5 comics to read in November 2019: Look to the future

What does the future hold? This month sees the launch of several new comics about colorful futures. whose inhabitants have managed to excise both emotion and crime for a time, at least. Credit: DC Comics; Image Comics; DC Comics Then theres ImagesUndiscovered Country, which sends its protagonists on a life-or-death mission inside aMad Max-ified America. Below, check out EWs picks for comics to read this November. Pre-orderLegion of Super-Heroes#1here. DC Comics...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Kristin Mckinney

5 comics to read in October, full of old wars and new changes

October is a big month. For comics fans, this weekend also marks the latest edition of New York Comic Con. Here are EWs recommendations for five comics to check out this month. Marvel Comics; Image Comics; DC Comics This month, Marvels 12-week X-Men comic event House of XandPowers of X comes to an end. Writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. For this EW writer, the No. Marvel Comics...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Anthony Diaz

5 comics to read in September: Endings and beginnings for fairies and gods

For many people, September represents a return to school and work after a long summer. For students, September heralds the start of a new year as much as January does. In keeping with that tradition, this month’s comics focus a lot on beginnings and endings. Credit: Dark Horse Comics; BOOM! Archaia; DC Comics Below, check out our picks for which comics to check out this month. BuyLegion of Super-Heroes: Millennium#1here, and check out an exclusive preview of Jim Lee’s artworkhere....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Linda Brooks

5 comics to read this December: Into the wintry woods

Winter is almost upon us, and the holidays are around the corner. Below, check out our full list of issues to check out this December. House of X/Powers of X(Marvel)Jonathan Hickman (writer), Pepe Larraz & R.B. Marvel; Image Comics; DC Comics Youll likely hear more when its time for best-comics-of-the-year coverage later this month. For now, suffice to say thatHouse of XandPowers of Xwere the most energizing superhero comic event in years....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Christopher Williams

5 comics to read this February: Strange lives

Below, check out EWs recommendations for five comics to check out this February. Volume 2 explores what happens now that the different party members have very different ideas about how to proceed. Every time you think you have a handle on what kind of storyDieis, the rules change again. Image Comics Die Volume 2: Split the Partyhits stores Feb. 5. These are new Guardians with very different ideas of whats right and wrong....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Andrea Diaz

5 comics to read this January: War and peace

There was a war. War is the deadliest child of the living… and its appetites are illimitable. Check out EWs full list of January comic recommendations below. Credit: Image Comics; Marvel Comics; Insight Comics A new year means its time for newMonstress! Who would want to miss what happens next? One factor that madeMonstressone of the best comics of the decadewas its unflinching look at the consequences of war. Image Comics...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Shannon Reeves

5 comics to read this July: Reimagining classic concepts

July is always a big month for comics fans thanks to the annual San Diego Comic Con. Check out our list of five(-ish) comics to double-check you pick up this July. Silva (artists) Once upon a time, the X-Men were the dominant superhero franchise at Marvel. Credit: DC Ink; Marvel; Dark Horse When theyre done, Marvel will be relaunching its entire line of X-Men comics. I showed up in comics about 10 years ago....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Shelley Robinson

5 comics to read this March: Can things get any stranger?

From Strange Adventures to Strange Academy, here are some issues to pick up this month. It’s a weird time to be alive, isn’t it? Check out our list of recommendations for this month below. March Comics.Credit: DC Comics; Ahoy; Image Comics So how could we not be excited about their latest project? But whatdidhappen with those aliens, then? The criminally underutilized DC character Mr. DC Comics Terrific is also slated to play a major role....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Jose Watson

5 comics to read while social distancing to fight coronavirus

Check out our picks below. Remember: Things can always get worse! The Lumberjanes are basically like Girl Scouts who fight monsters sometimes. Vertigo; Marvel; Vertigo They do other traditional camp activities too, but theyre not very good at them. Fortunately, the best superhero comic currently on stands is about the unofficial mascot of anger, the Hulk. Everybody knows the Hulk, right? Vertigo But youve never seen the Hulk like this....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Diana Thompson

5 gospel albums to listen to if Kanye West'sJesus Is Kinghas your attention

Looking for more gospel music after Kanye’s new album? We’ve got you covered. Regardless, his latest musical effort has the potential to draw new fans to the gospel genre. Rick Diamond/Getty Images So ifJesus Is Kingpiqued your interest in gospel music, here are five more albums to check out. Well, Ive got news for you. You aint heard nothing yet. And if you dont know, now you know. And he was right....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Suzanne Smith

5 greatStar Warspop-cultural oddities

The cultural influence ofStar Warsis impossible to overstate. (And, many would argue, helping to destroy the serious-minded, filmmaker-driven cinema of the 1970s. Lets just say you should at least also blameHeavens Gate.) Del Rey Books Ahead ofThe Rise of Skywalkers Dec. 20 release, heres a guide to five greatStar Warspop-cultural oddities. Hardware Wars Star Warsparodies are practically a franchise unto themselves, fromMel BrooksSpaceballstoFamily Guys trilogy of spoofs. LikeStar Warsitself,Hardware Warswas something of an unexpected phenomenon....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Sheri Davis

5 moments we'd love Marvel'sWhat If…?show to tackle

And part of that excitement has to do with their upcoming Marvel content. What if we had avoided Civil War? Hell, perhaps we could have side-stepped the conversation entirely if they were marriedlike in Earth-3490. © Marvel Studios 2019 What if Ultron was never created? Which begs the question: what would have happened if Tony hadnt gone rogue with Ultron? What if Wakanda had intervened during slavery/colonialism? Zade Rosenthal/©Marvel 2016...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Javier Reese

5 movies and TV shows to help fill theGood Place-shaped hole in your heart

Lets be clear: Nothing can replaceThe Good Place. Read on for our recommendations. (Both shows also have top-notch ensembles. Credit: Justin Lubin/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Netflix; Everett Collection Witness hereAlison BrieandDonald Gloverbecoming stars before your eyes. (Also, both share a disdain for the inefficiencies of bureaucracy. But dont we all?) Mitchell Haaseth/NBC So takeParasitedirectorBong Joon Hos advice, andovercome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles. (Available on The Criterion Channel)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Seth Jones