Previously On X-Men: Contemporary Political Allegories Stop The Juggernaut in ‘X-Men’ #34
Catching up on my backlog of X-Books, here’s all the notes and observations from a few weeks back, a pretty
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Force Matters: Celebrate 10 Years of ‘Star Wars – Rogue One’ With A Superfluous One-shot
Jumping back to the end of May to breakdown the new Star Wars releases of the moment, as the comics
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Advance Review: The Story Starts To Take Hold In ‘The Eye Collector’ #3
There’s a lot of confusion in The Eye Collector, but one thing is certain: Never let Nathan’s mom tell the kids
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Advance Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #5 Reveals The Series’ Real Bad Guy
With friends like these, young Foy certainly doesn’t need any more enemies. For the last four issues of
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Advance Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #3 Racks Up The Body Count
If nothing else, this issue put the blood in Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf Man. Just as in
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Advance Review: Andy Kubert’s Artwork Is One Of The Few Highlights Of ‘Terminal’ #2
It’s no surprise that Andy Kubert gives readers of Terminal #2 plenty to gawk at. After all, the artist known for his
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Previously On X-Men: Killer Robots And Jungle Courts Headline — More ‘X-Men ’97’ Easter Eggs
Check out Easter Eggs on the previous episodes of the season here and here! X-Men ’97 2×06: “Danger.exe” Written by
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Review — ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #10 Kicks Off The Series’ Final Arc
Star Trek: The Last Starship has always been an odd fit for the franchise. The series takes place after
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Force Matters: The Beginning Of The End Of A Different ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy
The big comic book related Star Wars news last week was the announcement of a full-fledged crossover between the Marvel
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Advance Review — The Battle Royale Concludes, More Or Less, In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #12
It had to end sooner or later. After three issues, the epic battle between Battle Beast and Conquest
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming’ TPB Picks Up Where The Series Left Off
Star Trek: Voyager had one of the most definitive endings of any of the franchise’s series. Having defeated the
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Advance Review: Abe Lincoln Hits Rock Bottom In ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #4
If you had trouble believing Abraham Lincoln was a vampire hunter, good luck imagining him as a junkie.
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Behind Not So Closed Doors — Reviewing ‘Neighborhood Watch’ #4
Reality is a harsh thing, especially when one’s private painful situation moves from isolated to something far more institutionally widespread.
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Advance Review: ‘The Karman Blade’ #1 Allows Ian Bertram To Show Off His Artistic Skills
Calling The Karman Blade #1 an excuse to let artist Ian Bertram show off his considerable talents is unfair to the rest of the
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Advance Review — ‘Ashes Over Neon: In The Gutter’ #0 Seeks To Free Us From The Humdrum
Many of us — maybe most of us — are forced to separate our passions from our careers. We may
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Advance Review: Steve Epting’s Illustrations Give You A Great Reason To Pick Up ‘Hammerfist’ #1
This is no typical heist job. The new ongoing series Hammerfist centers its premiere issue around a bank robbery. But
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Advance Review: Lemire And Nguyen Partner Again In ‘Crowbound’ #1
It’s a brave thing to start off a new series with the apparent death of the main character. But creators Jeff
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New Beginnings Aren’t Always Good Beginnings — Reviewing ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #1
Characters get handed new number one issues at Marvel Comics like the number is part of some new youth fad.
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Advance Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #4 Regains Its Footing After A Misstep
There is a fairly common occurrence when a writer pitches an eight- or 12-part comic book miniseries to an editor.
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Advanced Review — Darrow Raises Sophomoric Humor To New Heights In ‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #2
There’s a pretty simple test to know whether you would like Geof Darrow’s approach to storytelling. Read the opening pages of the
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Advanced Review: The End Is Nigh In ‘The Twilight Zone’ #10
You’ve probably heard the story of Japanese soldiers on a remote Pacific island in the 1970s who didn’t know World
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Inconsistency Is The Only Constant In ‘Blood & Thunder’ #16
The only thing worse than a bad comic book? An inconsistent one. It’s one thing if you know
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Let’s Go Slay The Dragon — Reviewing ‘Marc Spector: Moon Knight’ #7
Once again the Midnight Sons ride to deal with something supernaturally powerful, rallying behind the despondent and desperate Moon Knight.
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A Not So Dynamic Duo Emerges — Reviewing ‘Detective Comics 2026 Annual’ #1
Lobo, Lobo, Lobo. The self-proclaimed main man seems to be everywhere these days. That includes appearing on the big silver
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A Social Aware Tale Of Tabletop Adventure — Reviewing ‘Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks’ #3
Welcome to the table, If you spend any time on social media, you may see the sentiment that gaming and
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Advance Review: Mavinga’s Strong Artwork Highlights An Otherwise Uneventful ‘White Sky’ #5
Parsing our background during an ongoing series can be a tricky storytelling task. In the case of White Sky, it feels
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Previously On X-Men: Chris Claremont And Gambit Are Reunited And It Feels Okay
The big issue this week is the Hellfire Murder, as the current X-Office continues to mine the one element of
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Marvel’s Gooiest Summer Event Begins — Reviewing ‘Queen In Black’ #1
Spaceships and symbiotes are raining down from above under the control of a malevolent force out to control the planet.
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The Grass Isn’t Always Greener — Reviewing ‘Neighborhood Watch’ #3
Neighborhoods are built all over the world. The reasons for each one are specific to the region or the builders.
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It’s A Shell Of A Good Time — Reviewing ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ #20
There is a thin line between life and death, even hinner when there are ways to breach those lines. Alliances
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A Sister Switcheroo Struggles Significantly — Reviewing ‘Batwoman’ #5
Two sisters fight for the same identity and against the dark forces with prophecy-filled plans for them. Few pieces of
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