Review Search: John Rauch
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Invincible #102Image Comics' "Invincible" #102 changes another status quo in the series, and that's the life and leadership of the Viltrumites on Earth. A solid issue for long-time readers looking to close up a couple of teased plots from Robert Kirk
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April 24th, 2013 |
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Invincible Universe #1Phil Hester and Todd Nauck begin to add some breadth and depth to the multitude of ancillary characters that share space with Invincible in "Invincible Universe" #1.
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April 10th, 2013 |
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Invincible #101Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley return from their month off with the repercussions of the 100th issue of "Invincible," as the characters deal with the consequences of their previous actions.
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March 20th, 2013 |
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Invincible #100Robert Kirkman celebrates "Invincible" #100 by having Ryan Ottley draw Dinosaurus crushing Mark Grayson's head in a most disgustingly graphic manner.
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January 30th, 2013 |
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Invincible #99"Invincible" #99 is quite literally filled with splash pages drawn by Ryan Ottley to measure out the story set up by Robert Kirkman in anticipation of the series' centennial issue.
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January 2nd, 2013 |
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Guarding the Globe #2Robert Kirkman has entrusted Phil Hester and Todd Nauck with the Guardians of the Globe series and the second issue of "Guarding the Globe" certainly does not disappoint.
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October 4th, 2012 |
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Guarding the Globe #1"Guarding the Globe" has a lot of good elements in it, but the first issue doesn't give a strong hook. For fans of "Invincible," though, there's a strong potential worth reading here.
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September 6th, 2012 |
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Deadpool #55Reality comes crashing in when Wade Wilson suddenly realizes he lost his vitally important healing factor. Can Deadpool still win against a group of genius super-villains, especially when he clearly lost the upper hand?
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May 25th, 2012 |
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The Darkness #101Flying under the banner of "Top Cow Rebirth," a new era begins for "The Darkness" with a new creative team.
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March 21st, 2012 |
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The Darkness #100The release of "The Darkness II" video game is sure to stir up some interest in Jackie Estacado, but this issue might not be the best prescription for Darkness fever.
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February 29th, 2012 |
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Invincible #89The cover declares "The Best Superhero Comic Book in the Universe Just Got Better!" This issue also signals a "bold new direction" for the series but is it worth checking out?
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February 29th, 2012 |
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Venom #7It’s Venom Vs. Anti-Venom as Spider-Island takes a turn for the worse.
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October 1st, 2011 |
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Fear Itself: The Deep #3penultimate issue of “Fear Itself: The Deep” hurls the makeshift Defenders into the deep end of the pool, but doesn’t do much to encourage them out.
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September 1st, 2011 |
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Venom #6Plenty of action with a massive spider monster right before we get Venom-Dog. You heard me right.
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August 19th, 2011 |
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Fear Itself: The Deep #2Heroes punch the minions of the minion of the big bad.
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July 29th, 2011 |
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Venom #4Flash Thomspon is the better star of this book than Venom. How interesting.
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July 2nd, 2011 |
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Fear Itself: The Deep #1The Defenders re-unite to save New Atlantis from Attuma, who now has a magic hammer.
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June 6th, 2011 |
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Amazing Spider-Man #661“This changes everything. You’re the ideal choice! These are at-risk kids, and you’ve already made virtually every mistake a young hero possibly could.”
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May 19th, 2011 |
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Venom #2Kraven the Hunter still manages to shine through Tony Moore’s pencils, even when not given much to do.
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May 1st, 2011 |
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Hawkeye: Blindspot #3“With one shot, Clint Barton, the marksman known as Hawkeye, destroyed everything I'd worked for.”
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April 18th, 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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Thor #620.1Hey, it’s a ‘jumping-on’ issue before the finale of an almost year-long story! Written by two guys who don’t normally write “Thor!” Right before a relaunch next month! Makes sense, right?
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March 24th, 2011 |
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Venom #1The symbiotic superspy begins his global espionage with a standalone tale of extraction gone wrong.
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March 11th, 2011 |
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Ultimate Comics Avengers 3 #6It’s vampires versus the Avengers... for an issue! Nice pacing job there, Millar!
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January 31st, 2011 |
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X-23 #4I never thought I'd be enjoying a series starring X-23 and Gambit, but it's nice to be proven wrong.
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January 3rd, 2011 |
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X-23 #2Marjorie Liu makes a tie-in to another series still feel natural and like it was her idea all along.
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October 22nd, 2010 |
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Heroic Age: Superheroes #1Steve Rogers gives us the low down on every Marvel hero you can think of in play right now. With stats!
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September 17th, 2010 |
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Thor #614It’s Thor versus the Dísir as Kieron Gillen concludes his stint on the title.
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September 8th, 2010 |
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The Incredible Hulk #611The penultimate chapter of “World War Hulks” delivers some smashing action that is big, loud, and green.
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August 15th, 2010 |
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Iron Man Legacy #5“War of the Iron Men” ends in this issue, with the introduction of a new hero, and the clearing of Tony Stark’s good name.
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August 6th, 2010 |
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Thor #612Last issue, Thor seemed amped to go to Hell and fight some Disir. This issue, eh, everyone just wants to talk. What happened?
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July 29th, 2010 |
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Deadpool Team-Up #892Deadpool must save Satana’s soul from a pack of nerds! Oh noes!
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July 5th, 2010 |
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Mighty Avengers #36This issue takes a journey into Underspace which is under there. Did you just say, "Under where?" Gotcha! Sorry. Underspace is below the Microverse.
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May 3rd, 2010 |
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Iron Man Legacy #1Stark finds himself at war with someone using Stark technology for evil – or so it seems.
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April 18th, 2010 |
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Deadpool Team-Up #894Deadpool. FrankenCastle. This should be dumb and fun and really entertaining. Well, it got the first part right...
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April 16th, 2010 |
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World War Hulks #1As anthology comics go, "World War Hulks" is all right so long as you aren't expecting too much.
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April 8th, 2010 |
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Mighty Avengers #35The Mighty Avengers have disbanded – the perfect time for an old enemy to show up!
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March 28th, 2010 |
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Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way #1Six up-and-coming artists showcase their skills in short stories written by some of Marvel’s top writers.
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March 15th, 2010 |
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Mighty Avengers #34The Avengers know that Loki is posing as the Scarlet Witch and aim to do something about it, but Loki’s presence is required elsewhere (“Siege”), so don’t expect a satisfying resolution to that plot.
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March 4th, 2010 |
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Nation X #3It's the strongest issue of "Nation X" to date, but it's a shame it isn't great instead of just good.
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February 23rd, 2010 |
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Thor #606Gillen and Tan set the stage for the title’s role in “Siege” with Thor fighting Doom who happens to be using the Destroyer armor.
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January 26th, 2010 |
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Mighty Avengers #33Reality punches are thrown. Bad stuff happens. And the Mighty Avengers live to tell the tale.
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January 20th, 2010 |
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Nation X #2The second anthology issue that explores life on Utopia is a mixed bag aimed at longtime X-fans rather than the more casual reader.
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January 14th, 2010 |
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Mighty Avengers #32"Mighty/Dark" starts here, and it's an Avengers tale from top to bottom, stem to stern. This is what "Mighty Avengers" fans have been waiting for.
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December 16th, 2009 |
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New Avengers #59Stuart Immonen brings out the best in Brian Bendis' script, in this heist caper issue.
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November 26th, 2009 |
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Mighty Avengers #31At the end of the day, "The Unspoken" ends with an uninspired fight scene.
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November 23rd, 2009 |
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New Mutants #6"New Mutants" kicks into high gear with the coming of Necrosha, as Zeb Wells continues his take on Cypher and Warlock.
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October 28th, 2009 |
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The Incredible Hercules #137This issue of "Incredible Hercules" follows the continuing journey of Amadeus Cho. The decisions he makes here will play out in these pages for a long time to come.
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October 27th, 2009 |
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X-Necrosha #1The three participating books in "X-Necrosha" show what they've got in store with zombie mutants, and there's some fun stuff up ahead.
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October 27th, 2009 |
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Dark Reign: The List – Secret Warriors #1We continue to see more of Norman Osborn's list in action. In this instance, one of the items on Osborn's list comes to him.
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October 8th, 2009 |
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