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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Exploit #2 (Mad Cave) – The stakes get even higher, and the boundaries between the real and online world blur even more in Exploit #2. Tim Leong, Laura Hudson, and Emilia Pinna center the issue’s story on the publication of Riot’s last article: an exposè of billionaire Saxon selling state secrets. The publication of the article and the fallout has big consequences for its author Kirby and her partner Lenox. This is a tension-building thriller territory complete with cathartic moments and an air of mystery where I literally don’t trust anyone except Kirby and Lenox’s grandma. With the recent events at the WHCD, this comic feels even timelier, and visually, Pinna nails the overwhelming nature of social media as well as the more traditional suspense elements. Overall: 8.2 Verdict: Buy
Street Sharks Annual 2026 #1 (IDW) – I really enjoyed Stephanie Williams and Ariel Medel‘s Street Sharks miniseries, and they return for more mutated shark DNA fun in this annual. The comic actually focuses on 2 of the Street Sharks’ allies, the traveling orca conservationist Moby Lick and their tech guy Bends, who goes on a first date in the backup story from Jordan Morris and Margeaux Pepoy. Both stories include a Street Sharks/Seaviates throwdown complete with sick wrestling moves and one-liners, but Williams adds a cool anti-corporate, pro-conservation angle as the Street Sharks and Moby Lick team up to protect a rare prehistoric creature called a Tanystropheus. It was cool learning about this extinct reptile and watching my favorite shark bros kick butt and throw back some burgers. The Bends story from Morris and Pepoy is pure romcom fun. Bends has great chemistry with his date, Dex, and it’s fun to see him in the field fighting the Seaviates instead of just being the guy in the chair. Plus any guy who uses Pleistocene era ingredients in his ramen is a keeper. Pepoy’s art style is cute too with an Archie meets Saturday morning cartoon aesthetic that flows well with Medel’s visuals. Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy
Justice League Intergalactic Special #1 (DC) – First off, I applaud Jadzia Axelrod, Nicole Maines, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, and DC editorial for telling a story centered around trans characters that isn’t a coming out, but a badass, emotional space adventure. (It’s fucked up what happened to Gretchen Felker-Martin though.) Galaxy is an up and coming member of Justice League Unlimited while Dreamer runs with the more morally questionable Secret Six. However, they end up on an epic mission with Star Sapphire, Green Arrow for some reason, Adam Strange, and the adorable Argus to investigate some missing Green Lanterns and the manipulative Witch King, who is taking over a planet of clairvoyants. There is plenty of colorful action and creative uses of Galaxy and Dreamer’s abilities, but Axelrod and Maines use the setting to explore the rift in these women’s friendship as well as the darkness and trauma of their pasts that they deal with in completely opposite ways. Superpowers as a metaphor for big feelings gets me every time, and I live for the GL Corps being called “space pigs”. JL Intergalactic Special works as a double-fisted standalone adventure as well as a foretaste of the upcoming JL: Dream Girls event. Overall: 8.4 Verdict: Buy
