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February 25, 2022

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  • Human Target

Things Get Salty in The Human Target #5

Armaan Babu and Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago011 mins

Christopher Chance’s clue chasing has led him to a meeting with the Martian Manhunter, the League’s resident telepath. What does it take to keep your secrets from a world-class psychic … and what secrets does one give up to get to the truth? Human Target #5 is written by Tom King, drawn by Greg Smallwood…

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  • Marvel

The Grotesque Becomes Us in Ghost Rider #1

Rob Secundus4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

 Ghost Rider #1 by Benjamin Percy, Cory Smith, Bryan Valenza, and Travis Lanham For the double-sized first issue of the new volume of Ghost Rider, I present a reflection in two parts: Part 1: The Pieces I want to highlight for you just a few things that happen in this comic: A mean goth lady…

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Rent a Deadbox Flick and Check into Your Hotell to Die (And More Newburn, Too)

Will Nevin and Ian Gregory4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

My god, Bobby, didn’t you know those pants are for a woman? Deadbox #2 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Benjamin Tiesma, colored by Vladimir Popov, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by Vault. A magical sketchbook and an artist with his head squarely up his ass doesn’t sound like a good combination, does…

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Villans For Hire 2
  • Marvel

It Gets Complicated in Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #2

Armaan Babu4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

John Walker wants to lead Wilson Fisk’s supervillain team, the Thunderbolts, hoping to keep them in line – but does he have what it take to keep monsters from doing what they do best? Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #2, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, penciled by Manuel Garcia, inked by Lorenzo Ruggiero, and colored…

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  • Batman

Arkham Antics, Monster-on-Monster Violence and More in BatChat (Text Edition)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 years ago4 years ago012 mins

Act two of “Shadows of the Bat” wraps up as we finally reach Day 24 and all hell breaks loose in Detective Comics #1,054, in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Max Raynor, colored by Luis Guerrero and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the next chapter of “House of Gotham,” The Boy attempts…

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