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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Astounding Villain House (Dark Horse)
Rating: 4.5/5 – Great fun! Check this out! This reprints stories originally presented in Dark Horse Presents #21-24, but given that DHP is $7.99 an issue and this comic is 32 pages (four 8-page stories) for $3.50, this is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Astounding Villain House, comedy, comic book, comics, Dark Horse, humor, Shannon Wheeler
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Iron Man #17 (Marvel)
Rating: 3/5 – Tony’s life potentially changed forever… Iron Man number seventeen has “the shocking conclusion that changes the world of Iron Man forever” written on the cover. The conclusion does change his world, but I’m not sure if the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlo Pagulayan, comic books, comics, Iron Man, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Tony Stark
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Justice League #24 (DC)
Rating: 4/5 – Ultraman’s dark origin by Johns and Reis. This issue of Justice League shows again just how dark the Justice League, and the DC Universe can potentially get. Like Infinite Crisis or Identity Crisis before it, this issue … Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, comics, DC Comics, Forever Evil, Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Justice League, Superman, Ultraman
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Wolverine & The X-Men #37 ( Marvel)
Rating: 4/5 – A jam packed issue in terms of characters and story! Wolverine and the X-Men number thirty-seven is the penultimate chapter in the fun and entertaining Battle of the Atom series that has ran through X-books. Multiple X-Teams … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Currie, Battle of the Atom, comic books, comics, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jason Aaron, Marvel, Wolverine and the X-Men
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Nova #9 (Marvel)
Rating: 4/5 – Never go against a slave of Proxima Midnight when death is on the line! Nova was relaunched earlier this year but without the familiar Richard Rider under the helmet. Instead a young boy, Sam Alexander, was thrust … Continue reading
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Tagged comic book, comics, Infinity, Kaldera, Nova Corps, Sam Alexander, Zeb Wells
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S.H.O.O.T. First #1 (Dark Horse)
Rating: 2/5 – Atheists who use guns fueled by doubt/anger does not work for me. This comic is a great example of anticipation and high expectations working against me. I instantly felt drawn to the description of this book when … Continue reading
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Tagged comic book, comics, Dark Horse, Justin Aclin, S.H.O.O.T. First, Secular
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Sergio Aragonés Funnies #10 (Bongo)
Rating: 4.5/5 – Learn to draw & pick up girls! I’m on record as being a huge fan of Aragonés, his Groo the Wanderer and Mad Magazine “marginals” are some of the very best cartooning that exist. Each issue is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bongo Comics, cartooning, comedy, comic book, comics, Sergio Aragones, Sergio Aragones Funnies
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Death Sentence #2 (Titan)
Rating: 4.5/5 – A great character-driven comic with a unique hook. I originally did an advance review of Death Sentence #1 back at the end of May, so it had been almost 5 months since I read that issue and … Continue reading
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Tagged comic book, comics, Death Sentence, G-Plus, Mike Dowling, Montynero, Titan, Titan Comics
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Guardians of the Galaxy #7 (Marvel)
Rating: 3/5 – More on Angela, less about the Guardians. Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli give us a little bit more depth into Angela and her motivations in this dialogue heavy and action free issue of Guardians … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela, Brian Michael Bendis, comic books, comics, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel, Marvel Now, Sara Pichelli
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Velvet #1 (Image)
Rating: 5/5 – Practically Perfect in Every Way (w/apologies to MP). Ed Brubaker + Steve Epting. I’m guessing a lot of people had high expectations for this title, I know I did. Many times high expectations set me up for … Continue reading
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Tagged comic book, comics, Ed Brubaker, Espionage, Image, Steve Epting
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