X-Men of Apocalypse #2
(W) Jeph Loeb (A) Simone Di Meo (L) Richard Starkings
(CA) Simone Di Meo (VCA) Arthur Adams and Meghan Hetrick, Joe Madureira, Joshua “Sway” Swaby, Mark Brooks, Russell Dauterman, Stephen Platt and Marte Gracia
BACK TO WHERE IT BEGAN! The X-Men of Apocalypse have gone back to where it all began in their quest to restore their history! But before they can, it means mixing it up with the original X-Men!
The year’s most surprising cliffhanger is in this comic! Discover Samantha Strong’s endgame in the penultimate issue of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring. Samantha’s plans for Monica…and all of Woodbrook…are finally revealed!
Story: Patrick Horvath
Art: Patrick Horvath
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
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IT’S TAG-TEAM TIME! As the Omega Tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test–confronted with a decades-long stay in their own personal hell! Emotions run high as heroes falter, villains revel, and the Heart of Apokolips eyes its new King Omega. In the end, only the final four will remain… DC K.O. #3 delivers a new round and a new challenge as the remaining contestants must pick a partner and battle it out.
This event, so far, has been an intriguing one. On the surface it’s simply a tournament that feels very influenced by classic video game fighting games. It also dips into motivations and the drive for each participant as they battle to become the champion. DC K.O. #3 creates a new twist to the formula, opening up with a tease of a possible world if Superman won the tournament. There’s been a focus on Superman throughout the event and his holding back and the impact of that. A person of immeasurable power, he could bring peace, he could really stop evil and suffering… so why hasn’t he?
Written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, DC K.O. #3 is a fun comic that gets interesting because of who each contestant picks. Some are obvious choices, while others are more intriguing in the strategy. What’s nice is, the comic keeps you guessing with power combos and moves that feel like they come out of nowhere in a good way. This isn’t a “battle comic” that just has a lot of punches or weapons used, there’s surprises and deep thought put into each battle and how they play out. And, they add depth to the characters. We get to examine how they think a bit more and the relationships many of them have. It delivers action but also something a little bit more.
The art by Javi Fernandez and Xermanico with color by Alejandro Sanchez and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou looks solid. The comic really feels epic at times taking a little bit of inspiration from video games, especially what feels like Capcom’s fighting series. The visuals make you hear “Fight” as the battles begin with a “KO” as they end. That is blended in with the style you’d expect from a DC comic to make something that has a little bit more excitement and energy to it. Fernandez and Xermanico are talented, but the subject matter/style of story really makes their work pop. Sanchez’s colors and Otsmane-Elaou’s lettering add the icing and cherry really delivering that last bit of energy and excitement to the visuals.
DC K.O. #3 is a fun comic that feels like a nice mix of DC epic event and video game beatdown. It’s just entertaining fun so far with an epic, world threatening back story that teases at least some changes when it’s all over. Right now, it’s delivering a nice balance of surface fun with a little more just underneath.
Story: Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson Art: Javi Fernandez, Xermanico
Color: Alejandro Sanchez Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 7.75 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read
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It’s the nineties at Tokiwagi Middle School. And for gamers like Hajime Kano, after the release of Magic: The Gathering, nothing will ever be the same again!
Following the conclusion of the Grand Prix Kyoto, the spirit of romance is in the air! Hajime searches for a White Day gift for Emi! Will he find the perfect present?
Story: Katsura Ise
Art: Takuma Yokota
Translation: David Evelyn
English Adaptation: Molly Tanzer
Touch-up Art and Lettering: Richmond Torrefranca
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In the city of San Guadario, necromancy has been banned for one hundred years. Every aspect of life, from buying food to getting married, requires a signature written in one’s own blood. If a necromancer were to sign, their identity would be revealed by the magic that courses through their veins. As a necromancer, Victor and his cute one-eyed cat must live a discreet life, constantly on the run.
Everything changes when the wealthiest patron in San Guadario hires Victor to resurrect his recently deceased, and impossibly beautiful, bride. The catch? Victor must perform an ancient ritual which eternally binds himself to this bride. After he brings her back to life, Victor finds himself magically entangled with the bride and groom and caught in the middle of more romance than he knows what to do with.
Story: Toonimated
Art: Toonimated
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In the aftermath of One World Under Doom, with Doom’s castle empty and masterless, the superpowers of the world race to claim and control the untold power and technology that await inside. But when an explosion sends them all plummeting into a dungeon labyrinth that none of them knew was there, what began as an arms race becomes a terrifying game of survival. Who, if any, will survive? And what horrors lie within the Dungeons of Doom? Dungeons of Doom #1 is the follow up to the recent event “One World Under Doom” and seems to be leading in to whatever comes next.
Doom is gone and Latveria is now a battlefield where different groups are all vying not just for its future, but the hoard of treasure Doom has hidden away over the years. There’s the obvious things like money but he also had for advanced technology and mystic items. These are all up for groups.
Dungeons of Doom #1 does an excellent job of really showing off the chaotic reality that the absence of Doom has left. Latveria is a mess with local groups competing with American interests as well as Hydra, all for the prize(s). And the action depicting it all is just fun and crazy like an off the rails G.I. JOE story.
And “off the rails” is key. Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Benjamin Percy really use that all to set up what is at its core, a dungeon crawl. Three groups are all dumped in mysterious spaces and must navigate to riches. There’s traps, there’s threats, not all of them will make it. Hell, there’s even magical items! It’s hard to read Dungeons of Doom #1 and not immediately see the Dungeons & Dragons root of it all. And with that, it feels like it has the potential to be a hell of a lot of fun.
There’s a massive amount of artists involved including Justin Mason, Robert Gill, Carlos Magno, George Jeanty, and Karl Story with color by Guru-eFX and lettering by Travis Lanham. The art is solid overall and with so many artists, I still didn’t see much variation in the art. It didn’t become a distraction and really with the chaos and the story itself, it wasn’t noticeable for me. The characters look great, the action is over the top, and each dungeon location is interesting packed with detail that’ll get you to linger on pages and try to figure everything out.
Dungeons of Doom #1 feels like a bridge from the previous event to what’s coming next and it does it in a package that feels a bit new and fresh for superhero comics. Even if you’re not interested in the meta story, it’s a fun comic you can pick up and just enjoy the chaotic nature of it all. Hopefully it keeps it up and becomes the nice surprise that comes out of “One World Under Doom.”
Story: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Benjamin Percy
Art: Justin Mason, Robert Gill, Carlos Magno, George Jeanty, Karl Story
Color: Guru-eFX Letterer: Travis Lanham
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy
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From the prolific Pulitzer Prize–nominated Muslim reporter Dr. Seema Yasmin comes an exciting nonfiction chapter book about one of America’s first female Muslim comedians—Maysoon Zayid—the first in the riveting and inspirational Muslim Mavericks.
This is the story of the girl who could!
Maysoon Zayid was just a girl from New Jersey. She might have sometimes felt like she was in the shadow of her three older sisters, but in her dreams, she was Mimi—an amazing actress, comedian, and dancer! The only problem? People kept telling Maysoon her dreams were impossible!
Achieving her goals certainly wasn’t easy; as a Palestinian Muslim girl born with cerebral palsy, Maysoon faced all sorts of challenges—both physical and societal. But Maysoon didn’t dare give up. Instead, she followed her heart all the way to the screen and stage to become one of America’s first ever women Muslim comedians and an actress on her favorite TV show.
Story: Dr. Seema Yasmin
Art: Noha Habaieb
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A rough-and-tumble Iraq War veteran is young and in love, and the last thing on his mind is food and the ethics of eating meat. But when his girlfriend becomes a vegetarian and animal rights activist, suddenly food is all he thinks about.
A true story of how love and vegetarianism can triumph over all else. Love, heartache, and the rest of the ingredients that make a reader laugh, smile, stop-and-think, are all found in this enthralling graphic memoir. Amidst the stories of love and frustration, there are treatises on food, vegetarianism, and the ethics of the animal rights movement (some of it juxtaposed against Michael’s graphic wartime experiences). Told with Michael’s sardonic perspective and the delightful artwork of debut graphic novelist Chai Simone, this is a journey of true love gone temporarily astray.
Story: Michael Anthony
Art: Chai Simone
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We check out DC’s Vertigo 2026 Preview Special Edition showing off what’s coming from the revived imprint in February. It features previews of:
The Nice House By the Sea #7
Bleeding Hearts #1
End of Life #1
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1
Story: James Tynion IV, Deniz Camp, Kyle Starks, Chris Condon
Art: Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Stipan Morian, Steve Pugh, Jacob Phillips
Color: Jordie Bellaire, Matt Hollingsworth, Chris O’Halloran
Letterer: Andworld Design, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Becca Carey
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In Ottoman Greece, a motherless girl named Daphne leads a suffocating farmer’s life. When her older brother dies after a short illness, her patriarch father curses God for leaving him with only a daughter. Unable to pay the local priest for his son’s burial, he compels Daphne to go to the village and beg for money. Daphne gets rejected and mocked by the villagers, and flees to the mountains, where she finds a gold pouch. She dares to dream — this could be her way out. But just before she’s about to carry out her escape plan, the Devil pays her a visit. These lands belong to him. And pay ment is due.
Story: Theo Prasidis
Art: Stasa Gacpar
Color: Yasmine Pond
Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin
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