Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 Review

 

Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 Review

Writer: Deniz Camp

Artist & Colorist: Javier Rodríguez

Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Cover Artists: Javier Rodríguez, Mike Del Mundo, Dave Johnson & Werther Dell’Edera

Editors: Sabrina Futch & Katie Kubert

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: May 13, 2026

 

Despite Bridget's love for him, John Jones hid the truth from her. Yet when the FBI Agent finally confessed the truth about his relationship with the Green Martian, Bridget shut him out of her life. As his wife withdraws to their home, her overwhelming love for her son is a lie. Yet John braves the dangers of non-Euclidean space to rescue the Green Martian from Americans who love their country.

 

Will Marco's musings on love in the Starlight Motel bar prove prophetic for John's relationship with Bridget and Tyler? And after the White Martian’s attack on Middleton, can John and the Green Martian convince everyone to sing "All You Need Is Love"? Let's leap into Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 and see!

 

Story

After rescuing the Green Martian from a black hole, FBI Agent John Jones returns to Middleton. While he is happy to have rescued the person who gives him hope, John wishes he could have left behind the Martian that fills him with despair. Yet the Green Martian and the Blue Martian remain by his side. He realizes his wife and child are in the clutches of the White Martian. And as John races to reach Bridget and Tyler, the mysterious government agents lie in wait.

 

While the Green Martian tries to protect John from the Blue Martian, he also shields them from the agents' attacks. Yet no one can shield John from the Blue Martian's Despero-Vision in Absolute Martian Manhunter #11. Amid the gunfire and the Green Martian's energy beams, the Blue Martian revisits key moments from John's past. It also ponders the efficacy of John's actions. As an FBI agent, John has dedicated his life to safeguarding society. Yet the Blue Martian makes John wonder if, instead of keeping people safe, he's made things worse for everyone.

 

After a visit to a coffee shop left John in the hospital and other patrons dead, Deniz Camp's story ponders the role of free will in our lives. John's claims about the Green Martian helping him remake his life made his wife fear for his sanity. But while John races to rescue Bridget and Tyler, battling forces within and without, Bridget also begins to ponder her choices. Conformity to societal norms should make her happy. Yet, in Absolute Martian Manhunter #11, Bridget yearns for completeness.

 

Art

Despite John's determined expression as he charges down the street, a close-up reveals the tiny Green and Blue Martians clinging to opposite sides of his head. Memories obscure his features, and Green tries to pull Blue away when it clings to John's ear. Subjects climb from cinema posters to threaten John, while Bridget cleans up after Tyler's colorful visitors.

 

Javier Rodríguez's palette suggests why Darkseid created this universe. Bridget's colorful visitors produce white smoke filled with symbols of empty happiness, sorrow, and death. Despite her multicolored thoughts, Bridget wears a yellow scarf over her head. John senses the Green Martian's rage as he shoots red beams at their attackers. Behind him, the Blue Martian cradles John in his arms, as if soothing him with despair instead of hope. A black-and-white government agent launches a red, white, and blue attack. Yet as the Blue Martian forces John to relive the memories that torment him, the green background and ground cracks in Absolute Martian Manhunter #11.

 

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou places uppercase black letters in cream dialogue balloons and boxes. Lowercase letters suggest lowered voices, while enlarged uppercase words deform balloons. White letters appear in dark backgrounds, while yellow sound effects suggest what provokes violence. Green letters shine amid black splotches, reminding us how easy it is to talk ourselves into despair. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

After John Jones and the Green Martian repulsed his frontal attack on Middleton, the White Martian crept into the residents' homes. This time, it doesn't urge them to destroy their multicultural city through violence and terrorism. Instead, it induces lethargy and suspicion among its captives. But the White Martian reserves its primary efforts for John's household, knowing that, separated from the people who support him, John will eventually weaken and die. As the Blue Martian urges John to reevaluate his life, Bridget strives to defeat the fear that traps her in Absolute Martian Manhunter #11. 

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Absolute Martian Manhunter #11.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Absolute Martian Manhunter #10.

 

Escape From Skull Island #4 Cover Preview

 

COVER A: RODRIGO ROCHA

Charlie never wanted to be here. Annie never wants to leave. Skull Island is a dream-come-true for Charlie's dad, Cap. For Annie's mom, it's a nightmare. But for Doctor Jo, it's been her home since the 1940s, when Kong chased her Nazi captors away. 

Now, Yuggoth has returned to infect the island's ecosystem. And the giant creature leads a horde of creatures from the Hollow Earth to make Skull Island its domain. Can Charlie, Annie, and their friends help Kong defeat Yuggoth a second time? And can Cap and Sam prevent Druid from completing his bridge linking Skull Island with Annie's neighboring island?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:  

ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #4

Writer: Simon Furman 

Artist: Christopher Jones

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages (Full Color)

Price: $4.99

Release Date May 20, 2026

As Yuggoth marches his army of beasts across the island, there is little time left to escape… two factions of humans are fighting for the one boat that’s left while also fending off hordes of monsters. Now equipped with a new weapon, Kong faces off against the terror that has poisoned his kingdom… and he does so in the graveyard of the colossal creatures that he has bested before. But which of these titans will join those fossils in death, and who will reign supreme on Skull Island.

 

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COVER B: CHRISTOPHER JONES

 

COVER C: FRED PHAM CHUONG

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this cover preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Escape From Skull Island #3.

 

For how this series began, see my preview of Escape From Skull Island #1. 

 

For how the previous series began, see my review of Return To Skull Island #1. 

Gun Honey: Heat Seeker Exposed Preview

REGULAR EDITION COVER ARTIST: LUCIO PARRILLO

 

When Dahlia Racers rescued Evie Parker and Rosaline Priess from Dr. Livonia Cutler, she got more than a CGC copy of The Incredible Hulk #1. The woman who designs acts for magicians and helps people disappear has become part of a family.

 

Their domestic situation isn't ideal. Evie can't feel anything without Dr Bessemer Preiss’ magic formula. Rosaline’s dad made her into a bomb. Dahlia dislikes discussing her past. Will Dahlia and Rosaline get along when Evie visits the man who experimented on her? 

 

Here's all the info from Titan Comics & Hard Case Crime:

 

 

Gun Honey: Heat Seeker: Exposed

Writer: Charles Ardai 

Artist: Ace Continuado

Inker: Juan Castro

Colorist: Asifur Rahman

Letterer: David Leach

Cover Artists: Lucio Parrillo & Artgerm

Publisher: Titan Comics

Book Length: 112 Pages

Price: $17.99

Release Date: May 13, 2026 
ISBN: 9781787747678

Fiery heroine Dahlia Racers is on the run in this latest volume of the acclaimed Gun Honey comics spin-off that fans of crime noir and pulp fiction will love.

The incredible creative team of this hot series is back, written by award-winning co-founder of Hard Case Crime Charles Ardai, with slick and sultry art by Ace Continuado.

Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime Charles Ardai returns to the Gun Honey universe in the next action-packed volume of the spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado!

Dahlia Racers, the ex-girlfriend of Gun Honey Joanna Tan, is a fiery redhead who, when someone’s gunning for you, will take the heat on herself – for a price. As a master of disguise and deception, she uses every trick to dupe those who want you captured or dead.

When a relentless investigative reporter threatens to expose her criminal activities, mistress of misdirection Dahlia Racers needs to disappear - from the reporter, the police, and her own former clients who want to silence her…permanently!

If you’re a fan of classic pulp fiction and crime noir, and love a strong sexy heroine, this is the book for you!

 

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DIRECT MARKET EDITION COVER ARTIST: ARTGERM

 

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Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For how the previous series started, see my review of Heat Seeker Combustion #1. 

For how the Heat Seeker series began, see my review of Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series Vol 1. 

 

Lenore: Ghost Story #1 Review

 

Lenore: Ghost Story #1 Review

Writer, Artist, Colorist & Letterer: Roman Dirge

Cover Artists: Roman Dirge & Kit Wallis

Editor: David Leach

Designer: Matt Bookman

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: May 13, 2026

 

Lenore lives with her friends Pooty and Ragamuffin in a house outside Nevermore. She enjoys exploring the woods surrounding her home. The little undead girl plays games with her friends, watches movies, and reads classic tales. Despite her penchant for violence, Lenore often shies away from killing cute and cuddly creatures.

 

After surviving their encounter with the Beebee Yaga and her grandson, Lenore, Pooty, and Ragamuffin return to the woods. How will they wile away the evening? And which will be a bigger target for roasting: the marshmallows they brought, or each other’s stories? Let’s leap into Lenore: Ghost Story #1 and see!

 

Story

After the homicidal Pickle Hat trapped Lenore, Ragamuffin, and Pooty inside their house, they grew hungry. So when two Time Goat agents arrived to rescue them, Lenore killed and cooked them. But eating the meat of seasoned time travelers dispersed the friends across the time stream. And when they united in ancient Egypt, Time Goats sent all their agents to the distant past to kill Lenore, Ragamuffin, and Pooty.

 

As darkness falls, and they roast their marshmallows, Ragamuffin asks for a ghost story in Lenore: Ghost Story #1. The undead girl still has goats on the brain. It takes Ragamuffin a while to explain he wants a ghost story, not a goat story. Lenore grows angry when her story fails to command her friends' attention. So, when Ragamuffin begins his tale, Lenore's not inclined to listen.

 

Although Muffin Monster has rejoined their circle of friends, Lenore allows few people into her inner circle. As Lenore and Ragamuffin compete for Best Storytelling honors, more visitors from previous adventures arrive in Roman Dirge’s story. They serve as reminders that Lenore may regard the people who help her, bring her joy, and offer her affection as irritants or threats to her way of life. And like Flashback Squirrel, Lenore knows how to protect herself from those she cannot abide.

 

Art

After catching Flashback Squirrel at an awkward moment, a yellow pinprick amid the silhouettes of evergreens welcomes readers to the Hundred Story Woods. The friends sit on logs by the fire, while the new addition to Lenore's family sits in a pet carrier. Lenore smiles as she delivers a killer conclusion to her story. But when Muffin Monster and Pooty regard her with bemusement, she grows increasingly incensed. Eventually, she leaps off the log, lands before Ragamuffin, and shakes the stuffed doll in Lenore: Ghost Story #1.

 

As Roman Dirge adorns his art with vibrant color, green dominates the friends' evening by the fire. While Ragamuffin is Black and White, gray accompanies decay and death in his biographical story. A yellow visitor links with the campfire and reminds readers of how Lenore treated the person the last time they met. Pink links the Muffin Monster with his life-changing present, while red drenches Ragamuffin’s story and evokes the room where the friends conceived their post-apocalyptic adventure.

 

Large uppercase black letters fill white dialogue balloons. Like the dark panel borders, the balloon and box shapes suggest hand lettering. Ragamuffin's narration fills beige balloons. Words written on a person’s forehead suggest their thoughts, while a white word that hovers before Lenore doesn’t deliver the intended effect. But white sound effects accompany the action as storytelling grows increasingly fraught in Lenore: Ghost Story #1. Thanks to Titan Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

While three is company, four doesn’t necessarily make a crowd. Still, the Muffin Monster’s return prompts the friends to pair off. Ragamuffin helped the undead girl amid her helplessness, and Muffin Monster delivered a cure for the zoomies. So, Pooty stays close to Lenore while Ragamuffin draws strength from Muffin Monster’s support. Yet Ragamuffin has something he wants to get off his chest, and the vampire trapped in a stuffed doll is determined to tell it in Lenore: Ghost Story #1.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Lenore: Ghost Story #1. 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Lenore: Muffin Else Matters #1. 

The Whisper War #4 Review

 

After learning that Seeva Dessin pushed him from the Cloudbreaker tower, someone shoots the Carabinieri inspector. Yet it seemed an impossible assassination, with no one nearby and no line-of-sight. Alex Jindari’s quest for answers takes him to the Barren Reaches, a forbidden zone closed by royal decree. There Alex meets Veydris, the feral man who attacked him in the Cloudbreaker tower. Alex also meets a woman who explains why his decision to leave the police force on Imprimata to mine asteroids has never made sense to him.

 

Imprimata relies on the Triamonds Alex mines to power their society. Yet the Triamonds also make time travel possible. The Algo, the artificial intelligence that governs his planet, selected Alex to investigate his own murder for a reason. Will Alex meet the Parliament who constantly rewrite history, so people don’t realize that a time war is currently under way? And can Alex find a way to end the war that has wiped out a third of Imprimata’s population? 

 

Here's all the info from Comixology: 

The Whisper War #4 Review

Writer: Marc Guggenheim

Artist: Sedat Oezgen

Colorist: Carlos Cabrera

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Cover Artists: Sedat Oezgen & Carlos Cabrera

Designer: Travis Escarfullery

Publisher: Comixology

Kindle Price: $2.99

Prime Members: Read for free 

Release Date: May 12, 2026

 

Chapter 4. The secret history of the Shattered Realm exposed! The very truth that Jindari and Dessin sought, is laid bare by a mysterious oracle--and Axel may not like what he hears… 

 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Whisper War #3.

For how this series started, see my review of The Whisper War #1. 

Read The Whisper War #4 free (Prime members) or purchase at Amazon. 

Rebel Moon: Nemesis Vol 2 Preview

 

REGULAR EDITION COVER: KAEL NGU

Nemesis may be an assassin. But everyone comes from somewhere, and we all change as we grow. Long ago, Nemesis lived a different life. She gazed upon the world in wonder, questioned what she saw and thought, and told her parents she loved them. What tragedy befell the little girl with a heart of gold? And why is death the only thing that provides meaning for her existence?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics: 

Rebel Moon: Nemesis: Volume 2

Writer: Gail Simone 

Artist: Federico Bertoni 

Cover Artists: Kael Ngu & Danny Earls

Publisher: Titan Comics

Book Length: 112 Pages

Price: $17.99

Release Date: May 13, 2026 
ISBN: 9781787746459

A graphic novel prequel to the Netflix original movie from acclaimed director of hit films like Justice League and Army of the Dead, Zack Snyder.

The hit breakout character Nemesis gets her origin revealed by award-winning comics writer Gail Simone. For fans of Snyder’s movies and the epic space operas.

Witness the origins of Nemesis (Bae Doona), before she became the sword-wielding, cyborg assassin. This is an action-packed and badass story in the style of a revenge western, in which an innocent woman finds herself in the path of Imperium soldiers who slaughter her family. With nothing left to lose, the bereft Tatan becomes a powerful enemy to the Imperium, with a list of 16 names to cross off…

Created by acclaimed director Zack Snyder (300, Justice League) and written by award-winning comics legend Gail Simone, Rebel Moon: Nemesis centers around the titular assassin and her quest for revenge, which acts as a direct prequel to the Netflix original movie.

 

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DIRECT MARKET EDITION COVER: DANNY EARLS

 

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Absolute Batman #20 Review

 

Absolute Batman #20 Review

Writers: Scott Snyder

Artist: Nick Dragotta

Colorist: Frank Martin

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artists: Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin; Kris Anka; Fabrizio De Tommaso; Kyuyong Eom; Nick Robles; Javier Rodríguez; Rickie Yagawa & Alex Sinclair; Jahnoy Lindsay

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Martin Simmonds

Editors: Sabrina Futch, Katie Kubert & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: May 13, 2026

 

After Jim Gordon realized Bruce Wayne was the Batman, he dug into the files at his disposal. What he discovered frightened him. The man who lost the Mayorship to Harold Hill vowed to help Martha's son learn more about his past and what was happening in Gotham. But when he heard a crow cry, Jim Gordon leapt off a tall building without a single bound. And when nearby residents record Gordon’s suicide, their cellphone videos suggest that Batman murdered Jim Gordon.

 

Slade Wilson may be new to Gotham. But after the constant battles that have rocked Gotham, Slade promises to banish the terrors of the night. How will Bruce Wayne continue after losing someone else important to him? And what difficulties will Batman encounter as he investigates the facts that frightened his family friend to death? Let’s leap into Absolute Batman #20 and see!

 

Story

When Alfred returned to Gotham, he found Bruce more committed to being Batman than ever. Yet he worried. Bruce was pushing away everyone in his life to make Batman the sole focus of his life. But as Alfred worried that Bruce could lose himself in his isolation from others, Jim Gordon also felt lost after studying the police files. As he contemplated all he had learned, Jim Gordon felt like he was caught in a maze, struggling to find the exit.

 

Bruce understands the dangers of isolation in Batman #20. But he also knows that his friends have suffered because of him. As Waylon Jones recovers, he discovers how his friends are faring after the Joker exploited Bruce’s friendships. Yet as Bruce acts on Jim Gordon's files, he remembers how Carmine Falcone exploited his loyalty to his friends.

 

While Scott Snyder's story checks in on Barbara Gordon and follows Waylon's journey, Bruce seeks answers to the greatest mysteries of his life. He uncovers links between the Scarecrow and the Joker. Yet, as hard as he works to learn the answers, accepting them proves harder. And as the Joker unleashes his next great scheme, Bruce feels compassion for those who have suffered from the villain's machinations in Absolute Batman #20.

 

Art

If you step through a hidden door behind a grandfather clock, you can descend winding steps through a vast cave. As you pass recognizable touchstones of a hero in another universe, you’ll notice a vast screen that portrays scenes of people and violence from the past and present. A chair, surrounded by a web of conduits, evokes the experiments conducted in Ark-M. Draw closer still, and a double-page spread suggests a less honorable reason for funding Grimm House.

 

As Nick Dragotta packs pages with panels and squeezes grand vistas into half a page, Frank Martin applies a limited palette to Absolute Batman #20. The colorful Robin symbol celebrates empowerment and diversity, while Batman kneels in a dark room wearing black and gray. Yellow embodies healing and revival, while orange symbolizes the power inherent in chaos and change. Yet fluorescent pink and green portray another man struggling to find his way forward.

 

Black uppercase dialogue fills white balloons and off-white narrative boxes as the story interweaves past and present. The letters grow bold for intonation and swell for raised voices as a brown coat links Bruce with Barbara Gordon. Tom Napolitano’s white sound effects accompany Batman's search for answers, while yellow signals a way forward, and orange heralds an unexpected development. Red links cawing, wailing, and laughter with violence to entertain a man who feeds off the living to forestall his death. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

When Carmine Falcone tried to engineer a boxing bout, Bruce overturned his plans. Yet just as Bruce discovered that a crime boss could manipulate him into doing their bidding, he learns the forces that shaped a boy's future as carefully as he designed a bat-shaped bridge to safeguard his community in Absolute Batman #20.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside, see my preview of Absolute Batman #20.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Absolute Batman #19.

 

For insight into the creation of the series, see my post Scott Snyder on Writing Absolute Batman.