Improvements Are Offset By Setbacks: Reviewing ‘Sanction’ #2
Sanction #2 is a maddening issue. On the one hand, the story of Soviet-era cops Dimitrovich and Smirnoff and their
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‘X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik’ #1 Is Entertaining But Flawed — Review
The X-Men are in a weird place to be participating in a big linewide crossover event. They are stuck in
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Marvel Team-Up: Dark Horse And Marvel To Publish A New Line Of Art Books
Dark Horse has made a name for itself in recent years with its high quality hardcover art books, covering everything
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‘Jango Fett’ #4 Review: A Simple Man Makes His Way To A Satisfying Conclusion
Ideally, every miniseries would start strong, stay strong, and end strong. But if a story is only going to hit
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Flashback To The ’80s With Three ‘Dazzler’ #1 Variant Covers!
Following months of rampant speculation that popstar and pop culture icon Taylor Swift will be appearing as Dazzler in Deadpool
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Snap Into Marvel!– Time To Learn If Phastos Is As Good As He Looks On Paper
First Comic Book Appearance: The Eternals (vol. 2) #1 (October 1985) First Multimedia Appearance: Eternals (2021), played by Brian Tyree
Read moreReview: ‘Invincible Iron Man’ #19 Has Too Little Iron Man, Too Much X-Men
The X-Men have already said their goodbyes to the Krakoan Age. There’s no “Fall of X” logo on this issue’s
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Fighting A Fight You’ve Already Lost: Reviewing ‘Destro’ #1
There’s a fascinating energy permeating Destro #1. All of the previous G.I. Joe series in Skybound’s burgeoning Energon Universe are
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Dark Horse Comics Returns To Wilmurst With ‘Where Monsters Lie: Cull-De-Sac’ #1 This Halloween
Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski‘s Where Monsters Lie introduced readers to Wilmurst, the gated-community home of all their favorite slashers,
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SNAP into Marvel! — Is There Room For Makkari?
First Comic Book Appearance: The Eternals #5 First Multimedia Appearance: Eternals (2021) played by Lauren Ridloff Powers: In addition to
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When Big Moments Are Too Big: Reviewing ‘Darth Vader’ #47
What a maddening series this can be. For multiple arcs now, it starts off strong before petering out. Plot threads
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‘Star Wars’ #47 Review — It’s the System, Not Lando, That’s Out Of Order!
The challenge always facing this series is finding ways to be unexpected. Furthermore, it has to do it in terms
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It’s Aliens vs. Spider-Man, Phoenix, Deadpool And More This July!
Aliens have already fought Sigourney Weaver, Michael Fassbender, and assorted Predators. This Summer, they’ll be taking on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!
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SNAP Into Marvel! — Is It Time For Sersi To Go Wild?
First Comic Book Appearance: The Eternals #3 (September 1976) First Multimedia Appearance: Eternals (2021) Powers: In addition to all the
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‘Space Ghost’ #2 Review: Less Grimdark, More Superhero
Given the popularity of the parodic and satirical Space Ghost Coast to Coast making it the most popular iteration of
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‘Scarlett’ #1 Review — A Sleek And Chic Intro To The First Lady Of GI Joe!
The introduction of GI Joe in Skybound’s Energon Universe has been surprisingly restrained and methodical. Rather than drop a fully-formed
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SNAP Into Marvel: Make Room For Thena!
Real Name: Azura First Comic Book Appearance: The Eternals #5 (November 1976) First Multimedia Appearance: Eternals (2021), played by Angelina
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SNAP Into Marvel– Gilgamesh Pumps Up The New Season
Real Name: The Forgotten One First Comic Book Appearance: The Eternals #13 (July 1977) First Multimedia Appearance: Eternals (2021) played
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Azzarello And Phillips Blast Off With Space Opera ‘Life’ From DSTLRY!
In other “creator involved in the summer X-Men relaunch is also launching a new series from DSTLRY this summer” news,
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Bullets Fly When Devout Meets Demonic In DSTLRY’s ‘The Missionary’
Fresh off helping relaunch the X-Men as part of this summer’s From the Ashes event, Ryan Stegman is launching a
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Everything’s Coming Up Jango, For the Worse: ‘Jango Fett’ #3 Review
Heading into its finale, things are starting to come together in Jango Fett #3. Plot threads and characters alike are
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Review: ‘Star Wars’ #46 Succeeds By Doing The Expected … Unexpectedly
There is very little which happens in Star Wars #46 which is surprising. Plot points set in motion at the
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SNAP Into Marvel: Sasquatch To Bounce His Way To Success!
Real Name: Walter Langowski First Comic Book Appearance: X-Men #120 (April 1979) First Multimedia Appearance: Sasquatch has made a few
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Two New All-Ages ‘Spider-Man’ Series Target The Next Generation Of Readers!
As the father of a three year old, I can assure you, young kids love Spider-Man. That’s due in large
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SNAP Into Marvel – Time For Namora To Sink Or Swim
Real Name: Aquaria Nautica Neptunia First Comic Book Appearance: Marvel Mystery Comics #82 (May 1947) First Multimedia Appearance: Black Panther:
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Zoop Projects And Creators Nominated For Multiple Eisners
Last week, the nominees for the 2024 Eisner Awards were announced. Included amongst this year’s “comic book Oscars” are three
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‘Sanction’ #1 Review: An Intriguing Mystery From Behind The Iron Curtain
Sanction #1 opens like so many other mystery or crime stories: a dead body discovered by beat cops, who call
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A Much Needed Shot In The Arm: Reviewing ‘Darth Vader’ #46
Though no series cancellation or creative team departures have been announced, there’s a sense of impending finality to Darth Vader
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‘Iron Fist’ 50th Anniversary Special #1 Celebrates Fifty Years Of Fist!
It’s been fifty years since Marvel Comics first capitalized on the kung-fu craze then sweeping the nation with the introduction
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SNAP Into Marvel: X-Force’s “Woman In The Chair” Hits ‘Marvel Snap’!
Real Name: Unrevealed First Comic Book Appearance: X-Men #132 (Jan. 1980) as Tessa; X-Men (vol. 2) #109 (Dec. 2000) as
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Todd McFarlane ‘Spawn’ #1 Art Goes On Sale In NFT Form
Decades after breaking onto the comics scene, Todd McFarlane remains a popular creator. The creator of Spawn, co-creator of Venom,
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