Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling short reviews from the staff of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full review for. Given the lack of new comics, expect this weekly update to begin featuring comics that we think you’ll enjoy while you can’t get anything new to read – only new to you.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
Logan
Immortal X-Men #1 (Marvel)– Kieron Gillen writing Sinister and Hope Summers again is a delight. He and Werneck show just how fragile and ego-driven the Krakoan experiment is and the jokes and the Utopia references are spot-on. Sinister’s ongoing sassy commentary sheds light on the different personalities of Krakoa and matches the chaos of the post-Inferno status quo. Immortal X-Men is soapy, messy, and intrigue-filled and is a true flagship for the line continuing the momentum after Hickman’s departure. Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy
Season of the Bruja #1 (Oni Press)– Aaron Duran and Sara Soler’s Season of the Bruja has a cool, compelling premise (A witch descended from the Aztecs is the last line of defense from an underworld god and his demons.), but is structured in an awkward way. It starts in the middle of an action scene with furries (?) that introduces the protagonist Althalia and her associates, but not really as we only really get to know Althalia by the time the issue wraps up. Soler’s art has energy and flashy colors, and the interactions between Althalia and her grandmother (Who is also a bruja) are heartwarming and the real heart of the comic. She and Duran explore themes of imperialism through a visit at a museum with Aztec artifacts and the appearance of a racist priest type that immediately escalates to cops and heart attacks and action. Season of the Bruja has lots of good ingredients, but is bad at transitioning from scenes, creating context, and introducing characters. But its art is damn good. Overall: 6.2 Verdict: Pass
Brett
Amazing Spider-Man #93 (Marvel) – The Beyond Era wraps up setting us up for what should be some solid Spider-Man adventures to come. Ben Reilly has always been a character that felt like there wasn’t a complete idea as to how he should be handled but here’s an interesting direction that feels like it makes sense and a nice organic direction. Overall Rating: 8.0
Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!
Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).
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