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Irredeemable #3Mark Waid and Peter Krause's Superman pastiche gets messy, but in a good way.
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Mon, June 8th, 2009 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires #1What happens when vampires become the norm and slayers are the ones having to hide? "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires" is set in the middle of the "Season Eight" stories and answers the question from the vampire perspect
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Sun, June 7th, 2009 |
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The Best of Simon and KirbyDo you think you've seen all of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's collaborations? "The Best of Simon and Kirby" is almost certainly going to prove you wrong, hitting just about every genre published.
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Sun, June 7th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #2"Final Crisis Aftermath: Run!" is all about a sad-sack villain trying to survive in a world that he clearly isn't suited for, and about the nature of super-villains in general.
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Sun, June 7th, 2009 |
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Unknown Soldier #8"Unknown Soldier" started off with a strong debut, but the problem of setting the title in a real-world situation is starting to show.
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Sat, June 6th, 2009 |
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Skaar: Son of Hulk #11“Planet Skaar” begins here after last month’s prologue issue with Skaar in human form and ready to die.
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Thu, June 4th, 2009 |
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Mighty Avengers #25The adventures of Henry Pym's Avengers continue with an attempt to reclaim the Dimensional Wave Inducer from the Baxter Building, home of the Fantastic Four. Oh, by the way, Reed Richards doesn't want to give it up.
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Thu, June 4th, 2009 |
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Seaguy: Slaves of Mickey Eye #3The best single issue of any comic book so far this year.
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Thu, June 4th, 2009 |
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Agents Of Atlas #6This may be issue #6 of "Agents of Atlas", but the stories within continue to be timeless tales waiting to be read and re-read. To help make this issue more timeless, Namor makes an appearance and offers some insight.
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Wed, June 3rd, 2009 |
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Batman and Robin #1The new Batman and Robin introduce themselves to Gotham and readers! Just in time, too, because some new villains plan on doing the same. . .
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Wed, June 3rd, 2009 |
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Batman and Robin #1Benjamin Birdie gives the debut issues of "Batman & Robin" 4.5 stars, saying "Morrison and Quitely have laid some thrilling and invigorating groundwork that anyone should be able to follow easily."
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Wed, June 3rd, 2009 |
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Astonishing Tales #5As an artist and writer showcase, this issue fails. As a series of stories that matter at all, it fails even worse.
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Wed, June 3rd, 2009 |
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Captain Britain and MI:13 Annual #1Paul Cornell reveals what happened to Meggan after she parted ways with Captain Britain, but this issue doesn’t quite live up to the standard set by the main book.
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Tue, June 2nd, 2009 |
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Exiles #3The Exiles continue their Tellus-inspired missions and find themselves opposing those they would once call friends. This issue sees their first mission in this series end, but not the way you would expect.
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Tue, June 2nd, 2009 |
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Wolverine #72Old Man Logan finally gets his claws out, to the surprise of no-one.
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Tue, June 2nd, 2009 |
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New Avengers: The Reunion #4Clint and Bobbi finally reach some resolution in their relationship, and find time to bring down the bad guys too.
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Tue, June 2nd, 2009 |
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War of Kings #4"War of Kings" manages to be both a huge science-fiction war epic, and a quiet, personal story all wrapped up into one. How'd that happen?
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Tue, June 2nd, 2009 |
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Ultimate Spider-Man #133The series comes to a sad close with a moment of silence by Bendis and Immonen.
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Tue, June 2nd, 2009 |
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Punisher MAX: Naked Kill #1There’s very little original in this story about a torture porn ring, and Frank Castle’s attempt to kill them all with cleaning and office supplies.
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Mon, June 1st, 2009 |
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Dark Avengers #5Norman Osborn speaks his piece regarding the on-air attack from the original Hawkeye. Noh-Varr has some questions about human life. BullsHawkeye gets a tap from Ares and develops a bit of a grudge.
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Mon, June 1st, 2009 |
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New Mutants #2Everything old is new again, especially the old "New Mutants" and their new, old foe who could also have been counted among the team's friends once upon a time.
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Mon, June 1st, 2009 |
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Dead Run #1A lackluster beginning with a mundane concept and mediocre writing. Thankfully, the art on this post-apocalyptic book is rather nice.
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Mon, June 1st, 2009 |
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Incredible Hercules #129Herc and Amadeus journey into the underworld, but it's a bit different than you might expect.
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Sun, May 31st, 2009 |
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Bayou, Volume 1Critically acclaimed and worthy of acclamations, Jeremy Love's "Bayou" is collected from its online form into a hardcopy format that allows a little more portability.
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Sun, May 31st, 2009 |
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Madame Xanadu #11Michael Kaluta stops in for a few issues on "Madame Xanadu," and the end result is breathtakingly beautiful.
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Sun, May 31st, 2009 |
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Northlanders #17"Northlanders" uses a one-off story to portray a massive fight scene, but there's more to the comic than just that.
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Sun, May 31st, 2009 |
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Aliens #1Arcudi and Howard bring the "Aliens" back but with a shockingly fresh direction.
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Sun, May 31st, 2009 |
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The Amazing Spider-Man #595"American Son" sets sail in this issue and Spider-Man's world will never be the same. What? You've heard that before? Really?
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Sat, May 30th, 2009 |
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Superman #688Mon-El's adventures in the "Superman" title continue. At what point does it become false advertising? Mini rant aside, Robinson continues to bring great adventures to Mon-El's life, including some subtle hints to recent DC newsmakers.
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Sat, May 30th, 2009 |
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Ignition City #3More insight into Ignition City and its world, while Mary Raven continues to investigate her father’s murder.
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Sat, May 30th, 2009 |
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Ms. Marvel #39Norman Osborn's "Dark Reign" continues to cast its shadow on the Marvel Universe. "Ms. Marvel" adds some more deception to those shadows and blatantly lies about it.
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Sat, May 30th, 2009 |
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Trinity #52"Trinity" comes to a close with more of an epilogue than a final chapter, but it's still a satisfying conclusion.
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Sat, May 30th, 2009 |
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The Last Days of Animal Man #1Continuing old home week for DC Comics, Gerry Conway (Google him if you have to ask) returns to craft a tale of Buddy Baker set in the not-so-distant future, but far enough in the future to be completely entertaining.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Batman in Barcelona: Dragon's Knight #1Batman's European adventure pits him against Killer Croc.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Justice Society of America #27Jerry Ordway brings Bob Wiacek with him for an adventure featuring characters Ordway drew once, and others he can only claim as being inspiration for.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #6The second installment of the "Mouse Guard" saga wraps up, but not before paying tribute to one of the fallen Guardmice.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Spider-Man: The Short Halloween #1It's a case of mistaken identity for Spider-Man one Halloween, as written by a pair of SNL cast members, and drawn by Kevin Maguire.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #1The Tattooed Man tries his hand at being a hero and finds that for every positive there’s a negative -- including being framed for murder!
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Red Sonja #44Red Sonja's adventures continue on in this issue as her travels take her to Khitai, with more than one person interested in why she is doing what she's doing in this region.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #14"With Guardians of Galaxy, even dull moments are quite fraught." When a dog has this to say about a comic, it's got to be good.
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Thu, May 28th, 2009 |
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