Review Search: Simon Bowland
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Battlestar Galactica #1"Battlestar Galactica" #1 from Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Cezar Razek takes fans back to the original show and plays with temporal weapons, but it won't give readers time back.
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May 15th, 2013 |
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The Lone Ranger #13"The Lone Ranger" #13 from Ande Parks and Esteve Polls is a thin standalone tale of the eponymous hero freeing some Chinese female slaves from a deplorable man.
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February 27th, 2013 |
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Happy! #4Grant Morrison and Darick Roberton's "Happy!" #4 wraps up the series, but even in this final issue about a search for a missing child, the pacing seems deliberately slow and unbalanced.
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February 21st, 2013 |
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The Shadow: Year One #1"The Shadow: Year One" #1 from Matt Wagner and Wilfredo Torres is a superb tale of Lamont Cranston returning home in his early years to find plenty of evil to fight in New York.
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February 20th, 2013 |
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Numbercruncher #1Si Spurrier and PJ Holden's story of love, reincarnation, thugs and mathematicians is collected, colored and expanded for this mini-series, and based off the opening chapter we're in for a good time.
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February 18th, 2013 |
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Red Sonja: Unchained #1"Red Sonja: Unchained" #1 from Peter V. Brett and Jack Jadsen has Red Sonja deal with the actions of the last one-shot as she sets up the next tale.
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February 14th, 2013 |
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Masks #1Other than the swanky Alex Ross art "Masks" #1 offers readers a solid story from Chris Roberson that features the Shadow, Green Hornet, Kato, and a drawing of Zorro.
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November 30th, 2012 |
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The Boys #72"The Boys" #72 from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, with a little Richard P. Clark, brings the entire run to a close in a simple way with some deeper meaning.
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November 14th, 2012 |
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Thought Bubble Anthology 2012 #2"Thought Bubble Anthology" #2 is as brilliant and diverse as the entirety of the comics medium. An absolute, no-excuses must-buy.
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November 12th, 2012 |
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Happy! #2Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson's "Happy!" #2 slows the pace down a bit, and while it's still entertaining, a bit of the initial luster has faded.
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October 31st, 2012 |
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The Boys #71"The Boys" #71 is Billy Butcher's last stand, last con and his last clash and heart-to-heart with Wee Hughie, one last aria by before the curtain, a final all-out reckoning courtesy of Garth Ennis and Russ Braun, and it's a good one.
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October 8th, 2012 |
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Happy! #1"Happy!" #1 by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson reads like weakened Mark Millar or Garth Ennis until the arrival of titular character Happy the Horse, upon which the comic reveals its true colors of perky insanity and subtle satire.
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September 28th, 2012 |
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Damsels #1"Damsels" #1 offers a look at a shared universe for many favorite leading ladies from fairy tales or legends in a manner that promises to raise many questions before it delivers any answers.
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September 10th, 2012 |
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Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1Steve Darnall, Alex Ross and Jonathan Lau revive Pete Morisi's "Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt" at Dynamite Entertainment, but in the process stand to leave out what made the original property entertaining.
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September 10th, 2012 |
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The Spider #1"The Spider" is exactly what you want to read. David Liss reintroduces this golden oldie with violent class and indifferent style.
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May 5th, 2012 |
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The Boys #65The showdown we've all been waiting for finally occurs and it's what we want while being different enough to still excite.
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April 4th, 2012 |
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The Boys #64The Homelander stands revealed as a perverted murderer, while superheroes begin their assault on the White House -- and you just know Butcher is thankful for the opportunity it brings.
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March 8th, 2012 |
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Lord of the Jungle #2The adventures of "I Can't Believe It's Not Tarzan" continue. Now with more Tarzan!
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March 2nd, 2012 |
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The Bionic Man #7Steve Austin gets a romantic moment right before the exposition starts dropping like it’s hot.
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February 29th, 2012 |
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The Boys #63Everyone is making their play for their end and it’s not always pretty.
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February 1st, 2012 |
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Alpha Flight #8Put the chairs on the tables and turn out the lights in Department H. This iteration of “Alpha Flight” is finished.
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January 25th, 2012 |
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Lord of the Jungle #1“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tarzan" was too long a title for this book, but for one hundred pennies, you can check out the origin of young Lord Greystoke.
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January 18th, 2012 |
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The Lone Ranger #1Ande Parks starts us off with a round tale of a very nasty new world in the wild West.
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January 4th, 2012 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #6The origin of Butcher comes to a close as he joins Mallory’s team and begins to screw with the Supes.
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December 21st, 2011 |
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Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1Flash….ah-aahhhhh…he’ll not do very much in this comic that both under-uses the character and yet sets up the world for something fun.
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December 1st, 2011 |
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Alpha Flight #6It's a shame "Alpha Flight" is back to being a limited series, because this is thoroughly entertaining.
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November 25th, 2011 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #4Last issue, Butcher got married. This issue, Butcher learns to hate superheroes. You knew it was coming.
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October 24th, 2011 |
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The Boys #59You will not forget the way Butcher ends this issue. A defining moment for the book and character.
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October 5th, 2011 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #3You’ll only get one chance to see Butcher truly happy. We all know this and Garth Ennis makes the most of it.
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September 21st, 2011 |
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The Bionic Man #2While the eponymous lead is broken on an operating table, the villain steps up to steal the show. Roll on, second act!
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September 21st, 2011 |
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The Boys #58The investigation of a prostitute’s murder points to Jack from Jupiter, but Butcher thinks it’s a set up, wondering who would want to frame a member of the Seven.
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September 10th, 2011 |
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Herc #6.1Marvel hypes a jumping-on point for "Herc" just in time to cancel it.
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September 3rd, 2011 |
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Incredible Hulks #635One last time, with feeling: HULK SMASH!!!! Greg Pak leaves the book on a high note, with artist Paul Pelletier.
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August 31st, 2011 |
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The Bionic Man #1Kevin Smith's screenplay doesn’t fit the structure of a comic, nor the tone, and so the outcome is a book that won’t make you laugh or see anything new.
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August 24th, 2011 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #1What shapes a man? The filth he grows up through or the way he cleans himself off?
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July 20th, 2011 |
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Alpha Flight #2Take off to the great white north with Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, and Dale Eaglesham as they give the members of Alpha Flight a reason to be concerned or the future of Canada.
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July 14th, 2011 |
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The Boys #56YES! About time this book was silly fun again. This is where it started, and started so well, and it’s glorious to get back into it.
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July 6th, 2011 |
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Kirby: Genesis #1We get LaBeouf and Fox Lite, while shimmering projections of what Kirby should not be slide through an entire issue where nothing actually happens.
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June 15th, 2011 |
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Alpha Flight #1Canada’s superhero team is back and Canadians want to know... why?
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June 13th, 2011 |
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Incredible Hulks #630“So why’s a super villainess coming to you for help?”
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June 9th, 2011 |
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The Boys #55Mallory just won’t shut up – bet he podcasts for four hour stretches at a time.
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June 1st, 2011 |
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Kirby: GenesisIf you loved Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross on “Marvels,” you’re sure to love them on a book featuring Jack Kirby characters you’ve never heard of!
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May 29th, 2011 |
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Herc #3The only thing we have to fear is... um, what is it anyway?
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May 20th, 2011 |
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Alpha Flight #0.1"Look. You know I've had my own problems with the department. But I've chosen to change the system from within."
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May 19th, 2011 |
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The Lone Ranger #25“This country is changing, Tonto. Maybe for the better. . . maybe for the worse. I think we might have a hand in deciding which it is.”
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May 11th, 2011 |
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The Boys #54Why not just write an all-text issue and skip the art? It would have the same effect as what we got in this comic. Except without the bad art.
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May 9th, 2011 |
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The Lone Ranger & Zorro: The Death of Zorro #2“I understand that Don Diego was a man to you. . . a husband. As Zorro, though, he was something more. The man may have fallen, but the symbol remains.”
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April 13th, 2011 |
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Herc #1The bad news: "Herc" is distinctly different than "Incredible Hercules." The good news: it's still fun.
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April 7th, 2011 |
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The Boys #53Even superheroes in WWII can be crushed by a tank. Why? Because they’re strong, but still so dumb.
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April 6th, 2011 |
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The Boys #51Butcher and Vought-American make some behind-the-scenes moves in preparation of the inevitable Boys/Seven conflict.
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February 21st, 2011 |
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