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June 21, 2026 11:56 pm

Absolute Green Arrow #1 (review)

DG Stewart June 21, 2026 No Comments

Writer: Pornsak Picheshote Artist: Rafael Albuquerque DC Comics, August 2026 Some people will be pleased by Green Arrow being rendered as a vengeance-fuelled ghoul, firing arrows tipped with a fast-working biological agent that causes the target’s skin to bubble and boil. Green Arrow in this alternate universe created by DC Comics, fouled by evergreen menace Darkseid’s influence from inception, looks a little like Taskmaster from Marvel Comics, or the Enforcer skin from Fortnite. The titular character, along with the supporting cast of mostly dead or infected thugs, is drawn with great skill by artist Rafael Albuquerque. Mr Albuquerque’s style reminds us of English artist Jock (a significant compliment), with its heavy shadowing and furrowed, lined facial expressions. Here is a section of DC Comics’ editorial warbling on the title – see https://www.dc.com/blog/2026-05-22/absolute-green-arrow-is-a-slasher-comic-that-will-shock-you-to-your-core : I feel like there will be so much more to unpack, debate and theorize on as the

Space Ghost #11 (Review)

Neil Raymundo June 20, 2026 No Comments

Writer: David Pepose Artist: Jonathan Lau Dynamite Entertainment, May 2026 Over the course of its run, David Pepose’s Space Ghost has consistently earned praise for successfully modernizing a franchise that, in its original incarnation, was aimed primarily at children. Beyond that, its most famous revival, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, reimagined the character as part of an absurdist satire. Mr Pepose’s interpretation takes a different but well-travelled approach, transforming the property into a contemporary superhero, and nowhere is that transformation more apparent than in Space Ghost #11. This issue is vehicle for the reinvention of the classic Space Ghost villain Tempus. Readers familiar with the original cartoon will remember Tempus as a straightforward time-manipulating antagonist. Mr Pepose elevates the character, recasting him as an immortal, multiversal threat. Readers who watched Space Ghost as children might recognize Tempus as a villain from a publication of around the same era, The Legion