The Mortal Thor #4 - "A Merry Tale of Asgard"
Dec. 20th, 2025 10:45 am
The future of the Marvel universe, I don't think it is set, I don't think it should be set. I think you can have a bunch of different ones. To be honest, it's sort of nice to have a few futures that are very probable, like the Days of Future Past or like King Thor... -- Al Ewing
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One World Under Doom #9
Dec. 20th, 2025 07:30 am
“What’s so tragic about [Doom] is that he could be a great guy. If he went in a slightly different direction, he could be a good guy. That’s why he and Reed have such a Capital R relationship. They see themselves as these sort of very similar but very different men.” — Ryan North
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Absolute Green Lantern #8 - "Sojourner"
Dec. 19th, 2025 06:20 pm
A lot of people still are like, "Oh, Jo's the Green Lantern, but she's only in it a little bit with all this large ensemble cast that keeps expanding." [...] Jo's not the Green Lantern. Jo has the green power. There's a difference. The Green Lantern is that big thing that's currently on the moon. Nobody knows what the hell it is. That's the Green Lantern. That's what the book's about. -- Al Ewing
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Despot, Dome Scandal: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #3-4 (JLI 38)
Dec. 18th, 2025 12:32 pm
JLI #16-17 introduced the Queen Bee and her alliance with Jack O’Lantern. In that first appearance, she was all poise and grace. Despite her chilling games of mind control, she also exuded a false warmth that snared lovers and allies and disarmed her enemies.
In her second appearance, the warmth is gone. It’s true what they say: holding high political office ages people before their time.
( But why won’t certain office-holders DIE of old age already? )
French Hiss: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #1-2 (JLI 37)
Dec. 14th, 2025 10:43 pm
From here to issue #27, series art is by Bart Sears over Keith Giffen layouts until otherwise noted. All plots and layouts by Giffen, though DeMatteis will only script through #8.
The idea of a “Justice League Europe” was a natural extension of the “Justice League International” concept, but it has an intrinsic problem: almost any high-profile or mid-profile characters it could use were always going to be Americans. Giffen and DeMatteis leaned into that as an inherent source of conflict from the get-go.
( If this were a TV pilot, it would probably play ‘‘American Idiot’’ over the opening credits. )

The cover and title--“Teenage Biker Mega-Death!”--both have a cheeky charm, but don’t be fooled. I’d call this the darkest story of Giffen and DeMatteis’ run, more so than the funeral episode, Blue Beetle’s mind imploding, or even the Despero stuff. Warning for death, violence, body horror, and a sense of crushing hopelessness I normally associate with election night 2016.
( Even the first time I read this, I was like…‘‘JESUS.’’ )






