PREVIEW: Shade the Changing Girl #4

Someone Else's Memory Lane

By: Cecil Castelucci
Illustrated By: Marley Zarcone
Partial Inks By: Ande Parks
Colors By: Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters By: Saida Temofonte
Cover By: Becky Cloonan
Variant Cover By: Joëlle Jones & Kelly Fitzpatrick

As Megan, the soul that Shade displaced, gets farther and farther away from Earth, Shade is starting to find things about her new planet and her new body that she really likes. For instance, there’s music. And also boys. Not to mention would-be friends and her new parents. This feeling of peace keeps the madness in check—but only temporarily. There is still the matter of that terrible night that put Megan in a coma to begin with.

I hope the madness isn't too abated by this newfound sense of peace! That's sort of the bread and butter of this comic book. Check out some preview pages below!

PREVIEW: Superman #14

Written By: Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason

Art By: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Marcelo Maiolo, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: January 4, 2016

“MULTIPLICITY” part one! The New Super-Man of China has been taken! The Red Son Superman of Earth-30 has been beaten! And who knows what’s happened to Sunshine Superman! Someone is collecting Supermen across the Multiverse—this looks like a job for our Kal-El as he is joined by Justice Incarnate in this multi-Earth epic! 

This just seems like an epic story right off the bat, but I also have the hope that we'll get some more information on Multiversity with the added bonus of having Tomasi and Gleason on it........... So you know....... I can actually understand everything we get.  

PREVIEW: Harley Quinn #11

The Joker is Mild

Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner

Artists: John Timms

Colors: Hi-Fi

Letters: Dave Sharpe

Cover: Amanda Conner & Alex Sinclair

Variant Cover: Frank Cho

Cover Price: $2.99

On Sale Date: January 4, 2017

“JOKER LOVES HARLEY” part one! For months now, strange reminders of Harley’s time with the Joker have been popping up in the most unexpected places…is this coincidence? Or a message? As our tale begins, Harley is introduced to a newer, kinder Joker…and Red Tool is not happy about it!

Fina-freaking-ly we begin the story that's been teased for five or six issues, if not more. I'm sure people have a lot of preconceived notions about what this story will be, and I'm equally sure that Palmiotti and Conner will shatter all of them. You can get a sneak peek now if you check out the preview pages below!

PREVIEW:Aquaman #14

Aquaman, Meet Aquamarines

Writer: Dan Abnett

Artist: Philippe Briones

Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb

Letterer: Pat Brosseau

Cover: Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy & Gabe Eltaeb

Variant Cover: Joshua Middleton

Cover Price: $2.99

On Sale Date: January 4, 2017

“THE DELUGE” part three! No sooner has Aquaman found a lead on the location of N.E.M.O.’s secret headquarters than the United States sends a team of aquatically trained super-soldiers to take out the sea king. Behold America’s Aquamarines!

Hey hey, things are still ramping up in this war, and now it looks like we'll see the second stage transformation of those crazy Aquamarines! Which we sort of see right on the cover. But I'll act surprised when I get to that part in the book! Hope it's not revealed in the previews, which can be seen below.

PREVIEW: The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #1

Written By: Cary Bates, Greg Weisman

Art By: Will Conrad, Ivan Nunes, Saida Temofonte

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: January 4, 2017

“Blowback” part one! Captain Atom hasn’t been seen or heard from in years—and even if you think you know what happened to him…you’re  wrong! But you’re not alone. To this day, no one on Earth—not even the other superheroes—has an inkling of the missing Captain Atom’s true fate. At last, the truth is about to be revealed in a saga that transcends not only the meaning of life and death, but the limits of time and space. 

I'm happy as hell to be getting a Captain Atom book out of nowhere because not only have we not seen the character in a long ass time, but also because.......... he's the damn basis for Dr. Manhattan and if we're going to be getting all Watchmen crazy with Rebirth.... well, we're going to want Captain Atom ready to stand in the corner of our heroes if shit goes down.

Weird Science Best of 2016 Awards: Letterer / Inker / Colorist

2016 is over, but before we shut the book on it completely, we need to honor the best of the best.  No, I don't mean Eric Roberts, but the brightest stars of DC Comics.  We will start it all out by giving our awards for the unsung heroes of the art team...the Letterer, the Inker and the Colorist.  There is more to comic book art than just the penciler, right guys?!?  So, here are the Weird Science DC Comics picks...

Uncanny Avengers #18 Review - Marvel Monday

Going Rogue


Written by: Gerry Duggan
Art by: Kevin Libranda, David Curiel and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 28, 2016 
Review by: Josh Vermillion


After dealing with an undead Hulk, our team still has a lot of stuff they need to deal with. Between Doctor Voodoo’s brother and the Red Skull, who invaded Quicksilver’s mind and told him to bring the Avengers, Gerry Duggan has a couple of fun villain options moving forward. Let’s see whom the team chooses to go after first.

Infamous Iron Man #3 Review - Marvel Monday

Doom Is A Good Person Now, Sorta

Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
Art by: Alex Maleev, Matt Hollingsworth and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 28, 2016
Review by: Josh Vermillion


After one issue I loved and one I thought was only okay, I wasn’t really sure what to expect out of the book this month. Doctor Doom is a really interesting character, so I’m hoping that Bendis can do him justice as the story progresses. Hopefully this issue gets back to the intrigue of the first one.

Carnage #15 Review - Marvel Monday

He Is Risen

Written by: Gerry Conway

Art by: Mike Perkins, Andy Troy and Joe Sabino

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 28, 2016

Review by: Josh Vermillion

Every month when this book comes around I get a little bit excited that we might finally get some answers, and then I’m promptly disappointed. After this many months waiting for them, my excitement has definitely wavered. So I suppose we’ll check in to see if Gerry Conway could give me what I’ve been hoping for.

Rocket Raccoon #1 Review - Marvel Monday

Fries with That?

Written by: Matthew Rosenberg
Art by: Jorge Coelho, Antonio Fabela and Jeff Eckleberry
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 28, 2016

I am a Rocket Racoon fan and if that spells out that I am a noob who likes the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, I am fine with that.  I do like the Rocket and Groot series, but really, my love of Rocket comes mainly from the movie.  I just wanted to let you know where I stand before my review. Now that we are clear on such things, it's time to get on with things.  Is this Marvel Now book worth reading?  Let's find out...

Spider-Woman #14 Review - Marvel Monday

Hug It Out


Writer: Dennis Hopeless

Artist: Veronica Fish and Rachelle Rosenberg

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 28, 2016

Review By: Carl Hamlin


Jessica Drew has a a lot on her plate, being a mother, superhero and now add mourning the loss of her best friend. Now on a crusade to figure out which Hobgoblin killed her best friend Jessica is tracking down any lead she can.

The Great Lakes Avengers #3 Review and **SPOILERS**

Remember the Time We Did That Thing That No One Gave a Crap About?

Writer: Zac Gorman

Artist: Will Robson

Color Artist: Tamra Bonvillain

Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramanga

Cover: Will Robson & Tamra Bonvillain

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: December 28, 2016

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Didja know that all the water in Lake Superior—three quadrillion gallons—could cover North America in a foot of water? It’s true. At least, I assume it’s true. I read it on a list of facts about the Great Lakes and it all seemed on the up-and-up. But you never can tell these days. With me at the reviewing helm of the Great Lakes Avengers, you can be sure I’ll give you the straight, unadulterated truth, if truth can be defined as “my opinion.” But it is unadulterated! Just check it out when you read my review of issue number three of the Great Lakes Avengers!

Prowler #3 Review

It’s Electro, Boogie, Woogie, Woogie

Writer: Sean Ryan

Art Team: Javier Saltares, Jamal Campbell

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 28, 2016

It’s another week on our calendar, so you know what that means; we get another Clone Conspiracy tie-in issue from Marvel, specifically Prowler #3 this time around. Now don’t get me wrong I’ve actually enjoyed the series so far to date more than I thought I would however I also begin to feel event fatigue quickly when I have to commit weekly to something. I’m a man that has struggles with commitment issues after all.  Back to comics, last issue Prowler was sent by Jackal to Alcatraz on a mission to investigate a curious lead, only to discover Madame Web (Julia Carpenter) was the one responsible for trying to hack New U headquarters. After a misunderstanding between the two parties about how to handle the burgeoning New U empire, the Prowler finds himself in a struggle for survival between forgetting his magic medicine and New Electro, and her continuously growing grudge, who shows up to spoil any party left in the old prison.

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Ep 104: DC Rebirth Week 28, Gonorrhea Dave and the Mail Robot

Merry New Years!  People say that , right?  Well, don't throw shade our way or we will go YOLO on you!  Join Jim, Eric, Reggie and Chris as they discuss the large amount of DC Comics.  They are joined by a slew of friends, read some news and mail and hang out with the Get Fresh Crew!  Enjoy!!!

Cosmic Treadmill Podcast ep. 23 - Batman #681

As requested by esteemed comics enthusiast Matches Balone, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read Batman #681 from 2008! They give some details on writer Grant Morrison and penciller Tony S. Daniel, and provide a synopsis of the entire Morrison run on Batman that led to this issue--and beyond! They also speculate on the true identity of Batman's nemesis Doctor Simon Hurt, a character we may never see again. Join us for the monumental death of Batman...then his resurrection, then his death again, and another resurrection!

Black Widow #9 Review and **SPOILERS**

Now Begins Discontentment With Our Winter

Writers: Chris Samnee & Mark Waid

Artist: Chris Samnee

Colorist: Matthew Wilson

Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna

Cover: Chris Samnee & Matthew Wilson

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: December 28, 2016

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Earlier this week, I saw an exchange on Twitter between Mark Waid and a fan that asked when he would work with another artist. Waid’s response was to the effect of, “It’s not a question of when I will stop working with him, but when he will stop working with me!” These two do seem well-paired, creating engaging and expertly-crafted comic book stories, and I would love to see them tackle, for instance, Spider-Man in some form or fashion. At the same time, I really want to see Samnee draw one of the Batman titles. Like really badly. He posts pics of Batman all the time so I know he would be good at it. But I’m not sure Batman would be in Mark Waid’s wheelhouse. We can’t know for certain how the future will play out, and I surely know nothing of the creators’ thoughts on the subject, so I suppose it’s best we appreciate what the duo has to offer today, and not dwell in speculation. So let’s look at the latest issue of Black Widow to hand! Shall we?