DDJamesB reviewed Minor Arcana #12 Dec 16, 2025
This series is sometimes tough to read issue by issue. It's not always super exciting, but just enough happens in each issue to keep you coming back. I just wish they would really ramp the story up. This issue does feel like we might be heading that direction.
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Theresa’s introspective journey continues!
The search for answers takes Theresa and Kelly down paths neither expected!
When their truths finally reveal themselves, will it be the closure they’ve longed for…or the beginning of something far stranger?
DDJamesB added Wrestle Heist (2025) to their pull list Dec 16, 2025
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A former pro wrestler—who has a brush with death thanks to a crooked promoter—assembles a crew of fellow wrestlers he’s screwed over... to rob him blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year. From the outrageous, action-packed mind of multi-time Eisner nominee KYLE STARKS (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place), with e...
DDJamesB reviewed EC Shiver Suspenstories: Vol. 2 #1 Dec 14, 2025
All the stories were fine. I thought the first story was probably the best. Nothing stood out as being great. They were all just fine.
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AS IF THE HOLIDAYS WEREN’T HORRORIFIC ENOUGH?! EC Comics and Oni Press are BACK to stab your stocking for the second year running with all-new, all-terrifying tales of holiday horror and Christmastime catastrophe as SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES slays again! In this year’s giant-sized, 56-page tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We’re tying perp...
DDJamesB reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #17 Dec 14, 2025
The art is solid. The story was ok. It was enjoyable, but that's about it. Nothing special.
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SPIDEY SPACED OUT! Peter Parker is LOST IN SPACE with no way home! Does he even WANT to return after his shocking defeat at the hands of HELLGATE?! The cosmos ain't the friendliest of neighborhoods for Spidey and his galactic gang of outlaws. If they don't learn to work together FAST, they'll never leave the planet they're currently stranded on ALI...
DDJamesB reviewed Giant Size Criminal #1 Dec 11, 2025
Wish we got more story. Even though I want more, it was a fun as hell Criminal story.
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THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL SINGLE ISSUE IN OVER FIVE YEARS ARRIVES ON THE EVE OF THE STREAMING TV SERIES PREMIERE
This oversized, annual-style issue is packed with everything CRIMINAL fans love from BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS—and much more. Headlining the issue is a novella-length story starring fan-favorite character RICKY LAWLESS (a major pla...
DDJamesB added Giant Size Criminal (2025) to their pull list Dec 11, 2025
THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL SINGLE ISSUE IN OVER FIVE YEARS ARRIVES ON THE EVE OF THE STREAMING TV SERIES PREMIERE
This oversized, annual-style issue is packed with everything CRIMINAL fans love from BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS—and much more. Headlining the issue is a novella-length story starring fan-favorite character RICKY LAWLESS (a major pla...
DDJamesB reviewed Ultimate Universe: Two Years In Dec 10, 2025
I wasn't that big of a fan of of this book. Just felt clunky and I really disliked the Daredevil parts.
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ALL PATHS LEAD TO ENDGAME! In preparation for the Maker's return in ULTIMATE ENDGAME, the Ultimate Guardians have been traveling all across time and space, recruiting members new and old… Travel across all the corners of the Ultimate Universe! Don't miss the dawn of many new characters, including ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL!
DDJamesB added Ultimate Universe (2023) to their pull list Dec 10, 2025
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THE SPOILS OF VICTORY!
After the worlds-shaking conclusion of ULTIMATE INVASION, a new team of heroes bands together to save the future! From mastermind Jonathan Hickman and superstar artist Stefano Caselli, don't miss out on this foundational issue for the new line of Ultimate Comics!
Rated T+
DDJamesB reviewed The Voice Said Kill #4 Dec 10, 2025
It had some cool art in some parts, but the art was very confusing in others. Same with the story. It was good for the most part, but also kind of went off the rails. The series was really good up until this issue.
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Human blood runs in the alligator abattoir. The nerve-shredding, gun-thundering, heart-wrenching conclusion to the Cajun crime thriller.
DDJamesB reviewed Wild Animals #5 Dec 10, 2025
It wasn't what I expected. It was a good issue, and it had a twist. It just didn't end with a bang like I thought it would. Still a good series overall.
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When he was a child, Neil's father was murdered by three of his co-workers--a trio of corrupt cops who also left Neil with scars all over his body. Neil has dealt with two of his attackers, with only one left. But with the police closing in, and events spiralling out of his control, can Neil get to the truth before the truth gets to him?
DDJamesB reviewed Speed Racer #5 Dec 10, 2025
Very good issue of Speed Racer. This one made me feel some real excitement for the race. The series continues to entertain.
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Over the Edge! The brakes are gone...and the finish line is dead ahead! With the C.A.T. Team gunning for his destruction, Speed faces his most dangerous race yet, until an unlikely lifeline appears: Racer X. But alliances on the track are as fragile as they are fast, and even with Spritle, Trixie, and Sparky in his corner, it may take everything Sp...
DDJamesB reviewed EC Cruel Universe: 2 #5 Dec 9, 2025
Second story was the best. First story had a decent concept. The last story was also one with a good concept that lacked execution.
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IN THIS CRUEL UNIVERSE, PERCEPTION IS REALITY . . . AND REALITY IS PAIN! Join petrifying pioneers Ryan Haddock (The Brothers Flick), Amy Roy (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), and EC newcomer Andrew Wheeler (Another Castle) as they probe the far reaches of space for any pinprick of hope . . . and artists Kano (Gotham Central), Andrea Mutti (EC’s C...
DDJamesB reviewed Miles Morales: Spider-Man #41 Dec 9, 2025
Enjoying this Rabble Assessor story. This was a fun issue.
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SPIDER VS. RABBLE - ROUND THREE! Arch-foe RABBLE's quest for revenge against MILES MORALES threatens to engulf Spider-Man's entire world. Years ago, she lit a fire of a master plan - and now those flames are spreading out of control! Once again, Spider-Man's past comes back to haunt him…and this time, no one walks away clean.
DDJamesB reviewed Venom #252 Dec 9, 2025
Wildly generic main story. Decent first back up story. Ron Frenz art in the last??? I'll give it a bump just for that.
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THE RUMORS ARE TRUE! Venom has a brand-new red-and-blue suit - and a brand new name to go with it! How will the people of New York react when they find out that the city's newest Spider-Man is the SYMBIOTE they love to loathe? Luke Cage and Otto Octavius are ready to debate the matter - with their fists! PLUS: A bonus tale of the origin of an even ...
DDJamesB reviewed Devil on My Shoulder #1 Dec 8, 2025
This book is really dark and messed up. I can't recommend this book, but if you're willing to read a story of revenge, which it promises page 1, then get ready for a ride.
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Something terrible has happened. For forty days she was tortured by five men and left for dead--but she will get her revenge on each and every one of them. And it will be bloody. An event that takes her on a strange and violent supernatural path of payback through bizarre encounters with ex-hitmen, sadistic art enthusiasts, and literal devils.
DDJamesB added Devil on My Shoulder (2025) to their pull list Dec 8, 2025
Something terrible has happened. For forty days she was tortured by five men and left for dead--but she will get her revenge on each and every one of them. And it will be bloody. An event that takes her on a strange and violent supernatural path of payback through bizarre encounters with ex-hitmen, sadistic art enthusiasts, and literal devils.
DDJamesB reviewed The Department of Truth #34 Dec 8, 2025
I feel like we are actually reaching a point in the story where the main plot is about to explode. Hopefully, that is correct. I like the series, but it would be nice for it to all climax here soon.
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Cole Turner had a plan to fix everything. That was before a dangerous new regime seized the reins of the DoT. Now, he’s on the run—and he may have nowhere left to turn except for Black Hat, the counter-agency that’s been trying to recruit him since the very beginning...
Also in this issue: acclaimed guest creators Scott Snyder an...
Another good issue. I wasn't that enthralled with this series at the beginning, but it's grown on me. It's always a reliably good read.
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Tensions flare between Elsie and Gigi under Pet City’s new leadership! Things haven’t been the same between the two cats since Elsie’s betrayal and now Gigi's been offered a choice that could change our cats’ lives forever... And her answer will shock everyone.
Doesn't hit like issue 2, but still a solid read.
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Wounded and alone, Milton wakes up in the home of a family hiding from the war. But safety is short-lived. As tensions rise and secrets surface, Milton must decide who to trust—and how far he’s willing to go to survive.
DDJamesB reviewed Universal Monsters: Invisible Man #4 Dec 8, 2025
What a cool series. Makes me want to try watching the movie. Definitely the best Universal Monsters book so far.
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FINAL ISSUE
Everything has been leading to this. The world will finally see Jack Griffin’s true face as THE INVISIBLE MAN is unleashed!
DDJamesB reviewed Geiger #18 Dec 8, 2025
Pretty bad ass issue of Geiger. Always a good time reading it.
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CAN GEIGER DIE?Tariq Geiger has been captured, stripped of his powers, and thrown into a twisted society within a high-security penitentiary known only as the Prisoners. No allies. No escape. No more time. As he’s sentenced to death inside their brutal system, the question isn’t whether Geiger can survive…it’s whether he ever really could.
DDJamesB reviewed Everything Dead & Dying #3 Dec 3, 2025
I have no idea how long this series is supposed to be, but 3 issues in and we got what happened already? Where does it go from here? It's a great issue.
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Death has come to the town of Caverton, and Jack is left to pick up the pieces. But in saving the family he has left, will he condemn the rest of his neighbors and friends to an even worse fate? And as the human survivors get split up, the dead only grow hungrier...
DDJamesB reviewed The Undead Iron Fist #3 Dec 3, 2025
It's a little redundant, but it's a fun read that's pretty much all action.
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WRATH OF THE IMMORTAL WEAPONS! Just when DANNY RAND thought he was in the clear, the IMMORTAL WEAPONS stand in his way: FAT COBRA, BRIDE OF NINE SPIDERS, DOG BROTHER #1 & PRINCE OF ORPHANS! Will he destroy his once immortal partners, or will they put Danny back in his grave? Danny's final judgment awaits him…
DDJamesB reviewed Terrorbytes #2 Dec 3, 2025
I really enjoyed this issue. It was much more interesting than the first one.
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In a near-future world where an app pays users for their secrets, one man’s desperation for a better life drives him to share more—and risk more—than he ever imagined. TERRORBYTES is a chilling descent into the seductive power of surveillance, self-disclosure, and the price of feeling seen in a world that’s always watching.
DDJamesB reviewed Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #4 Dec 3, 2025
It's not as wild as the first series, but it has a lot of good scenes that make it a joy to read.
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Monica is inching closer and closer to discovering the truth about her brother’s death…willing to do anything—cross any line—to make it happen. Samantha Strong should be worried, but instead, the thrill has never been greater. Her unwitting prey is squirming in her clutches. For Samantha, this is where the real fun begins.
DDJamesB reviewed No Man's Land #3 Dec 1, 2025
The art remains solid. The story is pretty good. I just didn't like how easy these long explanations came to the agents. It just didn't feel natural and was a little bogged down.
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As new evidence points to political motives, FBI and KGB agents press deeper into the mystery, following a trail of blood… that may lead them straight to the killer.
DDJamesB reviewed Racer X #3 Dec 1, 2025
Racer X may not be the most in depth series, but it does provide nice context as a companion to Speed Racer.
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The Shooting Star is in flames. Alpha Automotive is in free fall. And Dante Ferno is calmly stuffing a squirrel. As Racer X hits the icy switchbacks of the Great Alpine Race in a mysterious new car, the Tiger Syndicate closes in, racers play dirty, and Dante serves poison with a smile. But when a landslide threatens to wipe out the field, only one ...
DDJamesB reviewed The Knives: A Criminal Book OGN Nov 30, 2025
You probably could read this on its own, but it's so much better if you know all the Criminal lore.
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THE FIRST NEW CRIMINAL BOOK IN FIVE YEARS!
With the Prime Video adaptation premiering soon, crime comic grandmasters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips return to their most acclaimed series with a new standalone graphic novel: The Knives.
A sprawling Criminal epic, The Knives is the most ambitious tale Brubaker and Phillips hav...
DDJamesB reviewed Wild Animals #4 Nov 30, 2025
Another great issue. This series tells a simple story of revenge, but has you invested in the character.
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Neil’s search for his father’s killer leads him face-to-face with one of the men behind the crime—a man whose own secrets threaten to shatter everything Neil thought he knew. In this penultimate issue, the truth proves more explosive than Neil ever expected, and what he finds may be the one thing he can’t survive.
DDJamesB reviewed Punisher: Red Band #3 Nov 30, 2025
It's good for the most part. The art is a little inconsistent, but the story remains fine for what it is.
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