The first issue of Mark Spears Monsters arrived in September 2024 with a gorgeous cover that heralds the return of classic monsters. Spears pulls double duty as writer and artist, and he delivers big time. The debut issue succinctly sets up the mythology of the monsters, the vault, and the ring, and introduces a cast of characters across two time periods

It’s a marvelously monstrous day in Halloweentown! Jack and Sally have been married and are going on their honeymoon. The blissful trip is short, since it’s just two weeks before Halloween and Jack has plenty of work to do. As he prepares for his big day as the Pumpkin King, Sally finds herself thrust into the uncomfortable role of Pumpkin Queen. The sweet ragdoll had never been in the spotlight, and now she’s feeling self-conscious and trying to figure out what it means to be a queen.  

As a comics publisher, Charlton was something of an also-ran, but they certainly had their moments. In addition to some solid war comics and intriguing superhero offerings, they also had this post-apocalyptic tale from 1975.

Back in the days when each character didn’t always have their own title – or six of them – series like Marvel Two-in-One and Marvel Team-Up often brought together top selling icons, but they also occasionally served to introduce lesser known characters to the larger audiences of The Thing and Spider-Man, respectively.

As with the previous two issues of this remastered edition of Rob Liefeld’s original Youngblood series, the material benefits from the impressive format and readers benefit from the reasonable cover price.

Like Iron Fist, though, Power Man was a title with a small but loyal following. It enjoyed a run of 32 more issues, good but not enough of one to keep it going, at least not on its own. So following Power Man #49 (February 1977), another issue guest starring Iron Fist, the April 1977 issue arrived as Power Man and Iron Fist #50.

Month in and month out, Geiger continues to be one of the – if not the single best – regular comic books on the market. The quality of all the material coming out from Geoff Johns and company’s Ghost Machine Productions is laudable, but there’s something special about this series. Inventive, intriguing, and packed with twists and turns, it’s tightly written by Johns and beautifully illustrated by Gary Frank.

The Loose End by Dave Dwonch, artist Travis Hymel, and colorist Geraldo Filho is like the best over the top, ridiculous action movies. Improbable scenarios, unwinnable odds that are repeatedly defied, and characters pulling survival skills out of nowhere.

In 1987 Mike Baron, the co-creator of Nexus, teamed up with artist Mitch O’Connell for the original graphic novel The World of Ginger Fox...

The latest jumbo digest starts with a tale about Wilbur and his delicious homemade popcorn. Archie, Reggie, and Dilton fall for the new lifeguard, and then when Archie gives Betty a trinket at a carnival, rumors fly about the nature of the gift.

One of the most clichéd phrases in the history of clichéd phrases is “It doesn’t get any better than this,” but serious, it really doesn’t get much better than Walter Simonson’s cover for Batman #366

Writer-artist Howard Chaykin’s adaptation of John Benteen’s 1976 western novel Fargo is the first of a proposed series, and if they all have the energy and spirit of this one, it’s going to be a very fun ride.