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Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Diego Galindo Publisher: Lion Forge WHAT IS IT? It's a British superhero story that's part of the greater Lion Forge superhero universe, "Catalyst Prime." This latest run by these creators, however, is less your typical explosions-and-superpowers and more political intrigue, espionage, and deep dives into characters & ethics. It reminded me of a grown-up Captain Britain comic or a darker Captain Marvel. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? (Spoilers for previous issue

Writer: Andy Diggle & Alex Paknadel Art: Doug Braithwaite Publisher: Valiant Comics WHAT IS IT? A 4-issue miniseries about an immortal warrior and the magical, young girl he has to defend against a dark power. It feels very Conan the Barbarian, but also in the vein of other magical warrior fantasy. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? (Moderate Spoilers) Evil alien Imperatrix Virago infects worlds with a terrible necromantic plague that harvests the energy of entire biomes — plants, animals, peo

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Diego Galindo Publisher: Lion Forge WHAT IS IT? It's a British superhero story that's part of the greater Lion Forge superhero universe, "Catalyst Prime." This latest run by these creators, however, is less your typical explosions-and-superpowers and more political intrigue, espionage, and deep dives into characters & ethics. It reminded me of a grown-up Captain Britain comic or a darker Captain Marvel. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? (Spoilers for previous issue

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Martin Simmonds Publisher: Vault Comics This review only covers the fifth and final issue of this 5-issue miniseries. If you want to catch up on the first 3 issues, you can read about them here. And you might want to read those issues before you read this review, because there will be SOME MODERATE SPOILERS as we discuss Leo's poor life choices. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. WHAT IS IT? Imagine if Google Glass anthropomorphized an artificial intelligence made

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Diego Galindo Publisher: Lion Forge This review only covers issue 14, the final issue in the story arc for this 3rd volume. For reviews of previous issues in this arc, which started with a soft reboot and a whole new creative team, click here. WHAT IS IT? It's a British superhero story that's part of the greater superhero universe Lion Forge set up recently, called "Catalyst Prime." These specific issues, however, are less explosions-and-superpowers

Writer: Andy Diggle & Alex Paknadel Art: Doug Braithwaite Publisher: Valiant Comics WHAT IS IT? The first issue of a 4-issue miniseries about an immortal warrior and the magical, young girl he has to defend against a dark power. It feels very Conan the Barbarian, or in the vein of other magical warrior fantasy. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? (Moderate Spoilers) Evil alien Imperatrix Virago infects worlds with a terrible necromantic plague that harvests the energy of entire biomes — plants,

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Martin Simmonds Publisher: Vault Comics This review only covers the fourth issue of this 5-issue miniseries. If you want to catch up on the first 3 issues, you can read about them here. And you might want to read those issues before you read this review, because there will be SOME MODERATE SPOILERS as we discuss Leo's poor life choices leading up to this issue. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Since this only covers a single issue, we won't be focusing on the fu

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Diego Galindo Publisher: Lion Forge This review only covers issue 13. For a review of issues 10-12, which started with a soft reboot and a whole new creative team, click here. Because of that, if you just pick the title up without reading earlier issues, you may have some questions while you read this issue. WHAT IS IT? It's a British superhero story that's part of the greater superhero universe Lion Forge set up recently. These specific issues, how

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Eric Scott Pfeiffer Publisher: BOOM! Studios WHAT IS IT? A dark and futuristic comic about the last vestiges of humanity after a virus kills 99% of people on the planet. Part character study and part technologically-forward tragedy, it feels like Black Mirror meets The Discovery, or a merging of the bleak future, ethical quandaries and questions about what defines personhood of Battlestar Galactica and the heartbreaking tone and survivor guilt of Th

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Martin Simmonds Publisher: Vault Comics This review only covers the third issue. If you want to catch up on the first 2 issues, you can read about them here. And you might want to read those issues before you read this review, because there will be SOME MODERATE SPOILERS as we discuss Leo's current...let's say "predicament." YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Since this only covers a single issue, we won't be focusing on the full story arc, and this review may loo

Writer: Alex Paknadel Art: Martin Simmonds Publisher: Vault Comics This review only covers the first two issues. Because of that, we don't have insight into the full story arc, so this review may look a little different from the weekly reviews of full volumes. WHAT IS IT? Imagine if Google Glass anthropomorphized an artificial intelligence made for the sole purpose of marketing. Now, imagine if that AI went rogue in a world where corporations are no longer held accountable fo