Review Search: Andy Lanning
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Realm of Kings Imperial Guard #4Trapped across the galaxy, the Guard sends a distress signal and faces some strangely familiar antagonists.
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February 11th, 2010 |
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Nova #34I'd like to think that we don't need any more, "and then two teams fight each other, one at a time" stories in comics.
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February 3rd, 2010 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #22"Guardians of the Galaxy" continues to show off solid, entertaining, outer-space super-hero stories.
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January 28th, 2010 |
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Realm of Kings: Inhumans #3"Realm of Kings: Inhumans" is getting a tiny bit by-the-numbers predictable, unfortunately.
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January 24th, 2010 |
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Nova #33A lackluster, standard version of the time-displaced heroes story that doesn’t break new ground or offer any surprises.
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January 20th, 2010 |
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X-Men Origins Cyclops #1This Cyclops origin turns out to be a well-told little story, with some surprisingly nice art.
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January 12th, 2010 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #21Conflict with the Luminals over an alien lifeform leads to beaurocracy, pregnancy (sort of), and a whole lot of headaches. Great comic.
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December 23rd, 2009 |
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Astonishing X-Men #33Like the previous 32 issues of this series, it may not align nicely with current developments in the Marvel U, but it's probably better that way.
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December 20th, 2009 |
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Nova #32The past collides with the present, and the Sphinx isn't the only old friend to return.
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December 6th, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #20Killing off half your cast isn't a surefire way to stir up your comic, but in this case it seems to have worked.
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November 29th, 2009 |
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Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1"Realm of Kings: Inhumans" is giving the political intrigue I was hoping for; with any luck, it won't devolve into fight scenes.
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November 18th, 2009 |
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Realm of Kings #1"Realm of Kings" kicks off here, but is it wrong that I'm feeling a little event fatigued?
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November 17th, 2009 |
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Realm of Kings Imperial Guard #1Abnett and Lanning bring some action and characterization to Gladiator's Legion of Super-Guardians, and it looks nice too.
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November 15th, 2009 |
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Astonishing X-Men #32"Astonishing X-Men" isn't bad, but thanks to its earlier terminal lateness, it's turned into a book that doesn't feel important.
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November 4th, 2009 |
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Astonishing X-Men #31The X-Men rescue Agent Brand as her shuttle crashes to Earth
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October 7th, 2009 |
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War of Kings: Who Will Rule? #1The story begun in the "War of Kings" series continues on, but there are no kings present in this issue -- at least, no living kings.
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September 10th, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #17"We warned you that the fabric of the galaxy could not take this war." Or as Rocket Raccoon put it, "We told you so, told you so, told you so!" The Guardians aren't very happy with the Inhumans.
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August 29th, 2009 |
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Nova #28It doesn't matter if you're relatively new to Marvel's space characters, "Nova" eagerly welcomes new readers.
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August 27th, 2009 |
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War of Kings #6"War of Kings" has an explosive conclusion, but be warned that there's still an epilogue issue a month away.
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August 4th, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #16The Guardians of the Galaxy travel to the future and meet the... Guardians of the Galaxy? Oh, and the universe is doomed. Crap.
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July 23rd, 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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Nova #27The Ryders and the Nova Corps face the consequences of war.
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July 21st, 2009 |
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #36Is this Annual the final sign that the "Amazing Spider-Man" mostly-weekly experiment is starting to wane? Possibly so.
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July 14th, 2009 |
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Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1Norman Osborn sets about recruiting the Dark X-Men.
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July 9th, 2009 |
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War of Kings #5The penultimate chapter of "War of Kings" sets up the final confrontation between the Kree and the Shi'Ar. Other stories have claimed that nothing will ever be the same; this issue delivers.
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July 5th, 2009 |
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War of Kings: Ascension #3The latest issue of "War of Kings: Ascension" shows the flipside of recent "War of Kings" events, which sounds good in practice but gets sluggish in places. Plus, Darkhawk tries to find his inner Hulk.
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June 16th, 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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June 2nd, 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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May 30th, 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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May 28th, 2009 |
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Fusion #1Unique. Singular. Like a snowflake. That's how this story starts out, hoping to fulfill its own prophecy. With some of the most popular characters from Top Cow and Marvel coming together, this story has potential.
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May 14th, 2009 |
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War of Kings #3The tide appears set to turn in this issue, as the Inhumans and Kree realize the sheer numbers stacked against them. Complicating matters further is the revelation of a turncoat, casting lots with a most unexpected ally.
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May 12th, 2009 |
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Amazing Spider-Man #593Spider-Man works overtime to convince New Yorkers that he’s not a threat while trying to get the image of Aunt May in bed with J. Jonah Jameson, Sr. out of his head.
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May 6th, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #13Readers jumping on board because of the "War of Kings" are bound to be a little confused by this jumble of an issue.
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April 26th, 2009 |
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War of Kings: Ascension #1In "War of Kings: Ascension" #1, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning don't make it clear exactly who you're supposed to be cheering for.
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April 13th, 2009 |
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War of Kings #2Abnett and Lanning balance the epic scope of an interstellar war with the small moments of characterization needed to make it matter.
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March 30th, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #11A trip into one of the realms beyond reality finds Drax and Quasar fighting a fight against a most unexpected foe.
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March 16th, 2009 |
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War of Kings #1Marvel's Space Revitalization leads up to a War of Kings, as all the sides come together and fight. By Abnett, Lanning, Pelletier, and Magyar.
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March 3rd, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #10This issues covers a lot of ground, from Warlock's adventures to Star-Lord's peril to Major Victory's quandary. This review dials in the focus a little tighter, however.
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February 22nd, 2009 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #9Disparate art styles mar an otherwise fine issue of Marvel's cosmic adventure series.
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January 25th, 2009 |
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Secret Invasion: War of Kings #1For a "War of Kings" novice, this one-shot sets the stage perfectly for Marvel's latest outer space epic.
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January 13th, 2009 |
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Amazing Spider-Man #581The grand experiment of the thrice-monthly "Amazing Spider-Man" continues with Dan Slott and Mike McKone's efforts here. Peter goes on a road trip with Harry Osborn and we get to learn about how Harry "came back" from the dead.
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December 19th, 2008 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #7After the Guardians learned of Star-Lord's heavy-handed influence in their banding together, they all went their separate ways, leaving Rocket Raccoon to pick up the pieces.
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November 29th, 2008 |
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Nova #18"Nova" joins the ranks of Skrull-fighters, and the titular character is not alone, as he's joined by Darkhawk, Quasar, and a few stunning surprise allies.
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November 9th, 2008 |
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1"Amazing Spider-Man" finally tackles the mystery of the new super-hero Jackpot, but the conclusion to the story turns out to be nothing short of underwhelming.
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November 3rd, 2008 |
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Justice League of America, Volume 3: The Injustice LeagueDwayne McDuffie brings his love of the League to the printed page after serving as a scribe for the "Justice League" cartoon series' from Cartoon Network, with inconsistent results.
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September 29th, 2008 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #5"Guardians" is a let down this issue, with repetitive plots and overdone coloring obscuring the art.
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September 23rd, 2008 |
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The Amazing Spider-Man #565Kraven returns! Or rather, a different Kraven arrives, while Peter’s new flatmate finds himself in all sorts of trouble. By Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez.
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July 14th, 2008 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy #2The series rewards old school fans while creating something new for itself in modern Marvel mythology.
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July 5th, 2008 |
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Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? #1A Skrull-themed anthology title plugs continuity holes and picks up dangling threads, but does it offer anything to people who aren’t "Secret Invasion" completists?
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June 17th, 2008 |
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The Amazing Spider-Man #562Mice McKone makes his "Amazing" debut, as the series' new direction comes together to create classic Spider-Man stories.
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June 16th, 2008 |
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