The Mind Is A Battlefield In Flash #56
Sometimes fans forget that Barry Allen is a thinking man’s hero. Often the Flash needs to outrun his problems or
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Everything Burns In Typhoid Fever: Spider-Man #1
For several years now, Marvel has released miniseries disguised as series of connected one-shots or annuals. These series of specials
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There’s a point in Batman #56 where Batman crosses a line. It’s not an ethical or moral line. It’s a
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If you had told me a year ago that I would be picking up a comic starring Shatterstar, I would
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Wonder Woman leading the Justice League Dark is just a concept that makes sense. Her mythological roots are seeped in
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Urban fantasy has been a popular subgenre in the SFF world for a while now. However, in comics, there are
Read moreDead Rabbit #1 Is A Twisty Violent Noir Drama Worth Reading
Dead Rabbit was once one of Boston’s most brutal crooks – an equal opportunity burglar who stole from banks and
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[**Spoilers for Black Panther #4 below!!] One of the elements of the last run on Black Panther has easily been
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The Flash has been DC’s most consistent series since the DC Rebirth relaunch, easily. It’s easy to see why it’s
Read moreExtermination #3 Takes Its Title Very Seriously
Normally, at this point in an event miniseries, things may have slowed down. Wheels may get spun. There might be
Read moreMan-Eaters #1 Is Satirical Horror For Today
Satire and horror have gone hand-in-hand pretty much since Count Dracula began eating peasants (if not earlier). It’s continued through
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Are we really still talking about Inferno? Well, yeah, and frankly I could talk about more stories than I am.
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So far to date Venom has seemed to be about tearing our expectations down and rebuilding them in the wake
Read moreReturn Of Wolverine #1 Uses The Hero’s Past To Save The Future
The man called Logan has been lurking in the background of the Marvel Universe for almost exactly a year now,
Read moreBatman #55 Is A Gut Punch
We’ve known what was coming for a while. The solicitations for Batman #55 warned us. Something bad was coming, and
Read moreX-23 #4 Pits Family Against Family
The X-Men line has long been about found family. Character bonds among mutants isn’t friendly bonds, they’re familial bonds –
Read moreIceman #1 Gives Bobby Drake, And Readers, A Second Chance
There are a lot of X-Men who work really well on their own adventures. Number one on that list for
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Ninja-K #11 emphasizes why I like this series. With each issue, Christos Gage escalates the action, and this issue is
Read moreSuperman #3 is Earth Shattering, Literally
I was a bit nervous when I heard a rumor that Superman was going to launch with a twelve issue
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One of the greatest things about science fiction is all the wonderful little sub-genres you can find within it. You
Read moreOld Man Logan Annual #1 Deconstructs One of Marvel’s Most Popular Characters
I was thinking about characters that just don’t resonate for me a couple weeks ago. It just happens in fiction.
Read moreBully Wars #1 is the Best Saturday Morning Cartoon You Never Watched
Skottie Young has built up a reputation in the comics industry for telling high energy, colorful fantasy stories. In his
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Faith Herbert is a hero for today. Thought she existed in the old Valiant Universe, the character really got her
Read moreExtermination #2 Finds Beauty In Mutant Chaos
Sometimes it’s clear where a story is going early on. The mark of those stories is in the telling. It’s
Read moreHarbinger Wars II #4 Sets The Stage For The Valiant Universe To Come
Telling a story where none of your characters are really the good guy OR the bad guy is a tough
Read moreVenom #5 Blends Cosmic Horror And Black Ops Action
The mission statement of Venom so far has been to set the character apart from Spider-Man. Eddie Brock and his
Read moreBlack Panther #3 Builds Legends Out Of Kings And Heroes
The worst thing about comics today is when a good book gets hit by a delay. It’s a fact of
Read moreThe Xavier Institute: Inferno, Part Two
There’s a running joke in the X-Men fandom that Inferno went on forever. I think it started on Jay and
Read moreQuantum And Woody #9 Grapples With A New Reality And Embraces Absurdity
Quantum and Woody has been many things. It’s almost always been a comedy, but sometimes it’s a relationship sitcom. Sometimes
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