Features and reading guides for various comic book runs. Mainly focusing on Marvel currently.
The Umbrellas are back to save the universe again in The Umbrella Academy – Hotel Oblivion! This time Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba introduce readers to a shady hotel/prison in another dimension, a spoiled billionaire messing with things he doesn’t understand, a lost and rediscovered spaceship, and a weird religious (maybe) group all converging together on our Umbrellas. Mayhem ensues. But
Read MoreIn The Umbrella Academy – Dallas, Gerard Way shows us how our super family tries to pick up the pieces and move on after a brutal family feud. Some are doing better than others but no one is really doing well. Then comes the apocalypse, again. This time the Umbrella Academy has to travel all the way back to the 1960s
Read MoreThor: Love and Thunder is finally here, and the excitement for the latest Marvel Studios project is at an all-time high. This fourth Thor outing sees the return of Taika Waititi in the director’s chair. Chris Hemsworth is back as Thor Odinson, along with Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, and Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster who is now suiting up as The Mighty Thor. But
Read MoreIn the Umbrella Academy – Apocalypse Suite we are introduced to a broken family reuniting in the wake of their father’s death. It’s a pretty well-worn starting place for stories about families. This family just happens to have superpowers! Written by Gerard Way, with art from Gabriel Ba this comic is a fascinating tale following seven extraordinary children who overcome horrible circumstances
Read MoreWelcome to the Gods and Goats comics reading guide for Thor: Love and Thunder! While our Mighty Thor comics reading guide covers everything about Jane Foster’s Thor saga, what about the other stars of the film? Assembled here is the greatest guide of Thor’s tales with Gods, Goats, and the Guardians, including Zeus, the Olympians, the Guardians, the Valkyries, the Celestials,
Read MoreOur friends and family help make us who we are, and this is no different for superheroes! Learn more and Ms. Marvel’s nearest and dearest!
Read MoreHello and welcome.to our very first edition of New Comic Book Roundup! With the coming week’s releases on the horizon, The Cosmic Circus beckons you to join us as we embark on a tour of some of this past week’s new comics! To kick things off, let’s open up with what feels like one of the pillars of Marvel’s current X-Line…
Read MoreEarlier this week, Marvel Comics announced a 5-issue Midnight Suns miniseries set for this September from Ethan Sacks and Luigi Zagaria. The roster so far includes Blade, Wolverine, Magik, Spirit Rider, Nico Minoru, and Zoe Laveau. Beyond continuing the fun idea of the Midnight Sons, this announcement is important for a number of reasons. The first exciting detail is that this
Read MoreKamala Khan is a new kind of hero, trying to figure things out. So lets take a look as why the new Ms Marvel is one of our favourite heroes!
Read MoreWelcome to the Damage Control comics reading guide! Famously pitched as a sitcom within the Marvel Comics universe, Damage Control was the first Marvel series from legendary writer Dwayne McDuffie. The hilarious comics follow the misadventures of a clean-up crew in the Marvel universe. Although they’ve had relatively few appearances in the comics, the concept was rich enough to nearly become
Read MoreAlthough I consider Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel to be the most authentic adaptation Marvel has ever done, it has been no small matter they made some key changes from the comics. Now that everyone has seen two episodes, here are my theories on some of the Ms. Marvel changes, and how they could potentially help MCU Kamala’s character journey and add
Read MoreWelcome to the Clea comics reading guide! Clea Strange has grown into one of the most powerful magicians in Marvel Comics. With A-list actor Charlize Theron bringing Clea to life in the MCU as Multiverse of Madness heads to Disney+ next week, now is the perfect time to catch up on Clea’s comics! While she has always been an important part
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