Review Search: 2012-09-19
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Atomic Robo and the Flying She-Devils of the Pacific #3In the gorgeously drawn and colored "Atomic Robo and the Flying She-Devils of the Pacific" #3, Robo puts himself in harm's way to assist his rescuers the Flying She-Devils, and a mysterious someone from his WWII past shows up.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Blue BeetleThe origin of Khaji-Da, a visit with Lady Styx and a crash landing on Reachworld are just some of the story found in "Blue Beetle" #0, which reveals secrets of the scarab before it met Jaime Reyes.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Birds of PreyThere's some villainy afoot at Penguin's Iceberg Lounge, and the Birds of Prey are formed in this catalyst of ice and bird names. Character interactions shine in this origin issue but the action is throwaway except for the juicy cliffhanger endi
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #15In times of real trouble for the United States, "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" sees Miles considering joining the biggest heroes around: The Ultimates.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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BatwomanBatwoman #0 is full of beautiful art and one well-considered moment that makes it all well worth reading.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Avengers #30Brian Michael Bendis and Walter Simonson tackle Hawkeye and Spider-Woman's relationship woes in "Avengers" #30.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive #1The Borg return in this celebratory 25th Anniversary "Star Trek: The Next Generation" adventure from Brannon Braga, Travis Fickett, Terrry Matalas and Joe Corroney.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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CatwomanSelina Kyle gets another new origin story for Zero Month, courtesy of Ann Nocenti and Adriana Melo in "Catwoman" #0 -- sort of -- and it's a mess.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Snarked! #12Roger Langridge wraps everything up in "Snarked" #12 as the Snark (or is it a Boojum?) is finally unveiled, and our characters fight for their lives to escape.
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September 24th, 2012 |
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Daredevil #18In “Daredevil” #18 Mark Waid and Chris Samnee throw a few curves at the reader and at Matt Murdock. Nothing is as it seems, making for an extraordinary story and stellar issue.
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September 21st, 2012 |
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Womanthology: Space #1"Womanthology: Space" #1 has five space-themed stories by female creators in this twenty-two page issue, making for a slim mixed bag.
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September 20th, 2012 |
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Legion of Super-HeroesPaul Levitz and Scott Kolins serve up a direct sequel to last year's "Legion: Secret Origin" with "Legion of Super-Heroes" #0 with the new story of how Brainiac 5 finally joined the Legion.
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September 20th, 2012 |
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Wonder Woman"Wonder Woman" #0 is a delicious callback to the era of her true origin pre-New 52. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang craft a delightful old school tale that drops all the clunkiness and lets readers know just where she's coming from.
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September 20th, 2012 |
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Justice League"Justice League" #0 doesn't have a single Justice Leaguer in it. However, Geoff Johns' origin of Shazam is intriguing enough and Gary Frank's art is superb.
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September 20th, 2012 |
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Spider-Men #5The finale for "Spider-Men" travels between dimensions and opens up a realm of possibilities for further adventures to be shared by Miles Morales and Peter Parker.
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September 20th, 2012 |
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Captain AtomJ.T. Krul, Freddie Williams II, and Jose Villarrubia wrap up their series with "Captain Atom" #0, which looks great but ultimately tells us nothing new about Captain Atom's origin.
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September 19th, 2012 |
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Supergirl"Supergirl" #0 is the sort of title that will appeal to those who like Michael Green, Mike Johnson, and Mahmud Asrar's "Supergirl" but doesn't give anything extra to the reader, either.
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September 19th, 2012 |
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Sword of Sorcery"Sword of Sorcery" #0 might have an inelegant title, but Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti's revival of "Amethyst" is off to a good start, and Tony Bedard and Jesus Saiz's "Beowulf" is strong, too.
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September 19th, 2012 |
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GhostFor the first time in over a decade, Ghost returns to her own series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and drawn by Phil Noto. While the pieces are all in place for a strong run, this debut issue falls flat with the focus off the titular character.
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September 19th, 2012 |
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Nightwing"Nightwing" #0 might have been more true to itself if it was titled "Robin" #0 or even "Grayson" #0. Dick Grayson's crime-fighting origin is here, but his decision to become Nightwing is not.
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September 19th, 2012 |
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Lobster Johnson: Caput Mortuum #1"Lobster Johnson: Caput Mortuum" is a thrilling pulp tale by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Tonci Zonjic that pits Lobster against Nazis on a zeppelin.
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September 19th, 2012 |
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