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January 29, 2020

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  • X-Force

Beast Conducts Some Carnage And Questions His Morals In X-Force #6

Ari Bard and Kenneth Laster5 years ago4 years ago017 mins

In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. As Beast says himself, he’d ā€œPrefer to avoid trouble altogether.ā€ Unfortunately, trouble always finds its way into Krakoa and in X-Force #6, The team is in full force trying to stop the plant monsters. How well do they work together? Do we get to see more of…

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  • Captain Marvel
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Carol’s Last Duty in Captain Marvel: The End

Christi Eddleman and Cat Purcell5 years ago4 years ago018 mins

In the not-so-distant future, Carol Danvers receives a call from friends she thought once dead, compelling her to return to Earth to be its guardian once more in this story from Kelly Thompson, Carmen Carnero, and David Curiel. Christina Eddleman: The concept of ā€˜The End’ leaves me morbidly curious. Five stories about the deaths of…

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  • Thor

Thor Bows Before No One in Thor #2

Chris Eddleman and Vishal Gullapalli5 years ago4 years ago019 mins

In which Thor performs some knee surgery on Galactus, courtesy of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino. Things get worse in Asgard. Galactus levels up.  Vishal Gullapalli: Thor is the Herald of Galactus! The Black Winter is coming! In just one issue Donny Cates has breathed new life into an already-alive series,…

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  • Marvel

Weapon IV Revealed And Brute Force Suffers A Brutal Loss In Weapon Plus: World War IV #1

Vishal Gullapalli and Luke Herr5 years ago4 years ago018 mins

In the dark, damp, parts of this world. Behind the creeping shadows, there are weapons you would not believe. In Weapon Plus: World War IV, Benjamin Percy and Georges Jeanty show us the depths one of these weapons, Man-Slaughter, will go for his freedom. Then, Ryan Cady and David Baldeón recruit Brute Force to take…

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  • Hulk
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Hulk and Crew Take on the Kaiju Hordes in Immortal Hulk #30

Rob Secundus and Zach Rabiroff5 years ago4 years ago024 mins

The Hulk and his allies fight kaiju sized monsters in the city of Phoenix Arizona. Said monsters were sent by Roxxon CEO Dario Agger, and clearly he has a deeper, more sinister scheme in this tale by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and company. Zach Rabiroff: Welcome back to another installment of Time Immortal, the internet’s…

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  • Issue Overviews

It’s Psylocke Vs Apoth As Fallen Angels #6 Brings Our First Dawn Of X Series To Its’ Conclusion

Andrea Ayres and Tony Thornley5 years ago4 years ago029 mins

The finale is here. Psylocke gets a brand new power. X-23 and the rest of the squad take on Apoth and his children, who will prevail? As Bryan Hill, Szymon Kudranski, and Frank D’Armata return once more to close out this series. Tony Thornley: This issue picks up en media res. The team is mid-battle…

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  • New Mutants

A Daring Rescue Takes A Tragic Turn In New Mutants #6

Allison Senecal and Zach Rabiroff5 years ago4 years ago031 mins

We return to our other New Mutants, captured by a drug cartel on a Nebraska farm. Boom Boom helps them escape and the Bohusk family relocates to Krakoa, but at great cost. Beak’s parents are killed in the fighting, not that anyone would remember. Manon and Maxime rewrite the memories of Angel, Beak, and their…

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  • Marvel

A Little Magic Persists in Doctor Strange: The End

Chris Eddleman5 years ago4 years ago040 mins

Readers we have a special presentation this week as actual college professors/authors Stephanie Burt and Rachel Gold cover the one-shot, Doctor Strange: The End by Leah Williams, Filipe Andrade, and Chris O’Halloran. Can the good Doctor thrive, or even survive in a world of dwindling magic in the increasingly technological Holocene era? Stephanie Burt: Background…

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  • X-Men

Discover The Secrets Of The Vault In X-Men #5!

Chris Eddleman and Rob Secundus5 years ago4 years ago026 mins

Cyclops assembles a crack team of Darwin, Synch, and Wolverine (not to be confused with Logan, the boy Wolverine). To track down Serifina and enter The Vault. In the same way, this issue assembles a crack team of Jonathan Hickman, RB Silva, and Marte Gracia to deliver a tragic, and engaging tale. Chris Eddleman: Rob…

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