Review Search: Sal Cipriano
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Lobo: Highway to Hell #1Sam Keith's art has never looked so weak, and for seven bucks an issue, this story isn't worth your time or money.
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November 7th, 2009 |
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DCU Halloween Special 2009 #1Continuing a DCU tradition, this issue features a bunch of fan favorite characters celebrating the Halloween season. The efforts put forth for the stories contained in this issue -- as well as the results -- are mixed.
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October 27th, 2009 |
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Azrael #1The writing in "Azrael" makes me want to read more, but the artist choice isn't right for the script.
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October 26th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #6Super Young Team battles Rising Sun and Mister Mind in this metafictional, high-action finale.
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October 21st, 2009 |
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R.E.B.E.L.S. #9R.E.B.E.L.S. continues to feature the adventures of Vril Dox and his crew as they attempt to thwart the machinations of Starro the Conqueror. In this issue, Adam Strange and Captain Comet join the fray.
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October 15th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #6DC’s most ‘out there’ book this year concludes, offering some answers but not enough.
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October 14th, 2009 |
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Adventure Comics #3It's a shame Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul's run is almost over, because "Adventure Comics" is awfully fun right now.
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October 14th, 2009 |
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Teen Titans #75DC has decided the seventy-fifth issue of "Teen Titans" needs to be celebrated. Well, sort of. Beast Boy returns to this team, and another former "Teen Titan" also winds up back at the tower.
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October 1st, 2009 |
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The Shield #1Eric Trautmann and Marco Rudy turn "The Shield" into a modern war comic with surprising success.
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September 15th, 2009 |
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Red Tornado #1For the second time in a quarter of a century, Red Tornado is given a chance to fly in a solo title.
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September 10th, 2009 |
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Red Robin #4Tim Drake thinks Bruce Wayne is alive. Dick Grayson disagrees. That means they must fight and the victor determines Bruce’s state of existence.
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September 9th, 2009 |
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Solomon Grundy #7Kolins's textured art is a treat, but the "story" -- concluding here, sort of, after a stretched-out seven issues -- is non-existent.
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September 3rd, 2009 |
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #3"Batman: Streets of Gotham" still doesn't feel as off-beat and different as advertised, but it's proving to be entertaining.
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August 20th, 2009 |
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Superman: Secret Files 2009"Codename: Patriot" has begun over in the Superbooks. This is a pricey way to get caught up to speed, but for the most part, it is very informative.
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August 16th, 2009 |
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Adventure Comics #1Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul, and Clayton Henry successfully show that both Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes have a place in today's comic market.
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August 12th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #3It’s convention season in the DCU as the Super Young Team attend one devoted to them! Expect big crowds, long lines, overpriced foods, and a supervillain attack. Just like San Diego.
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July 22nd, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #3The inmates move to escape, but their captors introduce a new device: the wheel. What will spinning it result in?
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July 16th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1"Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps" tackles two familiar Lanterns and one new addition, but these origin stories don't quite spark enough interest.
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July 15th, 2009 |
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Batman Confidential #31"Batman Confidential" begins to introduce a monstrous Russian bear, but this story is slow-moving if beautiful.
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July 5th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #2Fill-in artists already? That doesn't bode well for this miniseries.
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June 20th, 2009 |
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #1In its debut, "Batman: Streets of Gotham" seems less the street-level version of a Batman title that we were promised, and more like an extension of Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen's run on "Detective Comics." Now with added Manhunter
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June 17th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #2Experimental, trippy, obtuse, and quite possibly brilliant, “Escape” continues with Nemesis no closer to answers concerning his stay in Electric City.
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June 11th, 2009 |
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Booster Gold #21The subfeat – er, uh, the "Second Features" start here, with the Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle sharing staples with the man who helped him get started, Booster Gold. Booster, however, is a little busy confronting the cowl.
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June 11th, 2009 |
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Red Robin #1"Red Robin" is off to an uneven start right out of the gate, but there's certainly potential in its destination.
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June 10th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #1Why bother with superheroics when you can dress up, look cool, get drunk, and dance? Right? Then why is the Super Young Team so unhappy with that lifestyle and why can’t they leave their new satellite headquarters?
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May 20th, 2009 |
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Booster Gold #20"Booster Gold" seems determined to shed more sales figures with a dull and slightly pointless fill-in.
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May 17th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #1Ivan Brandon and Marco Rudy present a haunting wonderland for Nemesis.
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May 13th, 2009 |
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Teen Titans #70The "Teen Titans" have their roster hammered out, now the hammer's going to smack the team down into the middle of "Deathtrap".
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May 5th, 2009 |
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Vigilante #5The second installment of the "Deathtrap" storyline plays its way through the latest issue of "Vigilante," featuring a creative team that is a throwback to 1988.
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April 28th, 2009 |
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Outsiders #17Peter J. Tomasi's reinvigoration of "Outsiders" continues on behind the dynamic duo cover treatment, this one featuring Geo-Force and Black Lightning.
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April 28th, 2009 |
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Secret Six #8"Secret Six" slows down for an issue to show us some characters at work, but mostly play.
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April 15th, 2009 |
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Booster Gold #19The cover says it all. This issue features 100% more Booster Gold -- without having to add any pages! Also, this issue features the return of Rip Hunter's chalkboard!
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April 13th, 2009 |
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Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Commissioner Gordon #1The Gotham police try their best to deal with a city gone mad thanks to Batman’s death. But, can they contend with the likes of Mr. Freeze without back-up?
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March 25th, 2009 |
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The Outsiders #16The latest incarnation of "The Outsiders" begins to pick up the action, and it's a not bad if slightly slow debut.
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March 24th, 2009 |
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Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1Fabian Nicieza and Frazer Irving introduce a new Azrael, and the result brings back good memories of the previous incarnation of the character.
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March 22nd, 2009 |
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Black Lightning: Year One #6"Black Lightning: Year One" ends, just as you knew it would with this sixth (of six) issues. Van Meter and Hamner deliver a solid conclusion.
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March 19th, 2009 |
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Booster Gold #18Dan Jurgens's first storyline comes to a conclusion and shows promise for more to come.
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March 15th, 2009 |
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Solomon Grundy #1"Solomon Grundy" is born on Monday, but his comic was released this Wednesday and reviewed on Sunday.
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March 8th, 2009 |
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Teen Titans #68"Teen Titans" seems to ignore the past two issues in order to provide a curiously upbeat story... set in Hell.
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February 26th, 2009 |
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Robin #183This may be the final issue of “Robin,” but Tim Drake is still kicking butt and taking names, and protecting Gotham until someone takes over as the new Batman.
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February 18th, 2009 |
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Nightwing #153"Last Rites" winds down and so does this title. The final issue of "Nightwing" attempts to tie a bow on the adventures of the former Boy Wonder.
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February 12th, 2009 |
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Blue Beetle #35The penultimate chapter in the adventures of Jaime Reyes finds the "Blue Beetle" once more balancing legacy, family and friends. While this might be the second-to-last issue of this title, it's not too late to join the fun.
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February 1st, 2009 |
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Hellblazer #251Peter Milligan's first issue of "Hellblazer" starts off slow, but there's potential for what's to come.
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January 27th, 2009 |
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Justice League of America #29Len Wein returns to the JLA after a long absence in a story that's mostly worthwhile for its novelty value.
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January 21st, 2009 |
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Booster Gold #16Dan Jurgens brings "Booster Gold" back up to its old levels of fun with which Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz had infused the book.
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January 15th, 2009 |
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El Diablo #5The Freedom Fighters arrive and things take a turn for the even stranger.
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January 10th, 2009 |
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Teen Titans #66Under the premise of a membership drive, this issue of "Teen Titans" offers little in the way of new members, but this is just the start of a multi-part storyline.
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January 3rd, 2009 |
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DCU Holiday Special #1Joe Kelly and Kevin Maguire do nice work in an otherwise mediocre holiday anthology.
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December 21st, 2008 |
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Booster Gold #15Following Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz, Chuck Dixon and Rick Remender, Dan Jurgens grabs the writing reins of a character he knows a thing or two about.
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December 14th, 2008 |
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Booster Gold #14Booster Gold's Starro adventure concludes with ramifications for the future and hope for the direction this series will chase in the coming months.
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November 15th, 2008 |
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