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Monthly Archives: January 2015
The Multiversity Guidebook #1 (DC)
Rating: 5/5 – An Essential Tour of the Multiverse for DC Fans. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas “And so begins all things…with a Flash”. It’s a small sentence with great meaning uttered by Kamandi right before an Omac reads … Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, comics, Crisis, DC, DC Comics, Grant Morrison, Marcus To, Multiversity, Paulo Siqueira, The Multiversity Guidebook
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Über #21 (Avatar Press)
Rating: 4.5/5 – An Outstanding Alternate History of WWII. by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. Über is Kieron Gillen’s meticulously researched alternate history of WWII that explores the question: What would the war have been like if the Axis and Allied … Continue reading
Posted in Avatar
Tagged Alternate History, Avatar Press, Über, Caanan White, Daniel Gete, England, Germany, Kieron Gillen, Russia, WWII
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Ivar, Timewalker #1 (Valiant)
Rating: 5/5 – Van Lente & Valiant are Making Time Travel Fun! by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. I came to this book because I liked the character and concept. I’m going to stay because of Fred Van Lente and Clayton … Continue reading
Posted in Valiant
Tagged Battle of Trafalgar, Clayton Henry, Fred Van Lente, Ivar, time travel, Timewalker, valiant
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Thomas Alsop #8 (BOOM!)
Rating: 5/5 – A Fabulous Supernatural NYC That Felt Authentic From Start to Finish. by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. Writer Chris Miskiewicz knows NYC and it comes across in the story of Thomas Alsop, the “Hand of the Island”. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Boom!, Chris Miskiewick, comics, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Palle Schmidt, Thomas Alsop
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Green Lantern: New Guardians #38 (DC)
Rating: 3.5/5 – Setting Up the End of New Guardians. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. It’s getting close to the end for not only Green Lantern: New Guardians, but for a large number of DC titles before the big … Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, comics, DC Comics, Diogenes Neves, Green Lantern, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Justin Jordan
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Burning Fields (BOOM!)
Rating: 4.5/5 – Otherworldly Evil in a Realistic and Genuine Setting. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. Burning Fields does a fantastic job of telling a compelling story that is grounded in realism, but provides an ending that hints of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boom!, Burning Fields, Colin Lorimer, comic books, comics, Michael Moreci, Tim Daniel
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Invincible #116 (Image)
Rating: 4/5 – A Pause in the Action to Reflect on the New Status Quo. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Adam Alamo. The last half dozen issues of Invincible promised big changes and for the most part delivered on that promise. The … Continue reading
Posted in Image
Tagged blood, guts, Image, Robert Kirkman, Robot, Ryan Ottley, Skybound, superhero
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Amazing X-Men #15 (Marvel)
Rating: 3/5 – A History of the Power Behind Juggernaut. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas Since Fear Itself in 2011, the long-time X-villain Juggernaut hasn’t had his powers. In a weird turn of events, Cain Marko lost the powers … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel
Tagged Amazing X-Men, Christopher Yost, Colossus, comic books, comics, Jorge Fornes, Juggernaut, X-Men
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Avengers #40 (Marvel)
Rating: 4/5 – Time Runs Out is the Real ‘Event’ Happening at Marvel. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Gabe Bustamantez This issue of Avengers is definitely a huge turning point in Hickman’s long and obsessively well structured storyline. I don’t like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel, Secret Wars, Time Runs Out
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Star Wars #1 (Marvel)
Rating: 5/5 – A Star Wars Comic That Feels Like It Stepped Right Off the Screen. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. There’s a lot of hype and news around the new Star Wars launch at Marvel, and to Marvel’s … Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, comics, Jason Aaron, John Cassaday, Marvel, Star Wars
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