Review Search: Dave Lanphear
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Archer & Armstrong"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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May 13th, 2013 |
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Archer & Armstrong #9The Geomancer muted! Archer possessed! The world about to end! Good thing Fred Van Lente and Emanuela Lupacchino have Armstrong and the Eternal Warrior on the scene. Too bad they can't stand each other.
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April 10th, 2013 |
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Harbinger Wars #1"Harbinger Wars" #1 has Joshua Dysart, Duane Swierczynski, Clayton Henry, Clayton Crain, and Mico Suayan bring together plot threads from "Harbinger" and "Bloodshot," but it's less than the sum of its parts.
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April 5th, 2013 |
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Archer and Armstrong #8In "Archer and Armstrong" #8, Fred Van Lente and Emanuela Lupacchino pit the new Geomancer, The Eternal Warrior, Archer and Armstrong in a race against time as they try to thwart the cult-like doomsday plans of the The Null and its leader Zorn.
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March 15th, 2013 |
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Archer & Armstrong #7Fred Van Lente and Emanuela Lupacchino get the band together in "Archer & Armstrong" #7, and the mixture of buddy comedy and historical thriller works surprisingly well.
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February 13th, 2013 |
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HarbingerJoshua Dysart, Mico Suayan, and Pere Perez show Harada's origin in "Harbinger" #0, but the trip back to Hiroshima 1945 is anything but a pleasant flashback.
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February 6th, 2013 |
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Archer and Armstrong #6In "Archer and Armstrong" #6, Fred Van Lente and Emanuela Lupacchino reveal both a new champion and a new villainous organization as "Wrath of the Eternal Warrior" really gets going after the backstory and setup in the last issue.
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January 18th, 2013 |
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Archer & Armstrong #5Fred Van Lente and Emanuela Lupacchino give us a massive chase scene in "Archer & Armstrong" #5 as the Eternal Warrior gets his time in the sun, and his attempt to destroy Archer is more fun than you might expect.
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December 12th, 2012 |
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Shadowman #1"Shadowman" #1 by Justin Jordan and Patrick Zircher shows elements of promise, but ultimately doesn’t wow out of the gate.
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November 7th, 2012 |
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X-O Manowar #5"X-O Manowar" #5 sees the ancient warrior come to grips with being in the present day as well as becoming the prey of a new foe: humans.
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September 12th, 2012 |
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X-O Manowar #3The battleground changes and the interesting "X-O Manowar" reboot continues with large-scale action and vibrant art.
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July 19th, 2012 |
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X-O Manowar #2"X-O Manowar" #2 brings the action and a little sadness. In whole, it's very good.
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June 6th, 2012 |
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Mouse Guard and Other Stories: A Free Comic Book Day Hardcover AnthologyIf nothing else, Archaia can boast about the presentation of its Free Comic Book Day offering. Of course, since it is from Archaia, the content is pretty darn good too.
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May 5th, 2012 |
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Mind the Gap #1"Mind the Gap" #1 follows Ellis Peterssen as she is beaten into a coma and wakes up somewhere unexpected.
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May 3rd, 2012 |
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X-O Manowar #1The Valiant Universe returns with all new stories as "X-O Manowar" leads the charge into battle.
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April 25th, 2012 |
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Secret Avengers #21.1Cap and Hawkeye have a heart-to-heart the only way they know how: by arguing.
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January 29th, 2012 |
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Legion Of Monsters #4Things are looking grim for Elsa and the Legion of Monsters as they try to save the world from a monster infection, but teamwork and smarts will save the day when rocket launchers won’t!
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January 22nd, 2012 |
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Secret Avengers #21Warren Ellis’s six-issue tenure on “Secret Avengers” comes to an end with “Nextwave” collaborator Stuart Immonen on art.
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January 15th, 2012 |
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The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Volume 1If you wish to preserve your childhood memory, know you can never go home. This comic lays out a boring foundation for its entirety.
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January 11th, 2012 |
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Secret Avengers #20Natasha bounces back and forth in time in an effort to save her team that dies in the opening pages of this issue.
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January 1st, 2012 |
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Legion Of Monsters #3This Morbius-centric issue drops plenty of exposition to push the story along.
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December 23rd, 2011 |
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Avengers Origins: Thor #1Thor goes from rambunctious youth to cocky adult. Sif goes from blonde hair to black. Loki stays the same.
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December 4th, 2011 |
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Avengers Origins: The Scarlet With & Quicksilver #1“Avengers Origins” continues with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. You’d be better off buying an old Essentials.
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November 28th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #19A trip to Eastern Europe means superpowered criminals, suave spy Moon Knight, and Steve Rogers getting into street fights. Oh, and a damn good comic book.
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November 26th, 2011 |
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Legion Of Monsters #2Monster Hunter Elsa Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters team up to investigate a devastating infection running through the local demon population.
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November 19th, 2011 |
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Avengers Origins: Vision #1The Vision gets his moment in the spotlight with this latest “Avengers Origins” issue. This issue sets the bar high for the rest of this series.
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November 9th, 2011 |
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Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & the Wasp #1The beginning of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne’s relationship is delivered here, tweaked and modified to be “more relevant.”
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November 6th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #18Warren Ellis delivers another great standalone “Secret Avengers” tale with a small cast and powerful artist.
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October 27th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #17Some Secret Avengers fight a truck.
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October 1st, 2011 |
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Wolverine: Debt of Death #1Imagine if Sydney Pollack had directed a Wolverine movie 35 years ago. Yeah, this is that good.
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September 9th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #16Warren Ellis and Jamie McKelvie take over "Secret Avengers" and make it a comic to be reckoned with in one single stroke.
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September 1st, 2011 |
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Secret Warriors #28It’s the last issue, so, obviously, it’s new reader friendly! Jump aboard and see what the hype is about!
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July 30th, 2011 |
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Secret Warriors #27The strength of Fury’s glorious scene alone is just enough to carry the rest of this set-up issue.
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May 29th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #13"Secret Avengers" takes on the siege of Washington DC, and coincidences aside, it's a fun story.
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May 26th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #12.1The Secret Avengers have 30 minutes to save one life out of hundreds. Because Steve Rogers says so!
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May 1st, 2011 |
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Secret Warriors #26Nick Fury knows what he’s doing, right?
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April 15th, 2011 |
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Fear Itself: The Home Front #1"We may be home to Asgardians now, but we were first and always home to Broxtonians. Our town is open to everyone as long as you show each other some respect."
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April 6th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #11John Steele’s secret history revealed!
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April 4th, 2011 |
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Captain America and the Secret Avengers #1Black Widow and Sharon Carter team up on a mission that’s all sparkle and no polish.
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April 2nd, 2011 |
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Onslaught Unleashed #2Onslaught attempts to escape the Negative Zone, and reveals something shocking about Nomad.
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March 14th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #10The Secret Avengers prevent the copyright- infringing resurrection of Shang Chi’s father.
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February 28th, 2011 |
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Secret Warriors #24There is such a thing as too much story packed into too few pages.
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February 13th, 2011 |
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Onslaught Unleashed #1The Secret Avengers and Young Allies head to Colombia after Rikki experiences some unusual visions.
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February 11th, 2011 |
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Secret Avengers #9Steve Rogers vs. John Steele in the battle of the super-soldiers!
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January 30th, 2011 |
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Secret Warriors #23Six months ago, Nick Fury fired Sebastian. But, as John Garrett says, “There is no out.” So... what happened then?
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January 2nd, 2011 |
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What If? #200What if Norman Osborn won Siege? Plus, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Frank Miller make this a pretty cool anniversary celebration issue!
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December 31st, 2010 |
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Secret Avengers #8"Secret Avengers" is good for the big picture, but not so much for the smaller details.
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December 26th, 2010 |
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Secret Avengers #7Action! Suspense! Steve Rogers being a badass! Hell yeah!
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November 28th, 2010 |
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Return of the Dapper Men“This was a land of children and machines. Neither knew who made the other and both claimed to be the first.”
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November 16th, 2010 |
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Secret Avengers #6It’s fast spy action to halt the resurrection of an unnamed father as his son finally gets a shirt.
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October 29th, 2010 |
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