The first issue of Hunt For Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor arrived in stores last week. Let’s see what reviewers thought of our opening chapter…

• Adventures In Poor Taste: 8/10 “A good issue due to the strong team dynamics and a killer opening fight scene. If you’re at all a fan of Wolverine’s period in Madripoor give this a shot.”

• Caped-Joel: 7.5/10 “As Jim Zub has shown time and time again, he has a flare for team dynamics, especially big teams like this one here.”

• Comic Book University: Grade=A+ “This was great. I loved every single aspect of this comic book. For all intents and purposes, it was perfect.”

• Comic Watch: 8/10 “I think the writing from Zub is good and in places quite inspired and I enjoyed that there is a genuine edge of tension between the allies which comes off the pages from the beginning. Thony Silas’s art is a beautiful balance of angles and sharp edges”

• Comicsverse: 9.5/10 “the perfect testament to the mutant team and their connection to Wolverine. Zub, Silas, and Sobreiro are a creative dream-team”

• Film Exodus: “Writer Jim Zub and artist Thony Silas give the ladies their time to shine in this miniseries. The group Zub brings together is fun, feisty, and fearless. The superheroines each had a special place in Wolverine’s life and it’s nice to see how they each affected Logan in their own way.”

• Fortress In Solitude: 8.5/10 “An interesting tie-in to the Hunt For Wolverine…They did a great job showing how Wolverine touched each character’s life.”

• Heroes At The Summit: “Zub plays the story off of the history instead of letting the history tell the story. The art contained in the panels and pages of this book fit the story wonderfully. The opening fight sequence showcasing Wolverine is a work of perfection”

• Super Powered Fancast: 8/10 “The writer chose a great focus for this story and the art work really complimented the narrative style.”

• Rogues Portal: “Mystery in Madripoor #1 really reminds the reader all the distinct roles that Wolverine took on in his life. It is obvious that Zub took the time to understand the complicated character that Wolverine is and show that to the reader.”

Our second issue of Champions arrived in stores last week. What did reviewers think? Let’s find out…

• Black Nerd Problems: 8.5/10 “Their adventures are often reflective of the complex nature of most real world situations. I like that there is never a simple answer to the things that they encounter.”

• Caped-Joel: 7/10 “Overall this continues to be a fun little story.”

• Comic Book.com: 8/10 “The teenage Champions, who are gelling together better than ever, are put in a difficult place when facing the decision of whether or not to trust the all-knowing adult in front of them. It’s a wonderful allegory of teens today, struggling to figure out who and what they can believe or trust.”

• Comic Book University: Grade=A “This is a superstar team writing and drawing a wonderful and compelling comic book.”

• Comic-Watch: 8/10 “Champions is still consistently good and I have high hopes for this beginning arc…With Jim Zub at the helm, this book is in good hands.”

• Major Spoilers: 8/10 “Champions #20 takes that compelling group of weirdos and stand-ins and makes them something entirely unique, giving them a villain they can’t just punch and playing with the team’s ‘Save The World For Tomorrow’ themes, all the while showing off excellent art and character interactions”

• Multiversity: “What it lacks in risks, this issue makes up for in the things you hope to get from a Marvel book every month: fun team dynamics, a breezy, intriguing plot, and a conflict taken from right outside your window.”

• Newsarama: 8/10 “Sean Izaakse and Marcio Menyz do a stellar job capturing the winter beauty of northern Canada; the winter wardrobe additions for the Champions are also fantastic touches, including Spider-Man’s very cute Spidey beanie.”

CHAMPIONS #23
JIM ZUB (W) • KEVIN LIBRANDA (A)
Cover by R.B. SILVA
• While Ironheart and Amadeus Cho take major steps forward in their super hero journeys, Nova takes a step back.
• As the team faces a complicated and dangerous threat, Sam Alexander wonders: is there a future for him with the Champions?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR #4 (of 4)
JIM ZUB (W) • THONY SILAS (A)
COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO
ONE OF THE X-MEN IS CHANGED FOREVER!
Past and present clash in final battle on an island of secrets and sin!
What darkness lies within Sapphire Styx?
Can a ghost from the past save Psylocke from oblivion?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Graham Lee Brewer at High Country News has a new article about indigenous heroes and Snowguard. Give it a read!

The Aboriginal People Television Network has a new article up all about Snowguard, the new Inuk superhero joining the Champions. Check it out!

CTV News has an article and video about Snowguard, Canada’s new Inuk superhero debuting in Champions. Check it out!

Here it is at last, the end of No Surrender! Avengers #690 arrived in stores last week as the Avengers: Infinity War movie premiered around the world. What did reviewers think of our epilogue issue? Read on and find out…

• All-Comic: 8/10 “No Surrender was a great success and a joy to read. Top shelf art and great writing make this another classic Avengers story.”

• Caped-Joel: “No Surrender was a really good time and I feel we’re going to be talking about this for some time to come.”

• Comic Book Resources: “No Surrender manages to be simultaneously a story about each of these individual characters, and one about the entire Marvel Universe. One that made coming back week after week thrilling and borderline addictive.”

• Comic Book University: Grade: A “This was great…I don’t think this could’ve worked with many comic books, but it worked here.”

• Comic Book.com: 8/10 “After the climax, last issue, the final chapter of No Surrender ties up loose ends and sets its characters on new paths into the future.”

• Comic Book Corner 2.0: 8/10 “This was the best Avengers story written in a very long time…Very cinematic.”

• Comicosity: 10/10 “There’s a lot of what makes the Avengers such a fan favorite franchise: characters from across the Marvel Universe; the anxiety of rebuilding; the promise of hope; and the vow to meet any threat head-on.”

• Comicstorian: “I loved every panel of this series. This epilogue to allow us to say goodbye to our new friends was a wonderful send off.”

• Comicsverse: 8.5/10 “No Surrender was a quality comic book each week. That isn’t an easy feat. This will go down as one of Marvel’s greatest Avengers tales.”

• Diskingdom: “This is a good finish to the series, its been a blast reading this story each week and wish Marvel did this more often.”

• Do You Even Comic Book?: 10/10 “Considering the intensity and pace of the run–sixteen weekly issues–I freely admit that catching my breath feels great.”

• Fortress Of Solitude: 9/10 “One of my favorite Avengers stories in a long time. The story celebrated the past and looked forward to the future.”

• Geeked Out Nation: 9/10 “I don’t know how you can top this. There will always be a better Avengers story to come, but honestly this one had everything you could have wanted from a superhero story.”

• Multiversity: 8/10 “Avengers #690 is a charmingly intimate, yet large-scale sendoff for the bulk of the cast up making the weekly No Surrender storyline.”

• Professor Thorgi: “I love this series!…This is hand’s down my favorite Avengers story line since the Kurt Busiek days.”

• Rogues Portal: “Light on superhero action but heavy on sentiment, the weekly No Surrender saga comes to a satisfying end (with promising new beginnings) in Avengers #690.”

• Sci-Fi Pulse: Grade: B+ “Characters go their separate ways until called again and villainy takes a breather before causing more havoc.”

• Talking Comic Books: “Avengers #690 is a wonderful wrap up to the sixteen-part No Surrender storyline. With its delightful character moments and A-list creators it was a satisfying epilogue to a line wide revamp of the Avengers franchise and perfectly sets up the next evolution of the title.”

Over on Comic Book Resources there’s a new article (with spoilers) summing up our Avengers: No Surrender story line and how our creative team delivered big budget entertainment in a weekly comic format.

“No Surrender manages to be simultaneously a story about each of these individual characters, and one about the entire Earth of the Marvel Universe. One that made coming back week after week thrilling and borderline addictive.”