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007 Looks Impressive While Ogres and Old Ladies Fight

Will Nevin and Ian Gregory3 years ago3 years ago025 mins

How many old flames can one British super spy have? And why do they all have to die? The answer may lie in 007 #1, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Marco Finnegan, colored by Dearbhla Kelly, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by Dynamite. Thank you for being a friend. Travel down the…

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  • Star Wars

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 Brings Star Wars Back To Dark Horse – and Kids!

Tony Thornley3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

Star Wars returns to Dark Horse Comics and all-ages storytelling in the anthology Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 written by Amanda Deibert, illustrated by Lucas Marangon, colored by Michael Atiyah, and lettered by Tyler Smith, and Jimmy Betancourt. It’s good to see the Dark Horse logo back on a Star Wars book. After all, without…

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  • Wonder Woman

Hippolyta Ascends in Olympus: Rebirth

Cat Purcell3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Olympus: Rebirth is written by Michael W Conrad and Becky Cloonan, with art by Caitlin Yarsky, colors by Jordie Bellaire and letters by Pat Brosseau.  Many talk of how phenomenal storytellers weave the threads of their story’s parts into a wide, encompassing tapestry. Cloonan and Conrad have truly done that with so many threads from…

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  • Star Wars

It’s Vader Vs. Sand in Star Wars: Darth Vader #26

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Darth Vader comes face-to-face once more with his coarsest, roughest, most irritating foe, one which gets everywhere in Star Wars: Darth Vader #26 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. It’s the one where Vader fights sand.  That may sound glib and/or reductive, but that’s…

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  • Harley Quinn

Luke Fox Takes Center Stage in Harley Quinn #21

Armaan Babu3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Luke Fox’s experiments with Element X and the ongoing Dark Crisis have given birth to a monstrosity that’s come home to roost. Forced to face his own mistakes, it’s up to Luke to figure out who he truly is — and whether or not that’s someone who can save the day. Harley Quinn #21 is…

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  • Marvel

Is Miles Morales: Spider-Man #41 Simply Good Enough?

Jude Jones3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Can Miles finally topple the Empire of the Spider? Let’s find out in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #41 written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Christopher Allen, colors by David Curiel, and letters by Cory Petit. In the year of our Lord 2022, just when I thought all irony and ridiculousness had been used up by the…

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  • Judgment Day

Our Heroes Make Plans and God Laughs in A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3

Rasmus Skov Lykke3 years ago3 years ago016 mins

Upon discovering that Captain America doesn’t live up to God’s standards, the goodies try to kill God. This goes about as well as you’d expect. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: When doing an event comic, there are…

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  • Marvel

What’s the Damage Non-McDuffie Creators Bring to Damage Control #1?

Stephanie Burt3 years ago3 years ago011 mins

Things break. That’s why skilled repair people, and their legal teams, are always in demand. Especially in Marvel Comics New York. Damage Control #1 is written by Adam Goldberg, Hans Podiomoff and Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie, drawn by Will Robson and Jay Fosgitt, colored by Ruth Redmond and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Damage Control began as…

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  • Marauders

Everyone’s Time Traveling in the Messy Marauders #5!

Ian Gregory and Stephanie Burt3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

Space opera becomes time drama as our mutant adventurers delve back into the past to undo Shi’ar crimes against mutantkind. And by “the past” we mean… 1993? Marauders #5, with writing by Steve Orlando, line art by Andrea Broccardo, colors by Matt Milla, letters by VC’s Ariana Maher. Ian Gregory: I would say that we’ve…

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  • Image

A Cracked-Mirror Look at the Cold War in Image’s 20th Century Men #1

Ritesh Babu3 years ago10 months ago016 mins

At the end of the 20th century, superheroes, geniuses, madmen and activists rush toward World War III. A Soviet “iron” hero, a superpowered American president, an insane cyborg soldier, an Afghan woman hellbent on building a better life for her people; these strange yet familiar beings collide in a story that mixes history, politics and…

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  • Issue Overviews

Liam Sharp Makes Art Good (and Cogent Observations about The Closet and Survival Street)

Will Nevin and Ian Gregory3 years ago3 years ago018 mins

A mostly empty story ends with … well, you can guess. The Closet #3 is written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Gavin Fullerton, colored by Chris O’Halloran, lettered by Tom Napolitano and published by Image. To the future where there is no magic. To the past when magic was young. And to the present,…

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  • Star Wars

Star Wars #26 is a Study in Narrative Tension

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago011 mins

The Rebellion celebrates putting itself back together as a new threat looms Star Wars #26, written by Charles Soule, art by Andrés Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Star Wars #26 is a study in the way narrative tension can be deployed in different ways. Light on plot, it nevertheless marks…

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  • Daredevil

Does Daredevil #2/650 Hit The Milestone Highs?

Anna Peppard and Rasmus Skov Lykke3 years ago3 years ago032 mins

Legacy looms large as a new villain stakes a claim to Matt’s past and future and a cavalcade of stars team up to celebrate 650 issues of horn-headed justice. Daredevil #2/#650 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto and Rafael De Latorre, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles. Featuring…

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  • Harley Quinn

Come to a verdict and blast off into space in a month of Harley Quinn!

Armaan Babu3 years ago3 years ago011 mins

It’s a good time to be a Harley Quinn fan. Her 30th anniversary’s coming up, Season 3 of her show is in full swing, and DC has graced us all with four straight weeks of new Harley Quinn content. We’re here to catch you up with Harley’s final confrontation with Verdict in Harley Quinn #17,…

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  • Nightwing

Blockbuster Flops due to Tonal Inconsistencies in Nightwing #95

Armaan Babu3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Betrayed by his underlings, under fire from Nightwing and his friends, and up against an incorruptible commissioner armed with a ledger detailing every one of his crimes, Blockbuster’s backed into a corner — but you know what they say about cornering a wild animal. Nightwing #95 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Bruno Redondo,…

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