In the ongoing storyline "Death of the Family," the Joker becomes convinced that Batman's sidekicks have made him soft, so he vows to destroy the Bat-family. The punchline is that Batman will be the one that kills them! The Joker presumably accomplishes this by turning Batman's allies against him, which won't be ... [Read More]

As a one-time member of the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man is friendly with the whole team but things get rocky in Avenging Spider-Man Annual #1. A couple of two-bit crooks get a metal detector and go treasure hunting for alien technology in Central Park, the epicenter of many invasions. There they discover an alien box that ... [Read More]

Malachai Nicolle, an 8-year-old comic book writer, gets political in Axe Cop: President of the World. Axe Cop is appointed President after he kills all the bad guys by praying for them to poop poison, which thankfully occurs prior to this volume and isn't illustrated. Instead of the White House, Axe Cop lives in the Gold ... [Read More]

Ever since the DC Comics reboot last year, Superman has become less and less recognizable: no more underwear on the outside, no more Lois Lane as a love interest, and now no more Daily Planet! "I wasn't going to test the waters. I was just going to do a cannonball in the Super-verse," says writer Scott Lobdell, who takes ... [Read More]

I'm Trekkie but a powerful force compelled me to check out Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse. What drew me in was the beautiful covers by Stephane Roux. They're reminiscent of the Star Wars movie posters, which feature the protagonists posing in the foreground and the antagonists and action looming over them in ... [Read More]

The epic battle between Marvel's two premier superhero teams concludes in Avengers Vs. X-Men: Versus #6, and they saved the best for last with a series of comedic skits: Spider-Woman VS X-Women (Kinda) In a very erotic dream sequence, Hawkeye imagines his girlfriend Spider-Woman wrestling with Emma Frost, Storm, and ... [Read More]

Simpsons Tree House of Horror #18 is a "48-page chill-tacular!" It features 4 stories that parody a wide variety of movies so there's something for everyone. "Eerie Beery" - The Cabin in the Woods parody The Simpsons take a family vacation to the cabin where Henry K. Duff invented Duff beer. Homer finds the Duff ... [Read More]