All New All Different Avengers #12

Written by Mark Waid

Penciled by Mahmud Asrar
Cover by Alex Ross
Published July 27, 2016

   The team is stuck on an alien planet, and somehow Spider-Man was left behind in the negative zone. Vision grabs the nega-band and transports to the area he was last seen, hopefully saving him from Annilhus. Captain America tries to stop him but is too late. He pops into the negative zone, and Spider-Man transports back and right into Thor's arms. Iron Man reminds everyone that Vision won't last long without solar power to recharge him, and prepares to swap out with him but Vision reminds him that Annilhus isn't the real threat - it's his Blackstar cannon. He requests Thor come instead.
   She teleports in and throws her hammer at the cannon but negative zone physics keeps the hammer from hitting it hard enough, and they're left to come up with another plan. Meanwhile in DC, Janet Pym takes her newly discovered step-daughter Nadia on a whirlwind tour. She meets the president, goes to a formal restaurant, goes donut...eating, and finally out for ice cream when Jarvis calls. It appears Nadia has some rather large gentlemen from the Russian consulate who would like to speak with her.
   Back on the alien planet, Iron Man is ready to tap Thor out. Nova tries to volunteer, but Ms Marvel instead sneaks into Annilhus's machine to try and damage the power core. She begins to feel nauseous and it turns out to be radioactive. Nova sees his chance. He grabs the other band and swaps with Ms Marvel. His suit being radiation resistant, he ports in and destroys the devices core.
   Enraged, Annilhus threatens to destroy him but Tony has an idea. He sends Thor in. Thor throws her hammer and then swaps with Tony. Seeing as the hammer is the only thing that is strong enough to pull the carrier in between zones, he catches it and is immediately pulled back to where all the others are. Thor catches him and the team is all safe. They help the other shipwrecked aliens rebuild their ships to get home and seeing an opportunity, Vision addresses them all. In return for saving them, he asks the entire population to keep an eye out for Sam's father, the original Nova.
   Safely back on board their ship, they leave out. Sam Wilson tells Sam he's sorry they couldn't find his dad but they'd find him eventually. Spider-Man, Ms Marvel, and Nova watch the landscape as they head back to earth. Ms Marvel tells him it must be old hat to him, but overall, Sam thinks it was a pretty good day. And with that, this story arc comes to a conclusion.
   I'm gonna miss this particular group of Avengers. As it's filled with pretty much all new heroes, it's kind of fun to watch these newer heroes discover their powers. Obviously nothing lasts forever but Waid does a good job giving it plenty of depth and Asrar's pencils are on point. Good stuff and I give it am 8/10.

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Batman #17

Written by Tom King

Penciled by David Finch
Cover by David Finch
Published Feb 15, 2017

   The Bronze Tiger quietly tries to detox in a Gotham Motel when he's awakened by a knock on the door. When he opens it, bullets rake across his midsection. At the Fortress of Solitude, Superman walks in and Batman is already there. Inside, Damian Wayne, Nightwing, and the Red Hood are in suspended animation after their run in with Bane. Batman tells Superman to keep them safe for the next four days.
   At the Arkham Asylum, Jeremiah Arkham and a guard push a bandaged patient down the hall - all the while being threatened by the other inmates. Once safely inside the Joker fortified east wing, Alfred removes his disguise. He unbandages Gotham Girl and prepares her for treatment in front of the Psycho Pirate. Preparing for an onslaught, Batman perches atop Arkham's walls to protect her while she undergoes her therapy.
   Outside the ruins of the Wayne Orphanage, Bird meets a disguised Catwoman. After making a few weird jokes about cats, he shoots her and allows his falcon to peck her unconsciously. Back at Arkham, Alfred continues holding a gun to the Pirate's head while he steadily repeats to Gotham Girl how she can become brave again.
    Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordan walks through an alley on the phone with his wife. He's attacked by Trogg, Bird, and Zombie but not before shooting one of them. Luckily, Duke Thomas drops in to help but the two of them are both quickly captured because, well, it's Bane and they're both rather green when it comes to fighting.
   Back on the rooftops, Batman's still on watch when he hears a bird call.On the rooftop across from him, a shadowy figure lights a flare, illuminating his face for the caped crusader to see. Horrifyingly (but kind of awesome to see him back in his mask), Bane taunts him. Revealing his prisoners Bronze Tiger, Catwoman, Duke, and Gordon, the bat has a decision to make. Unfortunately it will have to wait until day two, as this issue is left to be continued.
   Tom King is probably one of the greatest writers in the game right now. Especially for Batman anyway. He brings back old villains in interesting ways - not to mention doesn't overuse Bane like so many tired stories of him in the past. Depicted throughout but only shown in the last few panels, they do a great job using his legend without milking it. I give this one a 10/10. 

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Justice League #15

Written by Bryan Hitch

Penciled by Fernando Pasarin
Cover by Fernando Pasarin
Published Feb 15, 2017

   Batman arrives at an expected meeting spot in Gotham City, and given who sent it, is expecting something dramatic. In Metropolis, Lois gasses up the car asking Jon to go find his dad right before seeing Superman fly away overhead. He later meets with Batman and asks what is causing the energy field he sees coming towards them. Batman tells him to wait - He can save them... He can save EVERYONE but he has to wait.
   Suddenly Aquaman finds himself powerless, waking before 4 powerful beings. What the hell that has to do with anything, I haven't a clue. It was just yesterday he, Cyborg, Flash, Wonder Woman, and the Green Lanterns were headed to the United Nations building to tell the world it was safe from the Justice League. A young lady runs up to them begging for help as a horde of alien beings attacks the building. Wonder Woman then finds herself battling Cronus, father of Zeus. Again, what the hell THAT has to with anything, I also have no idea. Back at the UN, Flash and the woman who ran up are thrown into some rubble. She tells him he and his friends need to wear these bracelets while the rest of the League fight the impenetrable aliens. She tells him her name is Molly - the Keeper, and that the timeless are a religions movement who think superheroes are polluting the timeline life should naturally take.
   Back at the Infinity Corporation Bldg, the employees explain to Batman and Supes that something is rewriting the future. They're plan is just to ride it out and see what happens. Meanwhile, Cyborg finds himself waking up in the 31st Century in Metropolis. A kid tries to tell him to leave the area while the Green Lanterns find themselves in some sort of post apocalyptic Washington DC. The Earth Corps gathers to arrest them for using unauthorized green light energy. Back in the present, Molly dispatches Flash with the bracelets to give the rest of the team when he finds himself in the past, back to the day he got his powers. Molly then calls everyone to order and shows them the city they need to destroy. The bracelets will take each of them to certain points in the future and past where they'll have to face the timeless.
   The issue concludes with Superman and Batman looking out the windows of Infinity Corp. They've been displaced in time - a scary version of the future. Superman longs to save his family and with that, the issue is to be continued.
   Justice League is one of those books that strives to be so complicated, sometimes they lose me. And I'd venture to believe I'm much older than their typical demographic. Like all of their adventures, I'm sure we're bracing for another wild ride. I give it a 9/10.

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Uncanny X-Men #18

Written by Cullen Bunn

Penciled by Edgar Salazar
Cover by Ken Lashley
Published Feb 15, 2017

   While one group of X-Men wardens the most powerful Inhumans in Limbo, another occupies New Attilan curbing the rest of the Inhuman populace. Xorn watches over them, ashamed that he's now part of an indwelling force, and humbled by his own capacity for betrayal. While sitting in one of their temples, Sabastian Shaw walks up behind him. He thinks Xorn is making a mistake allowing the Inhumans to roam free. They lived in peace while their terrigen clouds killed mutants. Still Xorn can tell the prisoners are all afraid, and the sleepers that he promised would not be used as weapons resent their mutant overseers as well.
   Nearby a group of Inhumans gather wondering how they can help Queen Medusa. Treste and her sister Irelle meet Ren the transient who was just passing through. They make plans to escape. The two sisters haven't yet undegone terrigenesis but they know the city well enough to be an asset. just then they're spotted from the sky by the sleepers. The group begins to attack when Xorn walks up, asking them to discuss their issues. Attacking him as well, they fight against their Sleeper guards, who equally aren't happy to be in New Attilan. All of them take out their anger on one another.
   Sebastian Shaw joins the fray, mocking Xorn whom tries in vain to keep the peace. The fight continues when Archangel swoops down, throwing blades full of neurotoxins to pacify them. Xorn asks Shaw to calm down who punches him so hard, his helmet shatters. The energy blast erupts from him at a mighty pace, disintegrating the parties who were in front of it and sending the Black King over the horizon. In the end, 2 sleepers and 2 mutants are dead. The people begin to grow angry again before Archangel opens his wings, bathing them all in light and calming them all down. Xorn realizes he is no shepherd and acknowledges it's time for Inhuman and Mutantkind to heal.
   I know that every issue is one more step toward the finality of the cornerstone book of my childhood but I think it's time. Not that this was a bad book but there's literally only ONE X-Man in it. Almost like everyone left and now it's time to turn out the lights. I give it a 9/10 and look forward to how they're gonna wrap it all up...

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Civil War II #4

Written by Brian Michael Bendis

Penciled by David Marquez
Cover by Mario Djurdjevic
Published July 27, 2016

   Captain Marvel lands on the Triskelion, eager to talk to She-Hulk as she awakes from a coma. She remembers losing to Thanos - badly but what she doesn't know lands on Carol Danvers to break to her as gentle as she can. Bruce Banner is dead, killed by Hawkeye and the verdict just came out... Not guilty on all charges.
   High atop New York, Spider-Man listens as pundits share their opinions. According to polls, 87% of people agreed with the verdict. People however await one man's take on all of it and that man is Tony Stark. Presently he's sitting in front of an audience of his fellow Avengers, the Inhumans, and the Ultimates discussing the man of the hour - Ulysses. He tells them the future cannot be written. It's a construct - a concept. While his explanation is underway, we see scenes of our heroes arresting a banker with an empty briefcase. His explanation continues. Tony mapped and copied Ulysses' brain. His predictions are algorithms of possible futures. Captain America asks Tony if he's absolutely sure about all of this. Carol asks Henry McCoy his opinions and he says that Tony is more or less right. Carol presses on - A person says that a guy over there has a gun. What do you do? Tony says what if that prediction is only 80% correct? 60%? 40%? What if it was only 10% correct? Captain Marvel gets mad and shoots through the ceiling. Tony tells the room that he's going public with the information which gets some sly looks from Medusa and Blackbolt.
   Meanwhile at SHIELD, Carol Danvers interrogates the banker Alison Green. whom Maria Hill and Black Panther have been able to get nothing on. She accuses the woman of being a Hydra agent plotting to bring down financial institutions but the woman is clearly claiming her innocence. Suddenly the woman disappears - evidence of Nightcrawler's involvement. Captain Marvel demands Tony Stark's arrest, whom she finds on the rooftop. Him... and pretty much half of the superheros in the Marvel Universe. Tony tells her she's outmanned - she says hardly - as the Guardians of the Galaxy fly in behind her. Tensions are at their boiling point, right as it's time to be continued.
   I love it when crossover books are good. This one has it all too - tons of characters, conflict, and everybody thinks they're on the right side. Good artwork shores it up and I'm excited for it to play out. What more could you want? I give it a 10/10.

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Extraordinary X-Men #12

Written by Jeff Lemire

Penciled by Humberto Ramos
Cover by Humberto Ramos
Published Jul 27, 2016

   Magik flies across the timestream, with cities rising and decaying within the blink of an eye. She only knows the X-Men are lost and it's up to her to find them. All it takes is a distracted moment, and she's zapped from the sky. The daughters of Sapna, the young mutant Illyana saved, beg her to kill her before she gets a chance to create this nightmare world they live in.Meanwhile 1100 years in the future, Storm has to convince Nightcrawler to help carry a feeble Apocalypse to safety to prevent Omega World from collapsing. Nearby, Horseman Deadpool gasses Iceman with his breath while Cerebra makes her first terrible joke.
   While this is going on, Jean Gray continues to try and reach Logan through Horseman Venom. It's only when Iceman reminds her to instead connect with the alien's mind that she shatters it from the inside out, freeing him. Outside, Colossus throws Glob at them and Logan charges him with claws out.
   Back somewhere in time, Magik debates with the abominations about Sapna's good nature. They tell her that centuries ago, she became a force of great evil. Illyana tells them she has no time for this insanity and leaves them. In the future, Colossus punches a vulnerable Glob but is quickly struck down by his sister, who's finally located them. Storm and Nightcrawler bamf to their location with Apocalypse. She orders the other X-Men to stand down and Magik teleports them back to the mansion. Storm begs Forge to save him or else Colossus will die. Apocalypse grabs him and teleports him to the Akkaba dimension. There his descendants worship him. War is here and Piotr Rasputin is with them. Will they be able to save him? We'll have to wait till next issue to find out.

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Civil War II: X-Men #2

Written by Cullen Bunn

Penciled by Andrea Broccardo
Cover by David Yardin
Published Jul 6, 2016

   On the streets of Raleigh, North Carolina, the Brood attack the local population mercilessly - dropping flying sharks and attacking the crowd without abandon. Luckily, the X-Men show up thanks to a tip from the Inhuman Ulysses. Captain Marvel chides Storm for telling Magneto about Ulyesses, who reminds her that he'd have found out about it at some point. Carol Danvers explains that they have to choose their battles, as Ulysses has been kidnapped once by Tony Stark. The last thing she needs is Magneto bringing his brand of crazy to the party.
   Back in the Savage Land, Psylocke determines Nightcrawler is being truthful. Magneto is indeed right to be concerned about Ulysses. While his gifts are useful, what if makes the wrong predictions? What someone MIGHT do isn't absolute. Worse yet, Magneto is afraid the Inhumans could coax him into making false accusations that could immediately harm mutantkind. Psylocke tells him to tread lightly.
   His first step is to send Fantomex to New Allilan to gather information. He stealths around and encounters a spy from the other side of the X-Men: Gambit. The two of them are able to throw-down a violent, bloody fight but are able to do so silently. They blend into the shadows from the Inhuman guards. In fact, their fight is nearly undetected until Gambit grabs the barrel of Fantomex's pistol, charging it. He incapacitates him, calling Jean to send Magik for transport. He confirms to them Magneto is making his move. Back in the Savage Land, Psylocke plans to make a getaway in the Blackbird, presumably to join Storm's team, before encountering Sabretooth. She's discovered Fantomex was sent to New Atillan as either a spy or an assasin. They have a brief exchange before he tells her Magneto probably already knows her plans.
   Confirming those suspicions, Magneto informs his teammates of Betsy's actions. Although they're down a psychic, he reminds them that the world is full of them to call upon. With that, the issue ends to be continued and we're left waiting until the next one to see what happens.
   Sad that it takes a crossover event to get this many X-Men in one book, it's interesting to see old battles still referenced. Gambit vs Fantomex and even Psylocke's disgust by the once Weapon X assassin is enough to recognize that Bunn respects their origins. I love a comic high on dialogue and this one delivered. I give it a 9/10.

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Civil War II: X-Men #1

Written by Cullen Bunn

Penciled by Andrea Broccardo
Cover by David Yardin
Published Jun 15, 2016

   High atop a sealed skyscraper in Dubai, a group of wealthy mutants hide out to escape the terrigen cloud. As the discussion meanders between Inhuman vs Mutant, an alarm sounds that the building's seal has been broken. Magneto and the X-Men drift in, demanding equal protection for the other mutant citizens. Slowly the waitstaff's disguises fall and they turn out to be Sentinels. As they fire upon the crowd of mutants, the X-Men defend them until the last second when the sentinels fire towards the windows, exposing them all to the mists. The X-Men leap from the windows, levitating as many of the now refugees as they can as the wind begins to blow the cloud from their immediate vicinity. They realize Storm and her team have jumped in to join the fight.
   They attack the sentinels en masse as Magik teleports the bystanders to the limbo dimension. Meanwhile reunions of old friends ensue: Nightcrawler and Psylocke battle the sentinels together like old times and old arguments between Logan and Sabretooth are stoked for a new generation. They discuss how lucky Magneto's team was that Storm's team shows up when they did. Monet tells them luck had nothing to do with it. She picked it up on their surface thoughts that they had warnings from the future. They've been working with the Inhumans which Magneto declares as treasonous. The terrigenesis sterilizes mutants while granting life to Inhumans. At the core of the argument is a new Inhuman named Ulysses, which Psylocke discovers while probing their minds (uninvitedly).
   Magneto's team regroups in the Savage Land where he tells them that the Inhumans will use their weapon against the X-Men as soon as it suits them. Psylocke tells him that Ulysses is just a kid. Their debate is interrupted when Nightcrawler bamfs in. Magneto tells him that if he's there to change minds to save his breath. Nightcrawler says it's quite the contrary. He thinks Magneto is right and with that, the issue is left to be continued.
   It was smart to put the X-Men's involvement in the Civil War crossover in their own limited series and not bogging down the individual books with it. I've gotten my fill with the Avengers. This is much easier to get the mutant slant, even though they're probably a lot more of the story than the Avengers actually should be. Either way, great story. Cullen Bunn does a good job of touching all the bases and I can't wait to see what happens next. I give this one a 9/10.

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Old Man Logan #9

Written by Jeff Lemire

Penciled by Andrea Sorrentino
Cover by Andrea Sorrentino
Published Jul 27, 2016

   With this issue starting off in the present, Logan dons his old Patch persona and visits Tokyo looking for Lady Deathstrike. Local snitch Eito is supposed to have some information for him. Turns out to be a trap. Logan still has a bounty on his head and gunmen rush in, pumping the old Wolverine's body full of bullets. It's hard to keep a good mutant with an old healing factor down however, and he springs back up, killing them all except for Eito as a warning.
   Flashback to the Wastelands, Logan and Maureen are awakened by one of the Villain Uprising death machines. They run until they can't run anymore. Later they boat into the city and Logan senses the town is abandoned. Suddenly he realizes they're in danger. Running back to the boat, they encounter a street gang who tells them their lives now belong to the Silent Order.
   Back in the present, Logan arrives to the address of the Reavers and Deathstrike. He smells machine oil and blood, her unmistakable scent. Finding her chained to the wall and severely wounded, she begs him for help. He asks if it's some kind of trick before being run through by a dozen arrows. Walking out of the shadows, an older member of the street gang from before. He tells Logan how long they've waited. For he now belongs to the Silent Order again,, and with that we're left to be continued.
   Still the best book in the Marvel Universe to me. If there's any title I look forward more to getting, I can't tell you what it is. My only complaint is that this creative team can't make more comic books for them. I give it a 10/10 as usual.

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Uncanny Avengers #11

Written by Gerry Duggan

Penciled by Pepe Larraz
Cover by Ryan Stegman
Published Jul 27, 2016

   Hank Pym/Ultron continues to fight the Avengers and they can't tell if he's more man or machine. Deadpool's shot at the end of the previous issue turns out to be a warning, and he pays for it dearly, stabbed through the chest and infested with nanobots. Vision then arrives, delivering crushing blow after blow to Ultron and initiating an unknown directive - Project Icarus. Somewhere in space, Captain Marvel gets his message and she launches Icarus to Vision's position. Whatever it is, its heading Ultron's way.
   Wasp gets an urgent call from Cable, asking her to bring the EMP device to save Deadpool's life. She orders Vision to get Ultron as close to where they are as possible. He does his best, with Quicksilver and Rogue getting taken out in the process. All the while, Hank and Ultron's voices are talking back and forth, clearly confusing the Avengers as to whether they're killing the machine or killing Hank. Cable rips the machine out of Deadpool while Hank accuses the Avengers of leaving him to die in space. All the while, Vision attempts to hold Ultron in the landing zone until Icarus finally arrives - The Hulkbuster smashes into him from orbit, and with that, the issue is left to be continued.
   This has got to be the most fun Avengers squad there is. Plus with all the X-Men they incorporate, this really might be the best Marvel team-up title going right now. What a story. I mentioned in a previous review about how the X-Men keep retreading Apocalypse.. In complete contrast, Ultron always seems fresh to me. Good to see him still alive and I can't wait to see where this ends up. I give this issue a 10/10.

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Spider-Man #6

Written by Brian Michael Bendis

Penciled by Nico Leon
Cover by Sara Pichelli
Published Jul 20, 2016

   The issue opens with Fabio telling Miles to not be mad at Ganke for spilling his secret. The two of them sit discussing the hardships of being a superhero while Jessica Jones sits across the street photographing everything. She takes meticulous notes about Miles being an Avenger, talking with Goldballs, and having a secret identity before being ran off by the school principle. Later he sits in his dorm when Ganke comes in lamenting the woes of being a teenager in love. Suddenly Miles phone rings. Tony Stark tells him to meet outside.
   High above the city, Iron Man explains to Spider-Man that there's going to be a way over the Inhumans' Ulysses, the Ultimates, and everyone in between. Tony tells him this guy just gives his interpretation of a dangerous future and Captain Marvel is running with it.. Hoping to swing Spidey's support to his side, they agree to followup.  Meanwhile, Miles' mother talks with his dad about her mothers' incessant meddling. She hired a private investigator and she's determined to end the surveillance.
   Ms. Morales goes to the office of Jessica Jones and offers to pay her off. Jessica explains that she isn't at liberty to cancel her contract, and somehow during their conversation, Miles' mother is convinced she knows something. She tearfully asks Jessica to reveal her son's secret and with that, we're left to be continued.
   Pretty good issue. I know Miles Morales is supposed to be the modern day urban take on Peter Parker and I get the vibe some of these stories are meant to mimic their classic counterparts. Thaqt being the case, Bendis does well to imagine the superhero in a different light and it certainly makes for interesting reading. I give this one an 8/10.

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All New X-Men #11

Written by Dennis Hopeless

Penciled by Mark Bagley
Cover by Mark Bagley
Published July 13, 2016

   Evan and En Sabah make their way out into the desert to save young Beast after having seen in a vision an image of the X-Man being tortured. Being torn between preventing the evolution of Apocalypse and saving his friend, he rides into the valley and they untie Hank. Suddenly the mystic appears, using a spell on En Sabah rendering him unconscious and transporting them away from the desert. Evan and Beast are attacked, but being enraged, Evan makes quick work of them and later Hank reminds him this isn't over. They still need to find a way home.
   Refusing to leave his friend behind, Evan tears away from Hank towards the sandstormers. He lunges and attacks En Sabah's father, who turns out to be a pretty relentless foe. Henry uses the diversion to go into the Mystic's tent to steal back the eye of Horus - Doctor Strange's weird relic that got them there in the first place. He makes a deal with the Mystic and gets the eye back. Outside, Evan is taking a beating. Henry jumps into the fight with the eye, transporting them back to the magical X-Winnebago of the present. Henry is glad to be back and tries to tell Evan something he saw during their transport.. But Kid Apocalypse is heartbroken. He throws the eye across the room and the issue comes to an end.
   I've about had enough of Apocalypse in these books. It's like the ultimate retread, spilling into All New X-Men which is clearly just a filler book and barely moves the needle. While it's still well-written and has spectacular art, I'm ready to move on. It looks like Evan is too. I give this one an 8/10.

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Daredevil #9

Written by Charles Soule

Penciled by Goran Sudzuka
Cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Published July 13, 2016

   Perched high atop a casino in Macau, Daredevil and Spider-Man put their casino heist in action. They invade the high roller floor en masse and gunfire ensues. Their target is a briefcase full of secrets, and unfortunately they can't get their hands on it before one of the gangsters escapes to his helicopter bound for Hong Kong.
   The two heroes ski behind a hydrofoil on their way to the city. Once there Spider-Man reveals that he's had a tracer on the briefcase all along. They swing up to a gigantic skyscraper and another fight ensues. This time, the case is theirs for the taking. Spidey grabs the case and flees while Daredevil mops up the rest of the baddies. Once finished, they meet up outside but Spider-Man is a bit reluctant to give him the case back. Seems curiousity has gotten the best of the webcrawler.
   It seems there's some holes in Spider-Man's memory when it comes to the man without fear, and he doesn't understand why. Daredevil explains that he did something to regain his secret identity, and the info in the case contains plans to foil the Black Cat, Kingpin, The Owl, The Hood, Tombstone, Mr. Negative, and tons of other villains. That's enough for Spidey, who tells him to watch out for this "black costume phase" Daredevil is going through and takes off. With that, the issue comes to an end.
   I don't know if there could be a more perfect comic book than these types. I know Daredevil isn't a big seller but it really should be. Good art and writing make it an easy read and pretty much everything I love about comic books. I give this one a 10/10.

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Star Wars #21

Written by Jason Aaron

Penciled by Jorge Molina
Cover by David Aja
Published Jul 20, 2016

   Told from the perspective of one of the most ruthless stormtroopers in the galaxy, General Kreel recounts his life. Born on Chagar X into a life revolving around the fighting pits, things were never the same once he saw his first stormtrooper. Now he leads a platoon onto the now abandoned Ghost Moon hoping to avoid an ambush. The scar squad splits up and fires upon the rebel terrorists, killing as many as possible. Kreel worked his way up through the academy, losing friends to the alliance on the way and today kills every rebel he possibly can.
   Aero hotwires an old speeder and he and Kreel take out some mercs before getting blown off of it. They regroup and head down an old sewer tunnel. Kreel is pulled underwater by a sewer squid but just adding even more to his near legendary status, he pops back up and shreds the monster. Before long they advance upon another group of rebels they blast away. After awhile, the enemy pinpoints them and lowers a plasma cannon under the surface. They fire and the storm trooper team goes flying. As Kreel mentions, he never explained to his group where he's from or what he's done but along the way, he's picked up a few tricks. One of them being a light saber. He slices the barrel off the cannon and his troopers are awestruck. Finally he counts all of the rebel crew and they're accounted for.. finally glancing their target - Admiral Sitrep. He looks at his squad, announces it won't take long to crack him and the rebel computers, and with that the issue ends.
   I've been on a real Star Wars kick lately as I got two issues in the mail pretty much silmiltaneously. As luck would have it, the last one on my review list was this one and luckily none of the stories overlap. My kids are huge into the movies right now and I'm having a blast recapping them all.. To be able to bolster it with these comics makes it even better. I give this one a 9/10.

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Star Wars #27

Written by Jason Aaron

Penciled by Salvador Larocca
Cover by Stuart Immonen
Published Jan 25, 2017

      While Luke has to cope without R2D2, he turns to Ben Kenobi's old journal and reads a story from the early days of Master Yoda. He's found himself on an alien planet inhabited by children. Afraid that he's a monster conjured up by their apparent rivals, they attack him. He's able to fend off their spears but can feel the force in their tips which is troubling. What is this planet and what does it hold?
   Yoda explains to the children that he's a teacher. He sees them as warriors and after some discussions, they see him as a kind of savior. They bring him to their home and introduce him to the skyscreamers - a team of children who swallow small pieces of the sacred rock and then scream to the sky for help. Realizing that this was the calling he felt, the children tell him their origins. They once lived in harmony but some factions became greedy. Their side lost the enduing battle and they were cast out to the muddy side of the mysterious mountain. Recently they captured a spy and Yoda convinces them to free him, allowing him to return the spy to the others in an act of goodwill.
   Once he gets close enough, he tells them he seeks peace. But the "Rockhawkers" question him, accusing him of tricks and declare him an enemy. They attack him and he loses consciousness. When he awakes, he's in chains. The children tell him he must walk into the mountain and find it's heart. Only then will they free him. Yoda knows what he must do. He begins his ascent to the mountain top and with that, the issue is left to be continued.
   A very interesting tale indeed, this certainly helps to further cement Yoda as truly the galaxy's greatest Jedi. How he plans to escape this time should be interesting. I give this issue a 9/10.

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Civil War II #3

Written by Brian Michael BendisPenciled by David MarquezCover by Marko DjurdjevicPublished July 13, 2016

   Matt Murdock calls Carol Danvers and later Tony Stark to the stand in the Manhattan Federal Courthouse. They recount what happened when they went to confront Bruce Banner on the vision Ulysses saw. He denied it was possible but stepping outside, sees the Avengers, Inhumans, X-Men, and Ultimates waiting to stop him if necessary. He continues to resist in shock when Beast comes out with news - Banner has been experimenting on himself with treated dead gamma cells. As his voice rises, an arrow suddenly comes flying from the trees, piercing Bruce Banner's back as he falls dead on the grass. Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, holds out his wrists in surrender - and today sits as the accused in the courtroom.   Barton tells the court that he did it because Bruce had asked him to. Months before, they'd met at a bar and Banner had given him the lethal arrowhead, making him promise to strike him down if the Hulk were to ever emerge again. Later on as Henry McCoy is called to the stand, he testifies that the arrowhead was in fact designed by Bruce Banner as well as a video from him asking Clint Barton to kill him. Carol Danvers goes on to remind the court that they've been using Ulysses to stop crimes before they start. Tony gets angry at Murdock for not asking the right questions... This is all Danver's fault. This entire situation has escalated because of her.   The issue ends with the judge about to read the verdict. Mary Jane asks Tony if he's interested to which he replies he is not. Suddenly Friday, Stark's artificial intelligence announces to them that she's cracked the code on how Ulysses's mind works. Tony and MJ react in horror and with that, the issue comes to a close.   This is really starting to get good. It's finally starting to make sense as to why there's so much animosity between these bands of heroes and Bendis is doing a stellar job of explaining why. Does Hawkeye go to jail? Does Tony now see the future? I guess we'll find out next issue but for this one, I give it a 9/10.

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All New X-Men #18

Written by Dennis Hopeless

Penciled by Mark Bagley
Cover by Mark Bagley
Published Feb 1, 2017

   Young Cyclops is used to being the quiet type - but it's time for his leadership abilities to shine. He attacks the Inhuman capital New Attilan, fending off a fire blast from Inferno with help from old Iceman. When he rounds the corner, he asks himself what's he even doing there. Thanks to his old self destroying the original Terrigen Cloud, he's seen as a criminal. He has barely a second to consider this before Medusa captures him. She;s looking for information from the young X-Man before being interrupted by Magneto throwing metal at her. Not knowing what else to do, he goes back to Muir Island with the rest of his teammates to regroup.
   Walking inside, nobody knows what to think of him and he knows it. He walks off to brood before Angel comes up and offers him some advice. Walking away, he's suddenly possessed by the Inhuman Mosaic who uses him to presumably steal the Blackbird. Young Cyclops is trapped in his own brain among memories. Eventually he runs into a gigantic Magneto helmet, which was left inside from an earlier mostly unsuccessful attempt to possess the master of magnetism. He falls inside it and sees images of Magneto's evolution before settling on a conversation between Magneto and Emma Frost. In it, he sees his older self's dead body. Emma explains the plan - to blame the entire war on Cyclops as an active participant. Since he's dead, he has no way to dispute it. More importantly, he was killed by M-Pox, not Blackbolt. He plans his revenge on Frost and with that, the issue comes to a close.
   This book is one of the gems of the X-Universe. Well written and crisp art, I've enjoyed this title since it's inception in previous volumes just as I do today. This particular issue was outstandingly written and I can't wait to see where they go with it. I give it a 10/10.

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