A Much Needed Shot In The Arm: Reviewing ‘Darth Vader’ #46
Though no series cancellation or creative team departures have been announced, there’s a sense of impending finality to Darth Vader
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Not Your Daddy’s Vampire — Reviewing ‘Dracula: Blood Hunt’ #1
The child of my enemy is my… only hope? I’ll bet that feels real weird for the biggest vampire around
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Review: ‘Invincible Iron Man’ #18 Gets The Job Done, But It’s Hard To Care
Though the two haven’t interacted much directly through the years, Iron Man and Magneto are connected in some interesting ways.
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The Mighty World Of Marvel: Previewing This Week’s ‘Blood Hunt’ Comics And More
With the release of Blood Hunt #1 last week, Marvel’s latest cash-in… sorry, crossover, is well underway with several tie-in
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Xenomorphs And Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Battle In Marvel’s Upcoming ‘Aliens Vs. Avengers’
Marvel has announced another entry into their growing Aliens canon with Aliens vs. Avengers, due July 24, 2024 from writer
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A Visually Bland Mess — Reviewing ‘Darth Vader’ #45
Marvel’s Darth Vader ongoing is a series which tends to fall down some narrative rabbit holes. Remember when Vader was
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Deconstructing Comics #802: Jack Kirby’s ‘2001’ #1-5 — An Interesting Failure
As Jack Kirby‘s adaptation of the movie/novel 2001: a space odyssey sold well, Marvel asked him to turn it into a
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Rise Of The Powers Of X: Previewing This Week’s New ‘X-Men’ Comics
Two new X-Men books are released this week as we come close to closing this particular chapter of the X-Men’s
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The Sinister Seven For The Win In ‘X-Men ’97’ #2 — Review
After dancing between the raindrops of continuity a bit inelegantly in its inaugural issue, X-Men ’97 #2 seemingly settles the
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Better, But Still Not Great: Reviewing ‘Weapon X-Men’ #2
Weapon X-Men#2 is not a great comic book, but it is a vast improvement over the series’ inaugural issue. Unfortunately,
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Court Is In Session — Reviewing ‘Star Wars’ #45
Few go into a Star Wars story looking for tense legal drama. When a story is titled The Trial of
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Review: ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’ #7 Is Dynamic Without Action
Writer Rainbow Rowell puts some very necessary exposition in the recap summary. Unfortunately, this means some of the exposition is
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X-Men ’97 #1 Review: A Better Episode Zero Than First Issue
X-Men animated series and comic book adaptations thereof go hand-in-hand, with Marvel having published several comic book series in tandem
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Opinion: There’s Just Something About The 1990s
Ugh, the 1990s were absolutely the worst. Nothing good came from them, especially when it comes to comic book stuff.
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Review — ‘Invincible Iron Man’ #16 Is Big On Action, Light On Content
After months of build-up, scheming, near-misses, and obfuscations, Invincible Iron Man #16 is a massive release of tension, the kickoff
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The Least Interesting Fett Stands Up — Reviewing ‘Jango Fett’ #1
In the grand scheme of Star Wars, of all the characters descended, either biologically or spiritually, from Jango Fett, Jango
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‘Wolverine: Madripoor Knights’ #2 Review – What’s This All About Then?
Marvel is no stranger to nostalgia series these days, nor is writer Chris Claremont, the majority of whose work of
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‘Darth Vader’ #44 Review: More Of The Same — In Ways Both Good and Bad
Darth Vader #44 continues the “Schism Imperial” story in much the same way as the previous issue: a focus on
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More Like Die-Pool: ‘Deadpool Role-Plays The Marvel Universe’ In July
The Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game took the RPG community by storm last year. Now, the Merc With A Mouth is
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The Promising ‘Trial Of Lando Calrissian’ Arc Kicks Off! — Reviewing ‘Star Wars’ #44
Star Wars the comic is always at its best when it’s engaging directly with the circumstances of the era in
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Review: ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’ #6 Gets Better
The main cover is by artist Jen Bartel. It does a nice job of suggesting a space adventure without giving
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The Mighty World Of Marvel: Previewing This Week’s Other Marvel Comics
As usual we ran weekend previews for all of Marvel’s Star Wars, X-Men and Spider-Man titles, with Avengers related comic
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Review: ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’ #5 Isn’t That Sensational
Artist Jen Bartel does a somewhat standard “heroes coming toward the reader” cover. However, the visual effects in the background
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Spidey Sunday: Previewing This Week’s ‘Spider-Man’ And ‘Gang War’ Comic Books
It’s another bizarre set of Spidey previews because your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man features as the titular star in just the
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Love Is In The Air — These Marvel Offerings From Funko Are Popping!
Welcome to the table, Do you know what a love spoon is? Yeah, that is where my mind went as
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Nothing Stops Mondo’s New Soft Vinyl Juggernaut — Now Available For Pre-Order
Welcome to the table, When I was a kid, I spent a ton of time in the hospital due to
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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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Dynamite Announces Classic ‘Gargoyles’ Comics Kickstarter
Dynamite is making good on their plan to bring classic Gargoyles back into print. The company announced Thursday the start
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Marvel Reveals Special Foil Cover For ‘Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance’ #1
Marvel is ushering in the post-Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider with a special foil cover. The publisher revealed Benjamin Su‘s variant
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‘House Of X’ And ‘Powers Of X’ Now Available On Marvel Unlimited
With the end of the X-Men’s Krakoan Age fast approaching, readers can go back to the beginning through Marvel Unlimited.
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Avengers Assemble! Previewing This Week’s ‘Avengers’ Related Comic Books
While there is no actual Avengers book out this week, we do have an appearance by Captain America in his
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