The Pull- 01/29/2020: All Hail a Cosmic Birth

Here’s what we reviewed in comics this week that you might want to check out: Avengers #30

This comic got unexpectedly deep. What should have been a slugfest between heavyweights turned into that plus a tragic nod to the American immigration system. Suzanne is plagued by financial burden and finds herself, along with her husband, picking fruit for an intergalactic company. They are exploited, separated, detained, and unfairly convicted as she spends her days pregnant in a Shiar prison. Find the Full Review Here X-Men #5

X-Men #5 sets up the next arc focusing on The Vault, where time moves rapidly to spur “human adaptation along technological lines”. Let’s pretend that sentence makes sense and roll with it. With no ability to see what’s going on in the fortress sporting a deactivated got-damned Master Mold at the entrance, the X-Men needs a team of durable mutants to investigate and report. Read the Full Review Here Justice League #39

One of the greatest challenges in ongoing stories is raising the stakes without jumping the shark. This is especially the case in comic books where characters are often larger than life. The Justice League is probably at the center of this challenge. When you gather up the mightiest heroes of the world, it better be for a good reason. And if they’re fighting someone who actually gives them a hard time — better yet, beats them — it has to be believable. Read the Full Review Here Suicide Squad #2

This story is only two issues in, so I suggest y…