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May 12, 2021

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  • Black Cat

Gilded Saints and Black Foxes in Black Cat #6

Zoe Tunnell and Allison Senecal4 years ago4 years ago010 mins

So the Black Fox sold Manhattan and- YES, the Black Fox SOLD MANHATTAN. Felicia finds herself wayyyyy in over her head yet again. Wow, what’s a girl to do? Another high stakes issue from the creative team of Jed MacKay, Michael Dowling, Brian Reber, and Ferran Delgado.  Allison Senecal: Since we didn’t cover the last…

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  • Uncategorized

Old Tropes Are Rejuvenated in Time Before Time #1

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

I’d struggle to call Time Before Time novel, but then again, I’d also struggle to call it bad.

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  • The Silver Coin

The Silver Coin, like Ernest, Goes to Camp in Issue #2

Mark Turetsky and Armaan Babu4 years ago4 years ago013 mins

In 1993, classic mean girls bully a misfit teen at an idyllic summer camp. When the teen reclaims her power after a violent encounter with the Silver Coin, what follows is the stuff of horror movie legend. It’s Part 2 in the saga of The Silver Coin from artist Michael Walsh and writer Kelly Thompson….

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  • Heroes Reborn

Hyperion Soars But Peter Parker is Stuck on the Ground in our Heroes Reborn Roundup

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago3 years ago012 mins

Hyperion and the Imperial Guard #1  Hyperion gets a Brood awakening in the ā€œfinaleā€ of Heroes Reborn: Hyperion & The Imperial Guard #1. Written by Ryan Cady, drawn by Michele Bandini, inked by Elisabetta D’Amico & Michele Bandini, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Cory Petit. We often talk about how we want comics…

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  • Black Hammer

Journey into an AU Undreamt of in Black Hammer: Visions #4

Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Diego Olortegui team up once again for a truly unusual Black Hammer issue that moves our heroes away from the farm to a bizarre setting that’s a cross between gothic soap opera and space opera. With Dave Stewart (colors) and Nate Piekos (letters). Honestly, I don’t know what…

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Cover of Heroes Reborn #2
  • Heroes Reborn

Bizarro Hulk Makes Things Weird in Heroes Reborn #2

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Hyperion defends his world from a twisted rogues gallery (give or take a Hulk) in Heroes Reborn #2. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Dale Keown, Carlos Magno, and Ed McGuinness. Inked by Scott Hanna, Carlos Magno, and Mark Morales. Colored by Edgar Delgado & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit. Jason Aaron and company’s…

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Cover of Fantastic Four #32
  • Fantastic Four

Johnny Storm Learns Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows in Fantastic Four #32

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago3 years ago08 mins

Doctor Doom reveals his bride despite the Johnny Storm sized roadblock to the altar in Fantastic Four #32. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by R.B. Silva & Javier Rodriguez, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. The Slott Era of FF once again finds some charm in going small as we kick off…

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  • Spider-Man

Boomerang Makes a Fateful Choice in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King’s Ransom #1

Tony Thornley4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

If King’s Ransom has shown readers anything, it’s that sometimes a writer needs to play to his strengths.

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  • Guardians Of The Galaxy

A Tangle With Doom in Guardians of the Galaxy #14

Charlie Davis and Allison Senecal4 years ago4 years ago015 mins

Doom confronts the Guardians as the cultists prepare to summon something sinister in Guardians of the Galaxy #14 written by Al Ewing, art by Juan Frigeri, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Cory Petit. Charlie Davis: WELL. I was gonna try and come up with an excuse as to why we didn’t cover the…

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  • Children Of The Atom

Children of the Atom #3: Who Let these Teens in Space?!

Kenneth Laster and Cassie Tongue4 years ago4 years ago020 mins

Gimmick takes center stage in this month’s exploits of our Genetically Generic Gen Z! Things are taking the turn for the strange for our Krakoan Kast-offs. We finally get a look at their past and a hint of the future in Children of the Atom #3.

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  • X-Factor

Threads Weave Together To Form A Beautiful Tapestry As X-Factor #9 Hits Its Grand Finale

Andrea Ayres and Cori McCreery4 years ago4 years ago015 mins

We have a lot to wrap up and not a ton of time before the Gala. Lucky for us, Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna are here to defeat a goddess in X-Factor #9. Cori McCreery: First the bad news: Polaris is leaving the book to join the X-Men. Next the worse…

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