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April 3, 2026March 31, 2026

The Comics of March 2026

Somehow, my reading in March didn’t really suffer that much from the fact that I worked four conventions in the month, even though that normally kills the amount of time (and interest) I have in comic-reading. I put that down to the fact that I ended up revisiting a lot of runs from my past and working through them slowly, although there’s no real rhyme nor reason as to what I was choosing to read. Somewhere in the middle of the month, I even went back to the New Universe and Star Brand, a choice that is never a good one. I blame the exhaustion. Anyway. Here are the comics I read in March.

Legends (1986) #2
Deadline Magazine #s 1-23 (Wired World strips only)
Legends (1986) #3
Action (1976) #s 1-4 (Dredger stories only)
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #8
The Question (1986) #10
Legends (1986) #4
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 9-11
Legends (1986) #5
Thunderbolts (2016) #10
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 12-13
Thunderbolts (2016) #s 11-12
King in Black: Thunderbolts #s 1-3
Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #1
Champions (2016) #19
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 14-15
Iron Man (1968) #94
Fall of the House of X #3
Rise of the Powers of X #3
Fall of the House of X #4
Legends (1986) #6
2000 AD Progs 2472-2473 (Judge Dredd story only)
Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #23
Avengers (2023) #36
X-Men (2024) #26
X-Men Annual 2026 #1
DC Universe: Rebirth #1
Exploit #1
2000 AD Progs 2472-2473 (Brink story only)
Silver Age: Justice League of America #1
The Flash Special (1990) #1
The Flash Annual (1987) #4
The Flash (1987) #62
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #16
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #5
Batman vs. Robin #1
Rise of the Powers of X #4
X-Men Forever (2023) #s 1-2
Batman vs. Robin #2
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #17
Batman vs. Robin #3
Beware of Doug (Douglas Wolk minicomic)
Batman vs. Robin #4
Marvel Fanfare (1982) #s 16-17
Batman vs. Robin #5
2000 AD Prog 2474 (Judge Dredd and Brink stories only)
Transformers (2023) #30
Alias: Red Band #1
Black Cat (2025) #8
Venom #255
X-Men United #1
Imperial Guardians #1
Sins of Sinister #1
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1
Nightcrawlers #1
Immoral X-Men #1
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 18-19
Nightcrawlers #2
Immoral X-Men #2
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #2
Immoral X-Men #3
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #3
Nightcrawlers #3
Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #20
Rogue Trooper: You Only Die Twice
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 21-24
Immortal X-Men #1
Way of X #1
Superman (2023) #36
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #17
Green Lantern (2023) #s 32-33
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #25
Immortal X-Men #2
Way of X #2
X-Men: Legacy (2012) #1
Immortal X-Men #3
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #26
Way of X #s 3-5
X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #27
Immortal X-Men #4
Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men #1
A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment #1
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #1
Legion of X #1
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 28-31
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1
Immortal X-Men #5
Mad About DC #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #50
Batman (2025) #8
Bizarro: Year None #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #1
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #s 4-5
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2
Action Comics #s 1092-1095
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #13
Legion of X #2
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #32
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #2
A.X.E.: Avengers #1
Immortal X-Men #6
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3
A.X.E.: X-Men #1
A.X.E.: Starfox #1
Immortal X-Men #7
A.X.E.: Eternals #1
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6
A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega #1
Immortal X-Men #s 8-10
Legion of X #3
X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2022) #1
Planet-Size X-Men #1
X-Men Red (2022) #1
Legion of X #4
G.I. Joe (2024) #20
Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #s 33-36
2000 AD Prog 2475 (Judge Dredd and Brink stories only)
The Question (1986) #s 11-12
Legion of X #s 5-6
Immortal X-Men #11
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #37
Immortal X-Men #12
X-Men: Before the Fall – The Sinister Four #1
Immortal X-Men #13
X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) #1
The Flash (1987) #63
Immortal X-Men #s 14-15
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #17
The Flash (1987) #64
Legion of X #7
Champions (2016) #20
The New 52: Futures End #0
Batman: Eternal #1
Justice League: Generation Lost #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #3
The New 52: Futures End #1
Justice League United: Futures End #1
Justice League: Futures End #1
Justice League United Annual #1
Immortal X-Men #s 16-17
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #6
Immortal X-Men #18
Rise of the Powers of X #s 1-4
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #4
Captain America (2025) #8
X-Men (2024) #27
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #5
Cyclops (2026) #2
The Infernal Hulk #5
The Sentry (2026) #1
The Ultimates (2024) #22
Wade Wilson: Deadpool #2
X-Men Forever (2023) #s 3-4
Rise of the Powers of X #5
X-Men (2021) #35
X-Men: The Wedding Special (2024) #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #s 7-8
Batman/Superman (2019) #s 16-17
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #6
Predator (2022) #s 1-2
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #s 9-11
Nightwing (2016) #78
Dark Crisis: Big Bang #1
The New 52: Futures End #2
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #7
Earth 2: Worlds End #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #8
X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #s 1-2
Predator (2022) #3
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #24
Mighty Marvel Holiday Special: Iceman’s Resolutions #1
Marvel Voices: Iceman #1
Moonstar #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12
Justice League: Generation Lost #2
Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #9
Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1
Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods #1
X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #3
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #18
Comics Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week One – Barb Wire #1
Harbinger (2012) #1
X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #4
Star Brand (1986) #2
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #13
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #s 10-11
2000 AD Prog 2476 (Red Dragon story only)
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #14
Star Brand (1986) #3
Harbinger (2012) #2
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #19
Comics Greatest World: Steel Harbor Week Two – The Machine #1
Harbinger (2012) #3
Star Brand (1986) #s 4-10
Harbinger (2012) #s 4-5
Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #12
Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #15
Bloodshot (2012) #1
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #20
X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #5
Resurrection of Magneto #1
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1
Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2
Resurrection of Magneto #2
The Star Brand (1986) #11
Bloodshot (2012) #2
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #21
The Star Brand (1986) #12
The Pitt (1987)
The Star Brand (1986) #13
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #3
Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand #1
The Star Brand (1986) #s 14-16
Ultimate Endgame #3
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #25
Solo (2005) #1
The Star Brand (1986) #s 17-19 (End of series)
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #4
Bloodshot (2012) #3
Fantastic Four (2025) #9
The Fantastic Four: First Foes #1
Iron Man (2026) #3
Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #2
Justice League Annual 2022 #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #s 16-17
Shazam! (2023) #1
Justice League vs. Legion of Super-Heroes #1
Shazam! (2021) #1
Bloodshot (2012) #4
Harbinger (2012) #6
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #5
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #6
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 475-476
Superman/Spider-Man #1
Harbinger (2012) #7
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #25
Knull (2026) #1
New Titans (2023) #34
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #15
Superman Unlimited #12
Action Comics #1097
Lobo (2026) #2
Justice League Unlimited #s 11-12
Super Friends #3
Justice League vs. Legion of Super-Heroes #2
Shazam! (2021) #2
The Brave and the Bold (2007) #1
Legion of X #8
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #477
Harbinger (2012) #8
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #22
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #19
Action 50th Anniversary Special #1 (Look Out for Lefty story only)
Flash Gordon #0
Super Friends #4
2000 AD Progs 2476-2477 (Brink story only)
Harbinger (2012) #9
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #23
Silver Book One: Unearthed
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #478
The Brave and the Bold (2007) #2
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20
Super Friends #5
The Brave and the Bold (2007) #3
Shazam! (2021) #s 3-4
The New Champion of Shazam! #1
Justice League vs. Legion of Super-Heroes #3
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #21
War for Earth-3 #1
Harbinger (2012) #10
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #24
The Transformers UK #s 9-21
Super Friends #6
The Transformers UK #s 29-32, 41-44
The New Champion of Shazam! #2
The Transformers UK #s 45-50
The New Champion of Shazam! #s 3-4
Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #s 1-2
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #479
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #22
Resurrection of Magneto #s 3-4
Harbinger (2012) #0
Bloodshot (2012) #s 5-6
Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #s 3-4
Wonder Man (2026) #1
Venom (2025) #256
X-Men (2024) #28
Deadpool: April Pool’s Day #1
Eternals 50th Anniversary Special #1
Captain Marvel: Dark Past #1
Daredevil (2026) #1
Inglorious X-Force #3

March 6, 2026March 1, 2026

The Comics of February 2026

If there’s one thing to report from my comic reading in February, it’s that 30 years later, Grant Morrison’s The Invisibles is still wonderful. Very much of its time — and arguably more enjoyable because of that, from this distance — the comic that was central to my 1990s still held surprises and no small amount of joy when I ripped through the entire time in, basically, a little over two weeks.

By the end of the month, I’d fallen back into re-reading old superhero comics — it’s not even nostalgia, because I’m reading things I didn’t read the first time around, basically lured into by the workmanlike qualities that doubtlessly would have turned me off when I was a kid or a teen. There’s something reassuringly solid about the 1970s Marvel Comics that I’m reading, even when they’re spectacularly shoddy and dull; there’s a joy in and of itself in seeing professionals meet their deadlines with only the briefest spark of inspiration on show. (It strikes me after writing that, that I should probably note that I also re-read Steve Englehart and Joe Staton’s mid-1980s The Green Lantern Corps in February, which is perhaps the definition of a solid, occasionally weird, occasionally inspired 1980s superhero comic.)

The Invisibles (1994) #s 1-4
Green Arrow (2023) #28
Dr. Fate (1988) #9
The Saga of the Swamp Thing #21
Sooner or Later (Milligan/McCarthy)
Avengers (2016) #s 7-8
Champions (2016) #7
Newuniversal #1
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #240
Absolute Superman #12
Superman (1987) #36
Adventures of Superman (1987) #459
Action Comics #646
Superman (1987) #37
Adventures of Superman (1987) #460
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #201
Green Arrow (2023) #29
Dr. Fate (1988) #10
The Saga of the Swamp Thing #22
The Invisibles (1994) #5
Action Comics #647
One World Under Doom #1
The Invisibles (1994) #6
One World Under Doom #2
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #202
Ultimate Endgame #2
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #23
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #21
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #203
Avengers (2023) #35
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #204
The Invisibles (1994) #7
Dr. Fate (1988) #11
Green Arrow (2023) #30
THUNDER Agents (2010) #1
One World Under Doom #3
Superman (1987) #38
Adventures of Superman (1987) #461
Action Comics #648
Champions (2016) #8
Superman (1987) #39
Adventures of Superman (1987) #462
Action Comics #649
Green Arrow (2023) #31
Dr. Fate (1988) #12
The Invisibles (1994) #8
One World Under Doom #4
Champions (2016) #9
The Invisibles (1994) #9
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #205
The Invisibles (1994) #10
Dr. Fate (1988) #13
Superman (1987) #40
Adventures of Superman (1987) #463
Action Comics #650
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #206
One World Under Doom #5
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #207
Superman: Chains of Love Special #1
Avengers (2016) #9
The Invisibles (1994) #11
Dr. Fate (1988) #14
Champions (2016) #s 10-11
Avengers (2016) #10
One World Under Doom #6
Blood Hunt #1
Avengers (2023) #1
Secret Empire #s 0-2
Dr. Fate (1988) #15
The Invisibles (1994) #12
Avengers (2016) #11
Champions (2016) #12
Forever People (1988) #s 1-2
The Invisibles (1994) #13
Dr. Fate (1988) #16
Superman (1987) #41
Adventures of Superman (1987) #464
Action Comics #651
Avengers (2016) #672 (Series renumbered)
Champions (2016) #13
2000 AD Prog 2470 (Judge Dredd story only)
The Invisibles (1994) #s 14-15
Dr. Fate (1988) #17
Forever People (1988) #3
Superman (1987) #42
Adventures of Superman (1987) #465
Action Comics #652
Avengers (2016) #673
Champions (2016) #14
The Invisibles (1994) #16
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #208
Marvel Graphic Novel #13: Starstruck
Marvel Graphic Novel #20: Greenberg the Vampire
Marvel Graphic Novel #26: Dracula – A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares
Temptation by Glenn Dakin
Judge Dredd Megazine #s 479, 488, 489 (Judge Dredd stories only)
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #209
Adventures of Superman (1987) #500
The Invisibles (1994) #17
Forever People (1988) #4
Dr. Fate (1988) #18
The Invisibles (1994) #s 18-19
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #s 210-211
The Invisibles (1994) #20
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #212
Dr. Fate (1988) #19
Forever People (1988) #5
Avengers (2016) #674
Champions (2016) #15
The Defenders (1972) #92
Nova: Centurion #2
The Invisibles (1994) #21
Forever People (1988) #6
Action Comics #687
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #22
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #213
The Invisibles (1994) #22
Venom #254
Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1
Cyclops (2026) #1
The Invisibles (1994) #23
Judge Dredd: Get Sin (2000 AD Progs 2001-2003, Judge Dredd stories only)
The Invisibles (1994) #24
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #s 10-11
The Invisibles (1994) #25
Champions (2016) #s 16-17
Black Cat (2025) #7
One World Under Doom #s 7-9
The Will of Doom #1
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #0
Blood Hunt #s 2-5
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #214
The Invisibles (1996) #1
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #215
Dr. Fate (1988) #20
New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident #1
Superman (2023) #35
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #16
The Flash (2023) #30
Batman (2025) #7
Green Lantern (2021) #1
Rogan Gosh
DC K.O. #4
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #216
The Invisibles (1996) #2
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #217
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #12
Green Lantern (2021) #2
Dr. Fate (1988) #21
Champions (2016) #18 (Last Mark Waid issue)
The Invisibles (1996) #3
Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1
Sebastian O #1
The Invisibles (1996) #4
Superman and the Authority #1
Green Lantern (2021) #3
The Invisibles (1996) #5
Dr. Fate (1988) #22
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #218
The Invisibles (1996) #s 6-7
2000 AD Prog 2471 (Judge Dredd and Tharg’s Terror Tales stories only)
Ghostbox #1
G.I. Joe (2024) #19
A Brief Introduction: How to (Start to Think About Learning to) Draw Comics (Kevin Huizenga minicomic)
Groupies #1
The Invisibles (1996) #8
Dr. Fate (1988) #23
The Invisibles (1996) #9
Dr. Fate (1988) #24
The Invisibles (1996) #s 10-13
Wonder Woman: Black, White and Gold 2026 Special #1
Groupies #s 2-5
Superman Unlimited #10
Sirens: Love Hurts #1
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #13
Nightwing (2016) #136
The Invisibles (1996) #14
Superman and the Authority #s 2-3
The Invisibles (1996) #s 15-16
Sebastian O #2
Avengers (2023) #2
X-Factor (2024) #1
Detective Comics #1090
The Invisibles (1996) #s 17-22
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #219
The Invisibles (1999) #s 12-10 (Numbered backwards from 12 to 1)
Superman and the Authority #4
Sebastian O #3
The Invisibles (1999) #9
Avengers (2023) #3
Detective Comics #1091
The Invisibles (1999) #s 8-5
Detective Comics #1092
The Invisibles (1999) #s 4-2
Predator: Badlands #1 (Prequel comic)
Predator versus Wolverine #1
The Invisibles (1999) #1
Detective Comics #s 1093-1096
Batman and Robin (2023) #25
Avengers (2023) #4
Captain America (2025) #7
Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #1
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #24
Assorted Crisis Events #8
Fantastic Four (2025) #8
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #22
Inglorious X-Force #2
X-Men (2024) #25
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #24
Star Wars (2025) #3
Detective Comics #1097
Savage Tales (1985) #1
The Traveler #3
Fall of the House of X #1
Rise of the Powers of X #1
Fall of the House of X #2
Rise of the Powers of X #2
Millennium #1
The Traveler #4
Iron Man: The Iron Age #1
Adventures of Captain America #1
Wolverine (1988) #44
The Savage Hulk (1996) #1
Detective Comics #1098
Batman and Robin (2023) #26
World’s Finest: Teen Titans #2
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1
The Question (1986) #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #1
Iron Man: The Iron Age #2
Adventures of Captain America #2
Millennium #2
The Power Fantasy #16
Batwoman (2026) #s 1-2
Lobo (2026) #1
Deathstroke the Terminator (2026) #1
The Fury of Firestorm (2026) #s 1-3
The Question (1986) #2
Firestorm (1978) #1
Electric Warriors (2018) #1
Detective Comics #1099
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #2
Kids Rule O.K.! (Original aborted 1970s run in Action)
Millennium #3
The Question (1986) #3
Firestorm (1978) #2
Electric Warriors (2018) #2
Detective Comics #1100
Adventures of Captain America #3
Iron Man (1968) #86
Avengers (2016) #675
Thunderbolts (2016) #1
The Question (1986) #4
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #3
Detective Comics #1101
Thunderbolts (2016) #2
Iron Man (1968) #87
Adventures of Captain America #4
Daredevil (1964) #74
Detective Comics #1102
Thunderbolts (2016) #3
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #220
Millennium #4
Secret Origins (1986) #22
Millennium #5
The Question (1986) #5
Electric Warriors #3
Detective Comics #1103
Thunderbolts (2016) #4
Daredevil (1964) #75
Iron Man (1968) #88
Detective Comics #s 1104-1106
DC K.O. #5
New Titans (2023) #33
Action Comics #1096
Supergirl (2025) #11
Superman Unlimited #11
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #s 45-47
Captain America (1968) #s 222-226
Millennium #6
Iron Man (2026) #2
The Infernal Hulk #4
Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1
Millennium #7
The Mortal Thor #7
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #221
Millennium #8
Thunderbolts (2016) #5
Iron Man (1968) #89
The Question (1986) #6
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #4
World’s Finest: Teen Titans #3
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #222
World’s Finest: Teen Titans #4
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #223
The Question (1986) #7
Thunderbolts (2016) #6
Iron Man (1968) #s 90-91
The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #224 (Final issue)
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #5
World’s Finest: Teen Titans #s 5-6
The Question (1986) #8
Thunderbolts (2016) #7
Iron Man (1968) #92
Captain America (1968) #227
Daredevil (1964) #76
World’s Finest Comics (1941) #303
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #6
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #2
Teen Titans Spotlight #19
The New Guardians (1988) #1
Super Creepshow #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (2004) #7
Deadline Magazine #50 (Wired World strip only)
Legends (1986) #1
Deadline Magazine #s 1-3 (Wired World strips only)
Tank Girl All Stars #4 (Wired World strip only)
The Question (1986) #9
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #s 3-4
Thunderbolts (2016) #s 8-9
Iron Man (1968) #93

February 2, 2026January 31, 2026

The Comics of January 2026

I ploughed through a lot of comics in January, in no small part because I obsessed over the Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus volumes 1 and 2, both of which I read in the month. (Between the two, that’s almost 100 comics combined.) I also revisited Rob Williams and Michael Dowling’s massively underrated series Unfollow — someone, somewhere, should adapt it for television, please — and sampled a handful of other old series to see what was going to follow my weird, obsessive Superman binge. As far as starts to the year go, it was a pretty good one, I’m not going to lie.

Static Shock (2011) #s 7-8 (Series cancelled)
The Final Night Preview #1
The Final Night #1
Extreme Justice #0
Indestructible Hulk #9
Once & Future #1
The Low, Low Woods #s 1-2
Superman (1987) #51
Adventures of Superman (1987) #474
Indestructible Hulk #10
The Final Night #s 2-3
Parallax: Emerald Night #1
The Final Night #4
Green Lantern (1990) #81
Genesis (1997) #s 1-4
Indestructible Hulk #s 11-15
Extreme Justice #1
Vertigo Verite: Hell Eternal #1
Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #3
Action Comics #661
Superman (1987) #52
Extreme Justice #s 2-3
Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #s 1-2
Unfollow #1
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #1
DC One Million #1
Adventures of Superman (1987) #475
Unfollow #2
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #2
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 126-127
Extreme Justice #4
Batman (1940) #411
Indestructible Hulk #16
SHIELD (2014) #7
Catwoman (1993) #s 86-88
World’s Finest: Teen Titans #1
Action Comics #662
Superman (1987) #53
Batman (1940) #s 412-413
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #3
Extreme Justice #5
Unfollow #3
Indestructible Hulk #17
G.I. Joe (1982) #128
Adventures of Superman (1987) #476
Action Comics #663
Superman (1987) #54
X-Men (2024) #23
Venom (2025) #253
Adventures of Superman (1987) #477
Action Comics #664
Superman (1987) #55
G.I. Joe (1982) #129
Batman (1940) #414
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #4
Unfollow #4
Extreme Justice #6
Indestructible Hulk #s 18-20
Hulk (2014) #1
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #88
Adventures of Superman (1987) #478
Action Comics #665
Extreme Justice #s 7-8
Batman (1940) #s 415-416
Unfollow #5
G.I. Joe (1982) #130
Hulk (2014) #2
Superman (1987) #56
Adventures of Superman (1987) #479
Action Comics #666
Unfollow #6
Hulk (2014) #s 3-4
Alpha Flight (1983) #51
SHIELD (2014) #8
X-Factor (1986) #7
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #5
Extreme Justice #9
Avengers (2015) #0
All-New All-Different Avengers #1
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #1
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #s 10-11
Battleworld (2025) #4
Black Cat (2025) #5
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #12
Star Wars (2025) #1
Superman (1987) #57
Unfollow #7
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #6
G.I. Joe (1982) #131
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #13
Adventures of Superman (1987) #480
Action Comics #667
2000 AD Progs 2465-2466 (Judge Dredd stories only)
Unfollow #8
Shade the Changing Man (1990) #7
G.I. Joe (1982) #132
Extreme Justice #10
Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon #1
2000 AD Prog 2463 (Strontium Dog story only)
X-Factor (1986) #8
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #2
Superman (1987) #58
Unfollow #s 9-12
Adventures of Superman (1987) #481
The Balaclava Kid OGN (Kevin O’Neill)
Feartreland OGN (Kevin O’Neill)
Extreme Justice #11
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 133-135
All-New All-Different Avengers #2
Action Comics #668
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #3
Superman (1987) #59
Adventures of Superman (1987) #482
G.I. Joe (1982) #136
G.I. Joe (2024) #17
Transformers (2023) #28
Unfollow #13
Extreme Justice #12
Alpha Flight (1983) #52
X-Men: Age of Revelation #0
Justice League (1987) #s 1-2
Action Comics #669
Battleworld (2025) #5
Black Cat (2025) #6
Dungeons of Doom #1
The Ultimates (2024) #20
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 137-138
Avengers (2023) #34
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #4
Unfollow #14
Extreme Justice #s 13-14
Superman (1987) #60
The Filth #1
Unfollow #s 15-18
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #22
All-New All-Different Avengers #3
G.I. Joe (1982) #139
Justice League (1987) #3
Adventures of Superman (1987) #483
Action Comics #670
SHIELD (2014) #9
All-New All-Different Avengers #4
Alpha Flight (1983) #53
Clean Room #1
Red Thorn #1
G.I. Joe (1982) #140
Justice League (1987) #4
Justice League Annual (1987) #1
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 141-144
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #s 14-18
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #5
Superman (1987) #61
Adventures of Superman (1987) #484
Red Thorn #2
Justice League (1987) #5
Booster Gold (1986) #1
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #19
The Beauty #s 1-2
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #238
Action Comics #671
2000 AD Prog 2467 (Judge Dredd story only)
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #6
Superman (1987) #62
Adventures of Superman (1987) #485
Action Comics #672
Justice League (1987) #6
Justice League International (1987) #7
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #7
Superman (1987) #63
The Power Fantasy #15
Adventures of Superman (1987) #486
Action Comics #673
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #8
The Filth #2
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 145-146
The Filth #3
Extreme Justice #15
All-New, All-Different Avengers #5
SHIELD (2014) #10
All-New, All-Different Avengers #6
Superman (1987) #64
Adventures of Superman (1987) #487
Action Comics #674
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #9
The Beauty #3
The Traveler #1
All-New, All-Different Avengers #s 7-8
G.I. Joe (1982) #147
Sword of Sorcery #0
Assorted Crisis Events #7
Superman (1987) #65
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 148-149
The Traveler #2
The Beauty #s 4-5
Adventures of Superman (1987) #488
Action Comics #675
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #10
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 150-151
Secret Origins (1986) #44
Power of the Atom #1
Superman (1987) #66
Adventures of Superman (1987) #489
DC K.O.: Knightfight #4
DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1
Batman (2025) #6
Power of the Atom #2
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 152-155
Justice League Quarterly #3
Mister Miracle (1988) #s 1-2
Transformers (UK) #113 (Transformers story only)
Action Comics #676
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #20
Captain America (2025) #6
Fantastic Four (2025) #7
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #11
Superman (1987) #67
Justice League Spectacular #1
Justice League America (1987) #61
SHIELD (2014) #11
All-New, All-Different Avengers #9
Adventures of Superman (1987) #490
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #11
Dr. Fate (1988) #1
Starman (1988) #1
Star Brand (1986) #1
Untold Tales of the New Universe: Justice #1
Psi-Force #1
Justice (1986) #15
D.P.7 #1
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12
Green Arrow (2023) #s 18-19
Action Comics #677
2000 AD Prog 2468 (Judge Dredd story only)
X-Men (2024) #24
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #12
Dr. Fate (1988) #2
Hero Squared X-tra Sized Special #1
Green Arrow (2023) #20
All-New, All-Different Avengers #10
SHIELD (2014) #12
Amazing Spider-Man (1962) #239
Superman (1987) #68
Adventures of Superman (1987) #491
Action Comics #678
Green Arrow (2023) #s 21-22
Dr. Fate (1988) #3
All-New, All-Different Avengers #11
DC K.O. #4
Titans (2023) #32
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #48
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #13
Superman (1987) #69
Adventures of Superman (1987) #492
All-New, All-Different Avengers #12
Action Comics #643
Superman (1987) #34
Adventures of Superman (1987) #457
Action Comics #644
Green Arrow (2023) #23
Dr. Fate (1988) #4
Extreme Justice #16
Aztek the Ultimate Man #1
Superman (1987) #35
Adventures of Superman (1987) #458
Action Comics #645
The Infernal Hulk #3
Action Comics #679
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #14
Iron Man (2026) #1
Inglorious X-Force #1
The Mortal Thor #s 1-6
G.I. Joe (2024) #18
Dr. Fate (1988) #s 5-6
Green Arrow (2023) #24
All-New, All-Different Avengers #s 13-15
Avengers (2016) #1
Champions (2016) #1
Spawn #1
Star Wars (2025) #2
Superman (1987) #70
Adventures of Superman (1987) #493
Absolute Batman #16
Action Comics #680
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #15
Dr. Fate Annual (1988) #1
The Spectre (1987) #12
Champions (2016) #2
Avengers (2016) #2
Brink Book Six
Avengers (2016) #s 3-6
Infernal Hulk #s 1-2
Superman (1987) #71
Adventures of Superman (1987) #494
Green Arrow (2023) #25
Dr. Fate (1988) #7
Champions (2016) #s 3-4
Cyclops (2010) #1
X-Men: First Class (2006) #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14
Action Comics #681
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #16
Superman (1987) #72
Avengers (2016) #s 1.1-2.1
Green Arrow (2023) #26
Dr. Fate (1988) #8
Adventures of Superman (1987) #495
Action Comics #682
2000 AD Prog 2469 (Judge Dredd story only)
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #17
Superman (1987) #73
Green Arrow (2023) #27
Avengers (2016) #s 3.1-5.1
Champions (2016) #s 5-6
Detective Comics Annual 2025 #1
Adventures of Superman (1987) #496
Action Comics #683
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #18
Justice League America (1987) #69
Superman (1987) #74
Adventures of Superman (1987) #497
Action Comics #684
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #19
Superman (1987) #75
Adventures of Superman (1987) #498
Action Comics #685
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #20
Superman (1987) #76
Adventures of Superman (1987) #499
Action Comics #686
The Legacy of Superman #1
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #21
Superman (1987) #77
Supergirl and Team Luthor #1

January 16, 2026January 3, 2026

The Never-Ending Relax

I’ve been thinking a bunch lately about the concept of a comfort read, in large part because I’m working my way through Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Volume 1, which feels like the platonic ideal of a comfort read for me specifically. I don’t mean that purely in the sense of, “I feel nostalgic for these comics, which I first read as they were coming out 35 years ago,” although, yes, there’s obviously the comfort of familiarity and nostalgia at play here.

Even when I was first buying them as a teenager, though, these were comfort reads to me. There were American comics that I bought at the comic store, and ones that I’d buy in the local grocery stores and newsagents; the distinction was that ones from the comic store were (a) two to three months newer than the ones in newsagents, (b) more reliably available, as newsagent hauls were based entirely on what backstock they had available, and (c) twice as expensive, if not more so, if my memory is reliable. That said, the cost was more than worth it for the comics I was truly passionate about, the ones I self-consciously told myself I “collected,” as opposed to the other ones, which I just… read, I guess…?

All of the Superman comics fell into that latter category, but I bought them every month without fail, and read them and re-read them. They were reliably entertaining, if rarely thrilling, with a mix of relatively low-key stakes and soap opera that made them simultaneously essential and inessential reads: something that I wanted to keep up with, without question, but not to the point where I felt like I had to rush the experience or, for that matter, pay extra for it. They were just solid, enjoyable, reads. The very definition of a comfort read, even back then.

I say that not as faint praise, but as praise, entirely: reading the stories today, I’m finding myself charmed by how low intensity they are, but perfect popcorn reading even now. More superhero comics should remember that not every story needs to save the world, and not eery story needs to be top of the stack reading, as long as it’s in the stack somewhere.

January 9, 2026January 3, 2026

The Comics of December 2025

Yes, we’re doing this later than usual. I wanted to complain about Stranger Things, so sue me.

Anyway, by the time the end of December has rolled around, I’d finished the collected works of Milestone Media, which felt like something of an accomplishment — and, by the end of the month, also started on the first of the Superman Triangle Era omnibii, because I am reliving some kind of nostalgia, it seems. (I’ll come back to that at some point, I feel.)

Perhaps the most notable thing of my month’s reading was (again!) the Spirit Christmas stories, and in particular the ones from 1946 and 1947, which felt so particularly evocative of post-WWII trauma and optimism that I was stopped short in my tracks upon reading. It made me wonder what Will Eisner would be doing were he working today, and also what comics we’ll get when we eventually leave the current fascist dystopia. (Sooner rather than later on that last one, I hope.)

Anyway: here’s what I read in the last month of 2025.

Kobalt #s 3-6
Hardware (1993) #25
Deathwish #s 1-4
Batman (2016) #136
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1
Hardware (1993) #s 26-28
Static (1993) #21
X-Men (2024) #1
Static (1993) #s 22-24
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 11-12
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #87
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #s 20-22
Batman (2016) #s 137-138
Catwoman (2018) #s 57-58
Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #13
DC K.O. #2
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 24-25
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 81-82
Batman and Robin: Year One #9
Batman (2016) #139
Batman: The Knight #1
The Thing (2025) #1
Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #s 3-4
Justice League of America (2006) #s 27-30
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 83-86
DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. The Joker #1
Hardware (2021) #s 3-6
Icon and Rocket: Season One #s 3-6
Ultimate Universe: Two Years In #1
Fantastic Four (2025) #6
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 26-27
Static (1993) #25
Kobalt #s 7-14
DC K.O.: Batman – Knightfight #2
Batman (2025) #4
Batman: The Knight #2
Batman (2016) #140
Batman and Robin: Year One #10
Blood Syndicate: Season One #s 1-4
Icon (1993) #s 22-24
Blood Syndicate: Season One #s 5-6
Icon vs. Hardware #s 1-2
Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1 (Blood Syndicate epilogue story)
Icon vs. Hardware #3
Batman (2016) #141
Batman: The Knight #3
Icon (1993) #s 25-26
Amazing X-Men (2025) #3
Batman and Robin: Year One #s 11-12
Steel (1994) #48
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 87-88
Icon (1993) #27
Venom (2025) #252
My Name is Holocaust #s 1-2
Phoenix (2024) #1
Immortal X-Men #1
Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #6
DC K.O.: Batman – Knightfight #3
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 89-90
Batman (2025) #5
Absolute Green Lantern #s 9-10
JSA (2024) #s 13-15
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 91-92
G.I. Joe Special Missions #s 10-12
Steel (1994) #s 49-50
X-Men (2024) #s 2-3
My Name is Holocaust #s 3-4
Transformers (2023) #27
Judge Dredd Megazine #487 (Christmas issue)
X-Men (2024) #4
New Warriors (1990) #1
Nova (1976) #1
My Name is Holocaust #5
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #14
Blood Syndicate (1993) #28
Hardware (1993) #29
Icon vs. Hardware #s 4-5
Milestone Universe: Shadow Cabinet #1
The Long, Hot Summer #1
Icon (1993) #28
Milestone Universe: Shadow Cabinet #2
The Long, Hot Summer #2
Static (1993) #26
Milestone Universe: Shadow Cabinet #s 3-4
Steel (1994) #s 51-52
X-Men (2024) #s 5-6
X-Men Red (2022) #1
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #1
Mr. & Mrs. X #1
Rogue & Gambit #s 1-3
Hardware (1993) #30
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #23
Hardware (1993) #31
Blood Syndicate (1993) #29
2000 AD Prog 44 (Judge Dredd story only)
Batman: The Knight #4
G.I. Joe (1982) #93
Rogue & Gambit #4
X-Men (2024) #7
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #2
Batman: The Knight #5
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #3
G.I. Joe (1982) #94
G.I. Joe Special Missions #13
Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1
Blood Syndicate (1993) #30
Static (1993) #27
Rogue & Gambit #5
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #s 4-5
Xombi (1994) #12
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #6
X-Men (2024) #8
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #7
X-Men (2024) #9
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #8
X-Men (2024) #10
Wolverine (2024) #s 1-2
Exceptional X-Men #1
Batman (2016) #158 (H2SH part 1)
DC Special Series (1977) #21
Batman (2016) #142
Xombi (1994) #s 13-15
Dan Dare Annual 1980 (Judge Dredd story only)
Xombi (1994) #16
Battleworld (2025) #1
Sinister’s Six #1
World of Revelation #1
X-Men: Age of Revelation – Overture #1
X-Men: Book of Revelation #1
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #9
Exceptional X-Men #s 2-3
The New Warriors (1990) #2
2000 AD Prog 2464 (Judge Dredd story only)
The Power Fantasy #14
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 15-16
Icon (1993) #29
Kobalt #s 15-16
The Long, Hot Summer #3
Hardware (1993) #32
Icon (1993) #30
Exceptional X-Men #s 4-6
X-Men (2024) #s 11-12
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #10
X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1
Batman (2016) #s 143-144
Batman: The Knight #s 6-7
Teen Titans (1966) #13
Jonah Hex (2006) #s 1-3
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #17
Swamp Thing Winter Special #1
DC Universe Holiday Special ‘09 #1
DC Universe Holiday Special 2010 #1
DC World’s Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special #1
DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1
Xombi (1994) #s 17-19
G.I. Joe (2024) #16
Xombi (1994) #s 20-21
Exceptional X-Men #s 7-10
Jonah Hex (2006) #s 4-6
Icon (1993) #s 31-37
Batman: The Knight #8
Jonah Hex (2006) #7
Exceptional X-Men #11
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #11
NYX (2024) #9
Storm (2024) #6
X-Men (2024) #13
X-Factor (2024) #8
X-Force (2024) #9
Blood Syndicate (1993) #31
Avengers (2023) #33
Black Panther: Intergalactic #1
The Mortal Thor #5
Blood Syndicate (1993) #32
Static (1993) #28
X-Manhunt #1
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #12
X-Men (2024) #14
G.I. Joe (1982) #95
Planet She-Hulk #2
Static (1993) #29
2000 AD Prog 144 (Judge Dredd story only), 450 (Judge Dredd story only)
Static (1993) #30
Exceptional X-Men #12
Static (1993) #31
Exceptional X-Men #13
X-Men (2024) #s 15-18
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #13
X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #2
G.I. Joe (1982) #96
Jonah Hex (2006) #s 8-9
2000 AD Prog 502 (Judge Dredd story only)
Spider-Man Holiday Spectacular (2025) #1
Nova: Centurion #1
Hardware (1993) #33
G.I. Joe (1982) #97
Superman Unlimited #8
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #14
X-Men (2024) #19
Solo Avengers (1987) #s 1-2 (Hawkeye stories only)
The Mighty Thor (1966) #383
Battleworld (2025) #2
X-Men: Book of Revelation #2
Amazing X-Men (2025) #s 1-3
Binary (2025) #s 1-3
Iron & Frost #s 1-3
Unbreakable X-Men #s 1-3
Sinister’s Six #2
X-Men: Book of Revelation #3
Hardware (1993) #34
The Mighty Thor (1966) #384
Solo Avengers (1987) #3 (Hawkeye story only)
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #15
2000 AD Prog 658 (Judge Dredd story only)
2000 AD Winter Special 1989 (Judge Dredd story only)
G.I. Joe (1982) #98
Archie’s Christmas Spectacular 2025 #1
Battleworld (2025) #3
X-Factor (1986) #6
Hardware (1993) #35
Wrestle Heist #1
Hardware (1993) #s 36-38
The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henry and Simple Simon
DC K.O.: Green Lantern Galactic Slam #1
Titans (2023) #31
The Flash (2023) #29
Superman (2023) #34
DC K.O.: The Kids Are All Fight #1
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #15
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #16
X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1
The Mighty Thor (1966) #386
Solo Avengers (1987) #s 4-5 (Hawkeye stories only)
Blood Syndicate (1993) #33
Icon (1993) #38
Static (1993) #32
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 34-35 (Series cancelled)
Static (1993) #s 33-34
Daredevil (2011) #7
Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special #1
Power Man and Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual #1
Moon Knight: Silent Knight #1
Avengers Annual (2013) #1
Hero for Hire (1972) #7
Daredevil (1964) #241
Action Comics (1938) #93
The Christmas Spirit of 1941: A Trilogy
Static (1993) #s 35-36
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #17
Solo Avengers (1987) #6
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #18
Static (1993) #s 37-39
Valor #s 17-19
The Christmas Spirit of 1945: Horton J. Winklenod
Legionnaires #17
Valor #s 20-22
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #60
Hardware (1993) #39
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #19
2000 AD Winter Special 1990 (Judge Dredd story only)
The New Gods (2024) #12
Superman’s Christmas Adventure #1
DC Comics Presents (1978) #67
The Christmas Spirit of 1946: A Fable
The Christmas Spirit of 1947: Joy
2000 AD Prog 271 (Tharg’s Future Shocks story only)
Monster Fun (2022) #5
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #s 20-21
X-Men (2024) #s 20-21
Legionnaires #18
Valor #23
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #61
Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #2
Comic Cavalcade #9
Icon (1993) #s 39-42 (Series cancelled)
Static (1993) #s 37-42
Hardware (1993) #40
Heroes (1996) #s 1-2
Superman Unlimited #10
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 99-100
The Christmas Spirit of 1948: Basher Bains
The Christmas Spirit of 1949: S. Kringle Klaus
The Christmas Spirit of 1950: Darling’s First Christmas
Static (1993) #s 43-45 (Series cancelled)
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 101-103
The Mighty Thor (1966) #387
Solo Avengers (1987) #s 7-9
Hardware (1993) #41
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 104-106
Hardware (1993) #s 42-44
Solo Avengers (1987) #10
Batman: The Knight #s 9-10
Superman (1986) #165
Batman: Gotham Nights #22
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #79
Supergirl (2025) #8
Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual (2013) #2
Green Arrow Annual (2017) #1
Hardware (1993) #45
Justice League Red #6
The Christmas Spirit of 1951: Joe Fix
Solo Avengers (1987) #s 11-13
The Will of Doom #1
Expatriate X-Men #s 1-3
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #18
X-Men (2024) #22
Hardware (1993) #s 46-47
G.I. Joe (1982) #107
Batman (1940) #247
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 108-110
Hardware (1993) #s 48-50 (Series cancelled)
X-Terminators (2022) #1
Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #s 1-4
Milestone Forever #s 1-2
Static Shock Special (2011) #1
Static Shock (2011) #s 1-2
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 111-112
End of Life #1
New History of the DC Universe #1
Solo Avengers (1987) #s 14-16
X-Terminators (2022) #2
The Brave and the Bold (2007) #s 27-30
Black Cat (2025) #s 1-4
Doctor Strange (2025) #1
The End 2099 #1
Longshots #3
Wha… Huh? #1
Tyranny Rex: Deus Ex Machina Vol. 1
2000 AD Progs 1395-1396 (Tyranny Rex stories only)
New History of the DC Universe #s 2-4
Batman (2016) #s 145-149
Solo Avengers (1987) #s 17-20
Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 21-25
Indestructible Hulk #s 1-2
SHIELD (2015) #1
Static Shock (2011) #3
Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 26-29
Indestructible Hulk #3
Brightest Day #0
SHIELD (2015) #2
Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 26-36
Millennium Fever #s 1-2 (Forgotten 1990s Vertigo book)
Avengers Spotlight (1989) #s 37-40
SHIELD (2015) #3
Indestructible Hulk #s 4-7
Static Shock (2011) #s 4-6
Underworld Unleashed #1
Green Arrow: Rebirth #1
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 113-115
Star or Swan OGN
Ultimate Endgame #1
The Ultimates (2024) #19
X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale #1
Millennium Fever #3
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 116-120
Millennium Fever #4
DC K.O. #3
Green Lantern (2023) #31
Underworld Unleashed #2
Absolute Batman #1
Superman (1987) #49
Justice, Inc. (2016) #1
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1
Underworld Unleashed #3
Adventures of Superman (1987) #479
Starman (1988) #28
Action Comics #659
SHIELD (2015) #4
Indestructible Hulk #8
The Mighty Thor (1966) #388
Batman (1940) #s 402-403
Fringe #0,1
The Flash (1987) #66
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 121-123
Superman (1987) #50
Adventures of Superman (1987) #480
Action Comics #660
Batman (1940) #s 408-409
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 124-126
Star Wars (2014) #38
SHIELD (2015) #s 5-6

December 1, 2025November 30, 2025

The Comics of November 2025

In the end, two particular things dominated by comic reading in November: me continuing to work through the collected works of Milestone Media — literally; the most recent three volumes of Milestone Compendium were delivered in a package weighing 16.5 pounds midway through the month — and, for reasons I genuinely couldn’t explain beyond “I’m really enjoying the re-read,” Larry Hama’s 1980s G.I. Joe, which I restarted midway through the run and have just been happily dipping into on a daily basis ever since. Call them both nostalgia, appreciation for lost craftsmanship (Milestone books were so solid), or merely good stuff, but they’ve made the last few weeks particularly enjoyable in terms of reading.

November 2025

Xombi (1993) #s 3-6
Avengers (1998) #s 500-503
G.I. Joe (2024) #13
Something is Killing the Children #s 1-5
DCeased #1
Justice League: The Omega Act #1
Batman: Gotham Knights #2
Die #10
DC K.O. #2
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #13
The Flash (2023) #27
Hardware (1993) #s 5-6
Static Shock! Rebirth of the Cool #s 1-2
Hardware (1993) #s 7-8
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 9-10
Batman: Gotham Knights #s 3-4
Absolute Flash #7
Catwoman (1993) #s 79-82
X-Men Red (2018) #s 3-5
X-Men Gold (2017) #27
Tony Stark: Iron Man #3
Avengers (2012) #35
New Avengers (2012) #24
Avengers (2012) #36
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #11
Ultimate Enemy #s 1-4
Hardware (1993) #9
Xombi (1994) #7
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #15
Avengers (2023) #32
Xombi (1994) #8
Amazing X-Men (2025) #2
Alien vs. Captain America #1
Longshots #s 1-2
Ultimate Mystery #s 1-4
Ultimate Doom #s 1-4
Cataclysm #0.1
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #40
Planet She-Hulk #1
The Mortal Thor #3
Xombi (1994) #s 9-11
Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand #s 1-2
DC K.O. #1
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990) #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #12
Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand #s 3-5
Survive! #1
Ultimate End #s 1-5
Spider-Man (2016) #240
Spider-Men II #5
Static (1993) #s 5-7
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #13
G.O.D.S. #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #14
Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1
2000 AD Progs 2458-2459
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 5-7
G.O.D.S. #2
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 15-17
Action Comics (1938) #1087-1091
The Power Fantasy #13
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 8-10
Superman (2023) #32
Green Lantern (2023) #29
Transformers (2023) #26
Hardware: Season One #s 1-3
Static: Season One #1
Icon & Rocket: Season One #1
Icon (1993) #5
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 18-19
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1
Batman: Gotham Knights #5
It’s Jeff! Halloween Special #5
G.O.D.S. #s 3-4
Catwoman (1993) #s 83-84
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1
Icon (1993) #6
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #20
Batman: Gotham Knights #6
Static: Season One #2
Icon & Rocket: Season One #2
G.O.D.S. #5
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #2
Exceptional X-Men #13
Icon (1993) #s 7-8
1776 #1
The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #2
Fantastic Four (2025) #5
Venom (2025) #251
Icon (1993) #9
Static (1993) #8
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 21-24
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990) #2
G.O.D.S. #s 6-8
G.O.D.S.: One World Under Doom #1
Hardware (1993) #s 10-11
Superman: The Man of Steel (1992) #35
Cheetah and Cheshire Rob The Justice League #5
Batman (2025) #4
Birds of Prey (2023) #28
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #3
Xombi (1994) #0
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #0
Flash/Fantastic Four DC Go! Edition #1
Thor/Shazam! Infinity Comic #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 25-26
Absolute Flash #8
Ultimate Invasion #s 1-2
Ultimate War #s 1-4
Ultimate X-Men/Fantastic Four #1
Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men #2 (the second half of the story from the book above.)
Ultimatum #s 1-5
Ultimate FF #1
Ultimate Invasion #3
Hardware (1993) #12
Icon (1993) #10
Ultimate Invasion #4
Blood Syndicate (1993) #11
The Ultimates (2024) #1
Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1
Ultimate Power #s 1-2
DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom #1
DC K.O.: Knightfight #2
Aquaman (2024) #12
DC K.O.: Wonder Woman vs. Lobo #1
Titans (2023) #30
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #46
JSA (2024) #14
Absolute Batman #15
Wonder Woman (2023) #28
Magik (2025) #1
New Mutants (2009) #1
2000 AD Prog 2460
Magik (2025) #2
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #4
Ultimate Power #3
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #27
Catwoman (1993) #85
Steel (1994) #s 34-35
Damage Control (1989) #1
Steel (1994) #36
Damage Control (1989) #2
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #19 (Damage Control story only)
Batman (1940) #389
G.I. Joe (2024) #14
Damage Control (1989) #3
Marvel Age Annual #4 (Damage Control story only)
Steel (1994) #s 37-38
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #s 5-6
The Ultimates (2024) #2
Blood Syndicate (1993) #12
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 51-52
Damage Control (1989) #4
Damage Control (1989 2nd series) #s 1-4
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 28-29
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #7
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 53-54
Damage Control (1991) #s 1-3
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #30
G.I. Joe (1982) #55
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990) #3
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #31
Steel (1994) #39
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #8
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #32
One World Under Doom #9
Captain America (2025) #5
Batman/Deadpool #1
The Ultimates (2024) #18
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #9
Damage Control (1991) #4
Ultimate Power #4
X-Men Forever 2 #s 5-6
World War Hulk: Aftersmash – Damage Control #s 1-3
G.I. Joe (1982) #56
G.I. Joe Yearbook #3
G.I. Joe (1982) #57
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #10
Marvel Zombies (2005) #1
Steel (1994) #s 40-41
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 33-34
G.I. Joe (1982) #58
Static (1993) #9
G.I. Joe (1982) #59
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 35-36
Static (1993) #s 10-11
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #11
Steel (1994) #42
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #12
Batman: Gotham Knights #7
Static (1993) #s 12-13
Icon (1993) #s 11-13
Steel (1994) #s 43-45
Icon (1993) #14
The Dead Are Awake and Walking
Carol Swain: Another Way Out
Hardware (1993) #13
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #38
Steel (1994) #46
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #s 13-14
Deathlok (1990) #1
The Ultimates (2024) #s 3-4
DC K.O.: Zatanna vs. Harley Quinn #1
The Flash (2023) #28
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #14
G.I. Joe (1982) #60
Hardware (1993) #14
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 61-62
The Ultimates (2024) #5
Batman: The Hill #1
Red Hood (2016) #51
G.I. Joe (1982) #50 (Back-up story only)
G.I. Joe Special Missions #1
The Forever People (1971) #3
The Ultimates (2024) #s 6-7
Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 63-64
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #15
G.I. Joe Special Missions #2
Planetary #s 1-2
Outsiders (2023) #1
Detective Comics #934
G.I. Joe (1982) #65
Red Hood (2016) #52
Red Hood: The Hill #1
Outsiders (2023) #2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2023) #1
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #16
G.I. Joe Special Missions #3
G.I. Joe Yearbook #2
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #s 17-19
Hardware (1993) #s 15-16
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 13-15
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 66-67
G.I. Joe Special Missions #s 4-5
Outsiders (2023) #3
Batman (2016) #125
Hardware (1993) #17
The Infernal Hulk #1
Superboy (1994) #6
Icon (1993) #15
Steel (1994) #6
Blood Syndicate (1993) #16
G.I. Joe Special Missions #s 6-7
G.I. Joe (1982) #68
Batman (2016) #126
Worlds Collide (1994) #1
Superboy (1994) #7
Hardware (1993) #18
Superman: The Man of Steel (1992) #36
Icon (1993) #16
Steel (1994) #7
Blood Syndicate (1993) #17
Static (1993) #14
Ultimate Universe #1
G.I. Joe Special Missions #s 8-9
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 69-70
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #s 128-129
The Ultimates (2024) #8
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 1-2
Batman and Robin: Year One #1
Batman (1940) #404
The Forever People (1971) #4
Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #1
G.I. Joe (1982) #71
Batman and Robin: Year One #2
Batman (2016) #127
Emperor Doom OGN
The Aladdin Effect OGN
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 72-73
G.I. Joe Yearbook #4
Batman (2016) #128
Thundercats (2023) #1
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 3-4
Static (1993) #s 15-20
Hardware (1993) #19
Batman (2016) #s 129-130
Batman and Robin: Year One #s 3-4
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 74-76
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Beach Head #1
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Jinx #1
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Spirit #1
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Roadblock #1
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Duke #1
Batman and Robin: Year One #5
Batman (2016) #131
Icon (1993) #s 17-19
G.I. Joe (2024) #15
Icon (1993) #s 20-21
Hardware (1993) #s 20-21
Blood Syndicate (1993) #18
Batman (2016) #132
Batman and Robin: Year One #6
Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 77-78
DC’s I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus #1
52 #29
Blood Syndicate (1993) #s 19-23
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 5-7
G.I. Joe (1982) #s 79-80
Batman and Robin: Year One #7
Batman (2016) #s 133-135
Steel (1994) #47
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #39
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Vol. 14 (Necropolis)
Shadow Cabinet (1994) #s 8-10
Hardware (1993) #s 22-24
Kobalt #s 1-2

November 3, 2025October 31, 2025

The Comics of October 2025

If you’d asked me at the start of October what this list would have looked like, I would have guessed it would have been short: New York Comic Con was looming, after all, and if there’s one thing I know about my time at comic conventions now, it’s that they leave little time to read comics — and that was a quarter of my entire month!

And then I started reading all of the Batman 1999 storyline No Man’s Land — a story so big it spans no less than six collected editions, and a full year’s worth of the Batman line with four to seven new installments per month. (Why did I start reading it? I have no idea; I don’t remember what made it seem like a good idea at the time.) I finished it on the last day of October, and it represented a chunk of my reading, and made this list a long one. Thanks, pre-millennial tension.

(Also heavily featured: early comics from Milestone Media, because I picked up the Milestone Compendium Vol. 1 brick of a book as a birthday gift to myself; I liked it so much, I just ordered the next three volumes, so don’t be surprised if Milestone books keep popping up for the next few months…)

Uncanny X-Men Annual (2019) #1
X-Men Forever (2009) #10
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #12
Iron Man (1998) #4
Superior Iron Man #1
Birds of Prey (2023) #20
Far Sector #1
Absolute Evil #1
New History of the DC Universe #4
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #12
The Flash (2023) #26
Superman (2023) #31
Birds of Prey (2023) #s 21-26
Green Lantern (2023) #s 17-18
The Worst (Molly Mendoza minicomic)
Minötaar (Lissa Trissman minicomic)
Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum Special #1
Green Lantern (2023) #s 19-22
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #1
X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1
2000 AD Prog 2454
Judge Dredd Megazine #485
Judge Death 2025 Mega-Special
G.I. Joe (1982) #20
Batman (1940) #672
Green Lantern (2023) #s 23-24
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #s 2-3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #13
Iron Man (1968) #39
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #14
Absolute Superman #s 10-12
Absolute Wonder Woman #s 6-8
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #s 4-5
Batman (1940) #673
DC’s Zatannic Panic #1
Die #s 8-9
Blue Beetle (1967) #3
X-Men Forever (2009) #11
Young Avengers (2013) #2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #15
Iron Man (1968) #s 40-41
Blue Devil #1
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #6
Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #2
Catwoman (2018) #73
Catwoman (2001) #1
Detective Comics (1937) #719
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #73
Nightwing (1996) #19
Batman (1940) #553
Azrael #40
Detective Comics (1937) #720
X-Men Forever (2009) #s 12-14
Aquaman (2025) #s 3-10
Green Lantern (2023) #25
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #7
Absolute Wonder Woman #9
Blue Devil #2
X-Men Gold (2017) #s 1-2
Catwoman (1993) #56
Robin (1993) #52
Batman: Blackgate – Isle of Men #1
Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 74
The Batman Chronicles #12
Die #10
Green Lantern (2023) #s 26-28
Green Lantern Corps (2025) #s 8-9
Mr. Terrific: Year One #5
Nightwing (1996) #20
Batman (1940) #554
Batman: Huntress/Spoiler – Blunt Trauma #1
Detective Comics (1937) #721
Catwoman (1993) #57
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness #1
Robin (1993) #53
Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 75
Absolute Wonder Woman #s 10-11
Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #s 1-3
DC vs. Vampires: World War V #s 8-12
Let Them Live! Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault #5
Batman (1940) #555
Detective Comics (1937) #722
Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 76
Robin (1993) #54
Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #4
DC K.O. #1
Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #s 5-6
X-Men Gold (2017) #3
X-Men Forever (2009) #s 15-17
Batman (1940) #s 674-676
2000 AD Prog 2455
X-Men Gold (2017) #s 4-6
It’s Jeff! Halloween Infinity Comic #1
X-Men Forever (2009) #s 18-21
One World Under Doom #8
X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1
The Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #1
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #14
Captain America (2025) #4
The Power Fantasy #12
World of Revelation #1
Amazing X-Men (2025) #1
Unbreakable X-Men #1
Imperial War: Exiles #1
Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1
Iron & Frost #1
Marvel Knights: Punisher (2025) #1
X-Men Forever (2009) #s 22-23
X-Men Forever Annual #1
X-Men Forever Digital Preview #1
X-Men Forever (2009) #24
Avengers (2023) #s 29-30
Timeless (2021) #1
Timeless (2022) #1
Avengers (2023) #31
Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #s 1-4
Batman (1940) #s 556-558
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #s 77-79
Detective Comics (1935) #724
X-Men Forever Giant-Size #1
X-Men Forever 2 #s 1-2
Tony Stark: Iron Man #1
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 7-8
Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1
X-Men Legends #3
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 8-9
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #s 1-3
Batman (1940) #559
Detective Comics (1935) #s 725-726
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #s 47-48
The Batman Chronicles #15
Batman (1940) #s 560-561
X-Factor (1986) #97
Marvel Comics Presents #48
The Mighty Thor (1966) #402
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #s 4-6
Detective Comics (1935) #s 727-729
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #s 80-82
Batman (1940) #562
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #s 49-50
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 10-11
X-Men Forever 2 #3
Tony Stark: Iron Man #2
Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #1
Cable (2017) #1
DC WIP: Absolute Batman #1
Absolute Flash #1
Batman: No Man’s Land #1
DC Universe Online Legends #s 1-3
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 12-13
Absolute Flash #s 2-4
Batman & Robin: Year One #12
DC K.O. Knightfight #1
Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #4
Batman (2025) #3
Absolute Green Lantern #8
Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #1
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83
Batman (1940) #563
Detective Comics (1935) #730
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1
2000 AD Prog 2456
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #116
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84
Batman (1940) #564
Detective Comics (1935) #731
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 14-16
It’s Jeff! Halloween Infinity Comic #2
X-Men Forever 2 #4
New History of the DC Universe #4
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52
Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1
Static Shock Special (2011) #1
Absolute Batman Annual #1
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #117
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85
Batman (1940) #565
Detective Comics (1935) #732
The Batman Chronicles #16
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 17-20
Absolute Flash #5
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 21-22
X-Men: Gold Annual #1
Blue Beetle (1967) #4
Hardware (1993) #1
Howard the Duck (2015) #1
Die #11
The Incredible Hulk (2023) #s 28-30
Storm (2024) #10
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #53
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #118
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86
Batman (1940) #566
Detective Comics (1935) #733
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #s 54-55
Blue Beetle (1967) #5
X-Men: Gold (2017) #s 23-25
Hardware (1993) #2
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #39
Hardware (1993) #s 3-4
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #22
The Ultimates (2024) #17
Fantastic Four (2025) #4
Marvel Zombies Red Band #2
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #119
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87
Batman (1940) #567
Detective Comics (1935) #734
Young Justice: No Man’s Land #1
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #120
Robin (1993) #67
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #s 56-57
Blood Syndicate (1993) #1
The Batman Chronicles #17
Nightwing (1996) #s 35-37
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88
Batman (1940) #568
Detective Comics (1935) #735
Catwoman (1993) #s 72-74
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #121
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89
Batman (1940) #569
X-Men: Gold (2017) #26
Marvel Knights: The World to Come #s 1-3
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #16
SWORD (2021) #7
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #17
Cable: Reloaded #1
The Last Annihilation: Wiccan and Hulkling #1
Blood Syndicate (1993) #2
The Last Annihilation: Wakanda #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #18
SWORD (2021) #s 8-9
DC Comics Presents (1978) #s 77-78
Detective Comics (1935) #736
Robin (1993) #s 68-70
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #122
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #90
Blood Syndicate (1993) #3
2000 AD Prog 2457
Absolute Wonder Woman #12
SWORD (2021) #s 10-11
Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #s 2-3
Supergirl Special (2023) #1
Action Comics (1938) #s 1070-1081 (Supergirl stories only)
Absolute Flash #6
Batman (1940) #570
Detective Comics (1935) #737
Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #s 4-5
X-Men Red Annual #1
X-Men Red (2018) #1
Blood Syndicate (1993) #4
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #123
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #91
Batman (1940) #571
Detective Comics (1935) #738
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 1-2
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #124
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92
Batman: No Man’s Land Secret Files and Origins #1
Robin (1993) #s 71-72
The Batman Chronicles #18
Batman (1940) #572
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 3-4
Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 476-478
2000 AD Annual 2026
Icon (1993) #1
Judge Dredd: Tunnels
Icon (1993) #s 2-3
Static (1993) #1
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #s 5-6
Battleworld (2025) #2
Death of the Silver Surfer #5
Imperial (2025) #4
The Mortal Thor #3
Static (1993) #2
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #7
Imperial (2025) #s 1-3
Static (1993) #3
Detective Comics (1935) #739
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #125
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93
Nightwing (1996) #s 38-39
Batman: No Man’s Land #0
It’s Jeff! Halloween Special #3
X-Men: Red (2018) #2
Static (1993) #4
Xombi (1994) #1
Batman (1940) #573
Detective Comics (1935) #740
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #s 60-61
Catwoman (1993) #s 76-77
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #126
Batman/Deadpool #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #45
Mr. Terrific: Year One #6
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #8
Static Shock (2011) #1
Justice League of America (2006) #s 28-31
Xombi (2011) #1
The Brave and the Bold (2007) #s 24-25
Batman (1940) #574
Detective Comics (1935) #741
Robin (1993) #73
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94
The Brave and the Bold (2007) #26
Batman: Gotham Knights (2000) #1
Catwoman (1993) #78
It’s Jeff! Halloween Special #4
Xombi (1994) #2

September 1, 2025August 31, 2025

The Comics of August 2025

It’s an odd thing to find myself revisiting comic book runs that didn’t impress me the first time around, only to appreciate them significantly more a decade or so after the fact, but look at what I read throughout August: 2010s Marvel Comics all over, and I found myself having a lot more fun than I expected. Marvel Now, you tell me? Turns out, Marvel Then makes a lot more sense, even if I find myself somewhat exhausted when the big crossovers of the moment kick in.

Also appreciated in August: Howard Chaykin’s Black Kiss — I’m not entirely sure “appreciated” is the appropriate word, even now — and, far less on the fence, Rob Williams and RM Guera’s absolutely fucking wild Judge Dredd collaborations. Hell, I even re-read Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell’s Zenith Phases 1, 3 and 4. (I didn’t skip Phase 2 intentionally, I simply ended up re-reading 3 and 4 by accident and got sucked in…)

Fear Itself #s 2-3
Defenders (2011) #9
AVX: Consequences #1
Uncanny Avengers (2012) #1
Marvel NOW! Point One #1
AVX: Consequences #2
Defenders (2011) #10
Fear Itself #4
Royals #9
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #146
History of the Marvel Universe #1
Batman and Robin: Year One #10
Superman Unlimited #4
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #42
Detective Comics #1100
Justice League Red #1
Defenders (2011) #s 11-12
Royals #10
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #s 147-150
Fear Itself #s 5-7
Incredible Hulk (2011) #1
Avengers: The Veracity Trap OGN
AVX: Consequences #s 3-4
Iron Man (2012) #s 1-3
Fear Itself #s 7.1-7.3
Infinity (2013) #1
Age of Ultron #1
AVX: Consequences #5
Uncanny Avengers (2012) #2
Age of Ultron #2
Deadline (1989) #23
Age of Ultron #s 3-10, 10.AI
Infinity (2013) #s 2-6
Inhumanity #s 1-2
Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1
Infinity Countdown Prime #1
Infinity Countdown #1
Royals #s 11-12
Inhumans: Judgment Day #1
All-New Venom #9
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #7
Captain America (2025) #2
One World Under Doom #6
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #19
Iron Man (2012) #s 4-5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #s 2-6
Iron Man (2012) #6
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #s 7-12
Action Comics #s 1088-1089
Titans (2023) #26
Cobra Commander #5
Destro #s 1-2
Transformers UK: Target 2006
Absolute Superman #2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #2
Iron Man (2012) #7
History of the Marvel Universe #2
Defenders: Beyond #1
Loki: Agent of Asgard #1
Iron Man (2012) #8
Loki: Agent of Asgard #2
Iron Man (2012) #9
History of the Marvel Universe #3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #3
The Ultimates (2016) #1
Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1
Absolute Superman #s 2-3
Justice League: The Nail #1
Justice League of America (1960) #1
Loki: Agent of Asgard #3
Iron Man (2012) #10
Judge Dredd: Tunnels eps. 1-7
Captain Planet and the Planeteers #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #4
Marvel Boy (2000) #s 1-2
Iron Man (2012) #11
Loki: Agent of Asgard #4
The Ultimates (2016) #2
Black Kiss #s 1-3
Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #2
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #s 222-224
Loki: Agent of Asgard #5
Original Sin #0
Original Sin: Thor & Loki – The Tenth Realm #s 1-3
Black Kiss #s 4-7
Marvel Boy (2000) #3
History of the Marvel Universe #4
Destro #3
Black Kiss #s 8-12
Absolute Superman #5
History of the Marvel Universe #5
Original Sin: Thor & Loki – The Tenth Realm #s 4-5
Loki: Agent of Asgard #s 6-8
Iron Man (2012) #12
Marvel Boy (2000) #4
Judge Dredd: Rend and Tear with Tooth and Claw
Marvel Boy (2000) #5
X-Men (2024) #20
Giant-Size X-Men (2025) #2
History of the Marvel Universe #6
Fantastic Four (2025) #2
Predator vs. the Marvel Universe #1
Loki: Agent of Asgard #9
Marvel Boy (2000) #6
Iron Man (2012) #13
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 500-503
Iron Man (2012) #14
Loki: Agent of Asgard #10
The Ultimates (2016) #3
Mighty Avengers (2013) #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 504-505
DC All In Special #1
Loki: Agent of Asgard #s 11-13
Iron Man (2012) #s 15-16
Mighty Avengers (2013) #2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #0.1
Avengers Assemble (2012) #1
Iron Man (2012) #17
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #1
Avengers Assemble (2012) #s 2-3
Black Kiss 2 #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 506-507
Loki: Agent of Asgard #14
Avengers Assemble (2012) #s 4-5
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #2
Loki: Agent of Asgard #s 15-17
Thor (2020) #24 (Loki story only)
Defenders: Beyond #2
Fantastic Four (1961) #319
Avengers Assemble (2012) #s 6-7
Defenders: Beyond #3
Absolute Superman #s 6-7
Avengers Assemble (2012) #8
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1
Absolute Superman #8
Superman (2023) #29
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #10
JSA (2024) #11
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #508
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #2
The Last Defenders #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #s 3-5
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 509-510
The Last Defenders #2
Defenders Beyond #4
Mighty Avengers (2013) #3
The Immortal Thor #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #6
Defenders Beyond #5
Loki (2019) #1
Valkyrie: Jane Foster #s 1-2
Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #2
Absolute Green Lantern #6
The Last Defenders #3
Avengers: Ultron Forever #1
The New Avengers: Ultron Forever #1
Uncanny Avengers: Ultron Forever #1
Avengers Assemble (2012) #15
Valkyrie: Jane Foster #3
Mighty Avengers (2013) #4
The Last Defenders #4
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #3
The Flash (2023) #s 14-15
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #7
The Immortal Thor #2
Mighty Avengers (2013) #5
The Immortal Thor #3
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #511
The Last Defenders #5
Mighty Avengers (2013) #6
The Immortal Iron Fist (2006) #1
Mighty Avengers (2013) #s 7-9
The Last Defenders #6
Vengeance #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 512-514
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1
Dark Avengers (2009) #s 7-8
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1
Dark Reign: X-Men – The List #1
Punisher: War Journal (2006) #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #515
Adventure Comics (1938) #210
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #10
Black Cat (2025) #1
Imperial #3
Marvel All-on-One: The Thing vs. The Marvel Universe #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 516-517
The Immortal Iron Fist (2006) #2
The Immortal Thor #4
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #8
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #4
Mighty Avengers (2013) #10
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 518-519
Valkyrie: Jane Foster #4
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 520-521
Hawkeye (2012) #s 1-2
Absolute Superman #9
Wonder Woman (2023) #s 22-24
X-Men: Second Coming #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 522-524
Nightwing (2016) #78
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #525
X-Men: Second Coming #2
Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #s 5-6
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #9
Hawkeye (2012) #3
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #526
Mighty Avengers (2013) #11
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #10
Alien (2021) #1
New Gods (1971) #1
Justice League Dark (2018) #1
DC Sneak Peak: Justice League United #1
Justice League United #11
Justice League Adventures #1
JLA: Incarnations #1
Nightwing (2016) #79
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #527
Mighty Avengers (2013) #12
JLA: Incarnations #2
New Gods (1971) #2
Absolute Martian Manhunter #s 1-6
The New Gods (2024) #s 1-9
JLA: Incarnations #3
Mighty Avengers (2013) #s 13-14
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #528
The Order (2007) #1
Black Kiss 2 #2
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Warp Your Own Way OGN
Transformers (2023) #23
G.I. Joe (2024) #10
Exquisite Corpses #s 3-4
Black Kiss 2 #s 3-6
The Order (2007) #2
Zenith: Phase One
The Order (2007) #s 3-4
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #529
The Immortal Hulk #s 1-2
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #s 1-2
The Order (2007) #5
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 530-534
The Order (2007) #6
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #s 7-8
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #s 11-13
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #3
Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #s 9-13
Iron Man (2012) #s 18-19
JLA: Incarnations #4
New Gods (1971) #3
Mr. Terrific: Year One #s 1-4
The Immortal Hulk #3
!Gag! (1987) #1
Sinister Romance (1988) #1
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #4
Iron Man (2012) #20
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #534.1
The Order (2007) #7
Avengers (2023) #29
The Mortal Thor #1
West Coast Avengers (2024) #10
The Order (2007) #8
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #535
Iron Man (2012) #21
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #5
The Order (2007) #s 9-10
Invincible Iron Man (2008) #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #536
Iron Man (2012) #22
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #6
The Immortal Hulk #4
Hawkeye (2012) #s 4-5
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #s 6-7
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #537
The Immortal Hulk #5
Iron Man (2012) #23
Invincible Iron Man (2008) #2
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1
Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #s 8-9
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #538
The Immortal Hulk #s 6-7
Death of the Silver Surfer #3
Fantastic Four Fanfare #4
X-Men (2024) #21
Zenith: Phase Three
Zenith: Phase Four
Bring on the Bad Guys: Abomination #1
Predator: Black, White & Blood #1
Imperial War: Black Panther #1
Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk #1
The Immortal Hulk #8
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #539
Iron Man (2012) #24
Invincible Iron Man (2008) #3
Hawkeye (2012) #6
Contest of Champions (2015) #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #540
Invincible Iron Man (2008) #4
Hawkeye (2012) #7
The Immortal Hulk #9
JLA: Incarnations #5
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #541
Invincible Iron Man (2008) #s 5-6
The Immortal Hulk #10
The Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense #1
Namor: The Best Defense #1
Doctor Strange: The Best Defense #1
Silver Surfer: The Best Defense #1
The Defenders: The Best Defense #1
The Immortal Hulk #11
JLA: Incarnations #6
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 542-544
Generation Hope #s 1-2
X-Men: Schism #s 1-4
X-Men: Regenesis #1
Uncanny X-Men (2011) #1
Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) #1
The Immortal Hulk #12

August 4, 2025August 1, 2025

The Comics of July 2025

The curse of Comic-Con strikes again, and then some — having a lack of wifi in my hotel room at SDCC this year (don’t ask; it was very frustrating) meant that I couldn’t read anything on Marvel Unlimited, DC Universe Infinite, or any other cloud-based reader for a full week, putting me slightly behind my reading totals of the past few months. Still, it’s not about how many comics, right? Right?

Anyway: I transitioned out of reading Fantastic Four before the movie came out — honestly, the movie hype might have overloaded me on the characters? — and opted in, instead, to revisiting some of Al Ewing’s Marvel stuff from the past few years and related stories, which is how I ended up both a Defenders and Guardians of the Galaxy rabbit hole at the end of the month… although what brought me to both Avengers vs. X-Men and Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus, I really couldn’t tell you.

Anyway: Here’s what I read comic-wise last month, delayed just a little because I wanted to complain about The Fantastic Four: First Steps first.

Captain America (2025) #1
All-New Venom #8
Avengers (2023) #28
The Immortal Thor #25
Empyre #s 1-2
Fantastic Four (2018) #21
Iron Man (1968) #226
Captain America (1998) #13
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II #3
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #2
Iron Man (1968) #s 227-231
Empyre #3
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 284-285
Captain America (1998) #s 14-15
Iron Man (1968) #232
Empyre #s 4-5
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 22-23
Empyre #6
Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1
Empyre Aftermath: Fantastic Four #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #286
The Ultimates (2024) #13
Fantastic Four (2018) #24
Captain America (1998) #s 16-18
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #287
Iron Man (1968) #233
Avengers (1963) #120
Captain America (1998) #19
Defenders (1972) #13
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #3
Eternals (2006) #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #288
Transformers (2023) #s 19-22
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #289
Captain America (1998) #s 20-22
Fantastic Four (2018) #25
Iron Man (1968) #234
Avengers (1963) #121
2000 AD Prog 2441
Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1
The Power Fantasy #10
X-Men (2024) #19
X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #7
Where Monsters Lie #1
Blood Squad Seven #1
DC All In Special #1
Challengers of the Unknown (2024) #s 1-5
The Question: All Along The Watchtower #1
Lucas Wars OGN
Drome OGN
Fantastic Four (2018) #26
Avengers (1963) #122
Captain America (1998) #23
Captain America (2017) #695
The Question: All Along The Watchtower #s 2-3
Marvel Fanfare #7
Where Monsters Lie #s 2-3
Local Man #1
The Question: All Along The Watchtower #s 4-6
Iron Man (1968) #s 235-236
Defenders (1972) #13
Avengers (1963) #123
Where Monsters Lie #4
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 27-28
Captain America (2017) #696
Justice League: The Atom Project #1
Action Comics #1064
Superman (2023) #13
Void Rivals #s 7-12
Star Trek (2022) #19
Thundercats (2024) #1
Avengers (1963) #124
Captain Marvel (1968) #s 25-27
Captain America (2017) #697
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 29-30
Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street #1
Fantastic Four (2018) #31
X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) #s 1-2
Fantastic Four: Prodigal Son #1
Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshots #1
X-Men: Marvels Snapshots #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #290
Fantastic Four (2025) #1
The Fantastic Four: First Steps #1
It’s Jeff: Infinity Paws #1
X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) #s 3-4
Fantastic Four (2018) #32
Captain America (2017) #698
Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1
Action Comics #1065
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #291
Void Rivals #s 13-18
Captain Marvel (1968) #s 28-33
Avengers (1963) #125
Captain America (2017) #s 699-700
Iron Man (1968) #237
Fantastic Four (2018) #33
Defenders (1972) #14
Marvel Legacy #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 292-293
Superman (2023) #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #294
Superman (2023) #2
Fantastic Four (2018) #34
Iron Man (1968) #238
Superman (2023) #s 3-4
Captain America (2017) #s 701-704
Iron Man (1968) #s 239-240
Steelworks #s 1-6
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #295
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #s 4-6
Avengers (1963) #126
Defenders (1972) #15
Avengers (2016) #675
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #s 26-27
The Spectre (1992) #54
Final Crisis: Resist #1
Avengers (1963) #127
Fantastic Four (1961) #150
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #s 28-30
Avengers (2016) #676
Iron Man (1968) #241
Fantastic Four (2018) #35
Avengers (2016) #677
Iron Man (1968) #242
Avengers (1963) #128
Defenders (1972) #16
Superman (2023) #5
Superman Annual (2023) #1
Iron Man (1968) #s 243-244
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 296-297
Avengers (2016) #678
Fantastic Four (2018) #36
Avengers (1963) #129
Iron Man (1968) #245
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 298-299
Giant-Size Avengers #2
Avengers (1963) #130
Avengers (2016) #679
Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1
Fantastic Four (2018) #37
Iron Man (1968) #246
Fantastic Four (2018) #38
Avengers (2016) #680
Iron Man (1968) #s 247-248
Avengers (1963) #131
Void Rivals #19
G.I. Joe (2024) #9
Avengers (2016) #s 681-684
Contagion (2019) #s 1-5
Iron Man (1968) #s 249-250
Fantastic Four (2018) #39
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #300
Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #1
Avengers (2016) #685
Iron Man (1968) #s 251-253
Avengers (2016) #686
Superman (2023) #6
Fantastic Four (2018) #40
Iron Man (1968) #s 254-257
Avengers (1963) #132
Giant-Size Avengers #3
Avengers (2016) #687
Superman (2023) #7
Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1
Avengers (2016) #688
Fantastic Four (2018) #41
Fantastic Four: Trial of the Watcher #1
Avengers (2016) #s 689-690
Quicksilver: No Surrender #s 1-5
Avengers: No Road Home #1
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #301
Beyond! #1
Fantastic Four (1998) #544
Inhumans Prime #1
Absolute Green Lantern #1
Beyond! #s 2-6
Fantastic Four (1998) #s 545-546
Absolute Green Lantern #s 2-3
Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #s 2-3
Superman (2023) #s 8-9
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #302
Fantastic Four (2018) #42
Avengers: No Road Home #2
Iron Man (1968) #s 258-260
Superman (2023) #10
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 43-46
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #303
The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #2
Marvel Comics #1000
Defenders (2021) #s 1-3
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #304
Iron Man (1968) #261
Fantastic Four (1998) #547
Avengers: No Road Home #s 3-4
Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #1
Supergirl (2025) #3
Batman & Robin: Year One #9
Superman (2023) #28
New History of the DC Universe #2
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #9
Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1
JSA (2024) #s 9-10
Batman (2025) #1
Absolute Green Lantern #s 4-5
Superman Unlimited #3
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #41
Titans (2023) #25
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 305-306
Imperial #2
Metamorpho: The Element Man (2024) #s 1-2
Superman (2023) #11
The New Adventures of Superboy #50
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #307
Iron Man (1968) #s 262-263
Defenders (2021) #s 4-5
Defenders (2011) #1
Fantastic Four Fanfare #3
The Insurgent Iron Man #10
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #308
Defenders (2011) #s 2-3
Iron Man (1968) #264
Metamorpho: The Element Man (2024) #3
Letter 44 #1
Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men #1
Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1
AXE: Judgement Day #s 1-6
AXE: Avengers #1
AXE: X-Men #1
AXE: Eternals #1
The Brave and the Bold #200
Batman and the Outsiders (1982) #1
Roxy: Romance Reborn #1
Letter 44 #s 2-7
Avengers (1963) #133
Avengers: No Road Home #5
Defenders (2011) #4
Fantastic Four (1998) #548
Royals #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #1
Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #1
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Demon Knights #1
Superman (2023) #12
Action Comics #1065
Superman (2023) #s 14-15
Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Sixteen #1
Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #8
GODS: One World Under Doom #1
Uncanny X-Men (2024) #18
West Coast Avengers (2024) #9
Assorted Crisis Events #5
Ultimates (2024) #14
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #19
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #2
Royals #2
Defenders (2011) #5
Demon Knights #2
Incredible Hulk vs. Quasimodo #1
Secret Six (2025) #s 5-6
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #6
Royals #s 3-4
Archie: The Decision #1
Duke (2023) #s 1-4
Royals #s 5-6
Defenders (2011) #6
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #3
Avengers vs. X-Men #0
Batman (2025) #2
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #s 4-9
Iron Man (2012) #1
Avengers vs. X-Men #1
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #10
Defenders (2011) #7
Royals #7
Fantastic Four (1998) #549
Fear Itself #1
Avengers vs. X-Men #1.5
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #11
Royals #8
Duke (2023) #5
Cobra Commander #s 1-2
Avengers vs. X-Men #2
Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Annual #1
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #39
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #s 7-8
Avengers vs. X-Men #s 3-4
Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #2
Avengers vs. X-Men #5
Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #3
Avengers vs. X-Men #6
Superman (2023) #16
Cobra Commander #s 3-4
Defenders (2011) #8
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #12
Avengers vs. X-Men #s 7-9
Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #s 4-5
Avengers vs. X-Men #s 10-12
Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #6

July 4, 2025June 30, 2025

The Comics of June 2025

And this was what I read through in June, a month that saw me busier than the average bear between work and a short (too short!) trip to the Bay Area to see my best friend. For the most part, nostalgia was reigning supreme as it has been doing in the last few months, not least because I finally completed by collection of early 1990s Green Lantern and spin-off books and fully dived into that cosmology. (There’s so much to talk about there, all of it overshadowed by the fact that the writer was later jailed after pleading guilty to possession of child porn. Yeah, I know.)

I also worked through a re-read of Squadron Supreme and its follow-ups — a very strange fan-fic as officially published comic from Marvel in the 1980s, based around the seeming pitch of “What if we published DC characters? And… yeah, that’s it, I guess” — and a bunch of assorted superhero comics of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s; it’s an accidental re-education on the genre’s development and the tricks lost and left behind as tastes changed. Sometimes, I think about wanting to write a really wonky book tracking those shifts in methodology and trickery, in part as a guide to see what could be re-adopted or re-explored, but then I remember that no-one would want to read such a thing.

Anyway: June’s comics looked like this.

Money Shot #s 1-5
Conan the Barbarian (2023) #s 15-16
Avengers (1963) #s 283-285
West Coast Avengers (1985) #24
West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #2
Superman (1986) #s 7-8
Adventures of Superman (1986) #430
Action Comics (1938) #590
Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) #37
Green Lantern (1990) #9
Albion #1
Action Comics Weekly #601
Superman (1939) #371
Justice League Europe Annual #2
Superman (1939) #391
The Spirit Casebook
Green Lantern (1990) #s 10-11
Avengers Annual (1967) #16
West Coast Avengers (1985) #25
Avengers (1963) #286
Fantastic Four (1998) #s 501-502
Defenders (1972) #s 46-47
West Coast Avengers (1985) #26
Action Comics (1938) #591
Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) #38
Superman (1986) #9
Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 431-432
Green Lantern (1990) #12
Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1
All-New Venom #7
Defenders (1972) #48
Ghost Rider vs. Galactus #1
Green Lantern (1990) #13
Fantastic Four (1998) #s 503-508
Green Lantern (1990) #14
West Coast Avengers (1985) #27
Defenders (1972) #49
Green Lantern (1990) #15
Imperial (2025) #1
Immortal Thor #s 23-24
X-Men (2024) #s 10-17
Action Comics (1938) #s 592-593
Superman (1986) #s 10-11
Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 433-435
Fantastic Four (1998) #s 509-511
Green Lantern (1990) #s 16-17
Avengers (1963) #287
West Coast Avengers (1985) #28
Defenders (1972) #50
Justice League Unlimited (2024) #8
New History of the DC Universe #1
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #137
Green Lantern (1990) #18
Avengers (1963) #288
West Coast Avengers (1985) #29
Superman (2023) #27
Green Lantern (1990) #s 19-25
Green Lantern Annual (1992) #1
Green Lantern: Mosaic #1
Avengers (1963) #289
West Coast Avengers (1985) #30
Fantastic Four (1998) #s 512-513
HERBIE Infinity Comic #1
Green Lantern: Mosaic #s 2-4
Transformers (2023) #21
Green Lantern: Mosaic #5
Guy Gardner Reborn #s 1-3
Avengers (1963) #290
West Coast Avengers (1985) #31
Fantastic Four (1998) #514
Doctor Who: The Cruel Sea
Avengers (1963) #s 291-297
The Mighty Thor (1966) #s 396-400
Solo Avengers #1
Fantastic Four (1998) #s 515-516
West Coast Avengers (1985) #32
Green Lantern (1990) #s 26-28
Avengers (1963) #s 298-300
Action Comics Annual (1987) #1
Superman Annual (1987) #1
Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) #1
Fantastic Four (1998) #517
Green Lantern (1990) #29
Fantastic Four (1998) #518
West Coast Avengers (1985) #33
Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment OGN
Astonishing Tales #s 1-3
Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1
Mephisto vs. #1
The Last Avengers Story #s 1-2
Mephisto vs. #s 2-4
Hawkeye: Earth’s Mightiest Marksman #1
Avengers: Infinity #s 1-3
Avengers: The Ultron Imperative #1
Avengers (1998) #1
Squadron Supreme (1985) #1
Death of the Silver Surfer #1
Fantastic Four (1998) #570
West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 34-37
Fantastic Four (1998) #519
Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #1
One World Under Doom #5
Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1
Runaways (2025) #1
Storm (2024) #s 7-9
Star Wars (2025) #2
Trinity, Daughter of Wonder Woman #1
West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 38-39
West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
Green Lantern: Mosaic #6
Green Lantern (1990) #s 30-31
Guy Gardner (1992) #1
West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 40-43
Squadron Supreme (1985) #2
Fantastic Four (1998) #520
Squadron Supreme (1985) #3
Guy Gardner (1992) #2
All Star Superman #5
Fantastic Four (1998) #521-524
Guy Gardner (1992) #3
Green Lantern (1990) #32
Squadron Supreme (1985) #4
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #s 1-2
Avengers: Loki Unleashed! #1
Avengers: Infinity #4
Avengers: The Origin #1
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #1
Squadron Supreme (1985) #s 5-6
Adventure Comics (1938) #210
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #3
Squadron Supreme (1985) #s 7-10
Green Lantern (1990) #33
Squadron Supreme (1985) #s 11-12
The Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe OGN
Quasar (1989) #13
Green Lantern (1990) #34
Quasar (1989) #s 14-16
Green Lantern (1990) #35
Avengers (1998) #s 2-4
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #4
Avengers (1998) #s 5-6
Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual #1
Squadron Supreme: New World Order #1
Green Lantern: Mosaic #s 7-8
Avengers: The Origin #s 2-5
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #2
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #5
G.I. Joe (2024) #8
Batman Family #2
Batman Eternal #1
Tom Strong #1
Green Lantern: Mosaic #9
Green Lantern (1990) #36
Guy Gardner (1992) #4
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #6
Marvel 2-in-One Annual (2018) #1
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #s 3-4
Avengers (1998) #s 7-8
X-Factor Annual (1987) #3
The Punisher Annual (1988) #1
Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #1
Aliens vs. Avengers #4
Guy Gardner (1992) #5
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #s 7-10
Fantastic Four (2018) #1
Green Lantern (1990) #37
X-Men (2024) #18
West Coast Avengers (2024) #8
New Avengers (2025) #1
Godzilla vs. Avengers #1
Fantastic Four Fanfare #2
Bring on The Bad Guys: Doom #1
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #6
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 2-3
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #11
Avengers (1998) #9
Captain America (1998) #1
Iron Man (1998) #1
Guy Gardner (1992) #s 6-7
Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #12
Fantastic Four (2018) #4
Showcase ‘93 #s 1-5
Avengers (2023) #27
The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #s 1-5
Avengers Assemble (2024) #s 1-5
Non-Stop Spider-Man #1
Green Lantern: Mosaic #10
Fantastic Four (2018) #5
Fantastic Four Wedding Special (2018) #1
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #s 5-8
Green Lantern: Mosaic #11
Non-Stop Spider-Man #2
Captain America (1998) #s 2-3
Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #1
Fantastic Four (2018) #6
Non-Stop Spider-Man #s 3-5
Black Widow (2016) #s 1-2
Green Lantern (1990) #38
Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #2
Black Widow (2016) #3
Future State: Green Lantern #s 1-2
Green Lantern (1990) #39
Black Widow (2016) #4
Fantastic Four (2018) #7
Captain America (1998) #s 4-5
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II #s 1-2
Green Lantern (1990) #40
Guy Gardner (1992) #8
Captain America (1998) #s 6-7
Black Widow (2016) #s 5-6
Green Lantern: Mosaic #12
Captain America (1998) #s 8-12
Fantastic Four (2018) #8
Black Widow (2016) #s 7-12
Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #s 3-4
Avengers (1998) #11
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #s 1-4
Iron Man (1998) #s 2-3
Fantastic Four (2018) #9
Green Lantern: Mosaic #13
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #s 5-7
Iron Man (1968) #s 201-207
Green Lantern: Mosaic #14
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #s 8-9
Iron Man (1968) #s 208-210
Avengers (1963) #s 105-108
Green Lantern: Mosaic #s 15-18
Green Lantern (1990) #41
Avengers (1963) #s 109-111
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 10-11
Green Lantern (1990) #42
Avengers (1963) #112
Fantastic Four (2022) #33
Green Lantern (1990) #43
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #18
Deadpool (2014) #15
Green Lantern Annual (1992) #2
Guy Gardner (1992) #s 9-14
Green Lantern Corps (2011) #0
Fantastic Four (2018) #12
The Darkstars (1992) #s 17-24
Green Lantern (1990) #s 44-45
DC Universe: Trinity #2
Green Lantern (1990) #s 46-47
Fantastic Four (2018) #13
Avengers (1963) #113
Iron Man (1968) #211-213
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1
Guy Gardner: Warrior #s 17-21
The Darkstars (1992) #s 0, 25-27
Avengers (1963) #114
Justice League (2011) #40
Justice League: The Darkseid War – Green Lantern #1
Fantastic Four (2018) #14
Avengers (1963) #115
Defenders (1972) #8
Iron Man (1968) #214
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #s 2-5
Green Lantern (2005) #s 1-3
Iron Man (1968) #s 215-217
Void Rivals #s 1-6
Avengers (1963) #s 116-117
Defenders (1972) #9
Fantastic Four (2018) #15
Iron Man (1968) #218
Green Lantern (2005) #s 4-6
Transformers (2024) #s 1-6
Star Trek: Defiant #17
Defenders (1972) #10
Avengers (1963) #118
Fantastic Four (2018) #16
The Beast (1997) #1
Magneto (1996) #1
2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2025
2000 AD Progs 2439-2440
Star Trek: Defiant #s 18-21
Green Lantern (2005) #s 7-8
Transformers (2024) #s 7-12
Fantastic Four (2018) #s 17-19
Invisible Woman (2019) #s 1-2
Green Lantern (2005) #9
Invisible Woman (2019) #3
Fantastic Four (2018) #20
Iron Man (1968) #219
Empyre: Avengers #0
Empyre: Fantastic Four #0
Invisible Woman (2019) #s 4-5
Green Lantern (2005) #s 10-11
Avengers (1963) #119
Defenders (1972) #11
Transformers (2024) #s 13-18
Energon Universe 2024 Special #1
Iron Man (1968) #220
Action: The Story of A Violent Comic
Green Lantern (2005) #s 12-13
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #1
Assorted Crisis Events #4
We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #s 2-4
You’ll Do Bad Things #s 2-4
Iron Man (1968) #221
The Legendary Lynx OGN
Iron Man (1968) #222
Green Lantern (2005) #s 14-15
Iron Man (1968) #s 222-225
Green Lantern (2005) #s 16-17