Author: Steven Martinez

Marvel’s Avengers Square Enix Third-Person Action RPG Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC, Stadia I have been waiting for this game to release since the release of the trailer in January 2017. That trailer didn’t even have any gameplay or story elements or anything. It’s just a voiceover with shots of an Iron Man glove, Cap’s shield, and other stuff. But it was enough to get me on board with the game. And now, three and a half years later, we can play Marvel’s Avengers, but does it live up to the hype? During A-Day, a day celebrating the Avengers, there’s…

Strikeforce #9 Marvel Comics Writer: Tini Howard Artist: German Peralta I don’t pay attention to comic book solicitations, so I didn’t know this is the last issue of Strikeforce. I’m sure the effect the current pandemic took on the comics industry is part of the reason why. But knowing this is the final issue after I read it makes it make a lot more sense. The leader of the Vridai needs a home, and the Strikeforce team knows a place. Calling in a favor, the team agrees to participate in a battle royale on Monster Island. No one knows the…

Archie (2015-) #713 Archie Comics Writers: Kevin Panetta & Mariko Tamaki Artists: Laura Braga Archie #712 came out in March 2020. Archie #713, this issue, is now releasing in July 2020. That’s a four-month delay, and I’m doing my best to not let that affect this review. But the problems I do have with this issue have something to do with that timeline. The usual Archie gang, plus Archie’s girlfriend Sabrina, are all in New York City. Along with them are Katy Keene and her sister, Sis. Katy is a fashion designer with a lot of talent, and Veronica is…

Warped! Volume 1 215 Ink Writer/Artist: Fernando Pinto I had no idea what this comic would be about. But There’s two lines in the description that really catch my interest. I read the description, and it was interesting to me. Cut to a couple of days later and I had time to read it. I couldn’t remember the description, except for two lines. ”The robot with the cargo shorts” and “alien porn stars”. Purely going off of that memory, I dove in, and this comic delivers on those two lines 100%. Warped! Vol. 1 tells the story of Sandy and…

Sabrina: Something Wicked #2 Archie Comics Writer: Kelly Thompson Artists: Veronica Fish and Andy Fish We all know the deal with Sabrina the teenage witch at this point. Teenage girl, boy problems, and she’s also a witch. Spellcasting, broom flying, talking cats, and all that jazz. This new five-issue series picks up from 2019’s. Sabrina is trying to help Radka Ransom, a popular “mean girl” type, who knows she’s a witch, but also half of a wendigo. The other half of the wendigo is Radka’s brother, Ren, who happens to be one of the boys that really like Sabrina.…

Spider-Woman #2 Marvel Comics Writer: Karla Pacheco Artist: Pere Perez Spider-Woman #1 released all the way back in the long long time ago of March 2020. Working all night, I figured I’d be fine to get it the next day since I was really tired. You want to know what I discovered, the next day? My local comic book store closed the previous day due to state regulations and the coronavirus. Spider-Woman is up there as one of my favorite characters of all time, and I had to wait until the end of May to get a physical copy…

Batman (2016-) #92 DC Comics Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Guillem March I know this whole pandemic is affecting a lot of things right now. But man, it’s hit my comic book reading pretty hard. Every series I’m reading I’ve had to go back and read at least one or two issues just to refresh my memory for the new issues. I guess I’m not really complaining about it, I am reading comics. So retract those sentences, I guess. All this to say, James Tynion’s Batman was picking up speed, and then we got this 3-month break. But now it’s…

Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew (2020-) #1 Dynamite Comics Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist Joe Eisma Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys literally need no introduction. Since 1927 and 1930 (the debut of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, respectively) they’ve been in countless books and TV shows. They’ve had their own crossovers with each other so many times. Even if you’ve never been a consumer of any of their media, you know who they are. In their 90-ish years of existence, if you haven’t heard of them, it would legitimately be shocking. You…

Avengers (2018-) #33 Marvel Comics Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Javier Garron It feels like forever since I’ve read an issue of Avengers. It’s only been two months, but it feels like a lot longer. We’re lucky, I guess, that the two-month pause happened right after the previous story arc ended, and this new one began. And boy oh boy, what a great new story arc to kick off the Avengers return to the regular publication. Avengers #33 follows Moon Knight, as he fights some of the most powerful Avengers members. The crazy thing is, he beats them. For unknown reasons,…

DCeased The Unkillables #3 DC Comics Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Karl Mostert DCeased is DC zombies, in essence. Using the anti-life equation, Darkseid unleashed a virus that turns people into mindless killing machines. The original series follows the big-time heroes, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and their type. But here in DCeased: The Unkillables we follow Red Hood, Detective Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Deathstroke, and a handful of villains. It’s the end of their world, and they’re all together protecting an orphanage full of children. Because even the villains can’t leave children alone at the end of the world. This final…