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Welcome to a new feature here at The Cosmic Circus. You may already be familiar with my book reviews but now each week I’ll be reviewing a selection of the newest comics to hit the shelves too. It’s impossible to review all the new releases each week, so some titles will be rotating in and out. If you have a favorite
Read MoreYou Brought Me the Ocean is a 2020 graphic novel by Alex Sanchez and Jul Maroh. Despite being published by DC Comics and name dropping a few DC characters, it’s completely unlike the rest of their superhero-heavy catalog. Instead of action battles or world-ending stakes, the soulful comic is as intimate as a personal diary. The story follows a teenager named
Read MoreWelcome to Spider-Gwen comics reading guide! If you’re a fan of Spider-Gwen from the Spider-Verse movies and TV shows, this is the guide for you! Here are all the essential Spider-Gwen comics you need to get started: Spider-Gwen Comics Recommendations: Edge of Spider-Verse (2014) #2 Spider-Gwen (2015) #1-5 Spider-Gwen (2016) #1-34; Annual #1 Ghost-Spider Annual (2019) #1 Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse (2022) #1-5
Read MoreWelcome to Spider-Verse comics reading guide! The multiverse has always been an exciting part of sci-fi storytelling, showing us alternate versions of the characters we care about. But few heroes have explored their multiversal counterparts the way Spider-Man has. From the animated series’ “Spider-Wars” saga to the Shattered Dimensions video game, Dan Slott’s Spider-Verse comics, Marvel Studios’ No Way Home, and
Read MoreFrankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown is a 3-issue miniseries by Jeff Lemire. Set in the Flashpoint timeline, the comic follows an outcast team of monsters from the 1940s with ties to the Creature Commandos and the Agents of S.H.A.D.E. Lemire is a well-known of writer of many critically-acclaimed comics, including Moon Knight, Sweet Tooth, Essex County, and the Eisner Award-winning
Read MoreWhat’s up, danger? Welcome to Miles Morales’ Spider-Man comics reading guide! In barely ten years of comics history, Miles Morales has exploded across the pop culture landscape. From comics to movies to cartoons to endless merchandise, the new Spider-Man is everywhere! So much of Miles’ popularity is owed to the sensational film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but his story truly starts
Read MoreThe Flash: Terminal Velocity is one of the most beloved story arcs in Mark Waid’s groundbreaking 100-issue run on The Flash. The 6-issue arc is not only one of the most important Flash stories ever, but also an unforgettably emotional powerhouse. The story stars Wally West as The Flash after the death of Barry Allen. Waid started his run with Flash (1987)
Read MoreSuperman for All Seasons is the incredible follow-up to Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale’s Batman: The Long Halloween. Rather than making a connected universe with the plan to crossover, the creators made the calculated decision to take the exact same character-focused approach to Superman as they did with Batman. Loeb and Sale wanted to tell a story that balanced the heroics
Read MoreBatman: Ego is one of the most important Batman character studies of the past twenty years. The 64-page prestige comic was the first comic written and drawn by legendary artist Darwyn Cooke, who started as a storyboard artist for the Batman/Superman animated series. After Ego launched his comics career, Cooke would go on to win 13 Eisner Awards in just a
Read MoreAs a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I’m always looking to the comics to determine what may come next in the MCU. While the films and series are rarely a one-for-one adaptation of the source material, there is so much we can gather about the general direction of these Marvel Studio films and how they impact the larger MCU. One
Read MoreFlashpoint is a special 2011 comicbook crossover by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. When Flash (Barry Allen) goes back in time to undo a personal tragedy, the repercussions affect the entire DC universe. The giant story was told as a 5-issue event series with over 50 tie-ins showing how the new timeline affected the other DC characters. To this day, Flashpoint
Read MoreIn the old wild west times of comic book publishing, one man rose to the top, becoming the face of an entire industry. And he took a publishing company with him, ushering in the world of comics we know today. It’s safe to say that Stan Lee, nee Stanley Lieber, is Marvel and Marvel is Stan Lee in the public’s mind.
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