Review: ‘Bear Pirate Viking Queen’ #1 Has Majestic Visuals
Writer Sean Lewis creates a script that is mostly narration. Whether the narrator is reliable or not is constantly in
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Review: ‘Gargoyles Quest’ #1 Has An Odd View
Writer Greg Weisman creates a strong enough script. The only major problems from the script are the poor planning of
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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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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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Press Start To Play: Reviewing ‘Cemetery Kids Don’t Die’ #2
Video games often provide an avenue for escape. What happens though when the games become just as rough as reality?
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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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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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Review: ‘Gargoyles’ #12 Sets Up Future Events
Writer Greg Weisman provides a mostly strong script that successfully ties up most of this series. However, it is hurt
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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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Advance Review: ‘Mugshots’ #1 Turns Out Right
Writer Jordan Thomas is not clear in this first issue on the time period — which the solicitation says is
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Even Good Actions Have Consequences — Reviewing ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return’ #2
Defeating the most vile evils in existence is a victory that comes with great loss, as the Power Rangers discovered.
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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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Review: ‘Adventureman: Ghost Lights’ #2 Rushes Through To A Cliffhanger
Writer Matt Fraction creates a script that is a bit slapdash. This is due to how there are jumps in
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Review: ‘Gargoyles: Dark Ages’ #6 Sees No End
Writer Greg Weisman provides a mostly strong script with a good variation on the “just the beginning” type ending. The
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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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It’s Not Just A Game: Reviewing ‘Cemetery Kids Don’t Die’ #1
Do you ever wish that all the things you enjoy doing could be still be enjoyed even when you have
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Round And Round They Go — Reviewing ‘Firefly: The Fall Guys’ #5
Tempers are flaring, buildings are turning, and things are exploding with the Serenity crew trapped smack dab in the middle.
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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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Manga Review: ‘Marriage Toxin’ Vol. 1
Marriage Toxin is a new manga written by Joumyaku, illustrated by Mizuki Yoda, and published by Viz Media. Our protagonist is
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The Bear Necessities — Reviewing ‘Titans: Beast World’ #4
Beasts, beasts, everywhere, and not a single idea on how to stop it. That is unless you are Amanda Waller.
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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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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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The Tastiest Of Meats: Reviewing ‘Rare Flavours’ #3
Pop a few buttons and take a moment to sit with it as a third course of delicious comics arrives.
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Advance Review: The Collection Of ‘Antioch’ Reads Better
Note: For the initial reviews of Antioch #1 and 2 (2022) in single issue form please go here and here.
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In Space No One Can Hear You Yawn — Reviewing ‘Star Trek: Picard’s Academy’ #3
Character studies typically offer valuable insights into why a person in a story behaves or thinks the way they do.
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Review: ‘Doctor Who: Doom’s Day — A Doctor In The House?’ Amuses
Artist Roberta Ingranata keeps very consistent with the character designs. There are also various visual references to other Doctor Who
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Something, Something, Wakanda, I Guess: Reviewing ‘Wolverine’ #39
Krakoa has fallen. Wolverine’s worldwide guest star-filled revenge tour continues, as the menacing Orchis set their sights on Wakanda. It’s
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