That's exactly why its cliché. If everyone is, it loses its value. For me, John being a marine tended to supersede his architect background but that's because I just grew up with the animated series so even my perspective is skewed. I definitely agree that it is cliché and played out which is unfortunate because that type of character, the "tough-as-nails marine" can work really well but it tends to just be written the same way every time like an 80s action movie. Move away from the tropeiness.
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Green Lantern: War Journal #7
By: Phillip K. Johnson, Montos
Released: March 20, 2024
AN EPIC NEW STORY ARC BEGINS HERE! After the climactic battle between John Stewart, Varron, and the Revenant Queen, a shocking twist has sent John to the far reaches of space and time, on a quest to find the mythical and terrifying Dark Star of the Fenn! Meanwhile, on Earth, John's rash decision to use his new ring to recreate his little sister hin...
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Batman / Superman: World's Finest #24
By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: February 21, 2024
RETURN TO KINGDOM COME CONCLUDES! With no way back to their own Earth, will Superman and Batman have to witness the tragic events that led to cataclysm--or are they fated to take the place of their doppelgangers?
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Venom #30
By: Al Ewing, Cafu
Released: February 7, 2024
BROCK AND FORTH!
Eddie Brock has spread himself too thin - literally! Fractured, exhausted and losing focus, Eddie risks slipping into a familiar sort of look, along with some old (and lethal) habits! Face-to-face against manifestations of his own anger, hate and wrath, will Eddie have the strength to face his greatest foes yet and emerge vict...
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It's really hard to give my thoughts on this comic. It can either be an interesting cliffhanger, or a major disappointment. Only time will tell.
But one of the praises I must give is that Bedlam II: Legend of the Curly's Gold is very funny.
Venom #30
By: Al Ewing, Cafu
Released: February 7, 2024
BROCK AND FORTH!
Eddie Brock has spread himself too thin - literally! Fractured, exhausted and losing focus, Eddie risks slipping into a familiar sort of look, along with some old (and lethal) habits! Face-to-face against manifestations of his own anger, hate and wrath, will Eddie have the strength to face his greatest foes yet and emerge vict...
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Ultimate Black Panther (2024)
THE NEW ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER!
In the wake of ULTIMATE INVASION, Khonshu and Ra - the force known together as Moon Knight - are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion...its king...the Black Panther! From the cre...
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Ultimate Black Panther #1
By: Bryan Hill, Stefano Caselli
Released: February 7, 2024
THE NEW ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER!
In the wake of ULTIMATE INVASION, Khonshu and Ra - the force known together as Moon Knight - are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion...its king...the Black Panther! From the cre...
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Kneel Before Zod #2
By: Joe Casey, Dan McDaid
Released: February 7, 2024
The cosmic tragedy of the House of Zod continues, as New Kandor's first nuclear family truly goes nuclear! With his newly christened homeworld a prime target for alien invasion, General Zod is forced to mine the darkest depths of his own soul in order to defend it. It's madness and mayhem on a galactic scale brought to you by the star-crossed team ...
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Flash (2023)
WALLY WEST RACES TOWARD THE FUTURE WITH ALL-STAR NEW CREATIVE TEAM SI SPURRIER AND MIKE DEODATO JR.! Wally West has never been quicker, more fulfilled, more heroic. His loving family is around him. And yet something is off. Very off. His evolving understanding of his powers has opened Wally to new avenues of sci-fi adventure and attuned his senses ...
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Simon spurrier is one of the writers whom I am not a fan of. His writing is very hard to understand, since I feel like he's more of a fan of "black magic" or "occult" or "metaphysical" stuff similar to Grant Morrison. I tried reading Damn them All, but I couldn't understand it, and he puts out confusing explanations like "entangling conduits in the quantum waveform", or "kinetic hyper stimulation more
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Flash #5
By: Simon Spurrier, Mike Deodato
Released: January 24, 2024
As Wally West's powers continue to evolve beyond his understanding, another confrontation with the Stillness makes the group wonder if they are here to protect Earth with the Flash, or from him. While Wally seeks out the Resident for answers, Jai has a secret he really needs to tell his Dad, and Jai's quest to find Wally brings him into the heart o...
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Batman / Superman: World's Finest #21
By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: November 22, 2023
Superman and Batman, having followed Boy Thunder to Kingdom Come, find themselves and that world on a path to an apocalyptic future. Can the World's Finest team prevent the transformation of Boy Thunder into the villainous Magog, or is his fate sealed?
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I think Waid0s writing is fine. Effective, well-paced without losing sight at characterization. However, I ahve to admit I'm not the biggest fan of how he's revising Kingodm Come at the moment, and I also think David has lost something in the transition from Boy Thudenr to the much more overtly evil Thunderman.
Batman / Superman: World's Finest #21
By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: November 22, 2023
Superman and Batman, having followed Boy Thunder to Kingdom Come, find themselves and that world on a path to an apocalyptic future. Can the World's Finest team prevent the transformation of Boy Thunder into the villainous Magog, or is his fate sealed?
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Wonder Woman #3
By: Tom King, Daniel Sampere
Released: November 22, 2023
The Lasso of Lies' true power is revealed as the Sovereign continues his campaign against Wonder Woman! Could one unsuspecting soldier be the key to defeating our hero? Find out as Diana uses her own lasso in search of the truth about the Amazon massacre. Plus, the return of Trinity! Wonder Woman's daughter makes her backup story debut in the first...
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Justice Society of America #7
By: Geoff Johns, Marco Santucci
Released: November 22, 2023
Reunions are cut short when the JSA and the Lost Children to face down a new threat! Can this group of heroes and sidekicks find their rhythm or will it be curtains for both? What happens here has massive ramifications for the next stage of THE NEW GOLDEN AGE!
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Children of the Vault #4
By: Deniz Camp, Luca Maresca
Released: November 15, 2023
CHILDREN OF THE END!
The beings raised in the artificial world of the Vault have known since their first breaths that they stood to inherit the Earth. They just didn't think mutantkind would make it so easy for them. With only Cable and Bishop to stand in their way, the end of human- and mutantkind both is at hand.
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Immortal Thor #4
By: Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo
Released: November 15, 2023
SUMMONS OF THE ALL-FATHER!
On the dark side of the moon, God faced Goddess - and that was only the beginning of Thor's troubles. But as his many foes gathered to destroy him, the Odinson had one final trick to play... This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and the Summoning of the Four.
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Thanos #1
By: Christopher Cantwell, Luca Pizzari
Released: November 8, 2023
THANOS VS. THE ILLUMINATI!
The Mad Titan descends upon Earth to retrieve something he has lost. And the Illuminati must band together to stop him, because they're the ones who hid it from him!
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My only grip: it would have worked better as an Ultimate Punisher Series. But, it was very good.
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Punisher #1
By: David Pepose, Dave Wachter
Released: November 8, 2023
Is this the return of Frank Castle - or the start of something else? Frank Castle has disappeared, but evil will always need to be punished. With all-new threats rising to claim innocent victims, criminals will need to beware of a dangerous vigilante hunting them from the shadows. Who is the new Punisher? What put him on his path of vengeance? And ...
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Man, ever since JLU turned John Stewart from a radical architect with a social conscience to a tough-as-nails marine, his character has been pretty one-note and has suffered as a result.
Plus how clichéd is it to have a GL member be a military guy.
At least this writer has said he's going to refocus on the architect part, but there's a lot of character salvaging to do here. Not there y
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Green Lantern: War Journal #1
By: Phillip K. Johnson, Montos
Released: September 20, 2023
JOHN STEWART RETURNS IN AN EPIC NEW SERIES FROM THE PAGES OF GREEN LANTERN! John Stewart's time as a Green Lantern has come to an end...or so he thinks. A family tragedy calls him back home, and as John begins to reclaim the career he once left behind, he tries to embrace a peaceful post-superhero life. But when a terrifying and contagious force wi...
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Ulf
- Sep 25, 2023
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@Hex I hear you. And they just threw Hal into the military background recently too. I guess it makes sense as he was a test pilot, but they never got into any military part of him until maybe the GL Emerald Dawn thing in the early 1990s or even much later in Johns' run. At least it's not his defining characteristic now like it seems to be with other GLs. Morrison and Sharp were on to something. And yes, there are way too many human/American GLs out there for a big space sector.
Hex
- Sep 28, 2023
I totally forgot about the Kilowog bit. That is great subversion to the expectation and would love if they lean on that more.
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I feel like I'm wondering through the desert myself trying to find a way to enjoy this series again. Guillen is skilled in his storytelling with Exodus and Xavier but it's not hooking me. I'll see what happens but Fall of X isn't doing it for me.
Edit: I forgot to mention Paco Medina on art was nice and he gives Selene that beautifully menacing look.
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Immortal X-Men #15
By: Kieron Gillen, Paco Medina
Released: September 6, 2023
After the Gala, we wondered - did anyone survive the experience? Now we discover the real question: How long can anyone survive this?
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Step down from DCeased: Dead Earth
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods Collected
By: Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine
Released: September 6, 2023
What began as a battle for Earth has become a war for the galaxy as the epic final chapter in the massive DCeased franchise is here! The emergence of a reborn, undead Darkseid in DCeased: Dead Planet sets the stage for the most devastating conflict yet for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman! As the Anti-Life Equation spreads into the cosmos, the su...
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