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May 26, 2021

Doctor Aphra 10 Cover
  • Star Wars

Doctor Aphra #10 Wraps up a Caper in Time to Join a War

Liz Large4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

You got War of the Bounty Hunters in my The Engine Job! You got The Engine Job in my War of the Bounty Hunters! Time to solve one problem and start another in Doctor Aphra #10 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Ray-Anthony Height, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters…

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Cover to Miles Morales: Spider-Man #26
  • Spider-Man

It’s Groundhog Day (Again) in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #26

Jude Jones4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

It’s the second issue of Miles Morales’ own Clone Saga in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #26. Who are these mysterious antagonists? Where did they come from? Why are they here? And why the heck are we doing clones again? Written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Carmen Carnero, colored by David Curiel, and lettered by Corey Petit….

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  • Marvel

A New Weapon Forged in Beta Ray Bill #3

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Beta Ray Bill takes a bloody path to find his glory — and the perfect weapon to forge it with. And he’s even got a few friends to brave the battle alongside him. But the journey is one even Odin would call treacherous, and not all of Bill’s friends will survive. At least not in…

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  • Star Wars

Reminisce With the Dark Lord of the Sith in Star Wars: Darth Vader #12

Austin Gorton4 years ago4 years ago08 mins

Darth Vader gets his body put back together while his mind wanders before setting out after Han Solo in Star Wars: Darth Vader #12 written by Greg Pak, art by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Dean White with Giada Marchisio, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Crossover tie-in issues are tricky. Tie in too lightly, and risk…

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  • Vault

Meet Space’s Newest Adventurer… and the Streets’ Newest Vigilante in The Blue Flame #1

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

Superhero fiction is dominated by Marvel and DC. When someone wants to tell a story outside that ecosystem, they often run into a unique challenge, one not often seen in other media. Because of their deep cultural penetration, there’s a shorthand to these established universes. Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, can appear in a…

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  • New Mutants

Questions Of Who Gets To Die In New Mutants #18

Liz Large and Stephanie Burt4 years ago4 years ago033 mins

The kids from the first 1980s teen X-team are now adults, and they’re in charge of mutant teens today. Previous X-schools trained child soldiers: can the New Mutants find a better way? And will Xi’an Coy Manh ever, ever, ever be free of her family’s psychic ghosts? New Mutants #18, written by Vita Ayala, art…

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  • X-Men

Questions Of Who Gets To Live In X-Men #20

Chris Eddleman and Rob Secundus4 years ago4 years ago028 mins

Just as birds chirp, bees buzz, and mutants never die, so too is the inevitability of Nimrod. Witness his return in X-Men #20 written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Francesco Mobili, colors by Sunny Gho, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Chris Eddleman: It’s been an entire month, and a part of me relished a little bit…

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