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Author: Tony Thornley

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Hard Choices Abound In Bloodshot Salvation #11

Any long time reader of this series would have had deja vu with this issue, and for good reason. But

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July 18, 2018 Tony Thornley 2710 Views 0 Comment Bloodshot, Bloodshot: Salvation, Doug Braithwaite, Jeff Lemire, Jordie Bellaire, Valiant
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A Major Secret Shakes The Marvel Universe In Hunt for Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda #3

I’ve never been a huge Wolverine fan, until Tom Taylor came along. Tom was one of those creators whose work

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July 16, 2018 Tony Thornley 2872 Views 0 Comment Adamantium Agenda, Marvel Comics, RB Silva, The Hunt for Wolverine, Tom Taylor
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The Xavier Institute: And Now For Something Completely Different

Welcome back! We were delayed a little bit by the holiday and a vacation last week. One again though, we

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July 13, 2018 Tony Thornley 3195 Views 0 Comment Brian Wood, Carlo Barberi, Paco Medina, The Xavier Institute, Ultimate Comics X-Men, X-Men
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Dive Into the Blood-Soaked Past Of Aric Of Dacia In X-O Manowar #16

X-O Manowar has been the flagship character of the Valiant Universe since the line’s relaunch. One thing that’s been in

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July 2, 2018 Tony Thornley 3057 Views 0 Comment Dave Sharpe, Diego Rodriguez, Matt Kindt, Travis Harsine, Valiant, Valiant Entertainment, X-O Manowar
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Voodoo Superheroes Punch Nazis In WWII New York In Shadowman #4

History and legacy is an important and often overlooked aspect of superhero comics. Creating a legacy for a hero is

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June 26, 2018 Tony Thornley 3000 Views Andy Diggle, Jose Villarubia, Shadowman, Stephen Segovia, Valiant Comics, Valiant Entertainment
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The Xavier Institute: Something Borrowed, Something Blue

To be honest, this was not going to be my original topic this week. This week, I was going to

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June 22, 2018 Tony Thornley 2829 Views Cyclops, Jean Grey, The Xavier Institute, X-Men, X-Men Wedding
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A Frank Exploration Of Grief In New Mutants: Dead Souls #4

The past few issues, Matthew Rosenberg and Adam Gorham has set up an interesting new dimension for the X-Men’s longest-standing

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June 20, 2018 Tony Thornley 2881 Views Adam Gorham, Marvel Comics, Matthew Rosenberg, New Mutants
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Six Questions With Ryan Cady About Infinite Dark From Top Cow

Ryan Cady is one of those names in comics that you’re starting to hear more and more about. Whether it’s

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June 20, 2018 Tony Thornley 8750 Views Andrea Mutti, Image Comics, Infinite Dark, K. Michael Russel, Ryan Cady, Top Cow
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The Endgame Draws Near In Bloodshot Salvation #10

It’s a mark of an excellent comic book writer for a set-up issue to be engaging and exciting. It’s definitely

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June 18, 2018 Tony Thornley 2795 Views Bloodshot, Bloodshot: Salvation, Valiant, Valiant Comics, Valiant Entertainment
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Rogues, Rebels & Andronian Ink Portraits – Checking Out Star Wars: Lando – Double Or Nothing #1

Lando Calrissian has been a character I’ve always liked. I was one of the kids that dug through every Star

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June 12, 2018 Tony Thornley 2978 Views Lando, Lando Calrissian, Lando Double or Nothing, Marvel Comics, Star Wars
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The Xavier Institute: Cross Time Capers And The Impact Of Alan Davis

Welcome back to our deep dive into X-Men stories past, present and (if I can get that darn time machine

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June 8, 2018 Tony Thornley 4986 Views Alan Davis, Chris Claremont, Cross-Time Caper, Excalibur, The Xavier Institute, X-Men
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The World Goes Dark In Harbinger Wars II #1

Valiant’s summer event starts here in earnest with this first issue by Matt Kindt and Tomas Giorello. Battle lines are

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June 6, 2018 Tony Thornley 2854 Views Harbinger Wars II, Livewire, Matt Kindt, Tomas Giorello, Valiant, Valiant Comics
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6 Questions With Jay Faerber About The Launch Of Glacier City On Panel Syndicate

Jay Faerber has been a constant presence in the comic community since the late 90’s, with work ranging from a

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June 1, 2018 Tony Thornley 3969 Views Glacier City, Jay Faerber, Panel Syndicate, Webcomics
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The Xavier Institute: Revisiting The X-Men Of The 90’s In X-Men Blue Volume 0: Reunion

The X-Men were not my first love in comics. Hell, they weren’t even my second. Those honors go to GI

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May 23, 2018 Tony Thornley 3385 Views The Xavier Institute, X-Men, X-Men: Blue
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Bloodhound Is A Good Boy In Bloodshot Salvation #9

One of my favorite aspects of Jeff Lemire’s run on Bloodshot (both in this volume and Reborn preceding it) is

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May 18, 2018 Tony Thornley 2783 Views Bloodshot, Bloodshot: Salvation, Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes, Renato Guedes, Valiant Entertainment
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Experience Superheroes In the Real World: Harbinger Wars 2 Prelude #1

If Valiant proved anything in this one-shot leading into their latest summer event, it’s that the company knows how to

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May 9, 2018 Tony Thornley 2933 Views Eric Heisserer, Harbinger Wars 2, Patricia Martin, Raul Allen, Valiant Comics, Valiant Entertainment
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Dig Into The History Of Shadowman With Diggle & Martinbrough In Issue #4

One of greatest things about the Valiant Universe is the well developed history that exists.  Literal millennia of history exists

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May 3, 2018 Tony Thornley 3305 Views Andy Diggle, Shadowman, Shawn Martinbrough, Valiant Comics, Valiant Entertainment
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Valiant Presents X-O Manowar Compendium One This August!

Reinventing a beloved superhero for a new era is a tough task. It’s even tougher when the character had completely

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May 1, 2018 Tony Thornley 3410 Views Valiant, Valiant Comics, X-O Manowar
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Pirates, Ponies, Vampires And More: Jeremy Whitley On Saving Raven The Pirate Princess

If you haven’t heard the name Jeremy Whitley in the last few years, you probably have had your head in

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April 26, 2018 Tony Thornley 3582 Views creator-owned, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW, Jeremy Whitley, LGBTQ, My Little Pony, Princeless, Raven the Pirate Princess, Sea of Thieves, Titan Comics, Vampirella
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Death, Destruction, And Cyborg Marsupials Face Our Heroes In Quantum & Woody! #5

I’m going to be honest. In the feud (that’s not really a feud, but roll with me here) between funny

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April 23, 2018 Tony Thornley 3433 Views Daniel Kibblesmith, Kano, Quantum and Woody, Valiant Entertainment
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