We're at the home stretch of the 2019 Rewind! If you're sick of this by now, don't worry; the pain is almost over. THE THEME: I have five more comics representing five different themes from past entries in this blog series. You know what's going on at this point — I don't know why I'm explaining it again. There's a theme-for-the-themes today, too. Somewhere along the way of doing this series, I noticed that I had plenty of Marvel comics on my backlog, leading to many Five Comics themes leaning heavily towards Marvel titles, or are straight up Marvel themes. I'm doubling down on that by revisiting five of those Marvel-specific themes. THE COMICS: ![]() CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Artists: Bryan Hitch, Butch Guice - This is set after Civil War, which ended with the death of Captain America. However, this is a comic book, and death is rarely permanent. This series looks into Cap's friends looking to bring him back, while also trying to foil whatever Red Skull's planning. Brubaker's run as lead writer of Captain America is the stuff of legend, so if you're a Cap fan, this limited series is also essential reading. - Five Comics theme: Weapons-Grade Material - Comixology link ![]() THE PUNISHER (2018–2019) #4 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Matthew Rosenberg Artist: Szymon Kudranski - Frank's in a bit of a bind, as Baron Zemo has sent all sorts of baddies his way, including his nemesis Jigsaw. Of course, this is the Punisher we're talking about, and he's shot his way out of worse situations. His one-man war against HYDRA seems like an exciting read, so I just might give the rest of this series a look. - Five Comics theme: The Punishment Due - Comixology link ![]() SPIDER-MAN: ENTER THE SPIDER-VERSE #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Ralph Macchio Artist: Flaviano - This comic is set after the events of Spider-Geddon, and follows a team of Spider-people (known collectively as the Web Warriors) who survived the conflict in that series. They're hopping across the multiverse to solve some problems, and they end up in one dimension that has new versions of old villains. Also includes a special look at Spider-Man (2016) by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, in which Miles Morales takes on Blackheart (prince of Hell, and one of my favorite Marvel villains). - Five Comics theme: The World Wide Web - Comixology link ![]() WEB OF VENOM: CARNAGE BORN #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Danilo Beyruth - Carnage is a fan-favorite villain among Marvel fans, and he gets center stage here. At the time this comic takes place, Carnage is dead, but a psycho cult is hell-bent on bringing them back. The comic ties in quite well with the events of the Venom series (also written by Donny Cates), connecting the Knull threads with what's happening here. - Five Comics theme: Goop Troop - Comixology link ![]() X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Artists: Trevor Hairsine, Marc Silvestri - Deadly Genesis is set after House of M, in which Scarlet Witch uttered the iconic words "no more mutants" and depowered all but a handful of mutants across the world. The remaining X-Men are still on the search for Professor X, who has gone missing, but it looks like the've found something else instead. Also includes a short story about a teenager who was forced into homelessness after her mutant powers manifested. - Five Comics theme: X-Men Legacy - Comixology link I've known Marvel characters for as long as I've had a memory, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody that I still love the comics to this day. That said, the trend that Five Comics has had of featuring a lot of Marvel titles isn't by design. As much as I like Marvel's shit, my digital library is decently diverse in terms of publisher selection; it just so happened that my backlog (which is where I pull the books I read for this series) had a lot more Marvel books than I anticipated. I promise I'm doing my best to highlight comics published by other companies. PANEL OF THE DAY: - end -
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