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REVIEW: Suicide Squad #1
REVIEW: Suicide Squad #1
Suicide Squad #1 will be awfully familiar to anyone who has seen the recent film version of the team. It’s familiar because it’s pretty much the exact same roster and features almost the same opening act. This kind of corporate synergy could be derided, I suppose, but I’m used to comics making boneheaded decisions like launching a Guardians of the Galaxycomic right after a successful movie, and…
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REVIEW: Civil War II - The Accused #1
REVIEW: Civil War II – The Accused #1
With a tie-in like Civil War II – The Accused #1, the success or failure of the issue can sometimes be tied to whether the event from which it springs is working or not. Personally, I have thought Civil War II to be, simply put, a hot mess. So I wasn’t exactly thrilled to crack open The Accusedand start reading. But, aside from the intrinsic flaws that are transported to this book from the main…
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REVIEW: Action Comics #961
REVIEW: Action Comics #961
Action Comics #961is a solid issue that sees a classic version of the Man of Steel face off against the version of Doomsday that was responsible for Superman’s one-time death, all while the mysterious Mr. Oz secretly observes the goings on, which also include the presence of a Clark Kent who is not Superman. Yep, it’s a solid issue overall. The problem is that it was solid the previous two issues…
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REVIEW: Amazing Spider-Man #16
REVIEW: Amazing Spider-Man #16
Amazing Spider-Man #16acts as the first chapter of the “Before Dead No More” arc. That’s right, we live in an age where the event to come will be heralded by a four-part prologue to said event. I don’t really have a problem with that, though I can’t help but think back in the day they would have just threaded the prologue material into the ongoing narrative the book a little less obviously.…
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REVIEW: Black Science #23
REVIEW: Black Science #23
Black Science #23 is proof that this series, which started off very strong, keeps getting better and better. It also sees the creative team of Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera growing bolder and more confident than ever before. The result is a completely satisfying instalment that sees the series moving into new directions without losing sight of the personal journey at its heart.
From the…
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REVIEW: Justice League #2
REVIEW: Justice League #2
One of the best things you can say about Justice League #2is that writer Bryan Hitch has a crystal clear idea on what the stakes should be in a Justice League story. Nothing short of cataclysm, end of the world global calamity. Hitch has proven surprisingly skilled at setting up threats that only the Justice League would able to handle, and his ability to ratchet up the danger is a big part of…
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REVIEW: Moon Knight #5
REVIEW: Moon Knight #5
Wow. So, yeah. That was weird. Moon Knight #5 sees the series complete its first arc (I think? Probably?) as Marc Spector literally confronts himself and the force behind his current descent into either madness or some kind alternate nightmare reality.
Jeff Lemire has defined his run on Moon Knightso far as a battle for the sanity of Marc Spector. What’s long made Moon Knight so interesting was…
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REVIEW: Civil War II #3
REVIEW: Civil War IIÂ #3
“Whose Side Are You On?” asks the marketing material for Civil War II. Well, after reading Civil War II #3, my answer is, “No one’s, because who be on any of these idiots’ sides?”
To call Civil War IIuneven so far is an understatement. For every interesting concept it has brought up (the ethics of punishing people for crimes they haven’t committed, guilt arising from thought or action, public…
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REVIEW: Conan the Slayer #1
REVIEW: Conan the Slayer #1
Conan the Slayer #1 is the latest comic book series to star Robert E Howard’s black-haired barbarian. I wonder if Howard could have realized back in 1932 when the first Conan story, The Phoenix on the Sword, was published, that his creation would still be going strong 84 years later. There have been many adaptations of Conan over the years. There have been films both good and bad, a pretty lousy…
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REVIEW: Horizon #1
In Horizon #1, we learn an invasion is coming. The planet Valius is under threat from aliens from another planet. These aliens have destroyed their own planet through pollution and waste, and now they’re coming to Valius. The planet’s only hope is to stop the invasion before it happens, and so they send soldiers on a desperate undercover mission on their aggressor’s planet. The invading planet’s…
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REVIEW: Justice League - Rebirth #1
REVIEW: Justice League – Rebirth #1
Over his run as writer of JLA, Bryan Hitch proved he could write a Justice League story every bit as epic as his art often managed to be. He showed that he could forge a team of heroes, use them in interesting and effective ways, and craft challenges to meet them that matched their power level. With Justice League – Rebirth #1, Hitch continues to show that he’s a more than capable writer, and…
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REVIEW: Batman #2
The King/Finch era of the Caped Crusader continues to impress with Batman #2, a quieter issue that isn’t as bold or action-packed as the previous one, but still deepens the central thematic issues while bringing a greater sense of intrigue and mystery to the opening story arc.
Last issue saw Batman escape a no-win situation with the assistance of Gotham and Gotham Girl, two new costumed heroes…
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REVIEW: Moon Knight #4
REVIEW: Moon Knight #4
Moon Knight #4 is the penultimate chapter in the “Welcome to New Egypt” arc, and writer Jeff Lemire and artist Greg Smallwood continue to play with Marc Spector’s perception of reality in interesting ways, and just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, the creative team pulls the rug out and lets thing get even crazier than they have so far.
If you’re going to tell a story about a…
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REVIEW: Steve Rogers - Captain America #2
REVIEW: Steve Rogers – Captain America #2
Steve Rogers – Captain America #2emerges at the centre of a controversy. To say the first issue of this series caused an uproar is a massive understatement. When news outlets reported that the issue concluded with a seemingly evil Steve Rogers saying, “Hail Hydra,” the internet went totally bonkers with outrage. We’re talking, writer Nick Spencer got death threats over a comic book storyline…
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REVIEW: Black Panther #3
REVIEW: Black Panther #3
Black Panther #3continues writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian Stelfreeze’s opening arc, “A Nation Under Our Feet” and the title is appropriate. For though this series is named after the classic Marvel character, the true star is Wakanda itself. Coates’ story brilliantly defines Wakanda as a nation with an identity, a history, and a unique culture. The complexity of that, and of each major…
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REVIEW: Batman #1
Batman #1, unlike the Rebirth one-shot that preceded it, gives readers a far better idea of what the Tom King/David Finch era is going to look like, and it certainly looks like it’s going to be high-octane action with a strongly defined approach to the title character.
Unlike the low-key and ponderous Rebirth one-shot, King has structured an issue that is almost entirely an action set piece, one…
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REVIEW: Civil War II #2
REVIEW: Civil War IIÂ #2
Well, that didn’t take long. I had been wondering how long it take for the contrivance of the central conflict to force established Marvel heroes to act completely out of character, and it looks like Civil War II #2 is the issue where things begin to go off the rails.
For those just joining us, the previous issue saw Captain Marvel decide to utilize the precognitive abilities of a new Inhuman…
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