A Vampire Eat Vampire World: Reviewing ‘Death Of Doctor Strange: Blade’ #1
The murder of Doctor Stephen Strange, Sorcerer Supreme, has sent ripples across not only his home dimension but all the
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It’s Hard To Say Goodbye: Reviewing ‘Hellions’ #18
The mutant nation of Krakoa was born out of many ideas, one of which was to create a homeland and
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A Team-Up We Didn’t Know We Needed: Reviewing ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #80.BEY
One of the best character developments of the last twenty years is “May Parker, woman of action.” Ever since she
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Review: ‘The Swamp Thing’ #10 Delivers More Epic And Existential Action
The Swamp Thing #10 is an issue that really plays to the strengths of artist Mike Perkins in realising large
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Dick Van Dyke Double Feature: ‘Fitzwilly’ And ‘The Art Of Love’
From Bert in Mary Poppins to Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke could’ve retired in
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Review: ‘Mother F. Goose’ Attempts To Spoil Your Childhood
In Mother F. Goose, the Three Little Pigs are slimeball casino owners, Little Miss Muffet is a cop (with arachnophobia),
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Review: ‘Frontiersman’ #3 Becomes Debatable
Writer Patrick Kindlon does a great job at showcasing characters with different social-political views. Though Kindlon mostly does this via
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The Matrix Revolutions’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Review: ‘Fantastic Four: Life Story’ #5 Is Nothing Short Of Outstanding
(+++ WARNING: This review contains spoilers for Fantastic Four: Life Story #5 +++) Galactus is finally on his way to
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A Mixed Bag Of Street-Level Heroes And Villains: ‘Devil’s Reign’ #1 Reviewed
Coming off the latest volume of Daredevil, expectations are set pretty high for Devil’s Reign. Paying off those expectations would
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Review: ‘Gravestown’ – A Deliciously Spooky, Perfectly Paced, Gorgeous Looking New Fantasy Horror From The Creators Of Harker
Gravestown is a new full-colour horror-fantasy series from Roger Gibson and Vincent Danks, creators of my favourite crime procedural drama,
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Review: ‘One-Star Squadron’ #1 Offers Up Mark Russell Brand Satire But A Good Deal Of Pathos Too
In One-Star Squadron #1 writer Mark Russell takes some of DC Comics less visible heroes – and some who have
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A Bitter-Sweet Perfect Goodbye: Reviewing ‘Giant-Size Black Cat: Infinity Score’ #1
Some out there say that all good things must come to an end. Others say that everything ends and it’s
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All Gloom And Little Tongue: Reviewing ‘Venom’ #2
The new age of Venom started off with a literal explosive bang with its first issue from the new creative
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Dealing With Merlin Stuff: Reviewing ‘Death Of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man’ #1
As soon as it was announced that Jed MacKay was going to be writing The Death Of Doctor Strange mini-event,
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Review: Hawkeye S01 Ep.4 ‘Partners, Am I Right?’
(+++ WARNING: This review contains spoilers for Hawkeye S01 Ep.4 ‘Partners, Am I Right?’ +++) After a breathless all-action episode
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Choose Your Fighters: Reviewing ‘Robin 2021 Annual’ #1
There are many things that are just beautiful all around about the tradition of oversized annual issues in comics. One
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Review: Warworld Triumphant In ‘Action Comics’ #1037
For months, Action Comics has been building to this. We’ve known that this Mongul is different from others we’ve known,
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Owner Of A Lonely Mutant Heart: Reviewing ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ #123
The first rule of Mutant Town Fight Club is, you do not talk about Mutant Town Fight Club. Actually, you
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New To You Comics #96: Does ‘The Flash: Back On Track’ Age Well?
With the comics industry continuing to battle the effects of the pandemic, Brendan Allen and I are continuing to talk
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Six Months To Live And Nothing To Lose: Reviewing ‘King Of Spies’ #1
In King of Spies #1, the ‘world’s greatest secret agent’ discovers he has six months to live. Not one to
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The Bat Brothers Ride Again: Reviewing ‘Nightwing 2021 Annual’ #01
While they are superheroes through and through, truly one of the best things to see when it comes to the
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Review: ‘Daredevil’ #36 Brings A Chapter To A Close
Matt Murdock’s future may seem bright, but as any longtime Daredevil fan knows, Matt’s life could always get darker. With
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Another Charismatic Gangster Role For James Cagney: ‘Angels With Dirty Faces’ Reviewed
Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share
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Review Round Up: Presenting All The Past Week’s Comic Book Reviews
A good selection of reviews were pumped out by one and all this past week. And if you didn’t have
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The Matrix Reloaded’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Checking Off All The Boxes: Reviewing ‘Marauders’ #26
At the very beginning, Marauders was billed as the book where we would see some black market “pirate” sort of
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Review: ‘Fantastic Four’ #38 Is A Witty And Intelligent High Stakes Courtroom Comedy Drama
The rehabilitation of She-Hulk as a less barbaric looking beast continues in this week’s Fantastic Four #38 as Jennifer Walters
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A New Era Needs New Solutions: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics 2021 Annual’ #1
Social/political issues and comic books (and all forms of art really) have gone hand in hand since the very beginning.
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Review: ‘Once & Future’ #22 Is Another Fast-Paced, Character Focussed Issue From Gillen And Mora
As the war rages across the supernaturally transformed United Kingdom, everyone continues to have their hands full with legendary characters
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An Odd Couple Gets Less Odd: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1045
Since the moment he emerged from the shadows to fight for Gotham City, against the superstitious and cowardly criminals, the
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