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SwampyCA rated Monstress #6 Jan 11, 2017
9.0

Monstress #6

By: Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Released: May 25, 2016

END OF STORY ARC
Maika and her friends face betrayal and death, and only the monster inside-and her growing relationship with it-can save them.

MONSTRESS will return in August.

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SwampyCA rated Monstress #5 Jan 11, 2017
9.0

Monstress #5

By: Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Released: Apr 13, 2016

    Maika struggles with the monster inside.

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SwampyCA rated Monstress #4 Jan 11, 2017
9.0

Monstress #4

By: Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Released: Mar 16, 2016

Maika's world becomes even more dangerous.

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SwampyCA rated Monstress #3 Jan 11, 2017
9.0

Monstress #3

By: Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Released: Jan 27, 2016

Maika must confront the deadly secrets that live inside her.

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SwampyCA rated Monstress #2 Jan 11, 2017
9.0

Monstress #2

By: Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Released: Dec 9, 2015

Maika fights to cross the wall.

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SwampyCA rated Doom Patrol #3 Jan 8, 2017
8.5

Doom Patrol #3

By: Gerard Way, Nick Derington
Released: Nov 9, 2016

Casey Brinke has stepped through to the other side-but where exactly is that? Given all the bizarre, unexplainable things that have come into her life over the last couple of days-robot men and talking ambulances and a guy who literally thrives on negative energy-surely this new and surprising world she has uncovered can't be any weirder. Right?

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SwampyCA rated Detective Comics #947 Jan 4, 2017
8.0

Detective Comics #947

By: James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez
Released: Dec 28, 2016

"THE VICTIM SYNDICATE" conclusion! Has the First Victim succeeded in dividing and conquering Batman's team? The final attack will come from someone they'd all put their faith in...

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SwampyCA rated Detective Comics #946 Jan 4, 2017
8.0

Detective Comics #946

By: James Tynion IV, Eddy Barrows
Released: Dec 14, 2016

"THE VICTIM SYNDICATE" part four! The Victim Syndicate is taking their message to the streets in an attempt to turn the citizens of Gotham City against Batman and his allies! They can fight villains, but what happens when the whole city turns against them?

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SwampyCA rated Detective Comics #945 Jan 4, 2017
7.5

Detective Comics #945

By: James Tynion IV, Al Barrionuevo
Released: Nov 23, 2016

"The Victim Syndicate" part three! Batman is trying his best to hold his team together, but Spoiler might have every reason to walk out the door...and others might follow!

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SwampyCA rated Clean Room #15 Jan 4, 2017
9.0

Clean Room #15

By: Gail Simone, Sanya Anwar
Released: Dec 28, 2016

A young woman devastated by the violent loss of her husband finds comfort in Astrid Mueller's teachings, only to face the woman herself in the most nightmarish reaches of the Clean Room!

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SwampyCA rated Batgirl #5 Jan 2, 2017
7.5

Batgirl #5

By: Hope Larson, Rafael Albuquerque
Released: Nov 23, 2016

"BEYOND BURNSIDE" conclusion! Batgirl faces down Teacher in the streets of Shanghai, but will fists be enough against the intelligence-enhanced foe? Babs will have to conquer the pathways of her own mind in order to defeat this vicious predator once and for all!

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SwampyCA rated Batgirl #4 Jan 2, 2017
7.5

Batgirl #4

By: Hope Larson, Rafael Albuquerque
Released: Oct 26, 2016

"Beyond Burnside" part four! Batgirl realizes too late that she's fallen right into Teacher's trap! If she's going to get to Shanghai in time to save Kai, she'll have to track down this mysterious new villain and end things once and for all.

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SwampyCA rated Clean Room Vol. 2: Exile Dec 28, 2016
9.0

Clean Room Vol. 2: Exile

By: Gail Simone, Jon Davis-Hunt

In these tales from issues #7-12, shocking news comes from on high concerning the seemingly indestructible Astrid Mueller...and Chloe meets with Detective Avil Demakos as they dig deeper into the deadly mysteries of the Clean Room. Plus, delve into the depths of Astrid's terrifying personal history, and why demons have haunted her since birth.

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SwampyCA rated Clean Room #14 Dec 22, 2016
9.0

Clean Room #14

By: Gail Simone, Walter Geovani
Released: Dec 14, 2016

After an act of apparent sabotage, Killian and Chloe find themselves trapped inside the memories of a vicious serial killer, where the entire world is a victim. Meanwhile, is
Astrid's seemingly innocent niece the final omen before the end of all humanity?

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SwampyCA rated Clean Room #13 Dec 22, 2016
9.0

Clean Room #13

By: Gail Simone, Jon Davis-Hunt
Released: Nov 9, 2016

In the aftermath of "Hell Above, Heaven Below," we go back to the beginning to learn how Astrid was first affected after her hospitalization...through the eyes of one who cannot see what she sees: her would-be assassin and brother, Peter Mueller.

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SwampyCA rated Clean Room #12 Dec 22, 2016
9.0

Clean Room #12

By: Gail Simone, Jon Davis-Hunt
Released: Oct 5, 2016

Life as we know it drastically changes as Astrid fights not only for control of her organization but for the fate of humanity. Meanwhile, Chloe faces an internal struggle of morality: Does saving the world mean turning her back on her personal mission for truth and revenge? Find out in the cosmos-shattering conclusion of "Hell Above and Heaven Belo...

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SwampyCA rated Clean Room #11 Dec 22, 2016
8.5

Clean Room #11

By: Gail Simone, Jon Davis-Hunt
Released: Aug 24, 2016

The Entities threaten their final revenge on our world and it's vastly more horrible than even Astrid thought, while Evangelical forces stake a claim on Astrid's organization, and only Chloe has the knowledge to stop them. Our second mind-bending arc rockets to a grisly conclusion for all mankind, including you and everyone you know!

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SwampyCA rated Rockstars #1 Dec 21, 2016
6.0

Rockstars #1

By: Joe Harris, Megan Hutchison
Released: Dec 14, 2016

SERIES PREMIERE
Fan-favorite JOE HARRIS (GREAT PACIFIC, The X-Files) and mega-talented newcomer MEGAN HUTCHISON deliver a new ongoing series exploring rock 'n' roll's untold mysteries and secrets!
  
"NATIVITY IN BLACKLIGHT," Part One
When a pattern of unsolved 'groupie' murders from the 1970s resumes in present-day Los Angeles, n...

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SwampyCA rated Motor Crush #1 Dec 21, 2016
6.0

Motor Crush #1

By: Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart
Released: Dec 7, 2016

The team behind the critically acclaimed revamp of Batgirl returns with an exciting sci-fi action-adventure series! By day, Domino Swift competes for fame and fortune in a worldwide motorcycle racing league. By night, she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bike wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting "machine n...

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SwampyCA rated The Flintstones #6 Dec 21, 2016
8.5

The Flintstones #6

By: Mark Russell, Steve Pugh
Released: Dec 7, 2016

Bedrock is gripped by panic at the news that an asteroid is heading straight toward Earth!  The Flintstones fight the hysteria, but even more dangerous than the end of the world are the people preparing for the end of the world

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SwampyCA rated Batman #10 Nov 27, 2016
7.0

Batman #10

By: Tom King, Mikel Janin
Released: Nov 2, 2016

“I am Suicide” part two! Batman now has his team, but are they ready for the most dangerous mission of their lives? As the Dark Knight prepares his squad to infiltrate Santa Prisca, he may find that it’s up to him alone to face Bane. 

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SwampyCA rated Batman #9 Nov 27, 2016
8.5

Batman #9

By: Tom King, Mikel Janin
Released: Oct 19, 2016

"I Am Suicide" part one! Batman has always been crazy...but this? This is suicide! In order to retrieve Psycho-Pirate and save Gotham Girl, Batman must recruit a team from Amanda Waller to break into the most impenetrable prison in the world and steal from one of the Dark Knight's greatest foes...Bane. The next great Batman story begins here!

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SwampyCA rated Detective Comics #944 Nov 27, 2016
8.0

Detective Comics #944

By: James Tynion IV, Eddy Barrows
Released: Nov 9, 2016

"The Victim Syndicate" part two! The mysterious First Victim has launched an assault on Batman and his team, forcing them to fight an enemy they know nothing about, who seems to have the support of an entire network of strange new foes!

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SwampyCA rated Detective Comics #943 Nov 27, 2016
7.5

Detective Comics #943

By: James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez
Released: Oct 26, 2016

"THE VICTIM SYNDICATE" part one! Batman can't save everyone-innocent people sometimes fall in the war against evil that he's declared in Gotham. But what happens when those victims start to fight back...and they don't only blame the criminals who shattered their lives? Batman's never faced an enemy like this, and his team may find themselves questi...

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SwampyCA rated All-Star Batman #4 Nov 17, 2016
8.5

All-Star Batman #4

By: Scott Snyder, John Romita Jr.
Released: Nov 9, 2016

"My Own Worst Enemy" part four! So close and yet so far from his goal, Batman must now wrangle Two-Face out of his own assassin-filled riverboat casino before it plunges over Niagara Falls to their deaths! The Dark Knight will have to go all-in on the most deadly gamble of his life if he intends to make it out alive.

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SwampyCA rated The Flintstones #5 Nov 15, 2016
9.0

The Flintstones #5

By: Mark Russell, Steve Pugh
Released: Nov 2, 2016

Its time to Bedrock the vote! With the Bedrock mayoral race heating up, the local middle school decides to join in on the fun by holding their own election for class president. Will Ralph the Bully punch his way to victory? Or is there a new kind of candidate waiting in the wings to start a revolution? Meanwhile, Fred and Barney reminisce about the...

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7.5

American Vampire Anthology #2

By: Various
Released: Oct 12, 2016

This special features nine amazing stories set in the world of AMERICAN VAMPIRE, with lost tales, new characters and old favorites. Series creators Scott Snyder and Rafael
Albuquerque will be joined by other amazing creators such as Kieron Gillen (The Wicked and Divine), Steve Orlando (MIDNIGHTER), Marguerite Bennett (DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS), El...

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SwampyCA rated Green Lanterns #7 Nov 6, 2016
7.5

Green Lanterns #7

By: Sam Humphries, Jackson Herbert
Released: Sep 21, 2016

 "THE GUN"! How can Jessica Cruz trust Simon Baz, when he doesn't even trust the Green Lantern ring they both wear? The partners finally discuss the gun Simon carries and why!

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SwampyCA rated The Flintstones #4 Nov 6, 2016
7.5

The Flintstones #4

By: Mark Russell, Steve Pugh
Released: Oct 5, 2016

What is this newfangled thing called "marriage" and why are so many people willing to sacrifice the traditional sex cave for exclusive partnerships? Fred and Wilma leave Pebbles and Dino with the Rubbles for the weekend and head out to a marriage retreat to find out all they can about this new fad they've bought into.

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SwampyCA rated Astro City #40 Nov 6, 2016
9.5

Astro City #40

By: Kurt Busiek, Carmen Nunez Carnero
Released: Oct 19, 2016

Life on Shadow Hill gets a bit more complicated when Marta has to handle a contract matter between the Silver Adept and an extradimensional demigod! On the other hand, she gets to watch baseball with ghosts. Also featuring the Hanged Man.

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