Review Search: Alex Ross
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Astro City #1Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson debut their new "Astro City" #1, and it's a welcome return to this city of superheroes, even as a new narrative trick for the series is employed.
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June 5th, 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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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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May 15th, 2013 |
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Star Wars #4Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda pack a lot of character moments and plot points into "Star Wars" #4, giving readers of every primary character something to enjoy.
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April 15th, 2013 |
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Star Wars #3Relationships and allegiances take the spotlight thanks to the work of Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda in "Star Wars" #3.
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March 13th, 2013 |
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Star Wars #2"Star Wars" #2 from Brian Wood and Carlos D'anda has Leia assemble her crack squad of fighters to find their spy while Han and Chewie escape the Imperials by fleeing to a location that seems crazy.
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February 13th, 2013 |
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Star Wars #1Set shortly after the destruction of the first Death Star, "Star Wars" #1 by Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda delivers a very solid, incredibly fun read for fans of the original trilogy.
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January 9th, 2013 |
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The Shadow Special #1In "The Shadow Special"#1, Scott Beatty and Roman Cliquet shine a light on the masked vigilante's dark past, when he went by the name Kent Allard during WWI.
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January 1st, 2013 |
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Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm #4Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman continue to chronicle the adventures of Dr. Zaius in "Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm" #4.
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December 7th, 2012 |
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Masks #1Other than the swanky Alex Ross art "Masks" #1 offers readers a solid story from Chris Roberson that features the Shadow, Green Hornet, Kato, and a drawing of Zorro.
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November 30th, 2012 |
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Ghost #1Following the short stories in "Dark Horse Presents" (reprinted as "Ghost" #0), Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Noto hit the ground running with "Ghost" #1 as we learn more about our title character and start meeting villains.
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October 25th, 2012 |
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Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1Steve Darnall, Alex Ross and Jonathan Lau revive Pete Morisi's "Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt" at Dynamite Entertainment, but in the process stand to leave out what made the original property entertaining.
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September 10th, 2012 |
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The Spider #1"The Spider" is exactly what you want to read. David Liss reintroduces this golden oldie with violent class and indifferent style.
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May 5th, 2012 |
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The Shadow #1The Shadow is a cruel and haunted man placed in a brutally violent and historically fed drama by Garth Ennis.
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April 18th, 2012 |
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The Bionic Man #7Steve Austin gets a romantic moment right before the exposition starts dropping like it’s hot.
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February 29th, 2012 |
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Lord of the Jungle #1“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tarzan" was too long a title for this book, but for one hundred pennies, you can check out the origin of young Lord Greystoke.
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January 18th, 2012 |
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The Lone Ranger #1Ande Parks starts us off with a round tale of a very nasty new world in the wild West.
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January 4th, 2012 |
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Voltron #1Is it better or worse when a childhood icon gets exhumed for a cash-in that’s indelibly mediocre?
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December 7th, 2011 |
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Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1Flash….ah-aahhhhh…he’ll not do very much in this comic that both under-uses the character and yet sets up the world for something fun.
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December 1st, 2011 |
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The Bionic Man #2While the eponymous lead is broken on an operating table, the villain steps up to steal the show. Roll on, second act!
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September 21st, 2011 |
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The Bionic Man #1Kevin Smith's screenplay doesn’t fit the structure of a comic, nor the tone, and so the outcome is a book that won’t make you laugh or see anything new.
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August 24th, 2011 |
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Kirby: Genesis #1We get LaBeouf and Fox Lite, while shimmering projections of what Kirby should not be slide through an entire issue where nothing actually happens.
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June 15th, 2011 |
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Kirby: GenesisIf you loved Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross on “Marvels,” you’re sure to love them on a book featuring Jack Kirby characters you’ve never heard of!
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May 29th, 2011 |
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Rocketeer Adventures #1This all-star tribute does Dave Stevens proud.
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May 18th, 2011 |
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Action Comics #900This is the sort of comic where you wish the big anniversary issue was less pages in length, not more.
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April 27th, 2011 |
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Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1“People are calling it a dinosaur. . . a monster. All we know for sure is that it came from the water.”
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March 31st, 2011 |
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Bring the Thunder #1Wayne Russell is a para-rescuer in Afghanistan and is about to become something else entirely. Plus, he loves David Bowie, so that’s something in his favor.
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December 1st, 2010 |
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The Last Phantom #2Violence is fun! Violence is great! Violence is everything! “The Last Phantom” #2 is awful!
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October 19th, 2010 |
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Warlord of Mars #1For those who have never read a "John Carter of Mars" story before, some of "Warlord of Mars" will be rather surprising.
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October 13th, 2010 |
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The Last Phantom #1Garish, ugly, and bad-looking. Did I mention that this comic doesn’t have strong visuals?
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August 18th, 2010 |
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Green Hornet #3Someone dies! Too bad it’s the obvious choice and the issue isn’t that good.
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April 28th, 2010 |
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The Torch #7The penultimate issue of this series follows the adventures of Torch and Toro as they enter New Berlin in a race against time to attempt to put a stop to the Thinker and his machinations.
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April 25th, 2010 |
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Black Terror #9In this densely-packed issue, things are not what they seem, and the Black Terror gets a frightening present.
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March 28th, 2010 |
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Green Hornet: Year One #1The origin of the Green Hornet and Kato, as told by Wagner and Campbell.
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March 21st, 2010 |
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Astro City: The Dark Age: Book Four #2"Astro City: The Dark Age" rumbles towards its conclusion, and while it's nice to see things coming together, I wish it'd happened faster.
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March 6th, 2010 |
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Green Hornet #1While the foundation from the movie script shows, this first issue is more than just set-up. It's a classic "Open on Action" comic story.
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February 28th, 2010 |
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Torch #5If this issue were a children's storybook, it would be called "Too Many Torches!"
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February 7th, 2010 |
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Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #1Every issue of this series is well-crafted, and this is no exception, but the story of the brothers Williams has gone on far too long.
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January 31st, 2010 |
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Captain America: Reborn #6A satisfying conclusion, finally, to a series that had lost its momentum.
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January 26th, 2010 |
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Project Superpowers: Meet the Bad Guys #2Meet the Revolutionary, an anti-hero who needs the guidance of the Fighting Yank whether he wants it or not!
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October 8th, 2009 |
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Astro City: Astra Special #1Astra fans rejoice! One of the most popular "Astro City" characters returns to the spotlight, and age hasn't diminished her charms.
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October 1st, 2009 |
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Spider-Woman #1Maybe if this issue shipped within a few months of “Secret Invasion,” it would read better, but ten months later, it feels out of touch and lacks relevance.
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September 22nd, 2009 |
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The Torch #1I'm a page that fell out of a different book. There's nothing I can do. No context for me." So speaks Toro – Tom Raymond – to a Vision of a different stripe. Everything old is new again.
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September 2nd, 2009 |
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The Amazing Spider-Man #600If you always wanted to see Hydro-Man escape via toilet, then this book is for you. Of course, the fact that this thing clocks in at 100 pages might interest you too. Oh, and Octo-hostages, but no Octo-mom.
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July 21st, 2009 |
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Project Superpowers: Chapter 2 #1Not as new reader friendly as a first issue should be, but there are some solid ideas and great art within the covers of this comic.
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July 21st, 2009 |
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Captain America: Reborn #1Despite spinning out of four years of “Captain America” stories, Ed Brubaker makes the first issue of Steve Rogers’ return very new-reader friendly.
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July 2nd, 2009 |
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Captain America: Reborn #1Captain America lives! But when?
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July 1st, 2009 |
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Captain America #600One year later, the Marvel Universe pauses to remember Steve Rogers, with guest creators galore!
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June 15th, 2009 |
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Buck Rogers #1The new adventures of "Buck Rogers" begin here. "Begin" is the operative word, as a great deal happens here without resolution.
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June 9th, 2009 |
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New Mutants #1The original New Mutants reunite in a new title! And it's not bad at all. . .
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May 13th, 2009 |
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