This Is The End, My Friend: Reviewing ‘Rise Of The Powers Of X’ #1
Krakoa’s end is nigh, but the mutants who remain aren’t going to take the machinations of the machines lying down.
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Taking Second Chances: ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ #1 Reviewed
We all know the story of Peter Parker and the amazing Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man #1 takes that familiar story and
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Advance Review — An Incredibly Dark Story, Beautifully Told In ‘Barking’ By Lucy Sullivan
Barking by Lucy Sullivan is pure chaos. The lead character Alix Otto is haunted by the death of her friend.
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Another week has come and gone. Two weeks into the new year, queues at the gym have died back down
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Review: ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’ #4 Goes Mid-Level
Writer Rainbow Rowell does okay with making the dialogue realistic. Rowell also makes little continuity notes that may bug some,
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Review: ‘Adventureman Ghost Lights’ #1 Does Not Fully Light The Way
Writer Matt Fraction does fine with most of the dialogue and plot. His use of exposition is another strong point
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Remembering Piper Laurie With ‘Has Anybody Seen My Gal’
In light of the awards attention Todd Haynes’ May December has been getting, Douglas Sirk‘s films have been back in
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Reviewing ‘Punycorn’ — Adorable, Action-Packed Perfection
I’m with Judd Winnick, quoted there on the cover — Andi Watson‘s Punycornis an absolute blast of a book, fabulous,
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Right In The Heart — Reviewing ‘The Hunger And The Dusk’ #5
Forces both within and without continue to chip away at the already extremely fragile alliance between humans and the orcs.
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Baby’s Day Out — Reviewing ‘Doctor Strange’ #11
It’s baby’s day out as the Stranges pull babysitting duty for Clea’s new little sister. Surely nothing could go wrong.
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Review — ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #41 Is Just Good Old Fashioned Super-Fun
The Gang War is in full swing across the Spider-Man family of titles. In Amazing Spider-Man #41, a familiar pair
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Pre-Code Double Feature: ‘Christopher Strong’ And ‘Anna Christie’ Reviewed
Warner Archive provided me with free copies of the Blu-Rays I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share are
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It Devours From Within: Reviewing ‘Poison Ivy’ #18
Ever had one of those days where the consequences of your actions just keep piling up in increasingly terrifying ways?
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Belly Of The Beast: Reviewing ‘Birds Of Prey’ #5
What’s worse than a nightmare? A sarcastic Amazon controlling ancient nightmare trying to possess your body for world-conquering reasons. Sometimes
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Advance Review: ‘Transformers’ #4 Raises The Intensity And The Action
Optimus Prime is not, well… quite at his prime. But that won’t stop him or his friends and combatant colleagues
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War Time Prowling — Reviewing ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #14
If a Gang War tearing New York City apart wasn’t enough, a reborn family squabble makes Spider-Man’s life even tougher.
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Breaking It Down T’Challa Style — Reviewing ‘Black Panther’ #7
Sometimes it’s best to just take a break from exiled king vigilante things and take in the sights and sounds.
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A Pretty-Pretty Box Set For A Sci-Fi Classic: Arrow’s Release Of ‘Barbarella’ Reviewed
Durand Durand is missing. No, not the band (though that’s how the band got its name – from Barbarella). The
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Forgotten But Not Gone: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1080
Sometimes, no matter how intricately planned a heist might be, the only avenue to success is a well-played wild card.
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Bonds Beyond Life Or Death: Reviewing ‘Cyborg’ #6
Grab the tissues and prepare. The synthetic uprising threatening Detroit is about to get even more personal and devastating. It’s
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Advance Review: Reaching The End Of The End In ‘Swan Songs’ #6
How do you end a series about endings? In the case of Swan Songs, writer W. Maxwell Prince’s limited series,
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Advance Review: ‘Blood Commandment’ #3 Is About More Than Just Vampires
Rarely have vampires been solely about blood-sucking creatures that haunt our dreams. Going all the way back to Bram Stoker‘s
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Advance Review: Crises Dominate ‘Midlife (Or How To Hero At 50!)’ #4
Ruben Kwan’s midlife crisis is only deepening. As if turning 50 and developing superpowers wasn’t enough, the hero of Midlife
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Review Roundup: All Our Comics Reviews From Last Week
Happy Saturday! It is Saturday isn’t it? My kids have been home for two whole weeks on Winter Break. Days
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Fight Or Flight — Reviewing ‘Titans: Beast World’ #3
Earth’s premiere superhero team rose to protect the world, only for one of their own to become a bigger threat.
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Review: ‘Gargoyles’ #11 Face A Change For A Character
Writer Greg Weisman 0pens this issue in an arguably clumsy way. He tries to continue a relatively long ongoing narrative
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Darker By The Hour: Reviewing ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ #115
True heroes never back down. No matter how dark things become. Especially if even the smallest glimmer of hope remains.
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Fire From The Stars — Reviewing ‘Titans’ #6
Comic books and retcons go way back. They’re longtime friends, maybe much more, with a real on-and-off-again sitcom-style relationship situation.
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Something Sinister This Way Comes: Reviewing ‘Immortal X-Men’ #18
Nothing is truly immortal. To all things, there is a beginning, a middle, and one day there is an end.
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The Cats Of Gotham: Reviewing ‘Catwoman’ Vol 3
Selina Kyle is a free-roaming cat, so putting her behind bars won’t be good for her or really anyone else.
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Strange Encounters: Reviewing ‘Captain Marvel’ #3
How does one keep the story arc’s momentum going while also finding a way to take a breather? Easy. Toss
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