The People’s Serial Killer — Reviewing ‘Absolute Green Arrow’ #3
More blood is spilled as the Green Arrow Killer remains at large, leaving Dinah Lance scrambling for answers and connections.
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Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #3 Finally Shows Off The Wildcatter
We finally get a glimpse of the underground monster in Of the Earth #3. It’s taken until nearly halfway through
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Advance Review — The Epic Battle Continues Epically In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #11
Writing and illustrating a battle in a comic book is no easy feat. It requires smart pacing, enough
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Advance Review — ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #3 Questions What It Means To Be Human
It turns out that humans aren’t quite as extinct as they were believed to be. The premise of If
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What’s In A Name Anyway — Reviewing ‘Clayface: Celebrity Dirt’ #1
Villains of Gotham City compelling are flawed, nuanced, and tragic. Some of them are good or average people pulled into
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #9 Suffers From Poor Character Development
Star Trek has always walked a fine line between militarism and diplomacy. Despite its naval ranks — not to
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Advance Review — ‘Three Moons/Three Worlds: Foundations’ #1 Teases Things To Come … Whatever They May Be
Don’t think of Three Moons/Three Worlds: Foundations #1 as the beginning of a planned comic book saga. Instead, consider it a teaser.
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Previously On X-Men: It’s Brood Trouble In The Big Easy Part 3 In ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #31
It’s another middling week, with three books that are fine, but flawed. Uncanny X-Men #31 – Book of the Week
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Advance Review — ‘Dead By Daylight: The Hillbilly’ #4 Delivers An Unsatisfying Ending
Let’s start with the ending. Without giving anything away, the conclusion of Dead By Daylight: The Hillbilly #4 leads directly into the
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Review — ‘The Twilight Zone’ #9 Features Juni Ba’s Many Storytelling Talents
One of the great things about comic books based on classic television series is that they can tell a grander
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Review — ‘Witness Point’ #1 Battles Too Many Competing Elements
Witness Point is what you get when you blend modern noir with conspiracy theories then throw in circus life for
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Let’s Do The Time Warp, Again — Reviewing ‘What If…? Secret Wars’ #1
Beyond the shred name, there’s not a lot that the 2000s era Ultimate Marvel and 2020s Ultimate have in common.
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A Lot Of Talk And Not Much Else — Reviewing ‘Blood & Thunder’ #15
It’s rare that a monthly comic book is accused of being too talky with not enough action, but that’s the
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Can’t Forget What You Didn’t Know — Reviewing ‘Batgirl’ #21
Solving crimes and being detectives is what most of the Bat-family trained for, and they’re pretty good at it. It’s
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A Mighty Good Time — Reviewing ‘Summer Of Supergirl Special’ #1
Hitting the big screen this summer, after a prior cameo, means that Supergirl is getting a lot of deserved attention.
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That Which Was Meant To Stay Buried — Reviewing ‘Nightwing’ #139
Carrying massive burdens that would lead many to cave in rather than keep going is nothing new for Dick Grayson.
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One Man Versus A Bunch Of Gorillas — Reviewing ‘The Flash’ #34
Flashes are no strangers to mucking about with the Speed Force and time, but normally they deal with the past.
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Stalled Out On Track Number Four — Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1110
Hidden pasts, secret assassins, and children caught up in the sins of their fore-bearers are nothing new in Gotham City.
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Demons, Devils, And Robots, Oh My — Reviewing ‘New Titans’ #36
When coming into a new group setting, engaging in team building activities is a natural part of the overall process.
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Advance Review: Darrow Returns True To Form In ‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #1
Not many writers can pull off a damning indictment of modern times — ranging from ICE detentions to the rise
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Previously On X-Men: Hurrah For Science In ‘X-Men’ #32
It’s another aggressively fine week for the X-books, with nothing terrible but nothing terribly good, either, as the consistently better
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A Setup Issue With Heart — Reviewing ‘Venom’ #259
Symbiotes have had a lot on their collective plates these days, what with new hosts, serial killers, and government interference.
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Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #1 Could Use More Wolf Man
The only thing worse than being a homicidal Wolf Man is not knowing if you’re a homicidal Wolf Man.
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Not So Sweet Dreams — Reviewing ‘Justice League: Dream Girls — A DC Pride Event’ #3
Court is in session as the assembled leadership members of the Justice League debate the fate of Dreamer and Galaxy.
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A Queen’s Tainted Legacy — Reviewing ‘Absolute Green Arrow’ #2
The billionaire-killing Green Arrow has struck again, and the mystery of their motives and identity have gotten more complicated. Dinah
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Getting A Second Chance At Life — Reviewing ‘The Twilight Zone’ #8
Imagine being able to correct one the biggest mistakes of your life. In The Twilight Zone, it’s possible —
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It’s Just Another Brick In The Wall — Reviewing ‘Dead Teenagers’ #4
Sometimes something that you’re looking for happens to be right in plain sight, waiting for the moment of clicking recognition. Even if that thing you’re looking
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Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #3 Ends Far Too Abruptly
Writing strong endings is perhaps the most challenging aspect of storytelling. What feeling do you want to leave your audience
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Review: The White Sky In ‘White Sky’ #4 Is Awfully … White
In the world of White Sky, San Francisco sure ain’t what it used to be. It’s taken Violet
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Magik & Colossus’ #5 Closes Out Strong
With one exception, the unifying thread of all of this week’s mostly-decent X-books is excellent art. Even when bewildering or
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Kirk Versus The Borg — Reviewing ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #8
Finally we get to see James T. Kirk versus Federation’s greatest adversary, the Borg. It’s the battle you’ve always wanted
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