rating: 7.5/10 I was a big fan of Mark Waid's last Dr. Strange run so I have been anticipating this follow up series in the months leading up to the first issue's release. I did think the last run started off a bit shaky with Strange losing his powers at the beginning for the 800th time but Waid quickly brought me back around a few issues in an

KING THOR #4 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Esad Ribic Colorist: Ive Svorcina Letterer: Joe Sabino Guest Art Teams: Gabriel Hernandez Walta & Chris O'Halloran; Andrea Sorrentino & Dave Stewart; Chris Burnham & Nathan Fairbairn; Nick Pitara & Michael Garland; Aaron Kuder & Laura Martin; Olivier Coipel & Laura Martin; Russell Dauterman & Matthew Wilson; Mike Del Mundo Publisher: Marvel Rating: 10/10 Song: Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin I guess the saying is true, eventually, all go

PATSY WALKER, AKA HELLCAT! DON'T STOP ME-OW Writer: Kate Leth Artist: Brittney L. Williams Colorist: Megan Wilson & Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Rating: 9/10 Cat Lives To say I wasn’t excited to return to Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! would be an understatement. My read through the first volume was such an enjoyable experience, getting to meet new characters and exploring the relationships between Patsy and other Marvel heroes. I hope you

X-MEN: FALLEN ANGELS Writer: Jo Duffy Pencilers: Kerry Gammill, Marie Severin & Joe Staton Inkers: Tom Palmer, Val Mayerik & Tony Dezuniga Colorist: Petra Scotese Letterer: Jim Novak, L.P. Gregory & Bill Oakley Editor: Ann Nocenti Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 Super Lobsters My name is Trevor Bieker. I am 28 years old. And I am back again with another weekend review from my ever-expanding collection of comics. If like me, you have also been whisked away by the Dawn of X and

X-23: X-ASSASSIN Writer: Mariko Tamaki Penciler: Diego Olortegui Inkers: Walden Wong, JP Mayer (#9) & Scott Hanna (#9) Colorist: Chris O’Halloran Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Cover Artist: Ashley Witter Publisher: Marvel Rating: 8/10 Mutant Turkeys With all these new X-Men titles launching at Marvel right now, I'd have thought I would be feeling content with not needing to enjoy any more stories. Turns out I was wrong as this week’s weekend read/review vote between two ultimate

DEADPOOL #1 Writer: Kelly Thompson Pencils: Chris Bachalo Inkers: Wayne Faucher, Tim Townsend, Al Vey, Jaime Mendoza, Livesay & Victor Olazaba Colorist: David Curiel Letterer: VC’s Joe Sabino Publisher: Marvel Rating: 9/10 Chunkey Not-Monkey Scoops Of Ice Cream My first Deadpool comic! I never would have imagined that the merc with a mouth would have made his way into my pulls on a new comic book day, but here we are. It honestly would have been too hard for me to pass on onc

CAPTAIN MARVEL #12 Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Lee Garbett Colorist: Tamra Bonvillian Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles Cover Artist: Mark Brooks Publisher: Marvel Rating: 9/10 Still Would Want To Meet This Hero Wow. The first issue of The Last Avenger has finally arrived in the Captain Marvel series and I am just blown away after finishing this read. Ever since the tease for Carol’s darker look started hitting the web, I’ve been very curious about what would lead to this mome

DOCTOR DOOM #2 Writer: Christopher Cantwell Artist: Salvador Larroca Colorist: Guru-eFX Letterer: Cory Petit Publisher: Marvel Rating 8/10 Welcome back comic fans to another one of my weekly reviews. This week I had the pleasure of catching up on the new Doctor Doom mini-series with issue two. I had read and reviewed issue one on my Instagram account right before joining the Comic Lounge crew last month, so if you’re interested in that issue one review checkout my Instagram