Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling short reviews from the staff of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full review for. Given the lack of new comics, expect this weekly update to begin featuring comics that we think you’ll enjoy while you can’t get anything new to read – only new to you.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

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Logan

Marauders #16 (Marvel)– Revenge is truly sweet in Marauders #16 as Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, and Edgar Delgado wrap up the “Kill Shaw” arc in satisfying fashion. After he killed Kate Pryde for basically drug money, Kate is back and ready to take her vengeance with the help of Emma Frost, Storm, and Lockheed. Duggan and Caselli blend poetic justice and dark humor as Kate and Emma leave Shaw helpless and drink and destroy his expensive whiskey bottles while poisoning him with what took out Kate. Emma and Kate cut loose with their abilities, and we’re introduced to the phase through the door sucker punch in this issue. However, Gerry Duggan doesn’t lose sight of the big picture in the midst of the comeuppance and spends the last bit of the issue showing the political ramifications of their actions towards Shaw on Krakoa and the Quiet Council, which is missing some members after the events of X of Swords. We haven’t seen the last of the Black King yet. Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy.

Giga #2 (Vault)– The second issue of Alex Paknadel and John Le’s Giga is a little heavy on the procedural side after a tender opening scene where our protagonist Evan, who is disabled, gets some new mechanized legs from his other friend. But this doesn’t help him allude the Giga (Think Transformers-meet-eldritch horrors) worshipping Order, who have him use his tech know how to commune with them and find out who murdered one. Even if the plot doesn’t pick up until the last couple pages, Le’s visuals for the “conversation” with the Giga are genuinely horrifying, and Paknadel continues to create some interesting tension between a faction of Luddites and religious fanatics with a smart man of science between them. This book still has ways to go before it reaches its potential, but for now, I’m digging the world and visuals. Overall: 7.5 Verdict: Read.

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Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!

Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).