Snap Into Marvel: “Weapon X” Wants Destroy Decks To Be The Best There Is
It’s been awhile since the last X-Men-centric season of Marvel Snap, though with Wolverine a force in his own right,
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Unbreakable X-Men’ #3 Is The Best Of A Rough Bunch
What do this week’s batch of “Age of Revelation” tie-ins have to do with “Age of Revelation?” Not much! Does
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Comicon Advent Calendar Day X: Larry Hama Gives Wolverine The Silent (Night) Treatment
Larry Hama and inker Steve Leialoha‘s dialogue and caption-less “silent” story in G.I. Joe #21 is one of the most
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Amazing X-Men’ #3 Is The Best Of A Bad Bunch of Books
The best thing we can say about “Age of Revelation” is that at least it’s winding to a conclusion. Amazing
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Force Matters: The End Is Nigh in ‘Star Wars Jedi Knights’ #9
Is Jedi Knights coming to an end? It sure feels feels like it! Star Wars: Jedi Knights #9 By Marc
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Cloak Or Dagger’ Still The Surprise Success of “Age of Revelation”
It’s all “Age of Revelation” in this week’s X-books, including a couple great looking books, one confusing mess, and one
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Force Matters: Not Fighting Wins The Day And ‘Star Wars’ #7 Is The Better For It
Simpsons squids, junkyard bosses and Jedi doing Jedi stuff in Star Wars comics from the week of 11/12/26! Star Wars
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Comics We’re Thankful For: When Louise Simonson Took ‘X-Factor’ From Terrible To Terrific
Good morning and happy Thanksgiving! This year for every American’s favorite gluttonous holiday, the Comicon team wanted to take a
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Book Of Revelation’ #2 Pulls Off One Of The Best Twists Of The Event
It’s another high floor/low ceiling batch of “Age of Revelation” books in this week’s X-books, with an extra dose of
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Review — ‘Transformers’ #26 Keeps Its Foot On The Gas
At first glance, Transformers #26 is a pretty standard “second part of a new run” chapter, touching on several of
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Force Matters — Emo Ren Is Back And Looking Better Than Ever In ‘Star Wars: Legacy of Vader’ #10
Just one comic out the week of 11/5 — Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #10 — but it’s a good
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Previously on X-Men: ‘Rogue Storm’ #2 Is The Best Of A Weak Batch of X-Books
It’s a week of middling “Age of Revelation” tie-ins in the latest Previously on X-Men, with the strongest of the
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Snap Into Marvel: “Arachnid Anarchy” Swings Move Decks To The Top Of The Meta
It’s time once again for another Spider-Man-centric season of Marvel Snap, which means Move decks are in the spotlight. A
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Force Matters: ‘Doctor Aphra Chaos Agent’ #5 — Great Potential, Abrupt Ending
In Star Wars comics from the week of 10/29, we get one abrupt ending and one surprisingly-sweet Boba Fett story
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Previously On X-Men: A Stunning “Age Of” Revelation In ‘Amazing X-Men’ #2
The second month of “Age of Revelation” begins with a middling batch of #2 issues — and one mystifying revelation
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Force Matters: Space Halloween Has Never Looked Better in ‘Star Wars: Tales From The Nightlands’ #2
This week’s Star Wars comics share a commitment to strong visuals, from a cute first person gimmick to a lush
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Cloak Or Dagger’ #1 Is The Surprise Hit Of The Week
The final week of the initial “Age of Revelation” launch comes to a close with a solid-but-not-spectacular batch of titles.
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Previously on X-Men: Everything New Is Old Again in ‘Omega Kids’ #1
The four “Age of Revelation” tie-ins in this week’s X-books further an odd corollary that has emerged about the event:
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‘Transformers’ #25 Review — Striking A Balance Between Old And New
Transformers #25 marks the first significant creative shakeup in the Energon Universe, with writer Daniel Warren Johnson — who launched
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Force Matters: ‘Legacy of Vader’ #9 Is At Its Best When Kylo Couldn’t Care Less
In this week’s Star Wars stories, Kylo Ren gets unwillingly sucked into old work drama in Star Wars: Legacy of
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Something Spooky: The X-Men Meet Frankenstein* In ‘X-Men’ #40
The story of Frankenstein — both the monster and the scientist — has straddled the line between science fiction and
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Previously On X-Men: Gambit’s Grief Makes For A Great ‘Unbreakable X-Men’ #1
In this week’s X-books, “Age of Revelation” goes wide, with new series set away from the main action — or
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Epic Dissection — ‘X-Men: Wounded Wolf’ Is An Embarrassment Of Artistic Riches
This is the first entry in a new semi-regular column in which I break down the chonky Epic and DC
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Snap Into Marvel: “Undead Horde” Wants To Eat Your Brain
October is Spooky Season. Marvel Snap is getting into the spirit with its “Undead Horde” season (which also has some
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Force Matters: Them Irving Boys Are Up To No Good in ‘Hunt For the Falcon’ #2
In this week’s Star Wars books, Han continues his hunt for the Falcon in the aptly named Han Solo –
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Drew Struzan, Master Of The Movie Poster, Dies At 78
Drew Struzan, the artist behind some of the most iconic movie posters for some of the biggest movies of the
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Amazing X-Men’ #1 Kicks The Plot Into Gear
It’s a jam-packed week as “Age of Revelation” kicks into high gear, with both “replacement” series debuting as well as
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Force Matters: It’s Action Figure Playtime in ‘Star Wars’ #6
It’s a quiet week in a galaxy far, far away, with just one issue on the stands. But it’s a
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“The Real Monsters” Are Everywhere In The ‘Alien Earth’ Finale
One of the key elements across the Alien franchise is the idea of watching — and reveling in — the
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Force Matters: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #4 Makes Good Use Of Its Title Character
Only one Star Wars comic this week, with Dark Horse’s conclusion to the “Codebreaker” story pushed back to November for
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Previously On X-Men: A Surprisingly Strong Start In ‘Age of Revelation Overture #1’
In this week’s X-books, the “Age of Revelation” is finally here, and it’s…not terrible! Cassandra Nova is also here, for
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