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Clayton Cowles

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Never Split The Party — Reviewing ‘Birds Of Prey’ #21

A team can be powerful, even unbreakable. If separated, though, they can become far more vulnerable. A far too easily

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May 13, 2025May 11, 2025 Scott Redmond 644 Views Adriano Lucas, Birds of Prey, Birds Of Prey #21, Clayton Cowles, comics, DC All In, DC Comics, Kelly Thompson, Reviews, Sami Basri, Vincente Cifuentes
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The Library Checks You Out — Reviewing ‘Doom Academy’ #3

Eaten by a book? Even for the most avid reader, that would be a truly revolting development to really comprehend.

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May 12, 2025May 11, 2025 Scott Redmond 759 Views Clayton Cowles, comics, Doom Academy, Doom Academy #3, Edgar Delgado, João M.P. Lemos, MacKenzie Cadenhead, Marvel Comics, One World Under Doom, pasqual ferry, Reviews, Skottie Young
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A Truly Odd Couple — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #6

Some unions are dreams come true. Others, well, they tend to be made of the stuff of nightmares. With the

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May 8, 2025May 7, 2025 Scott Redmond 1017 Views Al Ewing, All-New Venom, All-New Venom #6, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Cowles, comics, Frank D’Armata, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Venom
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They Were Here The Whole Time! — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #5

The villain! The reporter! The sidekick! The mayor! One of these individuals has bonded to become the swashbuckling All-New Venom!

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April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Scott Redmond 592 Views Al Ewing, All-New Venom, All-New Venom #5, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Cowles, comics, Frank D’Armata, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Venom
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A Past With No Honor — Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #30

Time is a really funny thing. Myths and legends are born of it, their veracity hard to determine. Especially those

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March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 Scott Redmond 521 Views Clayton Cowles, Collin Kelly, comics, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Lee Loughridge, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek #30, Travis Mercer
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Another One Bites The Dust! — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #4

Secrets. They are often a necessary thing in the world. Sometimes though, they just might be the most dangerous thing.

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March 13, 2025March 12, 2025 Scott Redmond 861 Views Al Ewing, All-New Venom, All-New Venom #4, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Cowles, comics, Frank D’Armata, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Venom
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Review: ‘X-Men’ #13 Is Flawed But Gorgeous

Marvel’s X-Men have been to hell and back in the last year, and in X-Men #13, that’s very nearly literal.

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March 13, 2025March 12, 2025 Tony Thornley 738 Views Clayton Cowles, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, Jed MacKay, Marvel Comics, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, X-Manhunt, X-Men
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Time Is A Flat(ish) Circle — Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #29

The Sisko is of Bajor. Those prophetic words bore fruit as the universe collapsed, leaving Sisko in the Celestial Temple

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March 5, 2025March 4, 2025 Scott Redmond 702 Views Clayton Cowles, Collin Kelly, comics, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek #29, Tess Fowler
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Splitting The Focus — Reviewing ‘ Birds Of Prey’ #18

Nothing like a girls’ trip to a mountain retreat. Probably some good meals, lots of chatting, maybe toasting marshmallows. What’s

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March 3, 2025February 28, 2025 Scott Redmond 579 Views Adriano Lucas, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #18, Clayton Cowles, comics, DC Comics, Juann Cabal, Kelly Thompson, Reviews
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Black Comics Month — Boldly Building Bridges With ‘Sons Of Star Trek’

No matter the universe, the genre, or specifics, the relationship between parent and child bears varying degrees of storytelling fruit.

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February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Scott Redmond 651 Views Angel Hernandez, Black Comics Month, Black History Month, Clayton Cowles, comics, Morgan Hampton, Nick Filardi, Star Trek, Star Trek: Sons Of Star Trek
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There’s A New Headmaster In Town — Reviewing ‘Doom Academy’ #1

A new world order has debuted. Doctor Doom is now the Sorcerer Supreme, invoking his will upon all living beings.

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February 25, 2025February 24, 2025 Scott Redmond 1014 Views Clayton Cowles, comics, Doom Academy, Edgar Delgado, MacKenzie Cadenhead, Marvel Comics, pasqual ferry, Reviews
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Review: ‘Weapon X-Men’ #1 Is A Mixed Bag

The X-Men have been filled with those who haven’t been afraid to get their hands dirty pretty much since Giant-Size

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February 24, 2025February 23, 2025 Tony Thornley 803 Views Cable, ChrisCross, Clayton Cowles, Joe Casey, Mark Morales, Marvel Comics, Weapon X-Men, Wolverine, X-Men, Yen Nitro
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Doing The Fatherly Thing — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #3

With four suspects seemingly whittled down to just three, the reveal of Venom’s new host is right around the corner.

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February 17, 2025February 16, 2025 Scott Redmond 1129 Views Al Ewing, All New Venom #3, All-New Venom, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Cowles, comics, Frak D’Armata, Marvel Comics, Reviews
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Review: ‘Batman’ #157 Wraps Up An Era With A Bang … And Not Much Else

About three years ago, I wrote about how the ending to a different run on Batman made me realize that

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February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Tony Thornley 1295 Views Batman, Chip Zdarsky, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Tony S. Daniel
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Some Good Old Fashioned Technobabble — Reviewing ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ #3

What if a greater stability within the universe also meant the collapse of all life, matter, and most universal constants?

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January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 Scott Redmond 1162 Views Charlie Kirchoff, Clayton Cowles, comics, IDW Publishing, Jack Lawrence, Reviews, Ryan North, Star Trek, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Lower Decks #3
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Chucking Stuff At The Wall — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #2

Ever wanted to see a pirate theme villain or clear Philly Gritty pastiche throw cannonballs or cheesesteaks at a hero?

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January 15, 2025January 14, 2025 Scott Redmond 885 Views Al Ewing, All New Venom #2, All-New Venom, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Cowles, comics, Frank D’Armata, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Venom
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Moving Forward By Looking Back — ‘Absolute Batman’ #4 Reviewed

After an intense opening arc, Absolute Batman #4 takes a step backwards. It’s both a hindrance and a help to

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January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Tony Thornley 1564 Views Absolute Batman, Absolute DC, Batman, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Frank Martin, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Nick Dragotta, Scott Snyder
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Review — ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #8 Gets It Wrong

A few weeks ago, my good friend Scott wrote about breaking up with one of his favorite franchises, with a

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January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 Tony Thornley 1037 Views Clayton Cowles, Gail Simone, Javier Garron, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men
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Review — ‘Batman’ #156 Sets Up A Hell Of A Finale

Batman as a series has been flawed for some time now. Some stories have been better than others, but it

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January 8, 2025January 7, 2025 Tony Thornley 752 Views Batman, Chip Zdarsky, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Tomeu Morey, Tony S. Daniel
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These Were The Voyages: Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #27

Unfortunately for the cosmos and multiverse, the maniacal android Lore has achieved his mission to wipe out all of existence.

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December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Scott Redmond 250 Views Clayton Cowles, Collin Kelly, comics, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Lee Loughridge, Lore War, Mike Feehan, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek #27, Tess Fowler
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Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 14: Hellish Holidays With ‘Power Man & Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual’

The pressure is mounting. The holidays are truly right around the corner, and the last minute things are piling up.

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December 14, 2024December 13, 2024 Scott Redmond 313 Views Clayton Cowles, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, David Walker, Matt Milla, Power Man & Iron Fist, Power Man & Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual, Scott Hepburn
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Who Was That Masked Symbiote? — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #1

The Venom War ended with neither Brock bonded with Venom. That means the symbiote is loose and free about town.

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December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Scott Redmond 557 Views Al Ewing, All-New Venom, All-New Venom #1, Carlos Gomez, Clayton Cowles, comics, Frank D’Armata, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Venom
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Review — ‘Black Canary: Best Of The Best’ #1 Is Pretty But Confusing

She’s one of the greatest fighters in the DCU. In Black Canary: Best of the Best #1, Dinah Lance is

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December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 Tony Thornley 734 Views Black Canary, Clayton Cowles, Dave Stewart, DC Comics, Ryan Sook, Tom King
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Their Fathers’ Shadows — Reviewing ‘Star Trek: Sons Of Star Trek’

For decades, the characters of Star Trek have sought out new life, met new civilizations, and always done it boldly.

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December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 Scott Redmond 577 Views Angel Hernandez, Clayton Cowles, comics, IDW Publishing, Morgan Hampton, Nick Filardi, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek: Sons Of Star Trek
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Breaking All The Barriers: Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #26

Time and space are very fun concepts. Breaking or bending them is just business as usual for most Starfleet crews.

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November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Scott Redmond 389 Views Angel Hernandez, Clayton Cowles, Collin Kelly, comics, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Lee Loughridge, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek #26, Star Trek: Lore War
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Cruising The Galaxy California Style: Reviewing ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ #1

These are the voyagers of the Starship Cerritos, and boy-oh-boy are they mundane, yet also super wacky. That’s what you

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November 13, 2024November 20, 2024 Scott Redmond 621 Views Clayton Cowles, comics, Derek Charm, IDW Publishing, Reviews, Ryan North, Star Trek, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Lower Decks #1
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The Music Is Their Life: Reviewing ‘FML’ #1

In every single storytelling medium, there comes a moment where a story emerges that just grabs and holds on tightly.

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November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 Scott Redmond 548 Views Clayton Cowles, comics, Cris Peter, Dark Horse, Dark Horse Comics, David Lopez, FML, FML #1, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Reviews
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Soaring Even Stronger Than Ever: Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #25

Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.

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October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Scott Redmond 431 Views Clayton Cowles, Collin Kelly, comics, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Lee Loughridge, Liana Kangas, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek #25
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Review: ‘Absolute Batman’ #1 Lives Up To The Hype Plus Some

Once there was a young man whose life was reshaped by tragedy, but he used that tragedy as motivation to

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October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Tony Thornley 6891 Views Absolute Batman, Absolute DC, Batman, Clayton Cowles, DC Comics, Frank Martin, Nick Dragotta, Scott Snyder
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The Birds Are All-In For New Adventure: Reviewing ‘Birds Of Prey’ #14

Black Canary’s latest team of badass women formed to save her sister by taking on all the Amazons of Themiscyra.

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October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Scott Redmond 516 Views Adriano Lucas, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #14, Clayton Cowles, comics, DC All In, DC Comics, Kelly Thompson, Reviews, Sami Barsi
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Surfing On The Edge Of Tomorrow: Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #24

With one move, the maniacal android Lore wiped out reality with a plan to replace it with his own creation.

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September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 Scott Redmond 425 Views Clayton Cowles, Collin Kelly, comics, IDW Publishing, Jackson Lanzing, Lee Loughridge, Megan Levens, Reviews, Star Trek, Star Trek #24
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