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Major SpoilersThe tale is brought to life in a great way by Mignola and Arcudi, and the mystery unravels in a natural way as the heroine follows the clues to uncover the bigger plot.
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Major SpoilersThe characters have just enough depth to propel them through the story in a believable way, the horror and excitement of wondering who will live and who will die keeps the...
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Major SpoilersAll in all, this is successful both as a single issue and as a FIRST issue, clearly establishing our setting, our main character, the complications and pushing him towards...
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Major SpoilersThis issue is a great introduction to The Spider for new readers (or dilettantes like me), setting our stage, giving us his methods, his history and his fascinating world-view...
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Major SpoilersG.I. Combat #1 continues an old tradition of DC war comics, but doesn’t quite hit the mark with this one, delivering two fragmented tales that fail to gel in different...
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Major SpoilersAVX: Versus #1 is, at best, a DVD extra, put forward and sold as a full episode in itself, earning both utter dismay and 1 out of 5 stars overall.
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Major SpoilersI have argued in the past that the B.P.R.D. line is the most consistently entertaining horror storytelling in the business, and The Pickens County Horror is no exception.
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Major SpoilersThis issue gets a lot more done than last (which, to be honest, was probably intentional, what with last issue being not just a #1 but a relaunch #1 designed to shock and...
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Major SpoilersI don’t want to chalk this one up as a complete loss due to some seriously dubious gender political issues, but I would have had a lot more fun if the sexy bits were less...
3 weeks, 4 days ago -
Major SpoilersHaving read Garth Ennis, I had a good idea of what to expect in this first issue, and though I wasn’t surprised on the violence front, I was completely pulled in by the...
3 weeks, 5 days ago -
Major SpoilersAvengers #25 is neither fish nor fowl, and while it’s a good looking book, it really doesn’t have anything much to say.
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Major SpoilersJustice League #8 has the unexpected effect of making me want to read more about Green Arrow, while making the lead characters come across as unsympathetic and unapproachable.
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Major SpoilersThough the art isn’t to my liking, the overall issue is solid enough that those looking for a heroine that doesn’t have a boob window, but can still kick ass, will find...
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Major SpoilersI don’t have any feel for Zavimbe’s motivations or uniqueness, but to Winick’s credit, we’ve got an archvillain, a mystery, and enough plot to chew over for a few...
1 month ago -
Major SpoilersThe issue feels a little bit slight, more like a preview than a launching point, but all in all I’m intrigued enough to come back next month.
1 month ago -
Major SpoilersCharacterization and dialogue are regular attributes of Simone’s creative output. Coupled with her obvious love of the character, many fans are beginning to feel that the...
1 month ago -
Major SpoilersAmerica’s Got Powers #1 is a true elevator pitch (“It’s like The Hunger Games meets Heroes!”), but hybridizes well enough, and puts all the various elements together...
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Major SpoilersEnds of the Earth is gearing up to be as good as Spider-Island, of course with Slott still at the helm, I didn’t expect anything less.
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Major SpoilersThe dichotomy between the words on the page, a messenger telling them of how they had won and the art on the page displaying the tragedy around them is perfectly evocative...
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Major SpoilersThere have been some big changes in the universe, but the basics of Animal Man remain recognizable, while setting out into well-drawn and well-writtten new territory.
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