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Sword of Sorcery #8Sword of Sorcery" #8 by Christy Marx, Aaron Lopresti, Travis Moore and John Livesay wraps up the final storyline of "Amethyst," in which Eclipso invades Nilaa, the Gemworld, and is determined to unite the power of all houses under his rule.
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Fri, May 17th, 2013 |
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Nightwing #20"Nightwing" #20 continues the Chicago adventure, and in making it feel like a different city I'd say Kyle Higgins and Brett Booth are succeeding, even as the Prankster still feels curiously flat.
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Fri, May 17th, 2013 |
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Iron Man #10Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham begin to spin a new origin story for Tony Stark in "Iron Man" #10, but while some of the smaller details are fun, this first chapter is decidedly average.
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Fri, May 17th, 2013 |
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Birds of Prey #20Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar take one of the rebooted DC Universe's more interesting characters and transform her into a patsy, providing lots of disappointment in the process.
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Fri, May 17th, 2013 |
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Nova #4"Nova" #4 brings a giant, white talking tiger down on Sam Alexander to go with the Chitauri fleet writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness start the issue with.
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Fri, May 17th, 2013 |
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23"Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #1 from Brian Michael Bendis and Dave Marquez drops us one year into the future with Miles Morales having given up being Spider-Man.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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Gambit #12Gambit and Rogue go up against Tombstone (sorta) as Joelle's story comes to an end in James Asmus and Clay Mann's "Gambit" #12.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #2Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are set on edge following attacks on the Empire in Tim Siedell and Stephen Thompson's "Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin" #2.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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The Dream Merchant #1Newcomer Konstantin Novosadov delivers stunning visuals in "The Dream Merchant" #1 a not-quite-great first issue in a new mini-series written by Nathan Edmonson.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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Wolverine and the X-Men #29"Wolverine and the X-Men" #29 from Jason Aaron and Ramon Perez sees one Wolverine bury a time capsule and another one dig it up 25 years later.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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Avengers: The Enemy Within #1Kelly Sue DeConnick and Scott Hepburn fire up the crossover machine for "Avengers: The Enemy Within" #1, set to run between "Avengers Assemble" and "Captain Marvel" following this opening chapter.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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Adventures of Superman #3The digital-first release of "Adventures of Superman" #3 comes from writer Justin Jordan and artist Riley Rossmo and features Bizarro.
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Thu, May 16th, 2013 |
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FF #7Matt Fraction and Michael Allred wrap up the Wizard and Blastaar story in "FF" #7 in a way that is both fun and somewhat heartwarming. And in doing so, this series has found its own, good voice.
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Wed, May 15th, 2013 |
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Doomsday.1 #1John Byrne decides to make "Doomsday.1" #1 a straightforward science fiction adventure.
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Wed, May 15th, 2013 |
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Battlestar Galactica #1"Battlestar Galactica" #1 from Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Cezar Razek takes fans back to the original show and plays with temporal weapons, but it won't give readers time back.
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Wed, May 15th, 2013 |
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Dream Thief #1Jai Nitz and Greg Smallwood's "Dream Thief" #1 has a great story structure, as we learn all about John Lincoln and his life in the first half, only to watch it all crumble in the second half once he encounters an Aboriginal mask.
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Wed, May 15th, 2013 |
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Archer & Armstrong #0"Archer and Armstrong" #0 by Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry give is origin story for the Anni-Padda brothers: The Timewalker, Armstrong and The Eternal Warrior, in which they embark on a quest to The Faraway, the source of The Boon.
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Mon, May 13th, 2013 |
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Wolverine #3"Wolverine #3" by Paul Cornell and Alan Davis pits Wolverine against an unfamiliar extraterrestrial influence.
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Mon, May 13th, 2013 |
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Avengers Arena #9"Avengers Arena" #9 by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker introduces a new character and dispatches an old one.
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Mon, May 13th, 2013 |
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Harbinger #12In "Harbinger" #12, Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans and Trevor Hairsine reveal more of the Toyo Harada's past and take the Renegades to Vegas in the present day, bringing the team closer to the center of the "Harbinger Wars" crossover
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Mon, May 13th, 2013 |
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Avenging Spider-Man #20The Chameleon takes center stage in "Avenging Spider-Man" #20 by writer Chris Yost and artist Marco Checchetto.
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong"Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong" by Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks is an excellent graphic novel and first collaboration. The story begins with a friendship and culminates with a light-hearted but suspenseful gladiator-style robot competition
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Batman and Red Hood #20Batman keeps working through the death of Damian (hint: he's not taking it well) in Peter Tomasi and Pat Gleason's ongoing. Meanwhile, Carrie Kelly seems primed to be the next Robin -- unless there's something more going on.
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Fearless Defenders #4"Fearless Defenders" #4 from Cullen Bunn and Will Sliney has Valkyrie fight against the Doom Maidens and uncover a secret from her past.
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Uncanny X-Force #4Things come to a head as the thing possessing Bishop finally makes its move on Ginny and the X-Men fail to stop it in Sam Humphries and Ron Garney's "Uncanny X-Force" #4.
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Katana #4With her blade broken and the imprisoned souls released from it, Tatsu Toro is in deep water in "Katana" #4 by writer Ann Nocenti and artist Alex Sanchez.
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Uncanny Avengers #8Archangel's twins Eimin and Uriel use their devastating power to destroy an entire city, and proclaim the Avengers and X-Men incapable of stopping them, since they can't even get along in Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña's "Uncanny Aven
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Fri, May 10th, 2013 |
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Avengers Assemble #15AUCaptains Marvel and Britain, plus a handful of magical and British heroes team up to stop Ultron from completing its takeover of England in Al Ewing and Butch Guice's "Avengers Assemble" #15AU.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Suicide Squad #20Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher arrive onto "Suicide Squad" #20, and their debut issue holds a lot of promise, although the sudden creative team switch has some rough transitions here and there.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #21"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9" #21 has the series limping towards its conclusion with a mixture of random story elements and lackluster art from Andrew Chambliss and Georges Jeanty.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Secret Avengers #4Luke Ross and writer Nick Spencer put the Hulk on the helicarrier to share mission prep in "Secret Avengers" #4.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Chin Music #1Steve Niles and Tony Harris mix up gangsters and mysticism in "Chin Music" #1, complete with magic bullets and talking skeletons.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Justice League of America #3"Justice League of America" #3 has Geoff Johns and David Finch plumb some darker depths for this team, but so far I'm not convinced that a grittier Justice League has on its own enough reason to exist.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Thor: God of Thunder #8"Thor: God of Thunder" #8 from Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic is a rousing pulp slave tale as young Thor struggles against all odds and against the God Butcher on his weaponized world.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Batman #20Greg Capullo draws a very animated and intimidating Clayface to fit Scott Snyder's story in "Batman" #20.
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Thu, May 9th, 2013 |
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Superboy #20"Superboy" #20 has R.B. Silva joined by Justin Jordan, Kenneth Rocafort, and ChrisCross, and already the book has become much more readable than it was in recent months as Superboy is attacked by H.I.V.E.
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Wed, May 8th, 2013 |
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Avengers #11"Avengers" #11 adds another piece to the overall epic that Jonathan Hickman is spinning, but the slow pace and a few uneven pieces of art keep this story of a villain casino just above average instead of great.
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Wed, May 8th, 2013 |
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X #1Following their prequel stories in "Dark Horse Presents" (and reprinted as an issue #0), Duane Swierczynski and Eric Nguyen kick off the all-new "X" with a glimpse on how the rest of Arcadia reacts to the X-killer in their midst.
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Wed, May 8th, 2013 |
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Superior Spider-Man #9"Superior Spider-Man" #9 by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman is an expanded metaphysical struggle between Peter Parker and Doc Ock for total control of Parker's body and life as Spider-Man.
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Mon, May 6th, 2013 |
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Suicide Risk #1Superpowered people have made a mess of everything in Mike Carey and Elena Casagrande's "Suicide Risk" #1 and it's up to good cops like Leo to even the playing field even if that means becoming superpowered himself.
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Mon, May 6th, 2013 |
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