by Jarrod | Jun 2, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. In this week’s installment of Building a Better Marvel, we take a look at the latest debut from the X-Office’s “Resurrxion” initiative. Like Marvel’s recent relaunches of Generation X, Venom and more, this week’s...
by Jarrod | May 26, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. In this week’s installment of Building a Better Marvel, we’re taking a close look at Venom #150. And while it doesn’t bear a #1 on the cover, this is deliberately a new beginning for the character. (Not that a #1 is always a sign of...
by Jarrod | May 19, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. This week saw the release of Generation X #1, part of Marvel’s latest attempt to revitalize its X-Men line. The original Gen X was a fondly-remembered team book from the 1990s, and this newest incarnation stars fan-favorite Jubilee as mentor to a...
by Jarrod | May 12, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. One of the more frustrating things about Marvel over the past few years has been their attempt to shore up falling sales by throwing more and more new series at the wall in a desperate bid to see if anything sticks. However, when faced with a plethora...
by Jarrod | May 5, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of “Building a Better Marvel”, a new series that will focus entirely on Marvel Comics as it stands today while exploring what’s next for the House of Ideas. By Don Alsafi. Once upon a time, I used...