https://www.cbr.com With in-depth looks at the biggest comic book titles in the world, accept no substitute to a CBR comic review. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:30:12 GMT en-US hourly 60 The Action Comics 2023 Annual features the newest version of the Superman Family doing what they do best - defending the Earth against what would otherwise be insurmountable odds. The finale to the five-part "New Worlds" story was initiated in issue #1057. The story unapologetically barrels to its conclusion, barely allowing the reader to catch their breath - and that's a good thing. From the first page, the annual establishes that it is everything fans should expect of a story featuring the Man of Steel, establishing its stakes early on and featuring beats as heartfelt as action-packed. Additionally, the issue bucks the trend of many annuals by delivering a single story as opposed to several, and that one tale is well worth the price of admission, firing on all cylinders from the very first panel.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:30:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/action-comics-annual-2023-review/ Star Wars is a goldmine of worldbuilding, providing countless threads for new stories. Continuing the threads introduced in 2022's one-off, Star Wars: Revelations #1 compiles the newest adventures from the different corners of the galaxy, from the High Republic to the Empire and the seediest slums. This anthology issue re-introduces some old favorites -- from well-known figures such as Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader himself to minor rogues such as Dengar the Demolisher and Rik Duel -- complete with brand new arcs to set the tone for 2024.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:30:14 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-revelations-1-review/ The Predator franchise has a unique comic book history going back to the late '80s when Dark Horse Comics regularly published limited series and one-shots, along with several stunning crossovers with Batman, Judge Dredd, and even, most recently, Archie. Last year, Disney finally settled its copyright dispute with the original Predator screenwriters, launching the comic books a year later than expected. But that did not dissuade them from going the crossover route, as they have a plethora of Marvel Comics characters to choose from, and who better to headline it than Wolverine himself? As the bad blood between Logan and the Yautja hunter continues, the fourth and final issue explores their long-drawn rivalry through the decades and gives a definitive ending to the bloody feud.

]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2023 21:38:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/predator-versus-wolverine-4-review/ The modern-day version of shared universes started in comic books, with publishers telling stories about vigilantes whose lives sometimes crossed over in epic fashion. Image Comics is doing something similar in scale and roster, expanding its Massive-Verse into franchises of superhero-centric titles. But not all characters that readers meet are heroes, and some are intriguing enough to take another look at, giving them a chance to prove their worth. Shift seems to fit that exact criterion as Image places him in the center stage of a new oversized one-shot that tracks his backstory to the present. With the help of his amazing teleportation powers, courtesy of his Radiant-inspired suit, Shift, or Guy, as people in his profession call him, is ready to deploy.

]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:17 GMT https://www.cbr.com/shift-1-review/ DC's Beast World epic continues to rage throughout the universe as the spores created by the mutated Beast Boy spread throughout several well-known locations. Originating when the longtime Titan inadvertently morphed into Garro, the creature now affects both the heroic and villainous denizens of the DC Universe, its spores transforming them into often terrifying human/beast hybrids. With the infection already affecting Superman's home of Metropolis and Batman's Gotham City (transforming several of the heroes protecting those cities), the plague has now extended to the longtime home of several members of the Flash Family in Titans - Beast World Tour: Central City.

]]> Sat, 30 Dec 2023 23:00:19 GMT https://www.cbr.com/titans-beast-world-tour-central-city-1-review/ In the horror genre, the darkest tales do not come from the supernatural stories where demonic beings play hide and seek but from the human ones that bring out the inner monsters in people that will put any ghost to shame. The current boom in medical drama in comic books is also making its way into horror, flinging the doors open to a subgenre already dripping in blood from head to toe. Oni Press' latest foray into the same cuts open into some horrible truths about an addiction that readers see every day but do not think back about twice. It warns of a cruel world, but even more so of the cruelty of the perpetrators, through gruesome scenes that can be hard for even medical professionals to stomach.

]]> Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:30:18 GMT https://www.cbr.com/invasive-1-review/ Image Comics presents Antioch, the hotly anticipated sequel to Frontiersman, collected into a trade paperback. Reuniting the Frontiersman creative team, Antioch is written by Patrick Kindlon, with art and colors from Marco Ferrari and letters by Jim Campbell. Collecting all four issues of Antioch, the story picks up directly after Frontiersman's remanding to state prison before his murder trial begins.

]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:19:07 GMT https://www.cbr.com/antioch-tp-review/ The close of the year brings with it Marvel's Annual release of Timeless #1. Timeless is a new one-shot from Marvel Comics that gives obscure glimpses at some of the major stories that will be hitting shelves next year. This year, the issue's main story takes place in a possible future of the Marvel Universe, brought about by a conquering Khonshu. As the Immortal Moon Knight prepares Earth for Khnoshu's ascension, the last living hero in the Marvel Universe -- Power Man -- stands in his way. Timeless #1, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly with art by Juann Cabal, colors by Edgar Delgado, and letters by VC's Travis Lanham, is an epic one-shot issue that teases the future of the Marvel Universe.

]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:02:09 GMT https://www.cbr.com/timeless-2023-review/ Although horror stories are more fitting for Halloween, which was just a few weeks ago, something about Christmas and ghosts somehow makes more sense despite their contrasting themes. Whether it is the cold weather that makes everyone huddle up to the fireplace or the Victorian era trend that started with Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, regaling each other with spooky stories has become an inherent tradition of Christmas -- a holiday having its own demonic figures to scare children from being naughty. Dark Horse Comics gathers four creators in front of the fire to carry the custom forward, as each one throws one outrageous story after another, painting horrific pictures of loneliness, lunacy, and curses while deconstructing baser human nature.

]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:00:14 GMT https://www.cbr.com/four-gathered-on-christmas-eve-hc-review/ BOOM! Studios presents gritty crime-thriller Underheist #1, the first in a five-part miniseries from the creators of Stray Bullets. Underheist #1 is the latest project written and created by Maria Lapham and David Lapham, whose credits as a writing team include Lodger, Murder Me Dead, Young Liars, and The Ends, as well as the formerly mentioned smash-hit series Stray Bullets. Illustrated and lettered by David Lapham, with colors by Hilary Jenkins, this hardboiled heist story is slated to be released on a hotly anticipated monthly schedule.

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