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Author: Tony Thornley

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Supergirl #31 Fights Her Own War For Justice

Supergirl #31 finds the Girl of Steel deep in the crossover with Superman, as the House of El try to

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June 19, 2019 Tony Thornley 2910 Views 0 Comment DC Comics, Eber Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica, FCO Plascencia, Kevin Maguire, Marc Andreyko, Sean Parsons, Supergirl, Superman, Tom Napolitano
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Marvelous X-Men #5 Pushes The Age Of X-Man To A Conclusion

For months now the Age of X-Man has been playing a precarious balancing act, with Nate Grey just keeping ahead

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June 18, 2019 Tony Thornley 2545 Views 0 Comment Joe Caramagna, Lonnie Nadler, Marco Failla, Marvel Comics, Marvelous X-Men, Matt Milla, X-Men, Zac Thompson
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Superman #12 Declares All-Out War

Ever since last year’s Superman relaunch the Man of Steel has been gearing up to confront Rogol Zaar, the villain

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June 18, 2019 Tony Thornley 2104 Views 0 Comment Alex Sinclair, Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Josh Reed, Oclair Albert, Supergirl, Superman
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X-Force #9 Shows Hell Hath No Fury Like A Phoenix Scorned

For the last eight issues X-Force has been in pursuit of two people – Cable and Rachel Grey. In the

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June 17, 2019 Tony Thornley 2855 Views 0 Comment Cory Petit, Dylan Burnett, Ed Brisson, Jesus Abuterov, Marvel Comics, X-Force, X-Men
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The Rogues Rise In The Flash #72

The beginning of a superhero’s career wouldn’t be complete without the origins of their greatest enemy as well. The Flash

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June 17, 2019 Tony Thornley 3101 Views 0 Comment DC Comics, Hi-Fi Color, Howard Porter, Joshua Williamson, Steve Wands, The Flash
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Event Leviathan #1 Gets A Slow But Engrossing Start

The conspiracy thriller is not a common genre you find in the DC Universe. It’s more of a trope you’d

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June 17, 2019 Tony Thornley 2566 Views 0 Comment Alex Maleev, Batman, Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Event Leviathan, joshua reed, Lois Lane
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The Demon’s Head Rises In Batman & The Outsiders #2

The Outsiders have barely started their mission and they’ve already been drawn into the orbit of the Dark Knight’s greatest

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June 16, 2019 Tony Thornley 2291 Views 0 Comment Batman, Batman & The Outsiders, Bryan Hill, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, dexter soy, Veronica Gandini
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Thumbs #1 Is The Beginning Of A Dystopian Nightmare

There’s so much talk in the news today of the struggle millennials are going through just to make ends meet.

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June 12, 2019 Tony Thornley 2692 Views 0 Comment Hayden Sherman, Image Comics, Sean Lewis, Thumbs
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SHAZAM! #6 Sends The Family Deeper Into Danger

The first arc of SHAZAM!’s latest series has dived deep into the DC Universe’s magical world. The first arc wraps

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June 12, 2019 Tony Thornley 2538 Views 0 Comment Dale Eaglesham, DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Marco Santucci, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Scott Kolins, Shazam
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A Dark Knight Rises And Another Falls In Batman #72

One of the biggest question marks in the larger Batman saga has been the presence of one particular character. Does

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June 12, 2019 Tony Thornley 2731 Views 0 Comment Batman, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Jordie Bellaire, Jorge Fornes, Mikel Janin, Tom King
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Tony Stark: Iron Man #12 Goes A Little Middle-Earth And A Little Metal

Gail Simone has very publicly stated that she has one Iron Man story that she wants to tell. Lucky for

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June 11, 2019 Tony Thornley 3006 Views 0 Comment Edgar Delgado, Gail Simone, Iron Man, Joe Caramagna, Marvel Comics, Paolo Vilanelli, Tony Stark: Iron Man, War of the Realms
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Prisoner X #4 Starts A Riot

In the realm of prison fiction, a riot is inevitable. To prevent it from becoming a cliche, there has to

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June 11, 2019 Tony Thornley 2555 Views 0 Comment Age of X-Man, German Peralta, Marvel Comics, Mike Spicer, Prisoner X, Vita Ayala, X-Men
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer #5 Tackles Literal and Figurative Inner Demons

When Buffy the Vampire Slayer was rebooted earlier this year by Boom! Studios, I think more than a few fans

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June 11, 2019 Tony Thornley 2702 Views 0 Comment Boom! Studios, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Lopez, Ed Dukeshire, Jordie Bellaire, Raul Angulo
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The Black King Rises In Uncanny X-Men #19

One missing element of the last five or so years of X-Men stories is Emma Frost, the former White Queen

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June 10, 2019 Tony Thornley 2952 Views 0 Comment Adriano Di Benedetto, bob quinn, Carlos Gomez, Carlos Villa, guru-efx, Joe Caramagna, Juan Vlasco, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, michelle delecki, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men
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Young Justice #6 Ends A War And Begins A Journey

It’s not often that teen heroes actually save the entire planet. But Young Justice has been building towards that and

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June 10, 2019 Tony Thornley 2335 Views 0 Comment Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Gabe Eltaeb, John Timms, Wes Abbott, Young Justice
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Ascender #2 Sees Magic Wage War On Science

Not enough science fiction today shows mysticism and science clash. It’s a juxtaposition that creates some fascinating conflict, and Ascender

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June 5, 2019 Tony Thornley 2483 Views 0 Comment Ascender, Dustin Nguyen, Image Comics, Jeff Lemire, Steve Wands
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Ascender #2 Sees Magic Wage War On Science

Not enough science fiction today shows mysticism and science clash. It’s a juxtaposition that creates some fascinating conflict, and Ascender

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June 5, 2019 Tony Thornley 2144 Views 0 Comment Ascender, Dustin Nguyen, Image Comics, Jeff Lemire, Steve Wands
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Star Trek: Year Five #2 Declares War On The Federation

Among recurring Star Trek aliens, there are few more mysterious than the Tholians. Outside of their most notable appearance, in

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June 4, 2019 Tony Thornley 2513 Views 0 Comment Charlie Kirchoff, Colin Kelly, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Neil Uyetake, Star Trek, Star Trek: Year Five, Stephen Thompson
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X-23 #12 Brings A Journey To Its End

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a comic book story explore family while balancing excellent action as X-23.

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June 3, 2019 Tony Thornley 2772 Views 0 Comment Chris O'Halloran, Cory Petit, Diego Olortegui, Mariko Tamaki, Marvel Comics, Walden Wong, X-23, X-Men
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Batman Faces The End Of The World In Batman: Last Knight On Earth #1

One of the most classic superhero tropes is familiar heroes facing the end of the world. Batman: Last Knight On

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May 31, 2019 Tony Thornley 3876 Views 0 Comment Batman, Batman: Last Knight On Earth, DC Comics, FCO Plasencia, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Scott Snyder, Tom Napolitano
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X-Tremists #4 Starts The Rebellion

Nate Grey’s tenuous grasp of his control over the Age of X-Man has been one of the unifying themes of

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May 31, 2019 Tony Thornley 2455 Views 0 Comment Age of X-Man, Clayton Cowles, Georges Jeanty, Jim Charalampidis, Leah Williams, Marvel Comics, roberto poggi, X-Men, X-Tremists
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Middlewest #7 Tears It All Down

The first arc of Middlewest ended in tragedy as Abel lost control to his strange abilities. As the second arc

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May 29, 2019 Tony Thornley 2264 Views 0 Comment Image Comics, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jorge Corona, Middlewest, Nate Piekos, Skottie Young
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Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 Unleashes The Godkiller

Tony Stark has been questioning everything since the beginning of Tony Stark: Iron Man and much of that comes to

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May 29, 2019 Tony Thornley 6269 Views 0 Comment Dan Slott, Edgar Delgado, Iron Man, Jim Zub, Joe Caramagna, Marvel Comics, Tony Stark: Iron Man, Valero Schitti
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Batgirl #35 Revamps A Classic Bat-Rogue

The Bat-family has a lot of villains. It’s a given, considering that Batman is one of the oldest superheroes on

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May 29, 2019 Tony Thornley 2389 Views 0 Comment Andworld Design, Batgirl, DC Comics, Jordie Bellaire, José Marzán Jr., Mairghread Scott, Norm Rapmund, Paul Pelletier
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Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4 Sees Things Go From Bad To Worse

The whole point of Star Trek: The Q Conflict has been that the Star Trek universe is FULL of god-like

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May 28, 2019 Tony Thornley 2807 Views 0 Comment Alexandra Alexakis, Elisabetta D'Amico, Neil Uyetake, Scott & David Tipton, Silvia Califano, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Q Conflict
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Venom #14 Goes Berserk In The War Of Realms

Eddie Brock’s life has taken a turn for the worst for the last year. If anyone deserves a win, it’s

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May 28, 2019 Tony Thornley 3241 Views 0 Comment Andres Mossa, Clayton Cowles, Cullen Bunn, Iban Coello, Marvel Comics, Venom, War of Realms
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X-Force #8 Comes To The Rescue

As often as time travel is involved in X-Men stories, they actually don’t travel into the future. X-Force #8 throws

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May 28, 2019 Tony Thornley 2540 Views 0 Comment Cory Petit, Dylan Burnett, Ed Brisson, Jesus Abuterov, Marvel Comics, X-Force, X-Men
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Greedo’s Time To Shine In Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #2

Like it or not, Greedo is one of the most important minor characters in the Star Wars saga. If he’d

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May 27, 2019 Tony Thornley 2836 Views 0 Comment Disneyland, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Ethan Sacks, Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Travis Lanham, Walt Disney WOrld, Will Sliney
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Fight The Future In The Flash #71

When DC Comics advertised a retelling of Barry Allen’s origin, I didn’t expect that we would also get the end

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May 24, 2019 Tony Thornley 2977 Views 0 Comment DC Comics, Hi-Fi Color, Howard Porter, Joshua Williamson, The Flash
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Summer Gets Her Time To Shine In Dial H For Hero #3

Dial H For Hero has one of the oldest mythologies in the DC Universe, stretching back to 1966. That means

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May 24, 2019 Tony Thornley 2620 Views 0 Comment Arist Deyn, Dave Sharpe, DC Comics, Dial H for Hero, Joe Quinones, Jordan Gibson, Sam Humphries
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Marvelous X-Men #4 Celebrates Xavier Day

Marvelous X-Men has been building up to this issue the entire story so far, and it did not disappoint. Xavier

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May 22, 2019 Tony Thornley 2191 Views 0 Comment Age of X-Man, Joe Caramagna, Lonnie Nadler, Marco Failla, Marvel Comics, Marvelous X-Men, Matt Milla, X-Men, Zac Thompson
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