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 reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
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Die Loaded #10 (Image) – This issue is really an excuse for Stephanie Hans to draw cool, dungeon crawling action as the party reaches the Dreamlands. She and Kieron Gillen part the veil on many of the inner workings of Die too. However, my favorite bit of this issue is the last third where Sophie learns that Ash was a very different person in the world of the game. I’m excited to see how the last two issues unpack their relationship as well as its effect on Sophie’s journey and her struggle trying to get her spouse’s friends’ undead kids and mom out. Overall: 8.1 Verdict: Buy
Amazing Spider-Man Halloween Special (Marvel) – Just in time for spooky season, Justina Ireland and Mike Hawthorne gift us with a fun stand-alone Spidey yarn where he must save the holiday with the help of frenemy Hallow’s Eve. Hallow’s Eve’s different-powered masks make for an engaging and clever story, especially when she messes with Spidey’s powers, and he must get creative to save the day. Ireland even goes into Hallow’s Eve’s motivation to not go full hero, and she and Hawthorne bring plenty of humor to the book. As backups, we’ve got a whimsical story from Lee Gatlin about Sinister Six trick or treaters, and Ty Templeton bringing Peanuts style gag strips to the Marvel Universe. I’d honestly read the Templeton stories more than the actual main universe ones. Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy
Inglorious X-Force #10 (Marvel) – I wasn’t a big fan of Inglorious X-Force’s final timey wimey plot, but I’ve come to love the volatile combination of Kamala Khan, Boom Boom, Cable, Hellverine, and Archangel. I will definitely follow them over to Fugitive X-Force. But Inglorious X-Force #10 is kind of a mess and is full of paradoxes and keywords. Thankfully, Michael Santa Maria and Romulo Fajardo bring the amped up 90s aesthetic and have enough subtlety to assist Tim Seeley with character grace notes like Boom Boom’s rise to leadership and Kamala Khan getting a glimpse of her future. (I live for President Khan!) Overall: 7.6 Verdict: Read
