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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4
by: Luis Mercado
I have no words to describe how amazing this book is. A much darker take on Sabrina and a glimpse of the same twist for the Archie series’ characters makes this an incredibly enthralling read.
The story begins when Harvey Kinkle finds himself running away from death. That, in and of itself, is an incredibly engrossing premise. Why is he running? Who follows him? How far behind are they?
Once you get a few more pages in, you realize what happened and can’t help but keep on reading because you have to know what happens next.
After the intro, the story takes a brief detour through Harvey’s past. Where we learn of his activities as a ten year old. While in the beginning this seems to be used as a way to reminisce, it gets beautifully tied down later in the story and you get to understand its significance.
The Riverdale gang arrives later. They visit Sabrina and Harvey’s town to try and help with the aftermath of the events at the beginning of the book. It is at this point, where the story takes an even darker turn. Sabrina has to deal with her conscience, what she has to do, and what she wants to do.
Finally, to wrap it all up, the last few pages offer a glimmer of twisted hope in this otherwise dark world. While twisted, this is all the hope we can see so it’ll definitely be interesting to see what will happen next!
[Read Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 on comiXology]
Luis Mercado is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He found himself reminiscing of the old T.V. show “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” after reading this.
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E.X.O. - The Legend of Wale Williams: Chapter One
by: Luis Mercado
E.X.O. is, by all intents and purposes, an origin story. You have your hero and your tragic incident, which surely will propel him forward. The only think that isn’t given yet is the “how” he comes to be.
The story breaks down in three main parts, a compelling cold open featuring our hero saving the day. Leaving so many questions to be answered, like, Why is that happening? Who unleashed that into the world? How did he get so good using his powers?
The middle story is where we get to know the background of whom I presume, is the man behind the mask. A rocky relationship with one of his parents causes him to make a drastic decision that will affect his future permanently (reminds you of someone?)
Finally, years after the fact but still before our opening, the hero, Wale, returns to his hometown only to be received with sights that trouble him and force him into action faster than anybody could’ve anticipated.
This three acts in the story give us enough information to keep us entertained but ultimately piqued about what comes next. This is a good read if you’re starting out and even if not. You get a chance to see a new superhero be born and who doesn’t enjoy a good origin story?
[Read E.X.O. - The Legend of Wale Williams: Chapter One on comiXology]
Luis Mercado is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He’s wondering if you caught that sweet Spider-Man reference in Ant-Man.
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Captain Marvel & The Carol Corps #1
by: Luis Mercado
The multiverse was destroyed! The heroes of Earth-616 and Earth-1610 were powerless to save it! Now all that remains is BATTLEWORLD: A massive, patchwork planet composed of the fragments of worlds that no longer exist, maintained by the iron will of its god and master, Victor Von Doom!
That’s the intro that expects everyone for the story that will be Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1. In this new reality, where Victor Von Doom from the Fantastic Four is almighty, he has had a hand in creating everything, from the “Thor Corps” to Mjölnir itself. How you ask? We have to read to figure that out!
This alternate-reality Captain Marvel starts to realize that some of the things that Von Doom mentions must be lies and the plot thickens when, for what it seems the first time ever, she questions a decision her superiors made for her.
It’s an intriguing beginning to a story that will surely bring a lot of questions as well as answers but is nonetheless, something worth looking forward to read!
[Check out Captain Marvel & The Carol Corps #1 on comiXology]
Luis Mercado is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He’s having fun writing stories of his own.
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Secret Wars #1
by: Luis Mercado
Marvel experimenting with Death is nothing new. You can clearly see that in Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe or more recently in the Death of Wolverine however this time it feels different.
The story begins, with a questioning narration about what it means to die, what happens after we die and who stands in our way. There we get motive, villain and food for thought. Then we get to an alternate Earth from the Marvel Universe and off we go!
In this alternate Earth, we see a megalomaniac Reed Richards and a hint at his plans, then we shift to our current universe, to a more recognizable status quo for our heroes and Marvel shows a compelling comparison for us to see unfold a very interesting twist!
It’s worth noting that Secret Wars is a revisited arc from back on 1984, however this approach they’re taking gives it a sense of gravitas that the previous instance did not have.
Secret Wars #1 definitely provides a very intriguing beginning to a surely entertaining story that also has a nice chance at making us think about ourselves in a fun, insightful way. A must read definitely.
[Check out Secret Wars #1 on comiXology]
Luis Mercado is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He’s waiting for Spider-Man’s cameo on a Marvel movie any day now.
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Luis Mercado recommends Imperium #1
Imperium is an incredibly interesting read. From
the beginning the story is setup in a way that hooks the reader to continue. We
see a stark contrast between life as is, and life as the story promises all
while introducing us to the main characters and a riveting plot.
The story revolves around “Psiots” which are people born with the potential to unlock mental abilities, and the way they can shape our current world and destiny. They live alongside “average” people and there are some clear enmities there that we’ll have to wait and see how they get resolved (While slightly reminiscent to how X-Men shares the issue of diversity, the way it’s being handled in this new story is very interesting, and it feels like a totally fresh point of view).
All in all, the narrative is solid, the images contrast beautifully and the story leaves at a great point for the reader to wonder what’s next and keep reading.
[READ IMPERIUM #1 ON COMIXOLOGY]
LUIS MERCADO is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He’ll likely be trying to unlock Psiot abilities this week.
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Luis Mercado recommends Deadpool's Art of War
This is a very nice 4-issues-story-arc from Marvel! If you’ve read “The Art of War” you’ll find it very amusing. If you’ve never read the book, suffice it to say that it’s basically an abridged version with graphic examples using, in my opinion, the best possible Marvel characters for it. Loki and Thor (before our new Thor, that is who continue their rivalry on a new battle sparked by Deadpool.
Throughout the series Deadpool teaches you the “Art of War” while causing havoc and mayhem, first in Asgard and then in Midgard (Earth), all because he wants to get a book deal for his edition of “The Art of War”.
We get a fun reference to the scene from “Avengers” involving Loki and Hulk (in general if you like to see Hulk smash avengers you can always check these out), which adds really good comic relief.
Even if you’re not a fan of Deadpool, you should still give this comic a try. It’s a short arc, it tells you a lot about the character and you essentially read “The Art of War” along the way. What could be better than that?
[Read Deadpool’s Art of War on comiXology]
Luis Mercado is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He’s still waiting for Spider-Man to show up in the Avenger movies.
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Luis Mercado recommends Spider-Woman #1
As part of the tie-ins of the Spider-Verse we get this Spider-Woman story. It begins with (spoiler!), Jessica Drew and Cindy Moon (Spider-Woman & Silk respectively) as well as Prohibition Spider-Man from Earth-90214 wandering somewhere in New York (If you have no idea who Cindy Moon is, I recommend The Amazing Spider-Man #1) when they are found by the twins, members of “The Inheritors”.
In case you haven’t been following the Spider-books recently, the villains, Morlun’s family (from the classic run of Amazing Spider-Man), the Inheritors, have been traveling through the multiverse hunting down “Spider-totems”, to then kill and eat them. A war follows so that Peter Parker can help them all (Amazing Spider-Man #9 anyone?).
Peter has already faced Morlun and hurt him badly. As a result, his family (the inheritors) have stayed away from the “main thread” (see what I did there?) of the Spider-Man Marvel Universe. Now they’ve decided it’s time to change that. This results in the biggest Spider-War ever!
If you still don’t feel compelled by this book. You should believe me when I say, it’s worth reading if only for the tie-in with the rest of the Spider-Verse, but in all honesty, it seems like Spider-Gwen (yes, that’s a thing now) and the rest of the Spider-Women are up for some very interesting arcs!
Luis Mercado is a Sr. QA Engineer at comiXology. He’s still waiting for Spider-Man to show up in the Avenger movies.