Honorable Mentions: Episode 52 Follow-Up

Even when infected with Carnage, a cat is still a cat. 

Honorable Mention Highlights: November 20, 2019

• Hazel & Cha-Cha Save Christmas #1 (W: Gerard Way, Scott Allie; A: Tommy Lee Edwards)
• Badass #1 (W: Adrian Nelson; A: Adrian Nelson)
• Heartbeat #1 (W: Maria Llovet; A: Maria Llovet)
• Absolute Carnage Captain Marvel #1 (W: Emily Lerner; A: Andrea Broccardo)

Hazel & Cha-Cha Save Christmas #1 (Dark Horse Comics)
Well, that was a festive romp through the 'Umbrella Academy' universe! Admittedly, not a whole lot goes on in this book, but if you like the irreverent feeling of the original series, or if you're a fan of Hazel & Cha-Cha's antics, you won't be disappointed. 

Badass #1 (Arctic Press Comics)
There's a lot of subtle world building in this book without wading slowly through all the nuance of a whole new universe. A cool play on the "what happens if we have heroes with god-like abilities around," it's an interesting view to see things from the humans who may or may not match up. 
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Heartbeat #1 (BOOM! Studios)
This book was... a LOT. Like, wowzer. Incredibly dramatic, incredibly dark, but also incredibly stereotypical in the strangest "coming-of-age" sort of way. A girl goes to a school above her economic class, is bullied, lives a hard and frustrated life... and walks in on a dude eating the popular girl's heart. Not sure I'll be picking up issue two, but it was definitely an experience. 

Absolute Carnage Captain Marvel #1 (Marvel Comics) 
The part with Carnage seems sort of superfluous in this book, but gosh-darn it if I don't love watching Carol interact with Goose. That alien cat is one of my favorite things to get popularity in Marvel right now. It's also probably one of the best depictions of what it's like to have a cat that I've seen in quite some time. I think my cats could be possessed by Carnage, but that could just be my reasoning of why they keep attacking my Christmas tree.