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