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Author: Tony Thornley

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Livewire #6 Faces The Personification Of Hate And Fear

Fear of the other is a powerful and frightening concept that we deal with in the modern world each and

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May 21, 2019 Tony Thornley 2708 Views 0 Comment Kano, Livewire, Saida Temofonte, Valiant Entertainment, Vita Ayala
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Superman #11 Draws The House Of El Into Intergalactic War

The House of El had been through a rough year. First they learned that the destruction of Krypton may not

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May 21, 2019 Tony Thornley 2500 Views 0 Comment Alex Sinclair, Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Josh Reed, Oclair Albert, Superman
Comics 

Superman #11 Draws The House Of El Into Intergalactic War

The House of El had been through a rough year. First they learned that the destruction of Krypton may not

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May 21, 2019 Tony Thornley 2354 Views 0 Comment Alex Sinclair, Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Josh Reed, Oclair Albert, Superman
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Things Get Bleak In Uncanny X-Men #18

As the saying goes, it’s always darkest before the dawn. Uncanny X-Men #18 seems to reinforce that fact, but will

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May 21, 2019 Tony Thornley 2622 Views 0 Comment Carlos Villa, Craig Yeung, guru-efx, Joe Caramagna, Juan Vlasco, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men
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Fairlady #2 Is An Exciting Genre Mash-Up Mystery

Mashing up fiction genres is practically a genre unto itself. Some are incredibly popular, such as sci-fi horror and weird

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May 20, 2019 Tony Thornley 2401 Views 0 Comment Brian Schirmer, Claudia Balboni, David Bowman, Fairlady, Image Comics, Marissa Louise
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Batman #71 Breaks The Bat

Batman often gets criticized for how unbeatable he can be. Sure, for some readers that’s the appeal, but an impossibly

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May 19, 2019 Tony Thornley 2948 Views 0 Comment Batman, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Jorge Bellaire, Jorge Fornes, Mikel Janin, Tom King
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Naomi #5 Brings Us The Complete Origin Of The DCU’s Newest Hero

Naomi has been to date one of the most complex superhero origin stories we’ve seen in recent comics. However, it’s

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May 17, 2019 Tony Thornley 2863 Views 0 Comment Brian Michael Bendis, David Walker, DC Comics, Jamal Campbell, naomi, Wes Abbott
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Section Zero #2 Creates An Exciting New World

Creator owned superhero comics often hinge on one of two things – a successful origin story or establishing a deep

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May 15, 2019 Tony Thornley 2707 Views 0 Comment Ben Dimagmaliw, Grace Allison, Image Comics, Jeremy Colwell, Karl Kesel, Richard Starkings, Section Zero, Tom Grummett
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Things Get Dire In Infinite Dark #6

The first volume of Infinite Dark ended its dire story with a surprisingly hopeful twist. However, the team didn’t completely

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May 15, 2019 Tony Thornley 2354 Views 0 Comment Andrea Mutti, Image Comics, Infinite Dark, K. Michael Russell, Ryan Cady, Top Cow Productions, Troy Peteri
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Conan The Barbarian #6 Is A Tale Of Cunning And Kings

If there’s one thing about Conan the Barbarian that’s never been in doubt, it’s that the title character is one

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May 15, 2019 Tony Thornley 2585 Views 0 Comment Conan the Barbarian, Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, Travis Lanham
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Savage Sword Of Conan #5 Is A Quest’s Painful End

Savage Sword of Conan started as a treasure hunt. This first arc draws to a conclusion as a bitter reminder

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May 14, 2019 Tony Thornley 2795 Views 0 Comment Conan the Barbarian, Gerry Duggan, Marvel Comics, Richard Isanove, Ron Garney, Savage Sword of Conan, Travis Lanham
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Savage Sword Of Conan #5 Is A Quest’s Painful End

Savage Sword of Conan started as a treasure hunt. This first arc draws to a conclusion as a bitter reminder

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May 14, 2019 Tony Thornley 2566 Views 0 Comment Conan the Barbarian, Gerry Duggan, Marvel Comics, Richard Isanove, Ron Garney, Savage Sword of Conan, Travis Lanham
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Dive Deeper Into The Magiclands In Shazam! #5

If there’s one thing SHAZAM! has taught us about the worlds of magic in the DCU, it’s how little we

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May 14, 2019 Tony Thornley 2296 Views 0 Comment Dale Eaglesham, DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Marco Santucci, Max Raynor, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Scott Kolins, Shazam
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Dive Deeper Into The Magiclands In Shazam! #5

If there’s one thing SHAZAM! has taught us about the worlds of magic in the DCU, it’s how little we

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May 14, 2019 Tony Thornley 2234 Views 0 Comment Dale Eaglesham, DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Marco Santucci, Max Raynor, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Scott Kolins, Shazam
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Supergirl #30 Ends One Adventure And Launches Another

Kara Zor-El has been through a lot the last year, trying to hunt down the conspiracy that destroyed Krypton. Supergirl

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May 13, 2019 Tony Thornley 2556 Views 0 Comment Chris Sotomayor, DC Comics, Kevin Maguire, Marc Andreyko, Sean Parsons, Supergirl, Superman, Tom Napolitano
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X-Force #7 Fights The Future

Time travel is complicated, but it’s also a crucial part of the tapestry of the X-Men. For X-Force in particular,

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May 13, 2019 Tony Thornley 2646 Views 0 Comment Damian Couceiro, Dylan Burnett, Ed Brisson, Jesus Aburtov, Joe Caramagna, Marvel Comics, X-Force, X-Men
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Chaos Reigns In Fallen World #2 Preview

Valiant Entertainment has said that Fallen World is an event to watch, with big ramifications for their universe. Now in this preview,

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May 13, 2019 Tony Thornley 2470 Views 0 Comment Adam Pollina, Dan Abnett, Fallen World, Ulises Arreola, Valiant Entertainment
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The Flash Begins In #70

At this point, we’ve seen many superhero origin stories over and over again. Even characters that have been around less

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May 10, 2019 Tony Thornley 2636 Views 0 Comment DC Comics, Hi-Fi Color, Howard Porter, Joshua Williamson, The Flash
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Valiant’s Doctor Mirage Returns In Her Own Series By Visaggio, Robles, & Bellaire This August

Shan Fong, AKA Doctor Mirage, has been a beloved character in the Valiant Universe for years. However, since 2016 she hasn’t had

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May 10, 2019 Tony Thornley 2613 Views 0 Comment Dave Sharpe, doctor mirage, Jordie Bellaire, Mags Visaggio, Nick Robles, Valiant Entertainment
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Meet Valiant’s Psi-Lords In A Ten Page Preview

The Valiant Entertainment relaunch in 2012 has brought us new versions nearly all of the company’s various IP’s. Now one

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May 10, 2019 Tony Thornley 2200 Views 0 Comment Dave Sharpe, Fred Van Lente, Psi-Lords, Renato Guedes, Valiant Entertainment
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The Gotham Knights Return In Batman And The Outsiders #1

One of the most acclaimed concepts of DC Comics’ 2016 Rebirth relaunch was Detective Comics and its new “Bat-family team

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May 9, 2019 Tony Thornley 2624 Views 0 Comment Batman, Batman and the Outsiders, Bryan Hill, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, dexter soy, Veronica Gandini
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Fallen World #1 Takes Us Back To The Future

If Valiant’s 4001 AD was a cyberpunk dystopia, its follow-up Fallen World is much harder to simplify in that way.

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May 8, 2019 Tony Thornley 2464 Views 0 Comment Adam Pollina, Dan Abnett, Fallen World, Jeff Powell, Ulises Arreola, Valiant Entertainment
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Batman #70 Unleashes A Dark Knight Scorned

After a story arc full of deeper revelations about a character and his innermost thoughts, dreams and fears, we the

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May 8, 2019 Tony Thornley 2687 Views 0 Comment Batman, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Jordie Bellaire, Jorge Fornes, Mikel Janin, Tom King
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The Doctor Challenges History In Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #7

Doctor Who just wouldn’t be Doctor Who without the Doctor dealing with timey-wimey goofiness. The creative team for Doctor Who:

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May 8, 2019 Tony Thornley 2112 Views 0 Comment Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, enrica eren angiolini, Jody Houser, Roberta Ingranata, Titan Comics
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Prisoner X #3 Shows Us The Man Behind The Curtain

If there is any member of the X-Men that you do not want to pull into your twisted alternate reality,

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May 6, 2019 Tony Thornley 2566 Views 0 Comment Age of X-Man, German Peralta, Joe Sabino, Marvel Comics, Mike Spicer, Prisoner X, Vita Ayala, X-Men
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Uncanny X-Men #17 Is A Frustrating But Beautiful Memorial

Uncanny X-Men #16 ended in a horrifying cliffhanger. A member of the team had been struck down, and the team

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May 6, 2019 Tony Thornley 2716 Views 0 Comment Carlos Gomez, guru-efx, Joe Caramagna, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men
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Young Justice #5 Takes The Fight To Lord Dark Opal

After four issues of Young Justice, a little bit of frustration was creeping in. The series was feeling a bit

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May 5, 2019 Tony Thornley 2676 Views 0 Comment Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Evan 'Doc' Shaner, Gabe Eltaeb, Impulse, John Timms, Kris Anka, Wes Abbott, Young Justice
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Valiant’s Punk Mambo Stares Down Gods In Issue #2

Punk Mambo made a massive splash with the first issue of her first series, and she’s following that up in a big way. After

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May 4, 2019 Tony Thornley 2787 Views 0 Comment Adam Gorham, Cullen Bunn, Punk Mambo, Valiant Entertainment
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Doctor Mirage Faces A Deadly Foe In Valiant’s Incursion #4!

When you think of an alien invasion in superhero comics, it’s not usually the magicians who fight back. However, that’s

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May 3, 2019 Tony Thornley 2341 Views 0 Comment Alex Paknadel, Andy Diggle, doctor mirage, Doug Braithwaite, Eternal Warrior, Geomancer, Incursion, Valiant Entertainment
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DC’s Year Of The Villain Is A Big (But Fun) Tease

For the last year, DC Comics has been setting up something big with their villainous characters. In one corner, the

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May 2, 2019 Tony Thornley 2855 Views 0 Comment Alex Maleev, Batman, Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, Event Leviathan, Frances Manapul, James Tynion, Jim Cheung, joshua reed, Justice League, Scott Snyder, Superman, Tom Napolitano, Tomeu Morey
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GI Joe: Sierra Muerte #3 Is a Thrilling Conclusion To The Joes’ Adventure

Michel Fiffe’s miniseries GI Joe: Sierra Muerte has been many things- a homage to classic GI Joe, a thrilling spy

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May 1, 2019 Tony Thornley 2566 Views 0 Comment GI Joe, GI Joe: Sierra Muerte, Hasbro, IDW Publishing, Michel Fiffe
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