https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-13 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/ultimate-incursion monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/93dd83bd-249c-46e7-ac78-e68625ec74a2/tempImageqCU64d.jpg Reviews - Ultimate Incursion - Plot Summary and Credits When the evil version of Reed Richards known as the Maker left to rule a new world, he left Miles Morales, the only other survivor of his home universe, with a key to get there. Miles is suspicious of the Maker and decides to ignore the key, until his baby sister Billie finds it and is sent to the Maker’s new Ultimate Universe, where she is captured by the Maker’s forces in the hope of using her to free him from his prison. Miles spends weeks following her across the world, first to New York, then to Wakanda, then Japan, and finally to Latveria, finding help from new and familiar heroes along the way. After a final battle with the leaders of the Maker’s world, the Ultimates send Miles and Billie home. Deniz Camp, Cody Ziglar (writers), Jonas Scharf (artist), Edgar Delgado, Erick Arciniega, Bryan Valenza (colours), Cory Petit, Joe Caramanga (letters), Sara Pichelli, Tamra Bonvillain, Patrick Gleason, Dean White (cover artists) Collects Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1-5 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/transformers-combiner-wars monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/935f65a8-108d-4a26-a977-5fb7b46a8727/tempImagePalMEO.jpg Reviews - Transformers: Combiner Wars - Plot Summary and Credits With the war between the Autobots and Decepticons at an end, the planet Cybertron begins to reach out to its lost colonies, starting with the religious inhabitants of Caminus. Starscream, now the ruler of Cybertron, hires former Decepticon Swindle to lead a group of associates to Caminus, where they use an artefact called the Enigma of Combination to form the combiner Menasor. As Swindle and Menasor leave a trail of destruction across Caminus, Optimus Prime and Windblade unleash the Autobot combiner Superion and saves the people of the planet, who hail Optimus as a demigod due to his status as a Prime. This threatens Starscream’s hold on the colony, which the former Autobot strategist Prowl believes will lead to another war. Prowl returns from Earth with the Decepticon combiner Devastator under his command and attacks Starscream, who uses the Enigma to turn five more Autobots into the combiner Defensor, who defeats Devastator with the help of Superion. With two combiners now under his control, Starscream’s influence over the alliance between Cybertron and Caminus threatens the fragile peace between the old factions, and his new power is put to the test when Menasor escapes from prison and joins forces with Devastator in an attempt to destroy the space bridge linking Cybertron to the colonies. As the four combiners battle over the space bridge, Optimus and Prowl obtain the Enigma of Combination and join with fellow Autobots Mirage, Ironhide and Sunstreaker to form the combiner Optimus Maximus. With their minds connected in this new form, Prowl sees how Optimus looks beyond strategy and probability to envision a more hopeful future, agreeing to help undo the damage he has caused. Back on Cybertron, Starscream kills Swindle in a riot at the space bridge to cover up his crimes. A council of worlds is established to govern the colonies, with Windblade representing Caminus. Mairghriad Scott, John Barber (writers), Sarah Stone, Livid Ramondelli, Marcelo Ferreira, Corin Howell (artists), Brian Shearer, John Wycough (inkers), Yamaishi, Thomas Deer (colours), Tom B. Long (letterer) Collects Transformers #39-41 and Windblade #1-3 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/absolute-batman-vol-2 monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/3ffb4fa0-1141-42a9-ba9d-ce4c90db08a0/tempImagesXxdN1.jpg Reviews - Absolute Batman Vol. 2 - Plot Summary and Credits While investigating a mysterious black site off the coast of Gotham City known as Ark M, Bruce Wayne learns about a scientist named Victor Fries from a childhood friend, who is killed before he can share any more information. At Fries’ lab, Batman is captured and placed into a cryogenic tank alongside dozens of other unfortunate individuals. After narrowly escaping, Batman is forced to fight against Fries’ frozen victims, allowing the mad scientist to get away. Meanwhile, Bruce’s friend Waylon Jones is kidnapped and taken to Ark M, where Batman faces the genetically enhanced mercenary Bane. Batman remains a prisoner in Ark M for weeks, experimented in by scientists, hunted by Bane, and eventually injected with the same venom that gave Bane his strength. Waylon, now the mutant Killer Croc, helps Batman escape before vanishing into the sewers. When Batman wakes up after recovering from his injuries, he learns that Bane has hunted and mutilated his closest friends. When Bruce’s old flame Selina; now the criminal Catwoman; returns to Gotham, she helps him to enlist the vigilante organisation known as the Red Hood Gang for a final battle with Bane. With the help of Alfred, Catwoman, Killer Croc and the Red Hood, Batman used the venom that he was injected with to overload Bane’s strength and seemingly destroy him. His still-living remains are kept by his employer, a mysterious billionaire known as the Joker, who forced him to watch his home and family burn as punishment for his failure. Scott Snyder (writer), Nick Dragotta, Marcos Martín, Clay Mann (artists), Frank Martin, Muntsa Vicente, Ivan Plascencia (colourists), Clayton Cowles (letterer), Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger Collects Absolute Batman #7-14 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/absolute-wonder-woman-vol-1 monthly 0.5 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/f16b12a0-219e-4ff7-a7f6-7fff8d9e4894/tempImagenCrtxb.jpg Reviews - Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 - Plot Summary and Credits With the Amazons wiped out by the gods, their sole survivor, the infant princess Diana, is sent to the Wild Isle in the Underworld, in the care of the exiled sorceress Circe. One day, an American soldier named Steve Trevor appears on the island and makes friends with Diana, who sends him back to the world of the living by sacrificing her right arm. With her arm replaced by a magical substitute, Diana ventures out into the world with the resurrected Pegasus as well as an arsenal of magical weapons created by her mother, reuniting with Steve and clashing with his superiors in the military. Her first major battle is against a monster called the Tetracide, which she eventually defeats by using her lasso to transform herself into Medusa. In this form, she beats the Tetracide by turning it into stone, but doesn’t remember who she really is until she is reminded by Steve and several other new friends. When Hades brings Diana back to the Underworld to fight for Circe’s freedom, the intervention of queen Persephone allows her to bring her back to the Wild Isle and visit her once a year. Kelly Thompson (writer), Hayden Sherman, Mattia De Luis (artists), Jordie Bellaire (colourist), Becca Carey (letterer), Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston Collects Absolute Wonder Woman #1-7 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/fantastic-four-solve-everything monthly 0.5 2026-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/b2824fef-9637-42e3-bd76-69aa2a096fb6/tempImagefIcyGj.jpg Reviews - Fantastic Four: Solve Everything - Plot Summary and Credits Reed Richards is invited to join the multiversal ‘Council of Reeds’, made up of versions of himself from alternate universes with the shared goal of solving every problem in existence. After the Council is attacked by Celestials who don’t approve of their work, prime Reed returns him to face the problems of the universe with his family. Ben and Johnny take a holiday to another planet, unaware that Reed’s children Franklin and Valeria have stowed away, pulling them into a war for an alien planet. Back home, the family celebrates Franklin’s birthday with a visit from Slider-Man and letter from his future self, who warns Valeria of dangers to come. Across the world, ancient cities begin to emerge, first from underground then from under the ocean, and finally from an enormous spaceship, each containing a superhuman race that threatens the rest. Once the cities have arrived, they all leave for a fateful battle in the alternate dimension of the Negative Zone. Jonathan Hickman (writer), Neil Edwards (penciller), Dale Eaglesham (penciller, inker), Andrew Currie (inker), Paul Mounts (colourist), Rus Wooton, Clayton Cowles (letterers) Collects Fantastic Four (1998) #570-578 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/batman-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/2e72be04-b4d3-44cc-b819-ad52ceaae9ae/tempImageMWIQdm.jpg Reviews - Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles - Plot Summary and Credits The interdimensional alien Kraang sends Splinter and the Turtles to another universe to keep them out of his way, along with their nemesis the Shredder and his Foot Clan warriors. They find themselves in Gotham City, where Shredder begins to take over the local crime syndicates, drawing the attention of Batman. They learn that the mutagen I their blood is becoming inert after leaving its home dimension, which will soon reduce them to their pre-mutant state if they stay in Gotham for too long. Seeing that they share a common enemy, the Turtles find their way into the Batcave and convince Batman to help them stop the Foot and get home. Shredder also finds a like-minded ally in the immortal warlord Ra’s Al Ghul, who intercept the Turtle’s ally Casey Jones as he tries to deliver them a fresh supply of mutagen. Said mutagen is then used by Shredder and Ra’s to turn the inmates Arkham Asylum into mutant monsters, who come close to defeating Batman and Robin before Splinter and the Turtles arrive. With all enemies defeated and the portal repaired, the Turtles gather Shredder and his soldiers and return to their own dimension. James Tynion IV (writer), Freddie E Williams II (artist), Jeremy Colwell (colourist), Tom Napolitano (letterer), Kevin Eastman, Tomi Varga (variant cover artists), Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Collects Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-6 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/eb096786-6575-40ba-8581-639d76319a94/tempImage3ypyFz.jpg Reviews - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The last Ronin - Plot Summary and Credits Years have passed, and the Foot Clan have defeated the Turtles and their allies. Raphael drowned in the river after a fight with Karai, Leonardo and Casey Jones were killed by an explosion in their former base, and Splinter and Donatello were ambushed in Japan at a peace meeting. Alone and hardened from his journey across the world, Michelangelo returns to New York to avenge his fallen family by killing Oroku Hiroto, the leader of the Foot and heir of the Shredder. After losing battle with the soldiers of the Foot Clan, Mikey is found by his old and presumably dead friend April O’Neil and her daughter Casey, joining their resistance movement to finish his mission. Mikey finally defeats Hiroto, but is mortally wounded, finally able to be reunited with his family, leaving Casey to carry on his legacy in the form of four new baby turtles. Kevin Eastman (writer, artist), Peter Laird, Tom Waltz (writers), Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza, Ben Bishop, (artists), Luis Antonio Delgado (colourist), Shawn Lee (letterer) Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1-5 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/secret-wars monthly 0.5 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/a824495a-a26a-49d0-ae62-4157cd1d707f/tempImage6QCyyO.jpg Reviews - Secret Wars - Plot Summary and Credits [Deep breath] Every universe has been destroyed by a series of incursions, leaving only the main Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe still standing, and only one of them can survive. As heroes from both universes fight each other for their survival, two other groups prepare for the worst; a team of scientists led by Reed Richards and the Cabal, a team of villains led by Thanos and the Maker, Reed’s counterpart from the Ultimate Universe. As these two teams escape on inter-dimensional life rafts, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange and the Molecule Man steal the power of the Beyonders, ancient gods responsible for the incursions. Doom pieces together a new world, known as Battleworld, from the fragments of the lost realities, with Strange as his sheriff, Sue Storm as his queen and everyone else under his command, making himself the god of this new world and ruling from his castle in the World Tree. An army of Thors serves as his elite enforcers, the Thing is made into a wall to keep out hordes of the undead, Johnny Storm is imprisoned above as the sun and numerous former heroes and villains rule vast kingdoms in Doom’s name. The survivors of the two life rafts are the only ones other than Doom and Strange who remember the world before, consisting of Richards, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Namor, Star-Lord, Jane Foster, Cyclops (now with the power of the Phoenix), Peter Parker, Miles Morales and the villains of the Cabal. Strange helps them escape from Doom, who kills him and the Phoenix-powered Cyclops before dispatching his forces across Battleworld. Weeks later, the heroes have gathered enough allies and weapons to face Doom in battle. Star-Lord places a splinter of the fallen Groot into the roots of the World Tree, allowing his friend to take to the battlefield in a colossal new form, while the two Reeds locate the Molecule Man to try and convince him to help them. Black Panther, now armed with an Infinity Gauntlet courtesy of the late Sheriff Strange, leads the army of the dead against Doom, and the two now-godlike kings duel in the heavens. When Doom finally faces Reed in the Molecule Man’s prison, all of his new power is released, destroying Battleworld and allowing the old world to return. Back in the Prime Universe, Reed and his family get to work restoring the multiverse. If I forgot anything, I apologise. Jonathan Hickman (writer), Esad Ribic (artist), Ive Svorcina (colourist), Chris Eliopoulos (letterer), Clayton Cowles (letterer, #5 and #7), Alex Ross (cover artist) Collects Free Comic Book Day 2015: Secret Wars #0 and Secret Wars #1-9 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/world-war-hulk monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/c7ab8506-dc2f-4777-9848-10c094d4a057/tempImageWnPzuv.jpg Reviews - World War Hulk - Plot Summary and Credits After the Hulk’s new home planet of Sakaar is ravaged by an explosion from his own ship, killing many of his people including his wife and unborn child, he takes his allies to Earth for revenge on the heroes who sent him away. He defeats Black Bolt and the Inhumans with little effort and moves onto New York, where he is met by an army of superheroes he once called friends. Iron Man tries to convince the Sentry to intervene, but he refuses due to his fear of losing control of himself. Instead, Iron Man faces the Hulk alone and loses, followed by Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four and countless others, all taking drastic measures to try and stop him. With the heroes defeated, Hulk gathers them into an arena to fight each other to the death as he and his allies were made to when he first arrived on Sakaar, an event that is interrupted when the Sentry finally arrives. The battle between two strongest beings on the planet nearly destroys the city before Hulk steps back, but he is pushed back into a rage when his friend Meik reveals that he was the one who detonated the bomb that killed his people, in the hopes of keeping the Hulk on his true path of war. Enraged at himself and everyone around him, Hulk is stronger than ever before, shaking the very earth with a step. When he finally transforms back into Bruce Banner, he is taken prisoner by the army. Back on the ruined Sakaar, it is revealed that the Hulk’s unborn child still lives. Greg Pak (writer), John Romita Jr (penciller), Klaus Janson (inker), Christina Strain (colourist), Chris Eliopoulos (letterer), Hulk created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Collects World War Hulk #1-5 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/the-astounding-wolf-man-compendium-one monthly 0.5 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/dece1d47-8048-4ef6-b212-99cecca50bc0/tempImage0sRW90.jpg Reviews - The Astounding Wolf-Man Compendium One - Plot Summary and Credits When wealthy businessman Gary Hampton is attacked by an ancient werewolf, he inherits the ability to transform at night, using his new powers to fight crime as the superhero Wolf-Man. A vampire named Zachariah takes Gary under his wing, teaching him about the potential and drawbacks of his new powers. When Zachariah’s thirst for blood causes him to kill Gary’s wife Rebecca, Gary is blamed for her murder and goes on the run, leaving his daughter Chloe to vow revenge against him. Gary finds the werewolf elder who turned him and learns to better control his powers, until he is found by the government and sent to prison. He continues to fight crime from behind bars, acting as an informant for Cecil Stedman and the Global Defence Agency, until Chloe and Zachariah come for him. Chloe learns that her father is innocent and helps him fight Zachariah, who escapes while Gary pursues his contacts from prison. After defeating an ancient rock monster, he clears his name and is heralded as a hero once again, promising to bring Zachariah to justice. Their final confrontation is interrupted by the werewolf elder, who kills Zachariah and challenges Gary to a battle to the death to prove himself as a worthy successor. With the elder dead, all the other werewolves now recognise Gary as their leader, and he begins to reshape them into a force to protect the world. Robert Kirkman (writer), Jason Howard (penciller, chapters 1-10, 11 part two, 12-15; inker, chapters 1-10, 12-25; colourist, chapters 1-10, 25), Ryan Ottley (penciller, chapter 11 part one), Cliff Rathburn (inker, chapter 11), FCO and Ivan Plascencia (colourists, chapters 11-25), Rus Wooton (letterer) Collects The Astounding Wolf-Man #1-25 and Invincible #57 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/star-wars-thrawn monthly 0.5 2026-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/6cbd71bd-c818-4e9c-a9d5-7e2fa44e94b8/tempImagexn8lp8.jpg Reviews - Star Wars: Thrawn - Plot Summary and Credits On a distant world, an Imperial patrol discovers an alien warrior named Thrawn, who has been exiled by his people. After demonstrating his tremendous tactical mind and knowledge of the Unknown Regions, the Emperor sees how valuable Thrawn could be and sends him to train as an officer in the Imperial Navy, with the young cadet Eli Vanto as his translator and aide. As he progresses through the ranks of the navy, Thrawn overcomes hopeless battles as well as prejudice from his peers, with Vanto’s own career put at risk by his association with the alien commander. Meanwhile, a senator’s aide named Ahrinda Pryce rises to become governor of her home planet of Lothal, becoming a valuable ally to Thrawn as he navigates the world of galactic politics. As he approaches the uppermost ranks of the Imperial military, Thrawn becomes aware of a secret project that he believes could threaten his own people, as well as the power of the Empire itself. Jody Houser (writer), Luke Ross (artist), Nolan Woodard (colourist), Clayton Cowles (letterer) Collects Star Wars: Thrawn #1-6 Based on the novel by Timothy Zahn https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/absolute-superman-vol-1 monthly 0.5 2025-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/f6b0fc67-9316-4a6a-82cf-9e16ca897470/tempImagetp2oCh.jpg Reviews - Absolute Superman Vol. 1 - Plot Summary and Credits On the distant planet of Krypton, a family of farmers discovers evidence that their world is headed for destruction, a discovery that is kept hidden by the ruling class. They build spaceships to try and save as many people as possible, but most of them are lost as the planet explodes. Only their son Kal-El manages to escape, eventually finding his way to a world where he has incredible powers. He is introduced to this world by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who live under the oppressive rule of a corporation called Lazarus, who enforce their will with an army of brutal Peacemakers. Kal travels the world and uses his powers to help those in need, drawing the attention of Lazarus and the investigation of their agent Lois Lane, whose encounter with the Man of Steel caused her to question her loyalty. Jason Aaron (writer), Rafa Sandoval, Carmine Di Giandomenico (artists), Ulises Arreola (colourist), Becca Carey (letterer), Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family Collects Absolute Superman #1-6 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/superman-birthright monthly 0.5 2026-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/cace4e2d-bb96-43d1-a620-8db0089777db/tempImageq9oaG5.jpg Reviews - Superman: Birthright - Plot Summary and Credits When his home planet is destroyed, infant alien Kal-El is sent across the universe to a new world, where he finds a new family and extraordinary powers. In the persona of young journalist Clark Kent, he travels the world and helps wherever he can, but isn’t always able to save everyone. When Clark takes on a new job in the city of Metropolis, his activities as Superman attracts the attention of fellow reporter Lois Lane and scheming billionaire Lex Luthor, a childhood friend who claims to not remember him. Lex discovers Superman’s alien heritage and uses it to turn the public against him, framing him as a conquerer sent to enslave the planet. After uncovering Lex’s plot and discovering his true heritage, Superman emerges victorious, with the world seeing him as a hero once again. Mark Waid (writer’, Lenil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan (artists), Dave McCaig (colourist), Comicraft (letterer), Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family. Collects Superman: Birthright #1-12 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/planet-hulk monthly 0.5 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/9df76fde-b87b-4468-9305-d50188943fdd/tempImageUnPvnW.jpg Reviews - Planet Hulk - Plot Summary and Credits After one too many destructive rampages across the world, several of Earth’s heroes send the Hulk into space to a new planet where he can roam freely. On the way to his new planet, Hulk’s ship is pulled into a wormhole that takes him to the savage world of Sakaar, where he is captured and forced to fight as a gladiator for the Red King. With the help of a group of fellow captured gladiators and the Emperor’s bodyguard Caiera, Hulk breaks free and smashes anyone standing in his way, including his old friend the Silver Surfer, who was captured as well. After uniting the tribes of Sakaar and defeating the King, Hulk becomes ruler of the planet with Caiera as his queen. One day, the ship that carried the Hulk to Sakaar explodes, killing most of the inhabitants of the planet, including Caiera. Swearing revenge against the heroes who exiled him and killed his people, the Hulk gathers his remaining warriors and leaves for his home planet. Greg Pak (writer), Carlo Pagulayan, Michael Avon Oeming, Alex Niño, Marshall Rogers, Aaron Lopresti, Gary Frank (pencillers), Jeffrey Huet, Mike Alfred, Tom Palmer, Danny Miki, Sandu Florea, John Sibal (inkers), Chris Sotomayor, Laura Martin, Lovern Kindzierski (colourists), Randy Gentile (letterer), Hulk created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Collects Incredible Hulk #92-105, Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook and material from Amazing Fantasy #15 and Giant-Size Hulk #1 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/pacific-rim-tales-from-year-zero monthly 0.5 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/e9970726-74ef-4051-b82a-406c060773e7/tempImageeBeplR.jpg Reviews - Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero - Plot Summary and Credits Gigantic kaiju emerge from an interdimensional portal beneath the Pacific Ocean, destroying cities and poisoning the environment. Humanity’s weapons are all but useless against them, so they must create a new method of fighting them without having to level a city in the process. A fleet of enormous mechs, called jaegers, are constructed to face the kaiju threat, but the neural link used to operate them requires two pilots with similar experiences and personalities. At the height of the war with the kaiju, reporter Naomi Sokolov holds a series of interviews with key members of the jaeger program, revealing how mankind’s greatest weapons were created and the cost they had on their pilots. Travis Beacham (writer), Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, Chris Batista, Geoff Shaw (pencillers), Mark McKenna, Steven Bird, Matt Benning (inkers), Pericles Junior (penciller, inker), Guy Major, Tom Chu, Dom Regan (colourists), Patrick Brosseau (letterer), Nicolas Sienty (pre-press and production), John J. Hill (book designer), Alex Ross (cover artist), Greg Tumbarello (assistant editor), Bob Schreck (editor), Guillermo del Toro (supervising editor) https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/justice-league-vol-1 monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/2af7e87a-bbd8-4cf8-8646-549c0399adfe/tempImageDLKAJb.jpg Reviews - Justice League Vol. 1 - Plot Summary and Credits Earth is invaded by an alien army, and the only ones who can stand against them are a group of superpowered individuals who are feared by the people they protect. After one of the aliens leaves a mysterious device in Gotham City, Batman and Green Lantern join up with Superman and the Flash to stop another in Metropolis, where it opens a portal to Darkseid’s home planet of Apokolips to allow a much bigger force to come through. Wonder Woman has a similar problem in Washington D.C. and Aquaman comes to the surface when the oceans are attacked. One of the portals causes an explosion that injures the young football star Victor Stone, whose father uses alien technology to revive him as Cyborg. Together, the team send Darkseid back home and are heralded as heroes by the world. Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams, Batt & Mark Irwin (inkers), Carlos D’Anda (epilogue artist), Alex Sinclair, Gabe Eltaeb, Toni Avina, Hi-Fi (colourists), Patrick Brosseau (letterer) Collects Justice League #1-6 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/flashpoint monthly 0.5 2025-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/a5d87af2-e124-4280-ad26-689f1fcf2165/tempImageJvL9Ba.jpg Reviews - Flashpoint - Plot Summary and Credits After the Flash uses his time travelling powers to prevent his mother’s death at the hands of his nemesis the Reverse Flash, the entire universe unravels. Wonder Woman and Aquaman lead their two nations in a war that threatens to destroy the world. A young Bruce Wayne died in Crime Alley, leading his father Thomas to become a much more violent Batman. Superman has spent his entire life away from the sun in a secure facility. No human has ever worn the ring of a Green Lantern. And the Flash himself is just Barry Allen, alone without powers in a world without hope. With the help of what few allies he can gather, Barry regains his powers and finally faces the Reverse Flash, who meets his end at the hands of Batman. With the timeline restored, Barry delivers a letter to Bruce Wayne from his father. Geoff Johns (writer), Andy Kubert (penciller), Sandra Hope, Jesse Delperdang (inkers), Alex Sinclair (colourist), Nick J. Napolitano (letterer) Collects Flashpoint #1-5 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/house-of-m monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/07cf4a2a-df44-4ddd-9171-b41b278d5a9c/tempImageRjvk8z.jpg Reviews - House Of M - Plot Summary and Credits After a previous storyline where Scarlet Witch caused the deaths of several heroes, the Avengers and X-Men reluctantly agree that her power makes her too dangerous to remain alive, so she alters reality before they try to kill her. Her father Magneto rules the world with mutants as the dominant species; Luke Cage runs an underground human resistance movement; Spider-Man has a wife and child; and both teams are scattered in their new lives. Only Wolverine remembers the world as it was, so with the help of a young mutant named Layla, he tracks down his fellow heroes and restores their memories, leading them in an assault on Magneto’s castle. When Scarlet Witch finally puts things back to normal, the majority of the world’s mutants are stripped of their powers. Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Olivier Coipel (penciller), Tim Townsend (inker), Frank D’armata (colourist), Chris Eliopoulos (letterer), Esad Ribic (cover artist) Collects House of M #1-8 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/absolute-batman-vo-1 monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/5d879cde-ba34-4ba3-b69b-92edbddf81c4/tempImageFYcvc5.jpg Reviews - Absolute Batman Vol. 1 - Plot Summary and Credits The Absolute Universe introduces us to a very different Batman. Bruce Wayne is a construction worker whose father, a school teacher, was killed when he was a child. His mother is alive, and several villains from the main universe are his childhood friends. His crusade against crime is interrupted when secret agent Alfred Pennyworth arrives in Gotham City to search for Black Mask and his gang of sadistic Party Animals. With political tension rising in the city, Bruce and Alfred are forced to put aside their differences to stop Black Mask’s gang from killing the people keeping the fragile peace, including Bruce’s mother. Scott Snyder (writer), Nick Dragotta, Gabriel Hernández Walta (artists), Frank Martin (colourist), Clayton Cowles (letterer) Collects Absolute Batman #1-6 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/the-dark-phoenix-saga monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/5bc9f18c-7074-40a7-af52-eaec2800cba0/tempImageW7e6cx.jpg Reviews - The Dark Phoenix Saga - Plot Summary and Credits When Jean Grey is possessed by the all-powerful Phoenix Force, her newfound powers attract the attention of a group of socialites called the Hellfire Club. Using the young mutant Kitty Pryde as bait, the Club lure the X-Men into a trap and one of their members, the telepath Mastermind, takes control of Jean. With help from Kitty, the X-Men escape from the Hellfire Club, but the battle causes Jean to lose control of her powers and become the Dark Phoenix. Her celestial rampage causes her to destroy an inhabited planet under the control of the Shi’ar Empire, who place their finest warriors in a trial by combat against the X-Men for Jean’s life. When the rest of the team are defeated, Jean sacrifices her own life to banish the Phoenix Force and save her friends. Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (penciller, co-plotter and cover artist), Terry Austin (inker and cover artist), Glynis Wein, Bob Sharen (colourists), Tom Orezchowski (letterer), Jim Salicrup, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson (editors), Thomas Mason (cover artist), Andy Troy (cover artist) Collects X-Men (1963) #129-137 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/wolverine-old-man-logan monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/efe5e31d-f1cd-4171-88d3-7798598f4784/tempImagez3gtlA.jpg Reviews - Wolverine: Old Man Logan Plot Summary and Credits Fifty years ago, the supervillains of the Marvel Universe took over the world. The Red Skull is in the White House, an insane Bruce Banner and his sadistic grandchildren rule California, and the country between them is a lawless wasteland. A retired Wolverine is called to take on a dangerous mission to provide for his family, despite his vow to never again unsheathe his claws after being tricked into killing his closest friends. His journey across a ravaged America brings him into contact with old friends, even more old enemies, and plenty of opportunities for tragic flashbacks. When he finally makes it home with the money, he [SPOILER ALERT!] finds his family murdered by the Hulk gang. Showing his claws for the first time in fifty years, he cuts through the Hulk gang, leaving only the baby alive. With a little Hulk now in his care, he rides off into the sunset, ready to take on what’s left of the world. Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (penciller), Dexter Vines, Mark Morales, Jay Leisten (inkers), Morry Hollowell, Christina Strain, Jason Keith, Justin Ponsor, Paul Mounts, Nathan Fairbairn (colourists), VC’s Cory Petit (letterer), Michael Horwitz, Aubrey Sitterson, Jody Leheup (assistant editors), John Barber, Jeanine Schaefer (editors) Collects Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size #1 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/talon-dc-comic-review monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/8915cd84-0c2e-4704-b3ce-dc39f2ffe0dd/tempImageC2909J.jpg Reviews - Talon Vol. 1 And 2 - Plot Summary and Credits As a boy, escape artist Calvin Rose was recruited by the Court of Owls to be the next of their assassins known as Talons. After years on the run, he returns to Gotham City to take them down, infiltrating some of the most secure buildings in Gotham and fighting his way through resurrected Talons from throughout the centuries, most notably Felix Harmon, a brutal serial killer from the nineteenth century. Along the way, he finds help from former Court member Sebastian Clark, old flame Casey and her young daughter Sarah, and even Batman himself. At the end of volume one, [SPOILER ALERT!] Calvin learns that Clark is a bad guy and is working with Bane, who finally kills him, allowing him to be resurrected by the Court as a fully fledged Talon, making his escape a little more difficult. When the Court is defeated at last, Calvin is enlisted to join Batman Inc., a global crime fighting organisation led by the Caped Crusader. Vol. 1: Scourge of the Owls Scott Snyder (co-writer), James Tynion IV (co-writer and scripter), Guillem March (artist), Juan Rose Ryp (penciller, part 3), Vincente Cifuentes (inker, part 3), Tomeu Morey (colourist), Dezi Sienty, Sal Cipriano (letterers) Collects Talon #1-7 Vol. 2: Fall of the Owls James Tynion IV, Tim Seeley, Marguerite Bennet, Christy Marx (writers), Miguel Sepulveda, Emanuel Simeoni, Jorge Lucas, Szymon Kudranski, Graham Nolan, Romando Molenaar, Scott McDaniel, Jonathan Glapion (artists), Rain Beredo, Chris Sotomayor, Jeromy Cox, Brett Smith (colourists), Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty (letterers), Ken Hunt, Brett Smith (collection cover artists) Collects Talon #8-17 and Birds of Prey #21 Talon created by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/blog-post-title-three-y6kls monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/48ff1f39-f30f-46c1-b932-089e13998594/tempImage6NtPgy.jpg Reviews - Batman: The Court Of Owls Saga - Plot Summary and Credits A series of investigations leads Batman to discover the Court of Owls, an elite group of socialites who have been secretly running Gotham City since it was founded, enforcing their will using resurrected assassins called Talons. He fights them in their underground labyrinth, then in his own home, and finally goes to face the last Talon, who claims to be his younger brother. Scott Snyder (writer), Greg Capullo (penciller), Jonathan Glapion (inker), James Tynion IV (co-writer, The Call and The Fall of the House of Wayne), Rafael Albuquerque (artist, The Call and The Fall of the House of Wayne), FCO Plascencia, Nathan Fairbairn, Dave McCaig (colourists), Richard Starkings, Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt, Pat Brosseau, Dezi Sienty (letterers), Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, the Court of Owls created by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, collection cover art by Greg Capullo and FCO Plascencia Collects Batman #1-11 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-aajhm monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/abbcd5b5-15c0-4f9c-bea8-b07824d66f97/tempImageUoTdRh.jpg Reviews - Windblade: Distant Stars - Plot Summary and Credits After the events of Combiner Wars (which I’ll review in the future), the finally unified Cybertron has started to reach out to its lost colonies to form a Council of Worlds led by Starscream, with Windblade serving as a representative for her home planet Caminus. Their mission brings them into contact with the speed freaks of Velocitron, the beast-formers of Eukaris, the diminutive inhabitants of Divisun and the fierce soldiers of Carcer, as well as their respective Titans. Each planet that they visit brings a new challenge, and Windblade utilises all of her wit and wisdom to gain the support of the colonists and to keep Starscream from achieving absolute control over the Council. The one-shot Combiner Hunters sees Arcee attempt to steal an artefact called the Enigma of Combination and accidentally cause a group of religious warriors known as the Torchbearers to form the combiner Victorion. Windblade talks them out of attacking Arcee and has the Enigma returned to the vault, hoping to keep Starscream from using it to create an army of the gigantic warriors. Mairghread Scott (writer), Corin Howell (art), Thomas Deer, John-Paul Bove (colours), Sara Pitre-Durocher (art, Combiner Hunters), Yamaishi (colours, Combiner Hunters), Tom B. Long (letters), John Barber (series edits) Collects Windblade #4-7 and the one-shot Combiner Hunters https://www.isaacmorrison.com/blog/blog-post-title-one-xya4h monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/988703e5-807d-498f-93d3-0e616f51c9aa/tempImagegbN49F.jpg Reviews - Martian Manhunter: The Others Among Us Plot Summary and Credits J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter, discovers a Martian pendant that proves that he isn’t the only one of his species on Earth. His investigation leads him to a group of five Green Martians who are being held and experimented on by a government agency, rescuing them and helping them adjust to life on this new planet. One of the group kills an agent who was holding them, and the Manhunter tries to prove his innocence, putting him at odds with his friends in the Justice League. The Martians he rescued are revealed not to be of the Green sub-race, but savage White Martians who were brainwashed to forget their true nature. J’onn defeats them and finds the one who had been controlling them: a fellow Green Martian and the owner the pendant. After a brief battle, J’onn promises the remaining White Martian that he will bring their enemy to justice. A.J. Lieberman (writer), Al Barrionuevo (penciller), Bit (inker), Marta Martinez (colourist), Rob Leigh, Travis Lanham, John J. Hill (letterers) Collects Martian Manhunter #1-8 https://www.isaacmorrison.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/8050fc66-a1d2-4666-82f6-cead2d5a79ee/tempImager9bTY5.jpg https://www.isaacmorrison.com/about daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/ef87f673-d6f0-4d47-856d-472137692893/tempImagerOzZLi.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68b845a44a40fb428834da4a/7cd25b9f-d2e9-452d-83eb-c55c1fda97ff/tempImageQcYbuk.jpg