Comics Review 2022!

What's up and what's good? I'm back on this mid blog for the only thing that's even slightly consistent here, the yearly comics reviews. I mostly read these in the summer but I stretch the limits of summer a little bit. This year I may have flopped worse than ever, technically reading the least amount of comics yet. But I read some bigger books so it balances out. Anyway, I'm doing the Oscars 6. Go.

10. Kang the Conquerer: Only Myself Left to Conquer

By Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Carlos Magno (Visual Art)

A surprisingly interesting and thoughtful Marvel miniseries about Kang and his many iterations of existence throughout time. 

9. Superman Son Of Kal-El vol. 1

By Tom Taylor, John Timms (Illustrator), Daniele Di Nicuolo(Illustrator), Gabe Eltaeb (Colorist), Hi-Fi (Colorist), Dave Sharpe (Letterer)

A story about Superman's son, Jonathan Kent becoming the new Superman and what responsibility an ultra-powerful being has to people and the world. Bonus points for making boomers mad about Superman being gay.

8. Nightwing vol. 1

By Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo (Illustrator), Rick Leonardi (Illustrator), Neil Edwards (Illustrator), Adriano Lucas (Illustrator), Scott Hanna (Illustrator), Andy Lanning (Illustrator), Wes Abbott  (Letterer)

Another great new DC series by Tom Taylor. He is really able to reinvent Nightwing and the bat family and make them convincingly occupy their own world with their own new stories.

7. Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 1

By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Mark Bagley (Artist), Stuart Immonen (Illustrations), David Lafuente (Illustrations), Trevor Hairsine (Illustrations)

By now it's a classic but it's a modern take on Spider-Man's origin and youth. It's really a blast and a breeze to read through, super fun and surprisingly life-like in its depiction of high-school kids.

6. Daredevil vol. 1-7

By Charles Soule, Stefano Landini (Illustrator), Ron Garney (Illustrator),Christos Gage, Mike Perkins (Illustrator), Matt Milla (Colorist)

A great Daredevil run continuing from Mark Waid, comes Charles Soule's Daredevil. He introduces many new important elements such as Daredevil's "sidekick" Blindspot, Wilson Fisk becoming mayor and more all in a fun fresh way.

5. Star Wars: Darth Vader vol 1&2

By Greg Pak, Raffaele Ienco (Illustrator), Neeraj Menon (Color Artist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)

A great series filling in several unanswered questions about Darth Vader's reaction after the prequels specifically in regards to Padme. As well as his failure after Empire Strikes Back and his relation with the sith and his identity, fighting enemies, all awesome.

4. Avatar: The Last Airbender vol. 1&2

By Gene Luen Yang (Writer), Michael Dante DiMartino (Writer), Bryan Konietzko (Writer), Gurihiru (Illustrator), Dave Marshall (Editor)

I recently rewatched this classic show and this comic continuation directly follows it up and greatly lives up to it. It's not at all afraid to follow up on major plot points and serious themes and stories. Most of all, it really captures the show's spirit and feels like you're watching an episode of it.

3. Reign of X vol. 1-5

By Al Ewing, Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan, Benjamin Percy,Valerio Schiti (Visual Art), Mahmud Asrar (Visual Art), Stefano Caselli (Visual Art), Matteo Lolli (Visual Art)

This is a direct continuation of Dawn of X, which I put on my list 2 years ago but it has been rebranded and contains so many different collected series that I feel it needs a new entry, especially for how many freaking volumes I've read. It continues as a vibrant fun reboot giving new life and energy to the X-men through intriguing great stories.

2. Uzamaki

By Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki (Translator)

Spiral into chaos with master of horror Junji Ito, who is also a master illustrator, he crafts this amazing manga showing crazy mysteries, disturbing imagery, and visions of the end of the world. And it's all about spirals! 

1. Star Wars: Lost Stars vol. 1-3

By Claudia Gray, Yusaku Komiyama (Visual Art)

I don't think I can fully capture this in words but if I must say anything it's an amazingly touching adaptation of one of the best Star Wars novels, in which two best friends and soulmates struggle to find each other against the backdrop of the galactic civil war. It really rises above the purview of a star wars manga and becomes an amazing human story.

 

In regards to this blog, I've certainly left it by the wayside and I've promised many posts that never came to be but I may yet come back with some posts so thanks for sticking around and stay connected.