Freeze Frame 3/11/2018

From Shade The Changing Women #1 by Marley Zarcone & Kelly Fitzpatrick

Freeze Frame 3/4/2018

From Abbott #2 by Sami Kivela & Jason Wordie

This Week’s Finest: The Terrifics #1

By Jeff Lemire, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Marcelo Maiolo

When Marvel canceled Fantastic Four in early 2015, it was more of a mercy killing than a tragedy. It had reached a pinnacle of popularity, then slowly sunk into mediocrity. Also in 2015, DC ended its New 52 initiative, rolled out its Convergence event, and launched its DC YOU brand of titles to re-energize its books and characters. Three years later, DC has drastically improved its creative output, both in quality and creator representation, and decided to resurrect the FF in their own image. What we get are spiritual analogues to Mr.Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and the Thing set in the DC Universe and trying to uncover the secrets of the Dark Multiverse. 

Freeze Frame 2/17/2018

From Sideways #1 by Kenneth Roccafort & Daniel Brown

Freeze Frame 2/10/2018

From Vs. #1 by Esad Ribic & Nic Klein

This Week’s Finest: JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1

by Gerard Way, Steve Orlando, ACO, Tamra Bonvillain, Marissa Louise, Hugo Petres, Magdalene Visaggio & Sonny Liew

In JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1, the Young Animal/DC Milk Wars crossover event, Larry Trainor founded DC Comics in a parallel life while fighting the Justice League as Negative Man. This is not the strangest thing to happen in JLA/Doom Patrol by a wide margin. In the issue, Gerard Way, Steve Orlando, ACO, Tamra Bonvillain & Marissa Louise create a delightfully dense and endearing love letter to DC Comics, it’s inherent weirdness, and the profound influence writer Grant Morrison has on the medium. 

Freeze Frame 2/2/2018

From Image+ #6 by Ian Bederman & Jason Wordie

Freeze Frame 1/28/2018

From Inhumans Judgement Day #1 by Mike Del Mundo

Freeze Frame 1/19/2018

From Future Quest Presents #6 by Steve Rude & John Kalisz

This Week’s Finest: Mister Miracle #6

by Tom King & Mitch Gerads

Mister Miracle, by writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads, continues its trajectory as one of the best comics in years. Issue six marks the books halfway mark with spectacular action scenes across its nine panel grid structure, endearing dialogue,  a heartening reveal, and a series turning point; all with the creative talent working at the height of their powers.