Comics Review by Jair! Week of 06/11/2025

 

Comics Review By Jair!

Death of the Silver Surfer #1

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I wanted a new Silver Surfer series — but not like this, never like this. The issue picks up with a day in the life of Marvel’s monochrome adventurer: saving innocents, fighting bad guys and being existential. Greg Pak understands the Silver Surfer’s deep regard for all life and the guilt he carries for the countless beings whose destruction he ushered in. Above all, the Silver Surfer is kind.

Kindness isn’t a virtue that will get you far on Earth, though, and when a shady corporation sets its sights on the Surfer, his kindness may be the end of him. While it’s still early, this book clearly has a lot to say, and it could be remembered as one of the Silver Surfer’s boldest stories.

Suggested reading:

Silver Surfer: Black – 9781302927844

Silver Surfer (2014) – 9781846536175

Magik #6

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Illyana Rasputin returns to Limbo in a team-up featuring the Goblin Queen herself, Madelyne Pryor. Most often, Magik is the “cool” character on the X-Team. She rattles off the best one-liners and one-shots her fair share of villains. She’s just cool, which is why it’s refreshing that her solo series is delving into the anxious overthinker beneath the surface. Her dynamic with Madelyne builds on this, making for heartfelt moments and chaotic action worthy of Limbo.

Speaking of, artist Jesús Hervás brings Limbo to life in stunning detail. The demons look appropriately dastardly, and Magik is as menacing as ever.

Magik has always been a character at odds with herself. Her dilemma with Darkchild forces us to ask: Can one change their nature? It’s a question the series is answering in exciting new ways, and I look forward to seeing how Magik continues to evolve over this Ashley Allen run.

Suggested reading: 

Magik #1-4 (1983)

Giant-Size Dark Phoenix #1

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You can buy this issue for the art alone, and it would be worth it. Rod Reis delivers an immaculate, painted retelling of the Dark Phoenix saga. It feels like you’re holding fine art while you read.

Kamala Khan continues her whirlwind journey across X-history, this time landing at the birth of Dark Phoenix. Writer Joe Kelly builds a wholesome dynamic between Kamala and Jean Grey. It’s fun to see a more contemporary character placed in a historic era of X-Men. Just as Kitty Pryde was the audience surrogate for many of the team’s most iconic stories, Kamala Khan is guiding new generations through classic tales — and hopefully creating new X-fans in the process.

Runaways #1

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Marvel’s angstiest teens return in this new series from writer Rainbow Rowell. The Runaways have seen better days. Their family is scattered across space and time, and they must make sense of living in a world under Doom.

Rowell does a masterful job writing these characters. The relationships and emotions (it’s Runaways — there’ll be a lot of those) are genuine and elevated by Elena Casagrande’s expressive art. If you like drama, action or are just a little terrified of growing up, give this book a try.

Suggested reading: 

Runaways Vol 1: Find Your Way Home - 9781302908522

Runaways: The Complete Collection Volume 1 - 9780785185581

Supergirl #2

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Impostor syndrome is rarely this literal, but when Supergirl finds another Supergirl living her life in Midvale, she may be headed for an identity crisis.

Sophie Campbell continues to impress, pulling double duty as writer and artist for the series. She does a great job giving Midvale a timeless aesthetic, adding a retro look that complements the story’s Silver Age beats.

This book delivers fun and action like a Saturday morning cartoon. It feels classic in the best sense of the word.

 

My name is Jair Tolliver.

I've worked at Dr No's for about less than a year and I've been patronizing them for half my life. I like comics, video games, music and sometimes sports.

I’m a GSU graduate, veteran sandwich artist, and aspiring writer. Ask me about the X-Men or my anime car sometime.

I think all comics are good they're human expression, dreams put to a page through days, months and years of dedication. They're windows into other worlds, aspirations of all we can be, warnings of what we may become and everything in between. Above all I think comics can help us understand the things we often don't consider.

That's what I want these reviews to do, help folks understand maybe even appreciate something they haven't seen before, but yea lemme wrap this up I got books to file. Happy reading!