COMIC OF THE WEEK: Black Stars Above #4

By d. emerson eddy — I've been very impressed by the output from Vault for some time now. I said as much in a previous review of The Plot. There's just something about the creators and projects for the publisher that seem to push the boundaries of genre and comics storytelling. They're beautiful and lovingly crafted stories that are endlessly readable and enjoyable, that call you back to experience again to discover new little elements that you might have missed the first time, wonderfully rewarding reading a series again. And then there's Black Stars Above #4. I know I'm going to find more on a reread, but just a first experience of this issue has been revelatory. This comic is transcendent.

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One Hot Panel(s): Black Stars Above, Frankenstein Undone, and X-Men #5

By Zack Quaintance — Welcome once again to the weekly feature named after a mostly bad Red Hot Chili Peppers album, wherein we look at some key panels from this past week of comics. Why are we looking at these panels? It could be the art, it could be the dialogue, it could be a major significant happening. It all depends!

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