Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, where we shout out the very best comics of the week! This week saw four publishers represented in the top five, including a perfect 10 from BOOM! Studios. Let’s get to the books!
#5: The Penguin #6
The Penguin #6 offers longtime Batman fans a chance to see Penguin and Batman first interact while building up the conniving and truly disturbed nature of the title villain. An excellent look at the mind of Penguin and all the macabre and twisty things he thinks and does. It’s also a good chance to check out Subic’s work, some of the most intriguing art today.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#4: Universal Monsters: Dracula #4
As the publishers tell us, the whole Universal Monsters line isn’t nearly done with its horrific agenda. But whatever’s already come, and whatever’s still lurking in the shadows, Universal Monsters: Dracula was clearly a watershed moment. Not only was it made for fans of the OG vampire, but it honored these stories by doing something new, daring, and about that which scares us and empowers us the most. Not only that, but it became something wholly original for the medium, and a story of immense emotional and visual power. It’s a clear winner in terms of scope, efficiency, and intent, and it’ll leave you drained in the best possible ways.
Read Chris Coplan’s full review!
#3: G.O.D.S. #4
G.O.D.S. #4 takes a side step away from world-building to explore an interaction that takes place in a very small space of time, maximizing the spectacle. In the very same issue, we see an exploration of an impossible amount of space. The nature of time and the universe are on full display in this existential action adventure that is excitingly impossible to predict.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#2: Resurrection of Magneto #1
Resurrection of Magneto blends sci-fi and the spiritual in a work like a 21st-century version of Siddhartha. Storm is on a spiritual journey to save Magneto’s soul in a story that elevates the superhero narrative.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#1: Slow Burn #4
It disarms as much as it empowers its readers, and we feel like we’re forming a proper relationship with the story and its characters. There’s a lot left to still be settled in the present day, but if issue #5 is half as good as its previous chapters (issue #4 especially), then Slow Burn should blast away every expectation in its glorious path.
Read Chris Coplan’s full review!
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