Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #26-31

 

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In issue #26, Miles faces a dramatic showdown with Adrian Toomes, the Vulture, who is desperate to pull his granddaughter Tiana (Starling) away from Miles. Still weakened by a recent vampiric infection (kept in check by a new Wakandan tech suit that regulates his bio-electric “venom” power), Miles struggles against Vulture’s onslaught. The fight spills into Misty Knight’s makeshift headquarters – she’s been mentoring Miles and had even enlisted Black Panther’s help to counter Miles’s condition. As the battle intensifies, Starling herself intervenes, making it clear she won’t return to her grandfather’s criminal “nest.” Together, Miles and Starling neutralize Vulture’s attack (with Starling literally knocking some sense into her grandfather), bringing the high-flying family confrontation to an end. This resolution solidifies Miles and Starling’s bond and gives Misty a front-row view of the chaos that surrounds her young protégé.

With Vulture dealt with, Miles turns to curing the vampiric curse left in his system by an ancient vampire (Varnae). Following Misty Knight’s guidance, Miles travels to Wakanda alongside Black Panther (T’Challa), who has obtained a cutting-edge vibranium-weave Spider-suit for Miles and is determined to help purge the infection. In issue #27–28, deep in Wakanda’s wilds, they perform a ritual under the panther goddess Bast’s watch. Miles undergoes mystical trials: first battling visions of his greatest foes, then facing a moral test. Bast offers an easy cure – if Miles transfers his vampirism to T’Challa – forcing Miles to choose between saving himself or sparing his ally. Miles, true to his heroism, refuses to sacrifice Black Panther. This selfless choice impresses Kwaku Anansi, the trickster spider-god, who unexpectedly intervenes. Anansi cleanses Miles of the vampirism outright, restoring his humanity. In doing so, Anansi essentially names Miles as his new champion (a role Miles never knew he was destined for). By the end of this spiritual journey, Miles is fully cured and empowered, though left with the startling revelation that he’s now bound to a god’s mantle. Meanwhile, back home, Miles’s clone-brother Shift (a benevolent, mute shapeshifter created from the earlier Clone Saga) has been impersonating Miles at Brooklyn Visions Academy to cover his absence. Shift’s awkward attempts at school – with best friend Ganke and others growing suspicious – provide a bit of relief and show how integrated Shift has become in Miles’s life.

Miles returns to New York in issue #29 just in time for “Pools of Blood,” an arc that collides him with Deadpool. No sooner is Miles home than he discovers Shift gravely injured – shot by none other than Wade Wilson, who mistook the clone for Miles. It turns out Agent Gao, a vengeful rogue operative from Miles’s past, hired Deadpool to target Spider-Man. Miles leaps into battle fueled by fresh anger, leading to a chaotic confrontation with Deadpool and Wade’s teenage daughter Ellie. The fight ranges from a sword duel (Miles manifests his bio-electric energy as a “venom saber” against Deadpool’s katanas) to a teleportation mishap that leaves Miles and Ellie temporarily stranded together. During this frantic scuffle, Ellie manages to calm things down, explaining her dad’s motives – Deadpool took the job to protect her future, not out of bloodlust. A begrudging understanding is reached, and Miles agrees to team up, realizing Agent Gao is the true threat. Using nanotech from his new suit, Miles repairs Ellie’s damaged teleport device, and the unlikely allies regroup with Shift and Deadpool. They arrive to find Agent Gao deploying her own enhanced enforcers – the armored villains Midas and Output – to finish the job. A quick team effort by Miles, Shift, and the Deadpools neutralizes these henchmen, but Gao has one more surprise: she appears wielding god-given power as the newly anointed Herald of Ares. Fueled by the war-god’s might and seeking to challenge Miles (now Anansi’s champion), Gao attacks in a fury. In the climactic struggle of issue #31, Miles’s high-tech suit proves invaluable – it absorbs and redirects Gao’s divine energy blasts – while Deadpool’s unpredictability gives the heroes an edge. Wade even manages to steal Gao’s glowing war-weapon amidst the fray. Overwhelmed and inexperienced with her new powers, Gao is forced to retreat. In the aftermath, the enemy-of-my-enemy alliance dissolves amicably: Deadpool and Ellie depart with mutual respect earned (and perhaps a few of Wade’s quips still ringing in Miles’s ears). Miles tends to Shift’s wounds and, recognizing his clone brother’s yearning for his own identity, grants him a personal name – “Jaime Morales” – officially welcoming him into the family. As Miles looks ahead, he carries some important changes: he’s free of the vampire curse and sporting a cutting-edge suit, but he’s now secretly the chosen of a trickster god. This new status already put him on a collision course with Ares’s schemes, hinting at a brewing “war of the gods” that will test Miles in the issues to come. Nonetheless, supported by friends and mentors like Starling, Misty Knight, Ganke, and his newly-christened “brother” Shift, Miles stands ready for whatever comes next as Brooklyn’s Spider-Man.

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Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #61-66

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #61–66 (2022) – In this six-part arc, Peter Parker is reeling from recent turmoil in his life when a new mystical crisis strikes. After a brutal gang war with Tombstone shook New York’s underworld (and nearly cost Tombstone’s own daughter Janice her life), Spider-Man managed to save Janice and get Tombstone arrested – but the victory was hollow. Tombstone walked free by bribing a judge, Janice fled into hiding to escape her father, and Peter’s best friend Randy Robertson (Janice’s fiancé) is left with their wedding plans on hold. Peter, struggling with guilt, loneliness, and a strained personal life (he’s now living with Randy and dating a kind-hearted nurse named Shay Marken after losing Mary Jane), is at a low point. It’s at this moment that Doctor Doom, newly ascended as Sorcerer Supreme, confronts Spider-Man with a dire request: a demonic threat from the god Cyttorak is looming, and Doom needs Spider-Man to be his champion against it. Peter initially balks at teaming up with Doom, but when one of Cyttorak’s Scions (a powerful demonic champion) attacks and nearly kills him in broad daylight, Spider-Man realizes he has no choice. He reluctantly agrees and dons a mystical suit of armor from Doom that will resurrect him each time he dies – up to eight times – to endure the trials ahead.

The gauntlet of battles begins, pushing Spider-Man beyond anything he’s faced before. With the enchanted armor granting him extra lives, Peter confronts one lethal Scion of Cyttorak after another, literally dying and reviving in each encounter. Early on he’s slain (ripped apart by mystical forces) and awakens disoriented, greeted by the astral form of Doctor Strange, who explains that these repeated deaths are the only way to defeat all of Cyttorak’s champions and save the world. Each fight is more harrowing than the last. In one encounter, a demonic little girl (another Scion) drags Spider-Man through his worst memories – forcing Peter to relive heartbreaking moments like the death of Uncle Ben – in an effort to shatter his spirit. In another, a Scion gives Spider-Man a cursed orb that floods him with the agonizing cries of countless dying souls, nearly driving him mad with despair. Spider-Man endures it all and even manages to win a few rounds (using his wits and help from friends), but each death and resurrection takes a serious toll. The strain bleeds into Peter’s civilian life: he attempts a normal dinner with Aunt May, Randy, and Shay or a quiet picnic date, but he’s distracted, haunted, and bruised from battle at every turn. Sensing something is very wrong, Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) steps in as a loyal friend and ally – she listens to Peter’s troubles and even helps him break into Doctor Strange’s Sanctum to steal a book about Cyttorak’s history, hoping to find a weakness. All the while, the world around them grows more chaotic. Other heroes begin to notice the mystical upheaval: Juggernaut (Cyttorak’s one-time avatar) feels the disturbance and alerts the X-Men, hinting that this fight is bigger than Spider-Man alone. Even Peter’s former mentor Norman Osborn bows out by shutting down Oscorp, removing the high-tech support Peter once relied on. The message is clear – no reinforcements are coming from Peter’s usual circles, and this battle is pushing him to the brink physically and emotionally.

By the end of issue #66, the “eight deaths” ordeal has driven Spider-Man to a breaking point. He has been killed and resurrected multiple times now, suffered unspeakable trauma, and with each cycle he feels his hope slipping away. Finally, in a dramatic collapse of Peter’s usually indomitable spirit, Spider-Man quits – yes, Peter Parker actually gives up. After yet another brutal death and revival, he tells Doctor Strange (and Doom) that he cannot continue and walks away from the mission, convinced that nothing he does will ever be enough to stop this threat. It’s a shocking turn for a hero defined by perseverance, and it leaves the world in peril: Cyttorak’s demonic forces are still at large, and with Spider-Man abandoning the fight (at least for now), the responsibility may fall to other heroes to prevent catastrophe. The arc wraps on this tense cliffhanger of cosmic stakes and personal anguish. Peter’s friends and loved ones are left deeply worried – Shay sees her boyfriend growing cold and distant but doesn’t know why, and Randy can tell Peter is in a dark place even if he’s unaware of the supernatural battle raging in secret. Unresolved threads abound as we look toward the next issues: the Scions of Cyttorak continue their assault without Spider-Man fully in the fray, Peter’s crisis of confidence hangs heavy, and the fate of his city (and his relationships) is uncertain. In short, Amazing Spider-Man #61–66 delivers a brutal, game-changing saga that ends with Peter Parker physically alive but spiritually defeated – a hero at his lowest point, just as an even greater fight looms ahead. Readers are now caught up and ready to see if and how Spider-Man will find his resolve again, what role heroes like the X-Men or others might play in the final battle, and whether Peter can reclaim his life (from Tombstone’s unfinished business to his love on the line with Shay) once the dust settles.

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Iron Man (2024) #1-5

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 A new era dawns with Tony Stark regaining control of Stark Unlimited – and immediately facing betrayal from within. In issues #1–3 (the “Stark-Roxxon War” arc), Tony vows to end his company’s weapons manufacturing, only for his board of directors to secretly arrange a sale to his rivals Roxxon Energy and A.I.M. This corporate coup is backed by dark forces: the demon Belasco resurrects Justine Hammer (daughter of Iron Man’s old foe Justin Hammer) to become a new Iron Monger. She infects Stark’s technology with a mystical virus, causing Iron Man’s high-tech armors to all fail at once. Stripped of his suits and injured, Tony returns in a jury-rigged “offline” Iron Man armor fueled by sheer grit and anger. He wages guerrilla war on Roxxon/A.I.M. – from blowing up one of Roxxon’s corrupt oil pipelines to storming an A.I.M. lab – even dueling a magically-controlled Doctor Druid. In a climactic showdown, Tony forges a massive Repulsor-powered sword from scrap metal and battles Justine Hammer’s Iron Monger armor in brutal fashion. He narrowly defeats her, foils the hostile takeover, and forces Roxxon and A.I.M. to withdraw their bid. The victory is hard‑won: Stark Unlimited is saved, but Tony is left shaken by Justine’s parting warning that Stark’s deep ties to weapons could turn him into the next Iron Monger. This opening salvo is intense and personal, echoing the classic Armor Wars in reverse – here Tony’s own armory is stolen out from under him, forcing Iron Man to fight back with ingenuity and raw determination.

Issues #4–5 (“The Machinery of Order” arc) pick up with Tony addressing the magical corruption of his technology and uncovering a new threat tied to his company’s past. With all his Iron Man suits compromised, Tony enlists help from allies: young genius Riri Williams (Ironheart) and the Scarlet Witch. They discover that fragments of Justine’s Iron Monger armor can be used to purge the lingering mystical “worm” virus from Stark’s systems – a clever tech-meets-magic solution that restores Tony’s armors. In the process, they trace stolen Stark weapons to a disturbing situation in Chicago. Tony, Riri, and former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Melinda “the Cavalry” May team up to investigate a paramilitary group called The Heat operating on Chicago’s West Side. They learn The Heat, aided by ex-Agent Kara Palamas, has turned an abandoned Stark Industries facility (Hellman Circle) into a “Little Latveria” – an oppressive private police zone “cleansing” the neighborhood under the pretense of keeping it safe. This scheme is masterminded by Lucia von Bardas, the cyborg former Prime Minister of Latveria, who seeks to gentrify the area for Latverian investors by forcefully removing local residents. Iron Man and Ironheart arrive in Chicago and free civilians being detained in the warehouse black site. Von Bardas confronts them with a hijacked Stark Sentinel (a leftover mutant-hunting robot from Stark tech’s misuse in recent X-Men conflicts). In a fierce battle, Tony and Riri prevent Von Bardas from leveling the entire neighborhood – combining Iron Man’s brute firepower and Ironheart’s precision to bring down the giant Sentinel. In the end, Von Bardas is defeated (uploading her mind into the Sentinel backfires), and the heroes empower the traumatized locals to symbolically destroy Hellman Circle themselves using improvised repulsor weapons. This cathartic victory not only liberates the community but also lets Tony literally help the people hurt by his company’s tech, showing his resolve to atone for Stark Industries’ past wrongs.

Iron Man (2024) #1–5 connects strongly to broader Marvel themes and continuity while marking a bold new chapter for Tony Stark. The storyline riffs on “Armor Wars” by flipping the script – instead of Tony hunting down stolen armors, he’s the one stripped of his armory and forced to fight from scratch. This emphasizes how far Stark’s technology reach has grown, and the political footprint of Stark Industries becomes a double-edged sword. Past events weigh heavily: references to Orchis and Stark Sentinels (from X-Men’s recent mutant crisis) underline that Tony’s inventions have global consequences beyond his control. We see Stark grappling with that legacy – from the boardroom politics (where profit-hungry executives and even a former S.H.I.E.L.D. ally sell him out) to social issues on the streets (where his family’s old factory turned into a tool of oppression). Tony’s characterization in this run takes a compelling turn: he’s angrier, more “fury-powered,” and willing to get his hands dirty to do what’s right. He openly sides with labor unions and marginalized communities, confronts shady corporations head-on, and even uses unorthodox tactics like sabotage and a giant sword to make his point. Yet amidst this aggression, he remains the hero striving to be better – shown by his aversion to wielding dark power (refusing to wear the demon-tainted Iron Monger suit) and his empathy in giving Chicago’s victims the agency to tear down their prison. The cast of guest characters further ties this saga into Marvel’s fabric: Justine Hammer’s return evokes Iron Man’s classic rogues and the legacy of Stark weaponry; Riri Williams (Ironheart) represents Tony’s mentorship and the future of Iron heroes; Melinda May and Kara Palamas bring in S.H.I.E.L.D. intrigue and the fallout of its collapse; Lucia von Bardas channels the shadow of Doctor Doom’s Latveria and U.S. foreign meddling (as seen in Secret War). Even magic enters the mix via Scarlet Witch and Belasco’s corrupt sorcery, testing Tony outside his technological comfort zone. In sum, Spencer Ackerman’s Iron Man (2024) #1–5 delivers a dramatic arc that not only packs heavy metal action and corporate espionage, but also engages with the wider Marvel Universe – past and present. It’s Tony Stark’s fight to reclaim his company’s soul and his own purpose, blending high-tech superheroics with sharp political commentary, and setting the stage for an Iron Man who is more responsible, more dangerous, and more relevant than ever.

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Incredible Hulk (2023) #18-19

 

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In Incredible Hulk (2023) #18, Bruce Banner and the Hulk are dragged into the final stage of the Las Vegas horror arc, where the Eldest reveals the true shape of her plan. Banner’s earlier deal to save Charlie Tidwell is exposed as the trap that let the Eldest bind the Hulk and use him as a living key for a ritual meant to unleash her imprisoned Mother — the primordial source of the nightmare mythos that has haunted this run. With the Green Door/Below-Place mythology hanging over everything, Eldest positions Hulk as the perfect vessel: a gamma creature built to endure, regenerate, and be “owned.” The issue is essentially the villain’s victory lap — Hulk is restrained and mutilated, Banner is psychologically broken down, and the ritual proceeds with the clear implication that if the Eldest succeeds, this won’t just be another monster problem; it will be an existential catastrophe tied directly to the oldest roots of gamma horror in Marvel.

In #19, the climax erupts when Charlie becomes the unexpected counterweight to Eldest’s control. Charlie’s fear and trauma are weaponized by the Eldest, but that attempt backfires: Charlie is empowered through the wolf-goddess connection that has been lurking in the background of the arc, and she transforms into a feral, supernatural predator capable of tearing through the Eldest’s Skinwalker cult. Eldest tries to crush her anyway — both physically and psychologically — and the confrontation becomes a savage, mythic brawl in the heart of the underground temple. That chaos gives the Hulk the opening he needs. Banner and Hulk reassert themselves, and Hulk’s resurgence is depicted as a grotesque rebirth: he breaks free, re-forms, and unleashes the full weight of his rage on the Eldest in a decisive, cathartic beatdown that ends the ritual and destroys her physical form before she can bring her Mother through.

The arc closes on consequences rather than celebration: Charlie is no longer “saved” in a clean way, and Banner may have permanently changed what Hulk is in the Marvel Universe. Charlie remains transformed and vanishes into the night, leaving Banner with the brutal reality that his bargain did not restore her life to normal — it simply moved her into a different kind of cursed existence. The Eldest, meanwhile, is not simply “gone”: even after losing her body, she persists as something vengeful and lingering, promising retaliation and implying that breaking the eternal bargain carries a cost. The biggest takeaway for Marvel continuity is that the book treats Hulk’s immortality and the Green Door era as something that can be damaged, redirected, or even ended by supernatural law — meaning Hulk may no longer be the unkillable, endlessly returning force he was during the height of the Below-Place mythology. Hulk wins the fight, stops an ancient catastrophe, and ends the Eldest’s immediate reign — but he walks away with his world scarred, his ally transformed, and his own “immortal” status thrown into doubt going forward.

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Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024) #0-5

 

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #0–5 begins shortly after Marc Spector’s heroic sacrifice and resurrection. In the preceding “Last Days of Moon Knight” arc, Marc died stopping a city-wide threat, and his allies freed Khonshu to bring him back to life. Issue #0 serves as a prelude, reuniting Marc with his Midnight Mission team (Tigra, Reese, Hunter’s Moon, 8-Ball, and others) and reestablishing their nocturnal mission. With the moon god Khonshu now free from his prison, he once again looms large over his avatar. Marc – balancing his personas as Moon Knight and the suited “Mr. Knight” – dives back into protecting “travelers of the night” alongside his allies. But a new threat quickly emerges in New York’s underworld: a mysterious street drug called “Glitter,” which turns out to be literal fairy dust that is highly addictive and deadly to its users. Investigating this menace, Moon Knight encounters the drug’s supplier – Achilles Fairchild, a ruthless crime boss – and issues a stern warning in their first confrontation at a nightclub, which ends in a tense stalemate. Meanwhile, Marc’s allies uncover that a corrupt NYPD detective (Frazier) is secretly on Fairchild’s payroll, as an ex-cop friend (Detective Flint) helps reveal the villain’s influence within the police. This opening act sets the stage: Marc Spector is back from the dead, leading the Midnight Mission in a “new era” against an insidious foe operating at the intersection of crime and the supernatural.

Over the next few issues (#1–4), the conflict escalates on both the streets and within Marc’s circle. Moon Knight and his team wage war on Fairchild’s glitter trade, only to discover how formidable and organized this new enemy is. Marc (with Hunter’s Moon and 8-Ball) busts a Glitter shipment, clashing with Fairchild’s henchmen – including a pheromone-wielding villain called Cubist – but the gang’s operations prove resilient. To counter the fairy-dust’s magical properties, Marc even seeks help from the Avengers’ orbiting base: he consults Tony Stark, who directs him to a brilliant scientist (recently seen in Avengers Inc.) to devise an antidote. This cameo underlines Moon Knight’s ties to the wider Marvel Universe – an Avenger is now aiding the once-outcast Fist of Khonshu. The scientist ally (who has a complicated history with Tigra) works on neutralizing the drug, but Fairchild strikes back before the heroes can gain the upper hand. In a brutal retaliatory move, Fairchild’s gang attacks Moon Knight’s base, the mystical Midnight Mission house, effectively razing Marc’s sanctuary and forcing his scattered allies into hiding. Reeling from these defeats, Marc grows increasingly isolated and desperate. He’s haunted by the knowledge that being Khonshu’s avatar has a heavy cost – each time Khonshu resurrects him, Marc retains gruesome scars as eternal “lessons” from the god. Burdened by this immortality and fearing for his friends’ safety, Marc begins to push his closest allies (especially Tigra) away emotionally. This creates tension within the group – even as Tigra and Reese try to hold the Midnight Mission together in Marc’s downward spiral, their partnership frays under the strain of vampire attacks and police pressure. Through these issues, the arc not only delivers gritty action but also explores Marc Spector’s psyche: his guilt over dying and returning, his rekindled servitude to Khonshu, and the struggle to reconcile his “multitudes” of personas with the man his allies need him to be.

Issue #5 delivers an explosive climax and a game-changing revelation that ripples through Moon Knight’s lore. With his team wounded and out of options, Marc challenges Achilles Fairchild to a final one-on-one showdown, determined to end the threat at any cost. The fight – staged like a no-holds-barred boxing match – sees Moon Knight unleash all of Khonshu’s wrath upon the crime lord, fueled by the pain and scars of each past resurrection emblazoned on his body. Yet Fairchild endures the onslaught with uncanny resilience. In a stunning twist, he reveals the secret behind his strength: everything Marc knows about his backstory is true, except the location. Fairchild did grow up as a simple farm boy, but his farm was in Asgard – he is actually an Asgardian living on Earth. This bombshell explains why Moon Knight’s “unstoppable force” finally met an “immovable object”. It elevates the stakes from street crime to mythology, pitting Khonshu’s resurrected champion against a foe with godly heritage. The arc’s finale thus connects to broader Marvel lore – the collision of Egyptian and Norse mythologies – and even recalls how Khonshu himself was previously imprisoned by Asgard’s heroes. In the end, Fist of Khonshu reestablishes Moon Knight’s place in Marvel continuity with high stakes and lasting consequences. Marc Spector is alive again and back in action, but now more bound to Khonshu than ever, carrying the literal and figurative scars of servitude. The introduction of new elements – from the deadly fairy-dust drug Glitter to allies and enemies drawn from other corners of Marvel (Tony Stark’s intervention, a Spider-Man-centric backup story with Khonshu’s influence, and an Asgardian crime lord as the villain) – shows how this arc both follows from Moon Knight’s past and meaningfully expands his world. It directly builds on previous continuity (the Vengeance of the Moon Knight fallout and Marc’s sacrificial death while charting a bold new direction: Moon Knight is once again the Fist of Khonshu, now facing mystical new adversaries and reconciling his role as an immortal protector in the wider Marvel Universe.

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The Beast In Me (2025)

 

The Beast In Me is a solid, competently made crime series that ultimately feels more familiar than transformative. Watching it unfold, I couldn’t shake the sense that I was essentially binging a very long episode of Law & Order—polished, procedural, and built around a mystery that follows a pretty recognizable path. The pacing is steady and watchable, but much of the plot telegraphs its moves well in advance, which takes some tension out of the experience. You’re rarely surprised, even when the show clearly wants you to be.

What elevates the series significantly is the acting. Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys are both phenomenal, bringing depth and nuance to material that could have felt flat in lesser hands. Their performances give the show emotional weight and credibility, even when the story leans on familiar tropes. Unfortunately, the ending didn’t land for me—it felt unsatisfying and somewhat at odds with the intensity the series had been building toward. Still, while The Beast in Me doesn’t break new ground, it’s an enjoyable watch carried by two powerhouse performances that make it worth the time.

X-Men (2024) #5-8

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In X-Men (2024) #5–6, Cyclops’ X-Men — operating out of an abandoned Sentinel manufacturing facility in Alaska — investigate reports of a newly emerged mutant whose powers appear unstable and dangerous. The situation escalates quickly, only for the team to uncover the truth: the individual is not a mutant at all. The powers are artificial, tied to external manipulation rather than the X-gene, reinforcing how difficult it has become to distinguish genuine mutant emergence from engineered threats in the post-Krakoa world. During this operation, Beast is separated from the team and ultimately captured by human authorities, who clearly view him not as a hero but as a dangerous asset tied to Krakoa’s past.

Beast is transported to the former Xavier Institute in Westchester, New York — now repurposed as a mutant detention facility. The mansion functions as a high-security prison holding mutants deemed too dangerous or politically inconvenient to remain free. Beast is incarcerated there alongside other detainees, and his imprisonment is treated as both preventative and punitive. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Rogue leads a separate group of X-Men based in Louisiana, operating independently from Cyclops’ Alaskan team. Rogue’s group becomes aware of the prison’s existence and the conditions inside, and they begin planning a break-in to extract captive mutants, including Beast.

In #7–8, Rogue’s team infiltrates the Westchester facility, triggering a direct confrontation with the forces guarding the prison. The break-in turns chaotic as inmates are freed and security collapses, confirming that the mansion is no longer a symbol of hope but one of confinement. At the same time, the split between the two X-Men teams becomes explicit: Cyclops’ group remains entrenched in Alaska, focused on containment and threat response, while Rogue’s group operates out of Louisiana, prioritizing extraction and liberation. By the end of #8, Beast’s imprisonment, the exposure of the mutant prison, and the clear geographic and operational divide between the two X-Men factions establish the ongoing status quo moving forward.

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Stranger Things S5

The final season of Stranger Things delivers exactly what you’d expect from the show at its peak: scale, spectacle, and a relentless sense that Hawkins is finally paying the price for everything that’s happened since the Upside Down first cracked open. The season leans hard into its horror roots, with Vecna fully established as the ultimate threat and the lines between worlds nearly erased. Character arcs that have been building since Season 1—especially for Eleven, Max, and Hopper—get their most emotionally intense moments here, and the show does a great job balancing nostalgia with genuine stakes. It feels like the end, even when it occasionally indulges in its own mythology a bit too much.

That said, while I enjoyed the finale overall, the ending left me wanting just a little more. The resolution is safe rather than surprising, tying things up in a way that feels emotionally correct but not quite as bold as the journey deserved. Some consequences are softened, and a few lingering threads feel more paused than definitively concluded. Still, as a whole, the final season succeeds more than it falters—it’s cinematic, heartfelt, and true to the spirit of the series. Even if the landing wasn’t perfect, Stranger Things earns its place as one of the defining genre shows of its era.

Immortal Thor (2023) #16-20

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 In The Immortal Thor #16–18, Al Ewing basically runs a two-front war: Thor’s internal “All-Father vs. son of Gaea” identity crisis in Asgard, and a very pointed “old villains repackaged as new gods” threat on Earth. Dario Agger (the Minotaur) is back in play and starts assembling a bizarre, retro roster—Radioactive Man and other early-era Thor foes—framing them as a new “pantheon” meant to challenge (and symbolically replace) the old gods. #17 escalates the gimmick into something more mythic: “four new gods” (fire/stone/wrath/trickster-serpent) are explicitly positioned as the kind of coordinated force that could topple an All-Father, and the issue’s hook is that this is “what broke him at last.” The kicker is that while Thor is swatting down the Earth-side “new gods” concept, the Asgard-side plot turns personal: the Enchantress has outplayed him, and the consequences land hard—Magni (Thor’s son from an alternate timeline) is pulled into the present, instantly changing the emotional stakes and the “heir” question hanging over the series.

That pays off in #18 as a deceptively classic-feeling Thor issue: Thor (now with Magni, plus Sif/Enchantress in the mix) bulldozes a lineup of “minor” themed villains—Gargoyle, King Cobra, Mr. Hyde, Radioactive Man—while the real plot is about what Magni means and who’s actually steering events. A lot of reviewers read the fight as intentionally nostalgic comfort-food (Thor clobbers goons, the “big bad” lurks), with the larger purpose being to cement the father/son dynamic just long enough for Ewing to start twisting the knife—because Magni’s presence wasn’t “earned” in-universe so much as engineered by Amora’s gambit. And the Minotaur angle doesn’t disappear—Dario’s “playing dead” vibe hangs over everything, so the arc reads like: Thor wins the punch-up, but loses positional advantage, because the board is being set for something older and colder than Roxxon theatrics. 

Then #19–20 pivot from “eventful combat” to “mythic staging.” #19 is explicitly a breather structurally—Marvel labels it TALES OF ASGARD, and it’s a multi-artist issue about what happens when Thor leaves for a far star and the realm keeps moving without its king. The point is to show the ripple effects: Magni trying to find his place, relationship threads like Beta Ray Bill/Sif, and ominous messengers warning that bigger forces are coming. And #20 snaps the series back onto the main rail: Toranos (the Utgard-Thor / elder storm god) returns, his lightning hits Thor “at the heart,” and the gate to Utgard is open again—this time it won’t close until Thor walks through. It’s less about action and more about inevitability: Thor steels himself for what reads like the “last adventure” phase of the run’s core myth-arc, with Utgard and its elder gods no longer looming in the background but actively throwing down the gauntlet. 

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Deadpool (2024) #6-10

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In Deadpool #6, the series launches a dramatic new chapter with Wade Wilson facing off against the villain Death Grip. After a brutal showdown, Wade defeats this foe but at terrible personal cost — Death Grip’s Muramasa Blade neutralizes his healing factor, leaving him horribly maimed and unable to recover normally. His physical state is so dire that this book teases the death of Deadpool right out of the gate, setting the stakes for the arc and forcing a major shift in responsibilities. Meanwhile, Wade begins to come to terms with his new limitations and the practical side of leaving things to his “business,” Wilson & Daughters LLC, with Taskmaster, Princess (a symbiote-related canine ally), and daughter Ellie stepping up in his stead.

Issue #7 and #8 deepen this transition: Wade is out of action and presumed dead, and Ellie Camacho — his daughter — steps into the Deadpool mantle. With Taskmaster pushing mercenary training forward and Princess at her side, Ellie struggles to fill the shoes of the Merc with a Mouth and prove herself in the brutal world of freelance combat. Reviews and summaries emphasize her growth, her emotional response to her father’s fate, and the blend of revenge-driven action with the new team dynamic. As “Mini Merc with a Mouth,” Ellie confronts old associates from Wade’s world and pursues answers and vengeance, highlighting how her leadership and combat style both mirror and diverge from her father’s legacy.

By #9 and #10, the ramifications of Wade’s “death” arc pay off with a mix of mercenary mayhem and resurrection drama. Ellie makes her mark — facing threats like M.O.D.O.K and negotiating ally/foe relationships — and even pursues mystical-scientific paths to bring Wade back, as seen with alchemical experiments at Chemocorp. Then in Deadpool #10, Wade does return, but the experience has consequences: his resurrection arrives with a cost, threatening the fragile balance between him and Ellie and foreshadowing the potential unraveling of “Deadpool & Daughters.” This reintegration of Wade and Ellie sets up a turning point in the storyline — not just bringing back the classic Merc with a Mouth, but redefining what Deadpool & Daughters LLC will mean going forward.

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Wolverine (2024) #1-5

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Issues #1–2 of Wolverine (2024) drop Logan into a raw, elemental solo story that strips him down to his core instincts while hinting at larger mythic threats waiting in the shadows. After the collapse of Krakoa and a period of exile from humanity, Logan has retreated deep into the Canadian wilderness, living with a wolf pack and embracing his animal side — a narrative choice fans and reviewers describe as a classic “back to basics” approach for the character. His peace is shattered by the reappearance of familiar enemies, most notably Cyber, whose presence reawakened old wounds and set Logan on edge. Meanwhile, longtime ally Nightcrawler tries to coax Logan back toward connection and purpose, reminding him he still has a role to play even if peace seems out of reach. The first issues center on introspection, survival, and Logan confronting both physical foes and his own rage.

Issue #2 expands the threat beyond just Cyber, introducing a new form of Wendigo with mysterious motives and deepening the theme of duality — Logan’s animal nature versus his moral compass. Reviews from League of Comic Geeks and Comic Book RoundUp note that the Wendigo plotline gives Logan a war on two fronts: he’s hunted himself while also trying to understand what the Wendigo is and what it hides in the northern wilds. The narrative balances brutal fight scenes with quiet moments of reflection, often conveyed through Logan’s internal monologue as he navigates an unforgiving wilderness and his own conflicted psyche. Critics generally see this as a solid progression from issue #1, reinforcing the idea that Logan can’t hide from his past or his own nature. 

By issues #3–5, the series begins unfolding a deeper mystery tied to Wolverine’s past and the enduring legacy of adamantium, suggesting that Logan will have to face not just physical enemies but the very nature of what made him Wolverine in the first place. Official synopses reveal that issue #5 explicitly focuses on “the call of the adamantine,” tying directly back to Weapon X and the metal that reshaped his life, implying Logan may confront something worse than adamantium itself. While full plot details for #3–5 aren’t available in full online reviews, this structural progression — from isolation to confrontation to deeper existential threat — appears to be the story’s spine. Given the pattern of reviewers noting the classic Wolverine beats and escalating stakes, the first arc establishes Logan as a lone figure drawn back into conflict not by choice, but by forces tied to his own history and identity. 

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