Thrillington Superhero Book Reviews

    Book Name : X-Men: Elsewhen (Volume 1 of 3) Author : John Byrne Comic Series : X-Men Original Story, Adaptation, or Something Else : Original Story Published Date : June 23, 2026 Official Synopsis : Legendary comic book creator John Byrne returns to the title he first drew 50 years ago, Uncanny X-Men, with this one-of-a-kind new graphic novel series, X-Men: Elsewhen. This three-volume graphic novel series picks up the story from Byrne’s original run, taking the characters in new and unexpected directions. In Volume 1 of X-Men: Elsewhen, the Dark Phoenix Saga is over and Phoenix is . . . alive?! Diverging from the epic finale of the original storyline from 1984, X-Men: Elsewhen presents a universe where Jean Grey’s powers and intellect have been greatly reduced, and from there, everything you thought you know about the X-Men is forever changed. John Byrne’s monumental return to the X-Men heads in entirely new and surprising directions, as the X-Men head back to the Savag...

  Book Name : Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling Author : Frank Miller Comic Series : Daredevil, Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, 300, and more Original Story, Adaptation, or Something Else : Autobiography Published Date : Expected publication July 14, 2026 Official Synopsis : From the all-time bestselling mind behind Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, 300, and Sin City, Push the Wall is part memoir, part master class for budding artists and writers by one of the greatest living creators whose work has influenced pop culture for decades. Frank Miller is our greatest living comic book writer and artist. Frank Miller shares his life, and through, his artistic process. Miller’s artistic influence is evident in so very much of our popular culture, perhaps most notably with Batman—every film adaptation from the past forty years has been influenced by Miller’s work with the dark knight. Simply, Frank Miller has transformed the way comics a...

Book Name : Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Author : Diane Duane Comic Series : Spider-Man Original Story, Adaptation, or Something Else : Original Story Published Date : October 1, 1994 Official Synopsis : In a Manhattan warehouse an innocent man has been murdered during a mysterious crime. Evidence points to the involvement of Venom - the alien symbiote who is obsessed with Spider-Man's destruction. Yet Venom has always safeguarded innocent lives. Has Venom gone completely around the bend, or is there another suspect? Spider-Man thinks there is more to the crime than meets the eye. The spectre of the Hobgoblin, one of Spider-Man's nastiest villians, falls on a series of thefts, and leads the web-slinger to a deadly secret that may cause New York's destruction. Spider-Man must outsmart two of his deadliest enemies to save the city - but even more danger awaits him! Diane Duane, the New York Times best-selling author, launches an epic trio of Spider-Man novels with the Venom ...