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Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1 |
Jul 05, 2010
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This is my third exposure to Arcudis work, the first being his Superman strip for Wednesday Comics whose incredibly deliberate pacing and dour/miserable tone were ill fit to a story about the Man of Steel. Later, I read an issue of his Alien mini which zipped along in the manner of the typical story featuring those monsters but held such an interesting twist at the end that I was excited to see what came next. I think the ending of this book has more in common with the latter as the body of the work has more in common with the former. The grey, deliberate tone is, I think right for this character and for the kind of story being told here, so Im hooked until next months issue.
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Action Comics #875 |
Mar 12, 2009
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Agents Of Atlas (2009) |
2 issues
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Aliens #1 |
Jul 09, 2009
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Amazing Spider-Man #597 |
Jun 09, 2009
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Anchor #8 |
May 24, 2010
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Hester says that this isnt necessarily the end of The Anchor, that flagging sales just doomed the book to end its regular run. I do hope that he revisits the characters world in a mini or a one-shot. Its one Id definitely like to revisit.
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Ancient Tales from the Future #1 |
Sep 14, 2009
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Good for its creator in trying to get his message out but bad for me for having to read it.
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Angel |
2 issues
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Angel #29
January 18, 2010
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Theres a backup which I read but cant for the life of me recall what it was about or why the authors decided to include it in this book. I think perhaps were supposed to recognize the demon thats beating the crap out of some underworld baddies but by the end I no longer cared.
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Angel vs. Frankenstein #1 |
Oct 19, 2009
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Its interesting if only for the throwback classic horror comic style but the very limited plot leaves a lot to be desired.
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Angel: Only Human #1 |
Aug 13, 2009
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Astonishing Tales #2 |
Mar 10, 2009
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Astonishing X-Men #31 |
Oct 06, 2009
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Atomic Robo: Shadow from Beyond Time #1 |
Apr 30, 2009
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Avengers: The Initiative #31 |
Dec 22, 2009
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Gage and artist Sandoval throw a welcome spotlight on a compelling character in this well-crafted issue leading up to Siege.
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Batman and Robin (2009) |
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Batman and Robin #3
August 30, 2009
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On art, Quitely delivers a smashing issue before Phillip Tan takes over next month. If I could sum of the visuals of this book in one word (and I will) it would be balletic. Characters twirl, move, leap, and literally dance in this issue. At one point, Pyg says he loves hot disco. However, I would say this issue was more dance rock that keeps you moving (from left to right, top to bottom).
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Black Knight #1 |
Nov 17, 2009
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Unless you're looking for some throwback-style writing about a fairly unused character in a dull story, keep moving along.
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Blackest Night #1 |
Jul 19, 2009
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Charles Webb: I mentioned in my review for Green Lantern #43 about how absolutely metal that issue was. Apparently, Geoff Johns can get even more metal, more violent, and even further out into the shallow waters of the emotional spectrum. Just when I think Johns has crossed the line of emotional manipulation and super violence for which he's known, he gives us the heart-ripping opening salvo of Blackest Night in the middle of a worldwide day of mourning for the super-powered dead.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #34 |
Apr 09, 2010
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Half of a very good issue of the current season marred by some inconsistent art and a bit of uncertainty about whats happening in the final story beat.
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Buzzard #1 |
Jun 17, 2010
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If I was duly impressed with Buzzard I had almost no time or interest in the other story that shares space with this volume, Billy The Kids Old Timey Oddities & The Pit of Horrors. I think it was going for something of the horror-comedic tone of The Goon but none of it really landed with me. It felt too civilized for a book featuring Eric Powells take on Billy the Kid. It opens up a mystery for the next issue but I just wasnt much interested in Billy and his odd Scooby gang that includes a Brit, a tattooed seer, a plucky kid, and some kind of gator man. It felt like a mash-up that hadnt quite found the right beat.
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Caped #1 |
Mar 30, 2009
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Captain America #604 |
Mar 23, 2010
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A solid mid-arc issue, Brubaker makes a compelling case for keeping Bucky in the Cap costume a bit longer.
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Cemeterians #1 |
Nov 25, 2009
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Despite all the complaints Ive aimed its way, I didnt hate this book. In fact, I think there is an audience that would be clamoring for it if the concepts were refined and the creator thought up a through line for the whole thing. As it stands Cemetarians is too much of a jumble of ideas thrown through a popular aesthetics to really work.
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Chew #2 |
Jun 11, 2009
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City of Dust #5 |
Mar 06, 2009
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Cloak and Dagger #1 |
Mar 30, 2010
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Essentially some Utopia housecleaning, the lead characters fail to make an interesting case for their existence in this very rote plot.
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Dark Avengers |
2 issues
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Dark Avengers #10
October 20, 2009
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I'm very curious where this issue's last page will take the story next month. I just hope Bendis gets around to fleshing out his story a bit more and trimming back some of the fact.
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Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 |
Sep 08, 2009
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A solid effort although I hope this means the X-Men franchise will be able to get along for a while without an overarching crossover.
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Dark Reign: The List: The Hulk #1 |
Oct 20, 2009
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Dead of Night: Werewolf By Night #4 |
Mar 31, 2009
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Deadpool (2008) |
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Deadpool #14
August 25, 2009
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Ending on an oddly poignant note, this is another excellent issue of Deadpool in a long line of Way-penned issues.
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Deadpool #900
October 13, 2009
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Marvel has outdone themselves with this book but as an aside I would love it if they scaled back Deadpool's exposure a bit so that we can savor the character instead of having to go through what will be the eventual backlash.
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Detective Comics #853 |
Apr 26, 2009
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Dethklok vs the Goon #1 |
Jul 27, 2009
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Devil #1 |
Feb 21, 2010
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Im sure future issues will further flesh out the characters motivations but, as it stands, theres not much here to make me want to come back next month. The visuals by animation studio Madhouse (Paprika and Ninja Scroll) are very good, but theyre above-par visual concepts in service to a narrative that really has none.
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Devils Handshake: A Basil and Moebius Adventure One Shot #1 |
Feb 03, 2010
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There are some interesting elements to the world of Basil and Moebius worth exploring. Unfortunately, none of them was covered in this initial volume. Should Hama and Schifrin choose to revisit the world of this story, I hope they decide to draw it out in greater detail.
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Dig Comics #1 |
Aug 24, 2009
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Druids: The Ogham Sacrifice #1 |
Feb 24, 2010
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Druids reminds me of the 1986 film, The Name of the Rose, starring Sean Connery and based on the novel by Umberto Eco. That movie featured two monks solving a medieval mystery involving sex and madness. You can check out the trailer here:
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Dungeon: Early Years: Innocence Lost #2 |
Oct 21, 2009
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I really enjoyed this book. Id advise anyone interested in a character-based comedy/fantasy to check it out.
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Electric Ant #1 |
Apr 06, 2010
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Emiko Superstar #1 |
Oct 28, 2009
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Combined with the sanitized language (characters are obviously dropping f-bombs in the original script), the book has the sense of having gone through too much tinkering to smooth out the rough edges. Still, the glossy finish that remains is appealing and worth checking out.
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Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour #3 |
May 27, 2010
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Theres not a single objectionable element to the book, but theres also not a single one to compel me to read further. Emily seems a sweet character and her adventures move along cleanly and quickly. Still, the language is perhaps a bit too playful for me (the word anyhoodle pops up and my attention kind of blinkers), but again, this isnt a book written for me.
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Existence 2.0 |
2 issues
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Existence 3.0 #1 |
Nov 30, 2009
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Writer Nick Spencer fails to play to his strengths with this first issue, but Im willing to give the next a go in the hopes that hell drop the pathos.
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Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 |
Dec 01, 2009
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Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1 |
Jan 26, 2010
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Fallen Angel Reborn #1 |
Jul 17, 2009
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Fantastic Four #570 |
Aug 25, 2009
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Hickman has a solid start out of the gate although the story is held back a bit by Eaglesham's off-model character designs.
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Fear Agent #26 |
Feb 26, 2009
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Final Crisis: Legion Of Three Worlds |
2 issues
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G. I. Joe #6 |
Jul 02, 2009
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Theres not a lot to get excited about here. No real curveballs are thrown into the Joe mythos and it all feels like a protracted, by-the-numbers prequel.
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Gigantic #4 |
Jul 09, 2009
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Green Lantern (2005) |
2 issues
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) |
2 issues
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Gunnerkrigg Court: Research #1 |
May 19, 2010
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Gunnerkrigg Court is a series that I wasnt aware existed until I got this volume in my hands, but now I feel like I have to search it out and savor it from the beginning.
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Harker #7 |
Sep 27, 2009
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To put it in perspective, Harker is more Murder She Wrote than it is Law & Order, and that means it should appeal to different audiences. It's an affable book, and I would like to know where the story goes next month.
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Haunt #1 |
Oct 04, 2009
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I disliked this book immensely, and I have a difficult time believing that anyone involved with its production was truly satisfied with the final product. It might not be the worst comic I've read this year, but it's in the running.
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Hero Squared: Love and Death #2 |
Mar 26, 2009
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Hexed #3 |
Mar 13, 2009
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Hit-Monkey: One Shot #1 |
Feb 09, 2010
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Not quite what I was expecting, but it takes itself just seriously enough to make the reader do the same. Also: Marvel sure knows how to hire artists lately.
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Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead #1 |
May 05, 2010
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Well its readable, and it throws in the occasional big idea. Most importantly, it shows me a couple of things that I havent seen in a comic before. If you can get past some of the clunky characterization and the feeling that its seconds from Ellis, then youll have some fun with it.
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Hulk (2008) |
2 issues
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Hulk #19
January 19, 2010
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While I'm still dubious about the ramp up to the "Fall of the Hulks" storyline, there's some cleverness on display in the moment that shouldn't be discounted by the reader.
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Hulk #20
February 16, 2010
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Minus the endless, irritating caption boxes, this is a decent enough issue that moves the "Fall of the Hulks" storyline forward incrementally.
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Ignition City #1 |
Feb 10, 2010
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Immortal Weapons #2 |
Sep 01, 2009
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While the genre shift in the main story is intriguing, we learn very little about the titular Bride making this issue feel like more of an exercise than the expose of the last issue.
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Invincible |
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Invincible #66
September 28, 2009
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A very good checking-in issue. But readers should be forewarned that Kirkman will be hitting you with a lot of expository text.
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Iron Man: The Iron Protocols #1 |
Oct 13, 2009
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This book has no reason to exist and doesn't really challenge or excite the reader.
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Jennifer's Body #1 |
Sep 09, 2009
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Deeply unlikeable, broad, and unpleasant I hope the forthcoming movie has more in the way or personality than this mess.
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Justice Society of America #25 |
Apr 03, 2009
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Kick-Ass #8 |
Jan 26, 2010
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Kick-Ass is what happens when you make Unbreakable and totally rethink it so that it's brain dead and tone deaf, and maybe, just maybe, a little racist.
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Mighty Avengers #35 |
Mar 23, 2010
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While it takes some getting used to a revised/evolving voice for the lead character, it's a good read this week.
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Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard |
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Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #1
June 3, 2010
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Still, its a minor complaint. The bulk of the book is excellent, gripping even. Should the remaining installments of the series maintain this high level of quality, we could be looking at a contender for book of the year come awards season.
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Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #2
August 12, 2010
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The remaining entries are solid to good, with Moores The Shrike and the Toad working as a charming little joke at the expense of the title animals while Worley and the Mink stays with the reader a bit longer after the initial experience thanks, in large part, to greater definition to the proceedings and characters. Perhaps neither story resonated as well with me because their visual styles didnt have as great a contrast from Petersens as did Potential. Still, solid to good, plus one excellent tale is a fine combination for an anthology such as this.
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Ms. Marvel #50 |
Feb 23, 2010
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Also, there's a backup featuring the new generic superhero version of Grant Morrison's Marvel Boy with the added complication of time travel. This is another character who's lost anything in the way of an interesting voice. I'm curious as to where his bland new stories will appear next.
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New Mutants #1 |
May 05, 2009
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Nova #23 |
Mar 24, 2009
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Nox #1 |
Mar 10, 2010
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[Note: Shon C. Bury is a frequent and esteemed contributor here at the Comics Bulletin. I have not allowed my personal respect for Mr. Bury and his work for Comics Bulletin to influence my professional and objective evaluation of the book being reviewed today. I sincerely wish Mr. Bury and his artist Allan Goldman the best of luck with their future endeavors.]
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Olympus #1 |
May 17, 2009
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Planetary #27 |
Oct 11, 2009
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As for John Cassaday's work, it is excellent--but nothing here explains the extensive delay of three years between issues. Taking a step back, the gap between issues has been inexcusable for a professional artist in a field where others would kill for the opportunities he's had. Having editorialized on that score it's just nice to finally have the whole thing completed.
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Punisher (2009) |
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Punisher #6
June 16, 2009
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An effective opening salvo in the Hood's first real direct assault on the Punisher, the issue is only hindered by the (relative) lack of face time with the resurrected villains. This is a minor issue I'm sure will be resolved in the coming months.
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Punisher #8
August 18, 2009
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Not actually a poor showing this issue just bent a little from the weight of a nearly endless massive crossover.
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Punisher #11
November 17, 2009
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The dramatic shift in tone is a little jarring but Remender gamely attempts to sell the story and Moore's art makes it easy to ignore its ludicrousness.
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Punisher Max: Butterfly #1 |
Mar 02, 2010
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A story that doesn't feel plugged in emotionally, Punisher Max: Butterfly fails to justify its existence.
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Punisher MAX: Get Castle #1 |
Jan 05, 2010
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While Williams has the voice and tone of the lead down, he doesn't seem to know what to do with him in this ultimately thin revenge story in Brit-crime drag.
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PunisherMax (2009) |
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PunisherMax #1
November 10, 2009
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An enjoyable start to the revamp on its own merits, I just hope that Aaron allows his own authorial voice to come through sometime soon.
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Random Acts Of Violence #1 |
May 02, 2010
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The illustrations are the redeeming feature of the entire thing, with Caracuzzo drawing the hell out of it. Im blanking on names right now, but the influence of Euro horror comics is strong in this one (check out the leads who look like the main characters from a violent Italian detective comic rather than grungy, struggling comic artists from New York). Id love to see Caracuzzos future work, perhaps in service to a book that has a bit more clarity to it.
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Realm of Kings #1 |
Nov 10, 2009
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Not bad but it lacks some of the momentum of the earlier minis. Here's hoping it gets stronger in the coming months.
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Realm of Kings: Inhumans #5 |
Mar 30, 2010
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A very good conclusion to an intriguing mini it's a shame the series didn't have more time to delve into all the weird Inhuman-Kree politicking.
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Runaways (2008) |
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S.W.O.R.D. |
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S.W.O.R.D. #3
January 12, 2010
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Enlivened by snappy humor and gripping stakes, the latest issue of S.W.O.R.D. is a great bridge between the main Marvel U. and its cosmic goings-on.
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Secret Six Vol. 2 #12 |
Aug 10, 2009
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As the book ends its first year, more of you should be reading it, telling DC that youre interested in deeper characterization and darkly funny stories and violence that actually has relevance to the plot (as opposed to violence as a plot generator).
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Secret Warriors #13 |
Feb 23, 2010
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I have no idea what's going on in this book. At the very least it's interesting to look at and it moves along briskly enough.
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Seduth #1 |
Oct 16, 2009
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The book feels like several superficial ideas on the nature of nihilism that never really cohere into any sort of position and feels further constrained by flashy but hard to follow art.
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Shrapnel #3 |
Mar 02, 2009
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Spider-Woman #1 |
Sep 22, 2009
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Bendis's pacing and problematic verbal tics as well as some odd visual non-sequiturs hurt what feels could have been an interesting start to this new series.
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Stephen King's N. #1 |
Mar 02, 2010
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Although Alex Maleev's painfully photorealistic art doesn't quite fit, Stephen King's N. nonetheless delivers with some tight plotting and an intriguing concept.
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Strange #4 |
Feb 09, 2010
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An unexpected ending to one of the better recent miniseries. Let's hope Marvel gets on the follow-up ASAP.
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Strange Tales #1 |
Sep 01, 2009
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Super Human Resources #2 |
Mar 05, 2009
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Superman (2006) |
2 issues
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Superman: World of New Krypton #3 |
May 11, 2009
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Syndrome #1 |
Sep 29, 2010
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*This last is a little bit of a stretch on my part. But the concept is of creating test realities to help characters get over their psychological crises is shared here as well as in Will Peter Blattys The Ninth Configuration.
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The Goon #32 |
Mar 06, 2009
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The Killer Vol. 2 #1 |
Mar 31, 2010
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The art by Luc Jacamon is often very good but occasionally falters in its use of CG backgrounds that give the story an excessively artificial look. This artificiality is aided by colors that are sometimes a bit too garish and have a tendency to render all of the characters in a uniform brown (to the extent that its difficult at times to discern the ethnicities of some of the characters). Still, Jacamon nails the most important quality and thats fine actors for the script to use, carrying the storys emotion and action in equal measure.
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The Last Days of American Crime |
3 issues
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The Last Days of American Crime #1
December 27, 2009
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On Tocchini--the work he does here is beyond impressive, but it's slightly undercut by some dodgy digital coloring that sometimes feels a bit too garish and over-lit for the content. Still, its an infrequent concern and one that hardly hurts the work on display.
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The Last Days of American Crime #2
April 27, 2010
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I see from the solicitation in the back of the book that the final issue wont arrive until July. Its unfortunate that theres another such large gap in between issues. Ill be looking forward to it but Im certain itll require another read through of the first two issues just to know whats going on.
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The Last Days of American Crime #3
August 31, 2010
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The actual mechanics of the heist are pretty clever and interesting, and Rorys ultimate means of getting away with the money is well-thought out. Its just that, I dont know, by the time the ending arrived I was sort of worn out on the story. Perhaps it has to do with the protracted way the story was released (the last issue came out in April), or the actual length of the story, which took time for detours and complications that didnt really seem to impact the main story in any real way (especially Kevins visit to his father last issue). As a result, the book feels slighter than it should . Which is a shame because its got a hell of a premise.
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The Muppet Show: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #2 |
Aug 24, 2009
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A work that amazingly works as a tribute to and extension of its televised counterpart.
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The Remnant #3 |
Mar 20, 2009
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The Umbrella Academy: Dallas |
2 issues
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The Warriors #1 |
Feb 21, 2009
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Thor (2007) |
2 issues
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Thor Annual #1
September 15, 2009
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Overlong and emotionally thin, this felt like a poor use of the Annual format and worse a poor use of the title character.
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Thor #605
December 22, 2009
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Not bad but hopefully you're only reading this because you didn't get your Gillen fix fixed in SWORD.
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Thor #1 |
Sep 29, 2014
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Thor #1 is going to be a challenging issue for some readers. It's the opening chapter in three mysteries (with more probably to follow) that withholds a little too much from the audience. The intrigue of discovering the identity of the new Thor is present, but it's undercut somewhat by all of the many other question marks the story leaves out there.
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Ultimate Comics Enemy #3 |
Apr 13, 2010
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Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk |
2 issues
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Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #2 |
Jul 28, 2009
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Uncanny X-Men #509 |
Apr 28, 2009
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Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh |
4 issues
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War of Kings |
3 issues
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We Kill Monsters #1 |
May 15, 2009
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Again, everything about the book is charming and familiar. I look forward to later issues to see if this team can keep the charm and move away from the familiarity.
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Witch and Wizard #2 |
Jun 29, 2010
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Nothing about this calls to me as a reader or makes me want to dig into it to learn more. Whit and Wisty are incredibly bland characters, drawn by artist Victor Santos in the style of Darwyn Cooke but minus the understanding of anatomy or staging of action. The characters do a lot of running and talking, there's a magic hellhound, and ghost children, and still it feels completely non-essential. What's on display here has completely dissuaded me from exploring any further issues, and I'd advise you to save your valuable reading time for something else.
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Wolverine Files #1 |
Aug 26, 2009
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I also described the book as interesting. Yes, in that its got one very odd omission: any reference to Romulus, the super wolf-mutant (or whatever) that has supposedly been stalking Wolverine for years--shaping him into some monstrous weapon. It makes me curious how much the greater Marvel U will deal with or reflect upon Romulus once Origins reaches its endgame. For a book that even includes a reference to a David Lapham short from a few years back, the omission of Romulus seems like a conscious attempt to scrub the character from Wolverines history--and, of course, Marvel would most likely have had the right of editorial oversight of this book that Simon & Schuster published.
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Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size #1 |
Sep 22, 2009
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Pretty, bloody, and completely, totally empty and I actually love Millar's Enemy of the State.
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Wolverine: Weapon X #9 |
Jan 19, 2010
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An arc that went on a little longer than it should, "Insane in the Brain" was still an interesting, nasty little piece.
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World War Hulks #1 |
Apr 06, 2010
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X-Factor (2005) |
5 issues
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X-Factor Forever #1 |
Mar 16, 2010
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I like the plot but not so much the throwback style of writing. It's definitely worth the look for a dose of Celestial insanity.
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X-Force #17 |
Jul 21, 2009
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X-Infernus #4 |
Mar 24, 2009
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X-Men Forever Alpha #1 |
May 19, 2009
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Year of Loving Dangerously #1 |
Jan 06, 2010
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In writing this book as a rejection of a certain type of comic memoir, Rall has inadvertently stumbled into another unfortunate type of memoir: The story of a life unexamined by its author and a narrative with little to connect itself to the reader.
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