Wanda Maximoff obviously has massive character potential, but has been haunted by story choices stretching back decades. I like that Steve Orlando’s take on Scarlet Witch mostly steers around the obstacles without discarding them entirely.
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Say hello to skilled young graphic designer Amina and enjoy her colorful art with the good vibes it brings! See more by visiting @defsiarte.bsky.social!
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Joker’s Last Laugh is about as simple a gimmick as you can get for a crossover, but there’s also some high concept running underneath. The first issue looking at what happens what DC’s deadliest villain has his days numbered is well done.
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AR Moore has the ability to distil their artistic excellence across multiple styles. I’m impressed by the varied and emotive output visible over at @inkwellartz.bsky.social!
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Jae Lee’s versatile art with truly haunting colors from Jose Villarrubia continue to underline the surreal paranoia and emotion Paul Jenkins is impressively injecting into The Sentry. A Fantastic Four guest shot in issue No. 2 really raises the stakes and stretches the premise.
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Gabriella Barouch is an acclaimed and accomplished illustrator and designer. Her work demonstrates poise and tremendous attention to detail. Prepare to be impressed at gabriellabarouch.com.
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At the point I’m at in New Super-Man, it’s tough to conceive of a voice other than Gene Luen Yang’s to guide the character and his world, but Mariko Tamaki steps in perfectly for issue No. 19.
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Illustrator Mike Anim produces high quality work featuring established properties, but his original ideas are truly impressive. Take a look at bio.link/mikeanim!
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I’ve never had much use for Wendell Vaughn, and the Mark Gruenwald-penned Quasar installments of Operation: Galactic Storm do little to shake that stance. It’s neat seeing the Imperial Guard and Binary here, but while Rurik Tyler’s pencils are fine, I miss that Greg Capullo energy.
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Joshua Leonard is constantly crushing a variety of projects and impressing with his incredible input. I love checking in on him and you can do the same at www.joshualeonardart.com!
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Justice Society of America No. 20 breaks from the Gog story for a moment to resolve Power Girl’s multiverse adventure and balances the bonkers continuity of DC with genuine emotional beats. It’s also really fun vacillating between art from Dale Eaglesham and Jerry Ordway.
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Get inside the artistic process of Tarik El and appreciate the effort behind their work. Check it out at www.tarik-panel.com.
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Phil Urich’s evolution as a bad guy was always hit or miss back in the day, but I like what Alex Paknadel is trying to do with hierarchy and invention in Red Goblin. That also encompasses the fact that Normie Osborn is incredibly compelling as a protagonist.
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Traverse the vast fantasy worlds imagined and brought to life by the great Aaron Radney. Get started at @aaronradney.bsky.social!
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I don’t know how you could read Action Comics No. 840, or indeed all of Up, Up and Away and not be excited for Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns to the new stewards of Superman. They have such clarity and confidence for the character and his world.
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Dominique Harness, who also goes by Sethunya, uses simple shapes and warm colors to create striking scenes. Look at more of her wonderful art via @sethunya95.bsky.social.
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It’s the skillful and versatile effort on art from the great Jae Lee that strikes me most in the first issue of The Sentry. Not only is everything moody and atmospheric with the help of Jose Villarrubia’s wonderful colors, Lee stretches his style for the flashback sequences.
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Kaitlin June Edwards creates beautiful art with vivid colors, and she can turn it into a tattoo as well! Lots of great work to enjoy over at linktr.ee/Kaitlinjune.
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New Super-Man No. 18 is in many ways the culmination of what the series has built to and a celebration of the arc Kenan has undergone. It’s very satisfying. Gene Luen Yang has been so great in his work on this series and I hope his additions to the DCU don’t go to waste.
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Smallville hot take: Pete Ross gets taken advantage of
Smallville hot take: Lionel Luthor is pretty great
Smallville hot take: I don’t care for Jonathan Kent
Children’s book illustrator and graphic artist NaShanta Fletcher can draw, knight and do it all! She’s got a lot of cool projects happening, so keep up to date at @nashsketches.bsky.social!
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The dialogue from Roy and Dann Thomas is much better suited for the oddballs cast of Avengers West Coast No. 81 than the big guns. Their blowhard U.S.Agent in particular is a delight. I’ve heard good things about artist Dave Ross and he shows his capabilities here.
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The massively talented and incredibly successful J’Aaron Merchant is always making big waves in animation and beyond. Enter her world and enjoy the amazing art via @jaaronmerchant.bsky.social!
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Justice Society of America No. 19 amps up the internal strife among the JSA and it’s here that having such a large, diverse cast really starts to pay dividends. Dale Eaglesham is working overtime with so many characters and tons of action, but he makes it look effortless.
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Ramo has a wide array of skills from animation to 3D modeling and illustration. I’m so impressed by their hustle and hard work. Check them out at lemont1995.wixsite.com/ramotriestod...!
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Moon Knight No. 25 earns every bit of its towering 81 pages with Jed MacKay celebrating the tremendous work he’s done on this book and continuing to build a vast mythology. Alessandro Cappucio’s art on the primary sequence is beautiful.
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Looking for a vast gallery of incredible X-Men art featuring your favorite mutants in vivid detail? Search no further than the great Harvey Cahn! Check out www.deviantart.com/cahnartist.
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