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Review: Marvel Team-Up Annual #1

A nuclear disaster at a secret facility unleashes a pantheon of Hindu gods – requiring intervention by Spider-Man and the X-Men! Bill Mantlo’s story hasn’t aged well and the art, by the always-reliable Sal Buscema, falls short due to Mike Esposito’s subpar finishes.

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Review: The Avengers Annual #9

A World-War-II-era doomsday robot reemerges to do battle with the Avengers – a group it thinks is working for the Axis powers. A strong story by Bill Mantlo and a rare Marvel appearance by penciler Don Newton make this king-size annual an underrated gem.

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Review: What If? #27

The Shi’ar give Phoenix a psychic lobotomy, but can their technology really hope to hold such power in check? Based on strong source material, Mary Jo Duffy and Jerry Bingham deliver one of the better issues of What If?

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Review: Godzilla #22

Godzilla teams with Devil Dinosaur to protect the Valley of the Flame from the Lizard-Warriors – but happenstance has other ideas! A surprisingly disappointing outing from the regular creative team of Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe.

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Review: Godzilla #21

Mr. Fantastic sends Godzilla back to the Cretaceous, where the King of the Monsters clashes with Devil Dinosaur! The science is, umm, questionable, but Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe still serve up some competent fun.

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Review: Fantastic Four #258

While seeing to the rebuilding of Latveria, Doctor Doom plots his revenge against Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four. Writer/artist John Byrne delivers another exceptional transitional issue, this one completely sans Fantastic Four.

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