Comic of the Week (5/11/11) – Grab Bag #3

Three comics taking things in new directions make up this week’s Grab Bag

Comic of the Week (3/23/11) – New Mutants #23

New Mutants #23 is the fourth chapter of the “Age of X” miniseries running between this title and X-Men Legacy. In a comic franchise where alternate realities are a regular event, “Age of X” has set itself up as something different; something that will matter

The Five Greatest Comic Storylines of All Time

Comics tell stories no other medium can. Full of drama, love, loss, victory and heartbreak, some of these stories rise above the others. Here’s a list of what I feel are the five best ever

Comics for Noobs: X-Men

The X-Men family of books goes through a cycle. Due to their large cast, the stories grow increasingly complex over the course of several years. When things reach a breaking point, Marvel usually starts a big family-wide event, such as the current “Second Coming” storyline, then relaunches the entire line of books with fresh stories.

100 Comics, Part 8

(Read this for an explanation of the Top 100.) Unmanned Y: The Last Man #1-5 2002 Story: Brian K. Vaughan Art: Pia Guerra What would you do if you were the last man on Earth? That’s the question facing Yorick Brown. He and his pet monkey are the only male mammals left alive after a

100 Comics, Part 5

(Read this for an explanation of the Top 100.) Mutant Genesis X-Men (v2) #1-3 1991 Story: Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Art: Jim Lee As popular as the X-Men had been over the previous years, this is what catapulted them to super-stardom. X-Men became Marvel’s biggest title through much of the 90s. This story started