Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, where we shout out the very best comics of the week! This week saw two perfect 10s, including one from a series we called “peak comics storytelling”. Let’s look at the books!
#5: Nightwing #111
Nightwing #111 is a great story that seemingly prepares Nightwing for his final battle with Heartless. Additionally, this issue utilizes Batman in the best way possible for a Nightwing story: putting him in a supporting role that elevates Dick’s importance to the story rather than relying on his former mentor. Also, the story contains a strong backup that should intrigue readers.
Read Michael Guerrero’s full review!
#4: Edge of Spider-Verse #1
Overall, this is a must-read for Spider-Man fanatics like myself. Two solid stories and a primer for another larger tale combine for a highly entertaining return to the wonderment and excitement of the Spider-Verse.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#3: Ultimate Spider-Man #2
Spider-Man fans, rejoice! Ultimate Spider-Man is a great comic series for Spidey fans and superhero fans alike. It blends realistic visuals and tone with the greatest superhero of all time. What more could you want? The answer is more issues of this series!
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#2: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #24
As a comic series, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest is a simple dive into the Silver Age of DC and these characters, but it also functions as a glimpse of clarity to larger pieces of stories well-loved and/or forgotten. Thankfully, Mark Waid, Dan Mora, and Tamara Bonvillain show that the past is key in this recent installment of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest.
Read Piper Whitaker’s full review!
#1: Nights #5
Like any show worth a damn going on a mid-season break, I’m going to earnestly miss Nights. As someone who reads and reviews plenty of books a week/year, it’s clearly not just a favorite but something that continuously gets me re-thinking and re-evaluating comics storytelling and even the scope of horror, human drama, etc. When it comes back (in a month-ish), I’m sure it’s going to find even more new ways to delight, unnerve, beguile, scare, and generally charm as we arrive at a perilous but intriguing place in the story of Vince and Gray (and their friends and family, of course). The one upside to this small break in this story? You non-believers can rectify that and get caught up pronto.
Final Thought: I can’t hide it: Nights is peak comics storytelling.
Read Chris Coplan’s full review!
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