Review Search: Val Staples
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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7Meet the Iron Maiden, the former T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents enemy who... ran off with T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent Dynamo?!?
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May 23rd, 2011 |
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Superman/Batman #83Cullen Bunn and ChrisCross's magically- themed story isn't bad, but it doesn't quite have the punch you'd expect either.
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April 24th, 2011 |
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Incognito: Bad Influences #5This is how “Incognito” ends, with a whimper and not a bang.
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April 2nd, 2011 |
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FF #1“The Future Foundation is about changing the world, Peter. Forever. You’re going to love it.”
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March 23rd, 2011 |
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Incognito: Bad Influences #4Overkill travels through a Frank Miller landscape to see he is not a man of that land. He’s now in the mindset to end this tale.
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March 4th, 2011 |
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Incognito: Bad Influences #3Zack Overkill inches one step closer to…a confrontation or revelation or…something.
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February 11th, 2011 |
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Red: Eyes Only #1Cully Hamner proves he can write in “Eyes Only” and delivers career-best art with Val Staples on colors.
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December 29th, 2010 |
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Ant-Man & Wasp #2The shrinking odd couple butt heads hilariously while stomping some A.I.M. goons. All around fun!
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December 3rd, 2010 |
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Chaos War: Alpha Flight #1“Live or die, we do it together. As Alpha Flight!”
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November 24th, 2010 |
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Ant-Man & the Wasp #1“Fine. Then I guess this is a job for Ant-Man and the Wasp.”
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November 11th, 2010 |
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Incognito: Bad Influences #1Zack Overkill is working for the bad guys and still hates his life. The more things change, the more they stay the same, especially in superhero comics.
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October 31st, 2010 |
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Chaos War #1“He was the whole universe before the beginning of everything and he longs to return to that condition.” So speaks Hercules. And people listen. After they get done snickering.
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October 8th, 2010 |
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Superman/Batman #75“Holy seventy-fifth issue, Batman!” Time for an extra-sized, extra-priced anniversary celebration.
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August 25th, 2010 |
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Darkstar and the Winter Guard #3“A badass bear with a hammer” doesn’t quite measure up to a gun-toting gorilla, and this book doesn’t quite measure up to “Atlas.” It’s still a decent read.
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August 6th, 2010 |
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Darkstar and the Winter Guard #2The continuing adventures of the Winter Guard fill this issue, as they confront former members and the return of a massive, classic Marvel Universe foe.
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July 11th, 2010 |
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Darkstar and the Winter Guard #1It's swinter (thank you "Phineas & Ferb") as the "Winter Guard" hits our summer comics pile.
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June 7th, 2010 |
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The Fallen #1The "Siege" of Asgard has ended. This issue deals with the aftermath of one of the deceased of that battle.
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May 12th, 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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Marvel Zombies 5 #1Can they keep the over-ripe Marvel Zombies franchise fresh? Yes, they can.
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April 6th, 2010 |
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Marvel Boy: The Uranian #2Felix Ruiz is the best artist to hit Marvel in recent memory, and the story isn't too shabby, either.
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February 9th, 2010 |
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Strange #4That was a strange ending. No pun intended.
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February 9th, 2010 |
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Criminal: The Sinners #4When an issue of "Criminal" is just ok, it's still head-and-shoulders above the rest.
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February 2nd, 2010 |
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Marvel Boy: The Uranian #1While "Siege" may be an event book "seven years in the making," this series is sixty years in the making. Sort of.
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January 7th, 2010 |
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Criminal: The Sinners #3Tracy Lawless gets further trapped inside the web of crime, but he's always in control.
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December 28th, 2009 |
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Criminal: The Sinners #2Brubaker, Phillips, Staples... as good as always, which is fantastic.
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December 1st, 2009 |
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Criminal: The Sinners #1"Criminal" returns in a new mini-series, and it continues to be the best book published by Marvel.
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October 12th, 2009 |
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Models, Inc #1As noted in the text page, once upon a time, Captain America was believed dead and the comic book world turned to other Marvel characters to read about, like Millie the Model. Well, Captain America is presumed dead again, so. . .
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September 10th, 2009 |
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Incognito #6Brubaker and Phillips conclude this series about a former superpowered criminal in the witness protection program strongly and set up future stories well.
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September 8th, 2009 |
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Iron Man & the Armor Wars #1Old school Iron Man fans might be crying "Foul!" over this book, but the original Armor Wars was over twenty years ago. Things have changed, and this story is definitely targeted at a modern audience.
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August 5th, 2009 |
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Incognito #5"Incognito" nears its conclusion, but it's no less enthralling; if anything, it's even more so, now.
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July 21st, 2009 |
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Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1The all-new Uncanny X-Men are here! Well, most of them. OK, so they're the old all-new X-Men. But it does include Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Banshee. Wolverine, too!
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July 9th, 2009 |
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War of Kings: Warriors #1"War of Kings" continues to offer new ways for your wallet to maintain that slimmer summertime figure.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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Incognito #4Things get worse for Zack Overkill. You didn’t think it was possible, but, apparently, it is.
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June 17th, 2009 |
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Destroyer #2The best under-the-radar series of the spring, featuring a Kirkman/Walker reunion.
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May 5th, 2009 |
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Incognito #3Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips take a bad situation and both resolve it and make it worse at the same time. And somehow, it's just the tip of the iceberg.
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April 14th, 2009 |
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The Destroyer #1Turns out, this long-forgotten Golden Age character is still alive and kicking butt. More of the latter than the former.
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April 2nd, 2009 |
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Punisher: Frank Castle #68Swierczynski gives us very little Frank Castle in this issue, and the plot creeps forward.
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March 10th, 2009 |
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Incognito #2Brubaker and Phillips bring the sex and violence into a world of alt-superheroics.
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February 12th, 2009 |
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The Age of the Sentry #5A failed attempt to recreate and recapture the Silver Age sensibility with two boring and inane stories.
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February 4th, 2009 |
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Dragon Prince #4The initial story of "Dragon Prince" from Ron Marz and Lee Moder, wraps with this issue featuring a family reunion rivaling the Skywalkers in "Return of the Jedi."
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January 26th, 2009 |
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Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #66So, you can buy this comic or you can read the solicitation for this comic. They’re pretty much the same thing, except the comic has some lovely art.
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January 21st, 2009 |
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Incognito #1A disappointing debut issue from the usually brilliant Brubaker and Phillips that reads more like an imitation of the pair’s work than the real thing.
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January 1st, 2009 |
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Hellblazer #250The short story proves harder to master than you might think, as five different creative teams help celebrate the 250th issue of "Hellblazer."
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December 18th, 2008 |
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Criminal Volume 2 #7The conclusion to “Bad Night” has Jacob Kurtz confront the pair that’s framing him for murder and release his inner monster in the process.
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December 4th, 2008 |
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Dragon Prince #2This series, from Ron Marz and Lee Moder, continues to impress with a fast-paced adventure that investigates the unexplored realm of dragons.
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October 12th, 2008 |
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Age of the Sentry #1Parker and Tobin each write shorts about the Sentry’s past, set in the Silver Age.
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September 24th, 2008 |
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Criminal Volume 2 #5This arc is called "Bad Night" for a reason, and it's not because of the quality of the art or writing,
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September 11th, 2008 |
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Cable #6In the present day, Cyclops wonders whether he made the right decision giving the Messiah Baby to Cable. Presented by Swierczynski, Olivetti and Lacombe.
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August 13th, 2008 |
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X-Men: First Class #14Jeff Parker and Roger Cruz’s retro story in "X-Men: First Class" doesn’t break any new ground, but is still fun.
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August 4th, 2008 |
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newuniversal: 1959 #1Kieron Gillen and Greg Scott take on the unenviable task of fleshing out Ellis’ “newuniversal” backstory. Are they demented enough to compete?
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August 4th, 2008 |
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