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Author: Tony Thornley

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X-23 #8 Puts The Kinney Sisters At Odds

Ever since the relaunch of this series, the overarching theme of X-23 has been family. Though in past issues, that

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January 14, 2019 Tony Thornley 2499 Views 0 Comment Chris O'Halloran, Cory Petit, Diego Olortegui, Mariko Tamaki, Walden Wong, X-23, X-Men
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Uncanny X-Men #9 Is Full Of The Best Kind Of Fan Service

As I was reading Uncanny X-Men #9 I repeatedly found myself giggling and getting more and more excited. It was

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January 13, 2019 Tony Thornley 3516 Views 0 Comment Ed Brisson, Joe Caramagna, Kelly Thompson, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, Rachelle Rosenberg, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Yildiray Cinar
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Young Justice #1 Is A Fun Yet Flawed Debut

I was raised on Young Justice. Even before the characters joined together and began using that moniker, I was hooked

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January 12, 2019 Tony Thornley 3019 Views 0 Comment Alejandro Sanchez, Brian Michael Bendis, DC Comics, DC Lettering, Patrick Gleason, Robin, Superboy, Wonder Girl, Young Justice
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Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down #3 Is All Ages Comics Done Right

From time to time, I like to take a look at a random issue of a series or a miniseries

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January 10, 2019 Tony Thornley 3360 Views 0 Comment Derek Charm, Jon Sommariva, Sean Parsons, Star Wars, Star Wars Adventures, Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down, Tom B. Long
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The Flash #61 Throws Barry In The Deep End

Each issue of The Flash’s Force Quest storyline has been centered around escalation. Barry and Iris keep getting deeper and

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January 9, 2019 Tony Thornley 2799 Views 0 Comment Christian Duce, DC Comics, Joshua Williamson, Luis Guerrero, Steve Wands, The Flash
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War Is Hell (And So Is Love) In Wonder Woman #61

The last few issues of Wonder Woman seem determined to rebuild the Greek pantheon after their destruction over the past

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January 9, 2019 Tony Thornley 2854 Views 0 Comment DC Comics, G. Willow Wilson, Pat Brousseau, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Wonder Woman, Xermanico
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Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #3 Is Full Of Classic Who Hallmarks

The first two issues of this series were good stories, full of fun touches and classic Doctor Who moments. But

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January 9, 2019 Tony Thornley 2847 Views 0 Comment comicraft, Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, Enrica Angiolini, Jody Houser, Rachael Stott, Titan Comics
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Shatterstar #4 Unleashes The Warrior

In the course of this miniseries to date, we’ve seen the protagonist as a humble self-made man, a driven detective,

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January 8, 2019 Tony Thornley 3392 Views 0 Comment Carlos Lopez, Carlos Villa, Cory Petit, Gerardo Sandoval, Juan Vlasco, Marvel Comics, Shatterstar, Tim Seeley, X-Men
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Tony Stark: Iron Man #7 Is Full Of Real World Tech Terrors

If Iron Man’s latest volume has been about the utopian and dystopian applications of Stark Tech in the Marvel Universe,

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January 7, 2019 Tony Thornley 2980 Views 0 Comment Dan Slott, Edgar Delgado, Iron Man, Jeremy Whitley, Joe Caramagna, Tony Stark: Iron Man, Valero Schitti
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Uncanny X-Men #8 Flips The Story On Its Head

X-Men Disassembled is reaching its climax with this week’s Uncanny X-Men #8. The issue of full of revelations, and shocking

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January 5, 2019 Tony Thornley 2771 Views 0 Comment Adriano Di Benedetto, Ed Brisson, Joe Caramagna, Kelly Thompson, Marvel, Matthew Rosenberg, R.B. Silva, Rachelle Rosenberg, Uncanny X-Men
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By Crom, Conan The Barbarian #1 Is Reborn In Blood!

A year ago, Marvel Comics announced that they had regained the license to perhaps the most famous character in fantasy-

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January 5, 2019 Tony Thornley 3518 Views 0 Comment Conan, Conan the Barbarian, Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, Travis Lanham
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Man-Eaters #4 Is An Artifact From Another World

Man-Eaters #4 is kind of a difficult thing to talk about. Rather than a sequential story, instead we take a

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January 2, 2019 Tony Thornley 3082 Views 0 Comment Chelsea Cain, Eliza Fantastic Mohan, Image Comics, Man-Eaters, Stella Greenvoss
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Marvel Action Avengers #1 Is Flashy And Full Of Energy

IDW’s line of all-ages Marvel Superhero titles are still in its infancy, but Marvel Action Avengers #1 may prove the

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January 2, 2019 Tony Thornley 2650 Views 0 Comment Avengers, Christa Miesner, IDW, Jon Sommariva, Marvel, Marvel Action: Avengers, Matthew Manning, Protobunker
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The Complete Line Of Image’s Cemetery Beach Impact Variants Revealed

In the art world, sometimes one of the best ways to those who influence you is to pay homage to

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January 2, 2019 Tony Thornley 2915 Views 0 Comment Cemetery Beach, Image Comics, Jason Howard, Warren Ellis
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Kill Six Billion Demons Returns In March From Image Comics

The hit webcomic Kill Six Billion Demons has been running for a few years now, and Image is bringing you the

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January 2, 2019 Tony Thornley 2863 Views 0 Comment Abbadon, Image Comics, Kill Six BIllion Demons, Tom Parkinson-Morgan
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A Duo Of All Ages Offerings Announced For Dark Horse’s FCBD Release

It’s getting to be the time that comic companies gear up for one of the best annual events in the

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January 2, 2019 Tony Thornley 2845 Views 0 Comment Cavan Scott, comicraft, Dan Jackson, Dark Horse Comics, FCBD, Incredibles 2, Kawaii Creative Studio, Meredith Gran, Minecraft
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Uncanny X-Men #7 Goes Smaller Scale In A Big Way

After six issues of a fast-paced event, Uncanny X-Men #7 slows down quite a bit, and focuses on a smaller

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January 1, 2019 Tony Thornley 3197 Views 0 Comment Ed Brisson, Joe Caramagna, Kelly Thompson, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, Pere Perez, Rachelle Rosenber, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men
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Dark Horse Comics Brings Us Ghosts, Witches, And Samurai In Isabellae Volume 1

It might sound like a weird Wizard of Oz pastiche, but Isabellae is a best selling French series, and Dark Horse is

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January 1, 2019 Tony Thornley 3088 Views 0 Comment Dark Horse Comics, Gabor, Isabellae, Raule
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Valiant’s Livewire Faces A New Threat In Extended Preview Of #2

Livewire #1 was a pleasant surprise with just how good it was, exploring themes of paranoia, discrimination, and penance. Now we get

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December 31, 2018 Tony Thornley 3009 Views 0 Comment Livewire, Patricia Martin, Preview, Raul Allen, Valiant Comics, Vita Ayala
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The X-Man Cometh In Uncanny X-Men #6

One thing Uncanny X-Men has done really well the last few issues is building and progressing each issue. Often events

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December 21, 2018 Tony Thornley 2628 Views 0 Comment Ed Brisson, Joe Caramagna, Kelly Thompson, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, Rachelle Rosenberg, X-Men, Yildiray Cinar
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We Now Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming In Batman #61

In Batman #38, we got a one-off story about a potential new villain in the making. It was an unexpected

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December 21, 2018 Tony Thornley 2473 Views 0 Comment Batman, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Tamra Bonvillain, Tom King, Travis Moore
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Extermination #5: The Saga Of The Original Five X-Men Comes To An End

We all knew it was going to come to an end eventually. The only thing we didn’t know was how.

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December 21, 2018 Tony Thornley 3325 Views 0 Comment Ed Brisson, Extermination, Joe Sabino, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Pepe Larraz, X-Men
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Riding The Rails In Middlewest #2

After a whirlwind of a first issue (sorry, I had to), Middlewest settles back a little more with world building

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December 20, 2018 Tony Thornley 3628 Views 0 Comment Image Comics, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jorge Corona, Middlewest, Nate Piekos, Skottie Young
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Exorsisters #3 Gets Apocalyptic

Exorsisters has been an interesting series so far. It really feels like a breath of fresh air, and this issue’s

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December 20, 2018 Tony Thornley 2738 Views 0 Comment Exorsisters, Giselle Lagace, Ian Boothby, Image Comics, Pete Pantazis, Taylor Esposito
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Livewire #1 Reintroduces The World’s Most Dangerous Woman

If Harbinger Wars II had any effect earlier this year, it was to show that Amanda McKee was an a-list

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December 20, 2018 Tony Thornley 2561 Views 0 Comment Livewire, Patricia Martin, Raul Allen, Saida Temofonte, Valiant Comics, Vita Ayala
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Shadowman #10 Fights A War On Two Fronts

After issues that felt like action movies and spy thrillers, Shadowman #10 embraces its roots fully, shifting back into horror.

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December 18, 2018 Tony Thornley 2761 Views 0 Comment Andy Diggle, Eric Battle, Renato Guedes, Shadowman, Simon Bowland, Ulises Arreola, Valiant Comics
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Wonder Woman #60 Starts To Click For The New Team

Wonder Woman has always had one foot in mythology while remaining in Man’s World. This issue shows that it may

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December 18, 2018 Tony Thornley 2551 Views 0 Comment Cary Nord, DC Comics, G. Willow Wilson, Mick Gray, Pat Brosseau, Romulo Fajardo, Wonder Woman
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The Flash #60 Introduces A New Hero Who’s In It To Last

Often when we get a cover liked The Flash #60, the issue ends up being perfunctory, with the new hero

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December 18, 2018 Tony Thornley 2913 Views 0 Comment DC Comics, Jordi Tarragona, Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval, Steve Wands, The Flash, Tomeu Morey & Hi-Fi
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Black Panther #7 Gears Up For War

After an introductory arc that felt a bit like a more thoughtful space opera, Black Panther #7 ramps up the

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December 17, 2018 Tony Thornley 3008 Views 0 Comment Black Panther, Joe Sabino, Kev Walker, Marvel Comics, Stephane Paitreau, Ta-Nahesi Coates
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X-23 #7 Continues To Explore Family Through An Action Movie Lens

One thing that’s impressed me with each issue of Marvel’s X-23 is that each issue is two things–an excellent action

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December 15, 2018 Tony Thornley 3130 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 Annual #3 Is a Portrait Of One Of Comics’ Greatest Characters

Alfred Pennyworth is one of the most stalwart and reliable supporting characters in comics. You could dismiss him as a

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December 14, 2018 Tony Thornley 3179 Views 0 Comment Batman, DC Comics, Otto Schmidt, Tom Taylor, Troy Peteri
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