Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, where we shout out the very best comics of the week! This week, a new era for the X-Men kicks off, Golgotha Motor Mountain comes to an end, and more. Let’s get to the books!
The best comics of the week of July 10, 2024
#5: Minor Threats: Barfly #1
The real star of the book is Nate Piekos, whose lettering gives Barfly #1 a unique visual language. As you might have guessed, Shiteater can’t really talk due to being a giant fly, so Piekos has most of his actions do the talking for him. When he leaps from wall to wall during a height, the words “Jackie Chan!” follow him, punctuated for emphasis. When an alarm goes off on his cell phone, there’s bright red letters saying “You Blew It!” It’s those little touches that make Minor Threats: Barfly #1 worth reading – and serve as an example of why this world is worth checking out for old readers and new.
Read Collier Jennings’ full review!
#4: The Ultimates #2
Ultimates #2 reveals snapshots of how America’s history changed while the Ultimates fight to add another hero to their fold. Centered on Captain America, it’s a story that reveals an America that he detests and isn’t too far off from reality.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#3: Batman and Robin #11
Batman and Robin #11 is an amazing beginning to a new arc. An arc that has dinosaurs, a fight with T-Rexes, and the return of a fan-favorite villain in Bane. It’s also not without its mysteries, with how Bane is seemingly back as a pseudo-anti-hero as opposed to the capital V villain he has been previously. Oh, and also don’t forget the dinosaurs.
Read Marvel Maximus’s full review!
#2: Golgotha Motor Mountain #4
The finale proves what I’ve thought all along: we are not worthy of Golgotha Motor Mountain and its singular, one-of-a-kind tale about family, fate, change, and the real monsters of the world.
Read Chris Coplan’s full review!
#1: X-Men #1
As a whole, X-Men #1 is a strong relaunch that brings readers into a new era for the X-Men. While it may be a bit familiar, I believe it does a great job of leaping over one of the hardest hurdles for the title: following up on the aftermath of the fall of Krakoa. While we’re only an issue in, it’s clear that the series is going to be balanced between being jam-packed with action and carrying a lighthearted undertone that should captivate many readers. While nothing can last forever, including the prior era of the X-Men, it seems that this series is going to take the importance of Krakoa and what it stood for to use as a moral compass to guide the team to protect mutants from experiencing loss on that level again.
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