‘Star Wars’ #3 Review: More Characters Make For A Pleasant Return to Form
It’s Lando! Lando is back! As the last of the “Star Warriors” to make his debut in this new post-Return
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Previously On X-Men: Spider-Man And Wolverine And Dinosaurs
July was a five Wednesday month, which means the usual batch of issues gets stretched out a bit, leading to
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‘Planet Death’ #1 Review — Big On Gorgeous Visuals, Light On Plot
Like the prescient zero issue which preceded it, Planet Death #1 is a comic with exceptional visuals and very little
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‘Transformers’ #22 Review — Big Things Brewing As The End Draws Near
If last issue was the “shit hits the fan” issue of the arc dropping much earlier than traditional pacing would
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‘Star Wars: Jedi Knights’ #5 Shows How To Do A Prequel Right – Review
Despite taking place shortly before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, this generally hasn’t been a series terribly
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Advance Review: ‘The Seasons’ #6 Has Creative High Points
Writer Rick Remender does a great job with scripting a surreal installment of this series. There are also some great
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Exceptional X-Men’ #11 Enters The Marvel Universe And More
Marvel snuck out a special Age of Revolution #0 preview issue this week, but I’ve been out of town and
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Review: ‘The Tin Can Society’ #7 Continues Past The Mystery
Writer and co-plotter Peter Warren along with co-plotter Rick Remender provide an explanation in this issue that fulfills the series’
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Advance Review: ‘Gunsmith Cats Omnibus’ Book 2 Is Legally Problematic
Various problems exist in this collection. One of these problems is the fact that there are underage scenes. Although the
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #17 Is Here To Break The X-Cosplay World
In the present, this week’s X-books feature a trio of titles launching new storylines, while in the past, Chris Claremont
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TV Review: ‘Revival’ Gets Political In Episode 5
How far is Revival’s Sheriff Wayne Cypress (David James Elliot) willing to go to protect his town? In the wake
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Advance Review: ‘Gargoyles: Demona’ #1 Barely Succeeds Yet Has Potential
The covers are by artists Frank Paur, Megan Hetrick, Jae Lee along with colorist June Chung, and Mark Spears. They
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Advance Review: ‘Benjamin’ #2 Is Good Authorial And Artistic Madness
Writer Ben H. Winters goes from a reliable narrative to a mind-bending trip of a tale by means of a
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Previously On X-Men: It’s Time To Hack The Planet In ‘X-Men’ #19
Even MORE Wolverines and Deadpools, outsmarting the Mad Thinker and more in this week’s X-books! Avengers #28 by Jed MacKay
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Superman Week Retro-Review: The Original ‘Superman’ #1 Is Still High Quality
As part of Superman week, we’re taking a look at stories across the history of the man of steel, starting
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The Adventures Of Space Batman — Reviewing ‘Legacy Of Vader’ #5
In the short life of this young series, it has been at its best when it leans into the fact
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Birds In The Hand — Reviewing ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #34
Ancient god feuds. Powerlifting secret Hulks. Giant birds of Greek legend. Life sure isn’t getting any easier for Miles Morales.
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Strolling Down Memory Lane — Reviewing ‘New History Of The DC Universe’ #1
After eight decades, with numerous reality altering crises along the way, it’s safe to say DC Comics history is messy.
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Previously On X-Men: A Tale of Two Fight Scenes In This Week’s X-Books
Spider-Man & Wolverine #2 and Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #3 offer different ways to do “issue long fight scene” stories,
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Review: ‘The Season’ #5 Goes Back Up In Quality
The two covers are by artists Paul Azaceta and Bengal, respectively. Azaceta’s cover in contrast to Bengal’s cover has more
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‘Wolverine: In the Bones’ Review — A Familiar But Incomplete Story
Wolves run through a snowy tableau. A man runs along with them. They are being hunted, man and beast alike.
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Review: ‘Star Wars’ #2 Dives Deep With Mixed Results
The first issue of this new, post-Return of the Jedi-set, volume was relatively expansive in its focus, dropping each of
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Previously On X-Men: An Offer Beast Can’t (?) Refuse in ‘X-Men’ #18 And More New X-Books
A pair of Jed MacKay-penned series bookend this week’s X-books, as Avengers joins the “Previously On X-Men” chat! Plus another
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An Arc-Closing Showdown Dropped Into The Middle Of The Story – Reviewing ‘Transformers’ #21
As of Transformers #21, we’re only two issues into the series’ latest story arc, after its kickoff last issue and
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TV Review: The ‘Revival’ Series Premiere Has Teeth
If SyFy Channel is going to do one thing, it’s deliver a supernatural procedural. The series premiere of Revival is
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Previously On X-Men: Dark Phoenix Redux And More In This Week’s X-Books
Lots of exposition, some continuity conundrums and, thankfully, at least a few nice character moments as we dig into the
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Previously On X-Men: This Week’s X-Books Are All About The Deep Cuts
In what I have to assume is pure coincidence, all three of this week’s X-books feature appearances in key roles
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Review: ‘The Patchwork Girl Of Oz’ #5 Is Uninteresting
This issue of The Patchwork Girl of OZ has a message from adaptor/illustrator/colorist/letterer Otis Frampton at the end thanking readers.
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A Rushed But Satisfying Conclusion — Reviewing ‘Space Ghost’ #12
As much as its a comic book truism that a hero’s Rogues Gallery will eventually organize itself into some kind
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Previously On X-Men: Goth Makeovers, Wonky Time Travel And More In This Week’s X-books
There’s a lot of X-books out this week, y’all. Let’s get right to it. Uncanny X-Men #15 by Gail Simone
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‘Legacy of Vader’ #4 Is Weighed Down By Exposition — Review
Naboo as a planet holds a curious place in the Star Wars narrative. As the central locale of The Phantom
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