Review Search: Richard Starkings
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Batman #2Bruce Wayne is going to have to try some new things to survive the Court of Owls in the outstanding second issues of "Batman" by Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo.
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October 18th, 2011 |
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Angel & Faith #2"Angel & Faith," like an actual angel, has restored my faith in the Buffyverse comics.
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September 28th, 2011 |
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Batman #1Scott Snyder had a turn at Batman with Grayson under the cowl in "Detective Comics." Now, Snyder has the chance to leave a mark on the Bruce Wayne Batman and makes a stellar first impression.
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September 20th, 2011 |
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 9 #1Buffy searches for herself and her place in the world after ridding the world of all its magic.
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September 14th, 2011 |
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Angel & Faith #1Angel and Faith, two characters on seriously redemptive paths, team up for this interesting “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” spinoff that is off to a strong start.
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September 1st, 2011 |
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Ian Churchill's Marineman #6The first volume of "Marineman" wraps up, leaving Steve Ocean and his supporting cast completely different than the way they were six issues ago. Oh, and there's a dude with an octopus for his head.
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July 24th, 2011 |
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Robert E Howard’s Savage Sword #2An eclectic mix of the best pulp money can buy. Support the dying art of the anthology by buying the best one on the stands.
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May 25th, 2011 |
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The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde #1"Silence of the Lambs" meets "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."
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May 1st, 2011 |
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Ultimate Comics X #4“There is no school. There isn’t any of that life left. We’re being hunted now. . . but we’re here to keep you safe. And help others like you.”
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April 2nd, 2011 |
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King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel #1If you like classic Conan art then this issue is going to please you to no end.
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February 23rd, 2011 |
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Buffy the Vamipre Slayer Season Eight #40I always did like Joss Whedon's season epilogues.
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January 19th, 2011 |
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Ian Churchill’s Marineman #2“The marine environment needs help right now. So I decided to explore more direct methods.”
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January 9th, 2011 |
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Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword #1This is possibly better than you want it to be. It’s a melange of awesome brought to you by your childhood but defined to be relevant for the adult you’ve become.
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December 22nd, 2010 |
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Marineman #1“My name is Steve Ocean. But America knows me better these days as Marineman.”
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December 3rd, 2010 |
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Conan the Cimmerian #25"Conan the Cimmerian" draws to a close with a muted conclusion.
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November 27th, 2010 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #37As "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" lurches towards its conclusion, it feels a little uneven.
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October 6th, 2010 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley #1"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley" doesn't have much of a story, but the high point is watching Riley and Sam interact.
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August 19th, 2010 |
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Ultimate X #3"Ultimate X" introduces a brand new character and that ever-present narration finally starts to work.
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June 18th, 2010 |
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Conan the Cimmerian #20Conan! Killer of kings! Conan! Slayer of men! Conan! Lover of women! Conan! Entertaining comic!
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April 28th, 2010 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #34Time-traveling super-sex from the mind of Brad Meltzer.
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April 9th, 2010 |
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Ultimate X #2If "Ultimate X" would just ditch the narration boxes, this would be a much better comic.
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April 6th, 2010 |
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Dragon Age #1We race through a saga of life and death in the very first issue, but with a story moving this fast, there's little room for us to care.
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March 31st, 2010 |
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Hulk #21Hulks rise, Hulks fall, Hulks smash. This one is mostly red Hulk.
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March 17th, 2010 |
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Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1The Ultimates regroup in the aftermath of Ultimatum. Sort of.
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March 6th, 2010 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #33Once you get past the reveal of Twilight this issue (spoiled months ago in the press), this issue is a mound of exposition.
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March 5th, 2010 |
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Conan the Cimmerian #19Murder, rape, exposition with a lot of strange proper nouns. Yes, it's a Conan comic.
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March 4th, 2010 |
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New Avengers #62Spider-People fight in half the book. Captain America returns in the other half to fight the Living Laser. It's quite entertaining
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March 1st, 2010 |
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Marvels: Eye of the Camera #6As a conclusion to both this mini-series and "Marvels" in general, it was worth the wait.
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February 21st, 2010 |
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Hulk #20Now that the pattern is established, this issue is predictable, but at least it's entertaining.
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February 18th, 2010 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #32Brad Meltzer's story arc begins slowly, though with great promise, as Buffy's new powers unfold.
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February 1st, 2010 |
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Hulk #19A mere fragment of a larger story, but Loeb and McGuinness give us another fun installment of this series.
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January 20th, 2010 |
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The Hulk #18Who needs nuanced, distinct characters when you can create more big bruisers to pound on one another?
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December 19th, 2009 |
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New Avengers Annual #3New Avengers Annual" #3 is all right, if you don't mind it not needing to be an Annual or that it spoils another, yet-to-be-published comic. Oops.
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December 8th, 2009 |
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FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #1It's a high concept book trading on some of today's hottest high concepts, but it's a frustratingly slow start.
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October 30th, 2009 |
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Hulk #15Ian Churchill's new style is the best his art has looked, but it doesn't quite fit with this book.
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October 5th, 2009 |
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Haunt #1Fans of McFarlane will like it, the rest of us not so much.
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October 4th, 2009 |
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Hulk #14Domino of X-Force guest stars as the Red Hulk finds himself targeted by assassins.
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August 29th, 2009 |
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #1Philip K. Dick’s novel completely unedited in comic book form, serialized over the next two years. It’s quite the gamble, but it works rather well.
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July 12th, 2009 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #26"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" seems to be finding its footing again, but it's easy to feel a little lost.
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July 7th, 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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June 7th, 2009 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #25Even as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" wraps up a long-term subplot, it's hard to not itch for the series to start gaining momentum again.
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May 11th, 2009 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #23"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" picks up a mostly forgotten plot point from a year ago in a story that seems determined to annoy, and succeeds.
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March 12th, 2009 |
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Conan the Cimmerian #8"Conan the Cimmerian" starts a new story, but it feels like everything stops just as we're getting warmed up.
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March 1st, 2009 |
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Elephantmen #16Seemingly a decent jumping on point for new readers, "Elephantmen" #16 caught the attention of one reviewer.
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March 1st, 2009 |
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Marvels: Eye of the Camera #3As "Marvels: Eye of the Camera" moves closer to the present day, the larger point of this return to Phil Sheldon's life is more clear—and more exciting too.
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February 1st, 2009 |
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Marvels: Eye of the Camera #2Phil Sheldon's journey through the Marvel Universe continues. However, this issue focuses squarely on Phil as his own universe is in the midst of some serious upheaval.
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January 4th, 2009 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #20Conceptual problems with the outlook on the Buffy Universe mar this month's entry, featuring a look at the animated series that never made it to air.
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December 27th, 2008 |
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Elephantmen #14'Elephantman' has a new artistic team that doesn't quite fit in with the old style, but Richard Starkings' tale is still worth a read.
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December 15th, 2008 |
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Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1Freelance Photographer Phil Sheldon experiences the emergence of superheroes in the Marvel Universe first-hand. By Busiek and Anacleto.
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December 2nd, 2008 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #19A very delayed release does the conclusion to the latest "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight"' storyline no favors at all.
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November 29th, 2008 |
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