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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Tales of Wonder #1 (Image) – Cartoonist Steve Skroce simultaneously takes the piss out of the superhero industrial complex and (literally) flexes his artistic muscles in drawing those kind of characters in Tales of Wonder #1. The story centers around Stu and Jake who are basically Stan Lee and Jack Kirby if they were still alive. Paraplegic Jake keeps it close to his chest with grumpy humor while Stu won’t shut up. (The scene where he praises his collaborators while Skroce covers up his art with giant word balloons is priceless.) However, Tales of Wonder is far from a grounded story, and it shines brightest when it indulges its genre elements. Ugly American is kind of an amazing name for a 90s edgy jarhead superhero, especially since he’s created by a Canadian. Overall: 8 Verdict: Buy
Crowbound #1 (Image) – Crowbound is another beautiful collaboration from Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen. It’s centered around the relationship between a mother and daughter in a stark post-apocalyptic hellscape. Boldly opening with the mother Rose’s death, Lemire and Nguyen take us back in time to show key moments in her and her daughter Ava’s lives. Dustin Nguyen’s use of negative space unpacks the sadness of the comic with pops of color acting as reminiscences of happy times. Crowbound is definitely a downer of a read, but fits our hard times and has some glimmers of hope too. Overall: 8.6 Verdict: Buy
Dungeon and Dragons: Total Party Killers #2 (Dark Horse) – To use a bad pun, I think this issue killed my interest in this series. Christopher Hastings and Denis Medri focus more on expanding DnD Total Party Killers’ cast of characters and locations instead of giving us an interesting story to follow or characters to root for. (I do love the slime and baby eye.) The art is colorful, and there are some cool moments, but no real coherence. Overall: 5.8 Verdict: Pass
Archie #1 (Oni Press) – Ben Winters, Fabio Moon, and Jason Wordie take the World’s Most Popular Teenager back to his slice of life roots in Archie #1. Moon definitely elevates the material with his energetic art, and his flair for the dramatic comes in handy in the second of the three short stories in this comic about a film festival. Winters also knows Archie is supposed to be a funny comic and litters his script with zingers and character-based comedy. Jughead was definitely my favorite in this first issue, and he gets a solo story to wrap up the book where he comes to grips with the ghost of character development. But, yeah, this is classic, supermarket checkout Archie with slicker visuals and a touch of self-awareness. For now, there’s no deconstruction going on. Overall: 8 Verdict: Buy
Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World’s Weirdest #1 (DC) – I think the superhero comics genre may have peaked when Weird Al fought Mr. Nobody with a fifth dimensional accordion. Co-writer Mark Waid’s Yankovic-esque parody of the John Williams Superman theme was brave and bold, but I’m curious what Grant Morrison could have done with the material. But, seriously, Weird Al and fifth dimensional imps are match made in Heaven, and Dan Schoening and Fico Ossio’s art capture the wackiest of vibes. This comic book is life changing, and it’s AI art’s personal kryptonite. Now it’s time to “Eat It”. Overall: 10 Verdict: Buy
Legion of Superheroes #1 (DC) – In Legion of Superheroes #1, Joshua Williamson, Hayden Sherman, and Tamra Bonvillain try to find hope in a dystopian future through its youth. A fragment narrative structure offers glimpses at familiar faces like Brainiac 5, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and the always hilarious and quite badass Matter Eating Lad. However, they’re separated by laws, different planets, and their own demons. Sherman’s visual vision of future superheroics is intriguing: nostalgia meets something new. Their trademark spiral layouts works for this kind of hop along story. I think I’m invested in the fate of the Legion like I am with the college kids I work with. Overall: 8.5 Verdict: Buy
One thousand years after the Last Son of Krypton’s rocket crashed on the Kent Farm comes a new future inspired by the Man of Steel! But this new future is in danger! Superheroes are outlawed! Deadly enforcers known as the Persuaders keep the populace of the United Planets in check! Worlds are at war! And this dark tomorrow’s last glimmer of hope, R.J. Brande, has been brutally murdered. Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder? To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe! Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again!
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One thousand years after the Last Son of Krypton’s rocket crashed on the Kent Farm comes a new future inspired by the Man of Tomorrow!
But this new future is in danger! Superheroes are outlawed! Deadly enforcers known as the Persuaders keep the populace of the United Planets in check! Worlds are at war! And this dark tomorrow’s last glimmer of hope, R.J. Brande, has been brutally murdered.
Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder? To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe!
Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again!
DC has announced the next major expansion of its Next Level publishing initiative with three new ongoing comic book series launching on Wednesday, September 2, 2026: Legion of Super-Heroes, Teen Titans, and The Doom Patrol. These team books mark the latest evolution of DC’s Next Level line, following the success of recent launches including Batwoman, Lobo, Deathstroke: The Terminator, Firestorm, Zatanna, Barbara Gordon: Breakout, and The Deadman.
Together, as DC: All In continues its second act, these new series showcase the breadth, ambition, and creative energy driving DC’s 2026 publishing slate. DC’s Next Level titles stand alongside DC’s ongoing and limited series across both the main universe and Absolute universe, expanding the scope and future of DC’s storytelling.
Legion of Super-Heroes
A New Tomorrow Begins for the Legion of Super-Heroes
Joshua Williamson and Hayden Sherman reimagine the future of the DC Universe
One thousand years after the Last Son of Krypton’s rocket crashed on the Kent Farm comes a new future inspired by the Man of Tomorrow!
But this new future is in danger! Superheroes are outlawed! Deadly enforcers known as the Persuaders keep the populace of the United Planets in check! Worlds are at war! And this dark tomorrow’s last glimmer of hope, R.J. Brande, has been brutally murdered.
Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder? To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe!
Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again!
Legion of Super‑Heroes #1, a 40‑page debut issue written by Eisner-nominated Joshua Williamson with art and cover by Hayden Sherman and featuring variant covers by Jim Lee (card stock and foil), Mark Spears, Yasmine Putri, Hayden Sherman, Dan Mora (Michael J. Fox cameo), and V Ken Marion (1:25), will publish on September 2. Legion of Super‑Heroes #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.
TEEN TITANS
The Teen Titans Go Next Level in a Bold New Era
Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo launch a new generation of Teen Titans
When one of their own vanishes after attending a rally for Ascend—a fast-growing youth movement training kids to survive in a world shaped by superhuman conflict—Fairplay, Cheshire Cat, Proxy, and Wildcard will do whatever it takes to find their friend, including teaming up with Red Hood!
Jason thinks they’re soft and reckless. They don’t understand how he can still kill people. Now they have to work together—whether they like it or not!
Created by Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid and Image Comics’ Massive-Verse, this series channels the same mix of heart, scope, and style that has defined their work together—blending cinematic storytelling and Di Nicuolo’s dynamic, expressive art to bring the next generation of heroes to life.
Teen Titans #1, a 32‑page debut issue written by Kyle Higgins with art and cover by Daniele Di Nicuolo and featuring variant covers by Dan Mora (card stock and foil), Jim Cheung, Sanford Greene (1:25), and Hayden Sherman (Next Level), along with a card stock blank sketch cover, will publish on September 2. Teen Titans #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.
Darcy Van Poelgeest and Niko Henrichon take the Doom Patrol to the Next Level
The Doom Patrol is broke. Adopting a heroes-for-hire business model to stave off financial and emotional ruin, the team finds itself responding to what seems like a simple case—a missing cat. But when this case proves to be far from simple, the world’s strangest heroes find themselves pulled into a truly out-of-this-world situation! And elsewhere, beyond the view of Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man—and perhaps even beyond the veil of our reality—a ghost of the team’s past is preparing to cross into their world.
The visionary team of Eisner Award-winning writer Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) and legendary artist Niko Henrichon (Spectators, Pride of Baghdad) ushers the Doom Patrol into a new age for DC Next Level.
The Doom Patrol #1, a 32‑page debut issue written by Darcy Van Poelgeest with art and cover by Niko Henrichon and featuring variant covers by Clayton Crain (card stock and foil), Ian Bertram, Ashley Wood (1:25), and Hayden Sherman (Next Level), will publish on September 2. The Doom Patrol #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.
ComicsPro 2026 is going on and DC is rolling out what we can expect in the year to come. During the conference, retailers were shown a new trailer for DC Next Level, highlighting the initiative’s rollout through the first half of the year. Lobo #1, Batwoman #1, andDeathstroke: The Terminator #1 will all launch on March 18, followed byThe Fury of Firestorm #1 on April 8 and Zatanna #1 on April 29.
DC then spotlighted two newly announced Next Level titles arriving this summer: Barbara Gordon: Breakout by Mariko Tamaki and Amancay Nahuelpan in May, andThe Deadman by W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo in June.
Barbara Gordon: Breakout
The Deadman
Retailers were also provided a look at DC’s upcoming slate of Next Level titles ahead of solicitation, including Legion of Super-Heroes,Doom Patrol, Jonah Hex, The Demon, and Batman: Shadow of the Bat. Creative teams and launch dates will be announced soon.
DC’s ComicsPro presentation further revealed the next major Next Level series: Teen Titans, launching this summer from Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid. In Teen Titans, Red Hood uncovers a network of missing powered teens and reluctantly joins forces with a new generation of plugged-in, hyper-capable young heroes to find them and expose the lie dividing their world.
Heroes and villains abound in the latest images released from Legion of Super-Heroes, available to own Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray TODAY – February 7, 2023 – from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
Welcome to the 31st century and the Legion Academy, where a new generation hones their powers with hopes of joining the Legion of Super-Heroes. Devastated by tragedy, Supergirl struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Taking her cousin Superman’s advice, Supergirl leaves their space-time to attend the Academy. There, she quickly makes new friends, as well as a new enemy with old ties: Brainiac 5. But a nefarious plot lurks in the shadows – the mysterious group known as the Dark Circle seeks a powerful weapon held in the Academy’s vault. Find out if the budding heroes can rise to the challenge in this all-new DC Universe Movie!
The infamous Dark Circle approaches as a battle begins in Legion of Super-Heroes, the latest DC Universe Movie, available to own Digitally and on 4K Ultra HDTM Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-rayTM TODAY – February 7, 2023.
In Legion of Super-Heroes, the latest DC Universe Movie, Legion of Super-Heroes headquarters is adorned with tributes to some of the greatest Legionnaires, including holographic representations of Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, as well as in-flight holograms of Matter Eating Lad and Sensor Girl.
Legionnaires gather to inspect a large crater, including a virtual who’s who of the cast – Arms Fall Off Boy (voiced by Ben Diskin), Bouncing Boy (Ely Henry), Supergirl (Meg Donnelly), Dawnstar (Cynthia Hamidi), Brainiac 5 (Harry Shum, Jr.), Invisible Kid (Zeno Robinson) and Phantom Girl (Gideon Adlon) – in a scene from Legion of Super-Heroes.
Supergirl prepares to level a knockout blow in this close-up of the beloved character during an action-packed scene in Legion of Super-Heroes. Supergirl is voiced by Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters).
Brainiac 5 may be the universe’s only 12th Level intellect, but he still can’t fly – and that’s where Supergirl comes in handy — in an all-new official clip from Legion of Super-Heroes. The latest DC Universe Movie will be available to own Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
In the clip, Brainiac 5 and Supergirl must make a hasty escape, and traveling through the air under cover of darkness is the most clandestine path. However, the resulting scenario – Supergirl needing to carry Brainiac 5 in her arms – is a bit embarrassing for the super genius. Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters) and Harry Shum, Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) provide the voices of Supergirl and Brainiac 5, respectively.
Unlikely allies Supergirl and Brainiac 5 ultimately lead their young Legionnaire teammates into a battle with the Dark Circle and its mysterious leader in Legion of Super-Heroes, the latest DC Universe Movie, available to own Digitally and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on February 7, 2023.
Brainiac 5 focuses his powers during this key scene in Legion of Super-Heroes. Harry Shum, Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) makes his DC Universe Movies debut as the voice of Brainiac 5.
Utilizing his unique powers and unmatched intellect, Brainiac 5 unveils a kinetic energy shield to fend off laser blasts in a thrilling scene from Legion of Super-Heroes. Harry Shum, Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) gives voice to Brainiac 5.
The ever-relentless Supergirl emerges from the remnants of an explosion to continue her attack on the enemy in Legion of Super-Heroes. Supergirl is voiced by Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters).
Supergirl and Brainiac 5 overcome their initial combativeness with each other to focus their combined forces on their mutual enemies in Legion of Super-Heroes. Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters) and Harry Shum, Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) provide the voices of Supergirl and Brainiac 5, respectively.
A diverse array of Legionnaires get the spotlight – including Bouncing Boy, Dawnstar, Invisible Kid and Arms Fall Off Boy – in four new images from Legion of Super-Heroes, the latest DC Universe Movie, coming to Digital, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on February 7, 2023 from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
Welcome to the 31st century and the Legion Academy, where a new generation hones their powers with hopes of joining the Legion of Super-Heroes. Devastated by tragedy, Supergirl struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Taking her cousin Superman’s advice, Supergirl leaves their space-time to attend the Academy. There, she quickly makes new friends, as well as a new enemy with old ties: Brainiac 5. But a nefarious plot lurks in the shadows – the mysterious group known as the Dark Circle seeks a powerful weapon held in the Academy’s vault. Find out if the budding heroes can rise to the challenge in this all-new DC Universe Movie!
Dawnstar activates her other-worldly powers, much to the surprise of some of her Legion colleagues, in a key scene from Legion of Super-Heroes. Voiced by Cynthia Hamidi (FBI).
The ever-popular Arms Fall Off Boy demonstrates his unique powers for Supergirl in a scene from Legion of Super-Heroes. In the distance, (from left), Mon-El, Invisible Kid, Bouncing Boy and two-thirds of Triplicate Girl watch the young Legionnaire introduce himself. Arms Fall Off Boy is voiced by Ben Diskin (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Muppet Babies, Digimon Adventure), and Supergirl is voiced by Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters).
Bouncing Boy, voiced by Ely Henry (Players, Smallfoot), offers a little unsolicited insight to Supergirl, while Mon-El watches during an early scene in Legion of Super-Heroes. Supergirl is voiced by Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters), and Mon-El is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Spider-Man).
Invisible Kid makes sure he’s very visible to Supergirl as they have their opening introduction in Legion of Super-Heroes. Zeno Robinson (Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons) voices the always entertaining Invisible Kid, while Supergirl is voiced by Meg Donnelly (American Housewife, The Winchesters).
