Marvel Zombies, The Magic Order 5, Marvel Rivals, and more!

We're back to recap a great week of comics we read here at GamingTrend.com last week! We have three comics to showcase this week: two from Marvel Comics one from Dark Horse Comics. We also have a Conan the Barbarian review from Tim Jenkins! At the end, keep an eye out for a preview of what we're looking at this week!

Marvel Zombies: Red Band (2025) – Issue #2

The undead meet the unrelenting in this new look at the gore bound world of Marvel Zombies!

Witness new origins, fresh kills, and incredible stakes as the heroes of the golden age take on the crimson covered comrades that have turned into living nightmares.

View full impressions from Shawn Taylor below:

The Magic Order 5 – Issue #5

Considering this is the penultimate issue of the series, you know it's going to go BIG. You can also tell a lot about how full an issue is by the preview pages. If these are the PREVIEW PAGES, how much is going to happen in the whole issue? Well, a lot.

Thankfully, Millar does a great job of giving us a lot so the ending is just that much juicer, without making the issue "too much." Will Cordelia save the world, her team, herself? Will the ancient rules of the Order leave her alone in her time of need? We'll find out in the final issue!

The Magic Order 5 #5 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics

When Cordelia broke the rules to save her family all those years ago, she knew she would have to pay the price. Now the debt is being called…

Dark Horse Comics

Marvel Rivals: King in Black (2025) – Issue #1

It's going to take more than an ultimate ability and teamwork to get the Marvel rivals out of this mess, as we join a group of would-be partygoers on a one-way trip to calamity and woe on the planet Klyntar, home of VENOM!

View full impressions from Shawn Taylor below:

Conan: Scourge of the Serpent – Issue #2

Building from the events of issue 1, Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #2 provides a decent balance of action and exposition, providing some insight into the serpentine threat.

While the story doesn't move forward as much as expected, it's ultimately a good second chapter in what promises to be an epic addition to the Howardverse!

Read the full review from Tim Jenkins: