Existential, Ambiguous, Amazing: Reviewing ‘The Swamp Thing’ #16
And so we come to the concluding issue in this existential saga, and it down’t get much more existential than
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Advance Review: Touched By An Angel In `Sins Of The Black Flamingo’ #3
What is a recently resurrected atheist to do when encountering an angel? Chances are, your first guess wasn’t to sleep
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Taking Out Trolls: Advance Review Of ‘Beware The Eye Of Odin’ #3
Remember that time in The Hobbit when Bilbo outsmarts three dumb ogres with his clever and pacifist ways? Yeah, well
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The Man In The Golden Mask: Reviewing ‘Strange’ #5
Sometimes the best kinds of magic tricks or surprises are the ones that are pulled off right under the audience’s
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Advance Review: Family Matters In `Stranger Things: Kamchatka’ #4
The bonds that connect family members some of the strongest, most emotional motivational devices in storytelling. When a story attempts
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All Cards On The Table: Reviewing ‘Nightwing’ #95
Since this current run began, the creative team has been guiding Nightwing and Blockbuster to a huge confrontation as the
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Advance Review: D-Listers Save The Day In `Minor Threats’ #1
For every Joker and Thanos, there is a Condiment King and Stilt-Man. These D-list villains pose a minor threat to
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Review Round Up: Rounding Up All The Comic Book Reviews From The Past Week
Ready to read up on our comic book reviews? Well, here they are, with Tom Smithyman having reviewed the following
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‘Salt & Pepper’ / ‘One More Time’ Double Feature Reviewed
Before he directed the Lethal Weapon movies, Richard Donner directed Salt & Pepper, a buddy comedy starring Rat Pack members,
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Living Life The Batgirl Way: Reviewing ‘Batgirls’ #9
The Batgirls have had a whole ton on their plates since they made the move into The Hill section of
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Review: ‘Savage Avengers’ #4 Reveals A New Destiny For A Familiar Hero
Deathlok burst into the pages of Savage Avengers with a strange demeanor for the frequent anti-hero. In Savage Avengers #4,
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Heroes And Villains Of Their Own Story: Reviewing ‘Eight Billion Genies’ #4
In a world where superhero stories are all the rage once more, especially dominant at the theatrical box office, it
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Short Shorts And The Viking Movie: ‘The Long Ships’ Reviewed
Shorts don’t come shorter than the ones Tony Curtis wears in Richard Fleisher’s The Vikings, but ever wish there was
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Review – Fires Build As Does The Tension In ‘Dark Spaces: Wildfire’ #2
We’ve seen what we think is the tragic results of a seemingly failed heist in the opening issue to Dark
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Review: ‘Ordinary Gods’ #8 Run Erratically
Writers Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark create the main story’s script. While writer Jana Tropper is responsible for scripting the
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Review: ‘AXE: Judgment Day’ #2 Twists Our Expectations
Events are a funny and fickle story engine. The best ones take our expectations and play with them in some
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So Many Questions: Reviewing ‘I Am Batman’ #12
Because the new Batman’s latest series kicked off with a detached tie-in to the Fear State event, following a prior
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Review: Owen And His Sweary Axe Return In Savage Style In ‘Barbaric: Axe To Grind’ #1
Owen and his speaking, swearing axe are back and alongside him is Soren and Steel, the latter character we met
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Review: Gravestown #2 – The Mystery Deepens And The Enjoyment Keeps Coming
Gravestown #2 keeps the quality and the entertainment going from the first issue – it’s a fabulous horror fantasy from
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Advance Review: `Lower Your Sights’ Raises Money for Ukraine’s Children
A young Ukrainian refugee teaches her mother a lesson in faith. A letter carrier delivers devastating news from the battlefield,
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The Spider-Band Gets Punked: Reviewing ‘Spider-Punk’ #4
One of the worst things for a group of heroes on a very important mission (and band road trip) is
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The King Is Dead, Long Live The King: Reviewing ‘Black Panther’ #8
Wakanda’s future is at stake when the forces of democracy, monarchy, and oppression collide in a war that has been
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Advance Review: (Sort Of) Concluding `Star Trek: The Mirror War’ #8
When is an ending not an ending? After a year-long story composed of nine issues (including an issue #0) and
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Advance Review: Shifting The Nature Of Unreality In `Parasomnia: The Dreaming God’ #1
Dreams can morph in the most unexpected ways. Settings change in an instant. Characters appear and disappear. Suddenly you can
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A Violent, Heartbreaking, And Unforgettable New Chapter: Reviewing ‘Predator’ #1
After a hugely disappointing first crack at Alien, Marvel is having a go at the Predator franchise. I can already
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Advance Review: Searching For The Truth In `Seven Sons’ #3
Fanatical religion and truth don’t always go hand in hand. But when a would-be messiah starts a search for the
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Advance Review: Dialing Up The Gore In `The Silver Coin’ #13
All comic book gore is not created equal. There’s the more ‘run-of-the-mill gore’ of seeing someone’s head cut off, or
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Love, Marriage, And A Fiddler On The Roof: ‘Fiddler’s Journey To The Big Screen’ Reviewed
There would be no film version of Fiddler on the Roof without the Broadway show. How cool is it, though,
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Review Round Up: All The Comic Book Reviews From The Past Week
More comic book reviews to share with you again from our small band of reviewers. Scott Redmond reviewed the following
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Review: ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #7 Is An Unexpected Delight
Outside of a rough first issue, I’ve enjoyed the latest volume of Amazing Spider-Man. There have been some rough spots,
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Advance Review: Death Haunts The Vampires In `Blood Stained Teeth #5
Death and vampires go together like politicians and corruption. But it’s usually the vampires doing the killing, not the dying.
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