Pierce Lydon
Pierce Lydon has been a contributor to Newsarama for over 10 years, writing everything from reviews to deep dive explainers, to interview pieces and best lists.
Latest articles by Pierce Lydon
![Iron Man stories in a collage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8yJ9uTAKgj4NhS6EPnVYRm-320-80.jpg)
Best Iron Man stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Recap the best Iron Man stories of all time, and reunite with the Man in the Iron Armor
![The Multiversity: Pax Americana excerpt](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FpDTKgvJpeBxxmp6PJRW-320-80.jpg)
Peacemaker - Inside the meta version of Watchmen, DC's Pax Americana
By Pierce Lydon published
Reviews A meta take on Watchmen reveals the Peacemaker's influence on the Comedian
![Black Widow](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9uq5SkVGHHxHZp9NyuXt4R-320-80.jpg)
Best Black Widow comics of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Get the red off your ledger by getting these best Black Widow comics on your reading list
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The best Wonder Woman stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
feature Get better acquainted with our Olympian goddess with the best Wonder Woman stories DC has ever published
![image from Inferno #1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gEBENtURgVRfeL76fBgaRK-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review: Inferno #1 pulls no punches to set up the perfect ending to Hickman's X-Men
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature (9 of 10 rating): Digging into the blistering heat of Inferno #1, the first issue of Jonathan Hickman's X-Men swan song
![Wonder Woman #777](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMR6oj3YRWb56ATbaSwq9a-320-80.jpg)
Best Harley Quinn comic book stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Get to know The Suicide Squad's wild-child Harley Quinn through her best comic book stories!
![Batman monster truck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bt3duckzt5Vh3Je5Yn7WRL-320-80.jpg)
The time Batman turned into a monster truck and 9 of the other strangest Dark Knight incarnations
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Yes, Batman was a monster truck, and that's just one of the 10 weirdest and wildest Dark Knights of all time
![Batwoman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oDA9yXqVyGqAjdCB2awg3g-320-80.jpg)
Best Batwoman stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Na na na na na na na na na.... Batwoman!
![Future State: Catwoman #2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aGF4FMhY8smJdw2ERuSot-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review - Future State: Catwoman #2 delivers a frenzied conclusion
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Breathless, stylish, frentic, and rewarding
![Future State: Nightwing #2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZTex6zmm6ZVgGaC5nyAdW6-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review - Future State: Nightwing #2 delivers an exciting checkmate moment for Dick
By Pierce Lydon published
News Andrew Constant and Nicola Scott deliver in the Future State: Nightwing finale
![Future State: Next Batman #4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L4GXPQy49RmmqGczkDrDtK-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review - Future State: Next Batman #4 shines with Batgirls story
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature A 'Batgirls' prison break story outshines everything else in Future State: The Next Batman #4
![Cover of Batman #251](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpYxh4BL4QzyZosjKyNs3-320-80.jpg)
Best Joker stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
feature Smile, because these best Joker stories will keep you hooked
![King in Black #1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LQL8qq4gN4VChbCcXksH2G-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review: King in Black #1 "an exciting continuation of Donny Cates' symbiote story"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature A look at Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Venom event which takes over the entire Marvel U
![The Other History of the DC Universe #1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WmTwLrJdHy2QcBtNkCP3GL-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review: The Other History of the DC Universe #1 "feels especially reflective of our times"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature A grounded look at the DC history that's become etched in our minds
![Batman #103](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iXufWKvXxFRnK47BVasAy6-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review: Batman #103 "about finding yourself in the aftermath of a great trauma"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature James Tynion IV's strongest Batman issue to date with #103
![Punchline Special #1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wj7HKhVNARiEeJrL9gHBJm-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review: Punchline Special #1 reveals newest DC character is a murderino
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Punchline Special #1 "almost provide an interesting treatise on what online radicalization might look like in the DCU"
![U.S. Agent #1 preview](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMy9Fr6tpdW37wA9jMRVMe-320-80.jpg)
Best Shots review: US Agent #1 "misses the mark"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature The one-time Captain America gets a solo spotlight in US Agent #1
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Best Shots review - Batman: Three Jokers "delivers on the promise of the title and little else"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's long-awaited exploration of Batman, the Joker, and trauma culminates with Three Jokers
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Best Shots review: X-Men #13 as a homage to Morrissey and the Smiths
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature "Mutants of the world, unite!" in X-Men #13
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Best Shots review: Amazing Spider-Man #50 "feels anticlimactic"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Nick Spencer and Patrick Gleason don't live up to expectations in Amazing Spider-Man #50
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Best Shots review: Amazing Spider-Man #850 "impressive"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Nick Spencer welcomes a who's who of Spidey-creators for this celebratory issue of Amazing Spider-Man
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Best Shots review - Batman: Three Jokers #2 "a perplexing entry in the DC canon"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok delve more into the 3 Jokers mystery with the second issue of this Batman spin-off title
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Best Shots review: Batman #99 "doesn't feel like it has the space to really breathe"
By Pierce Lydon published
Feature James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez's 'Joker War' event continues in Batman #99