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Elljawa reviewed Hawkeye #2 May 23, 2017
8.5

fantastic fun. The story is told well, even if it isnt a super complex one. the characters are appropriately pulpy for a PI story, and the dialogue makes me smile. Beyond that, the art is superb, great use of color throughout.

Hawkeye #2

By: Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero
Released: Jan 4, 2017

• Solve first case as a P.I. - check.
•  Make new friends - working on it.
•  Realize that first case isn't quite solved and that there's a much larger conspiracy at work - aw, dang!
•  Kate Bishop's move to L.A. was off to such a great start, but when the first client of her new P....

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Elljawa reviewed Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #2 May 15, 2017
7.5

fun story, good characters. Aspects of the plot are cool, but the return to Yavin feels silly. This sometimes plays out too much like "star wars but what if they were all bad guys"

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #2

By: Kieron Gillen, Kev Walker
Released: Dec 21, 2016

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!
Following the blockbuster finale of Darth Vader #25, the fan-favorite character begins a new journey in STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #1 - the new ongoing series coming this December! From superstar writer Kieron Gillen (Darth Vader) and fan-favorite artist Kev Walker (Marvel Zombies) comes Marvel's first ongoing series starr...

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Elljawa reviewed Star Wars: Darth Maul #2 Apr 11, 2017
7.5

good action and art, and the inclusion of some great bounty hunters is fantastic, but so far no strong plot

Star Wars: Darth Maul #2

By: Cullen Bunn, Luke Ross
Released: Mar 22, 2017

• A Jedi Padawan has been captured by sinister forces...
•  ...and Darth Maul is determined to find her?!
•  This early tale of the galaxy's deadliest Zabrak continues!
Rated T

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Elljawa reviewed Spider-Man #12 Feb 6, 2017
7.0

enjoyable enough, with too much exposition. Hopefully leads into a more interesting arch

Spider-Man #12

By: Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli
Released: Jan 11, 2017

• THIS IS IT! THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! THE KISS HEARD ROUND THE WORLD!
•  The two most talked about heroes give us something new to talk about in this Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen crossover.
•  How did Miles and Gwen get here?!
Rated T

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Elljawa added Spider-Man (2016) to their pull list Feb 5, 2017

Spider-Man (2016)

Miles Morales has been doing the super hero thing for a while, now, but after SECRET WARS, he'll be a full-fledged member of the Marvel Universe. Swinging next to The Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty Thor and the All-New Captain America as a card-carrying member of the Avengers is an adventure, but it's not all fun and games for New York City's main...

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Elljawa added Star Wars: Doctor Aphra to their pull list Feb 4, 2017

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!
Following the blockbuster finale of Darth Vader #25, the fan-favorite character begins a new journey in STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #1 - the new ongoing series coming this December! From superstar writer Kieron Gillen (Darth Vader) and fan-favorite artist Kev Walker (Marvel Zombies) comes Marvel's first ongoing series starr...

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Elljawa added Hawkeye (2016) to their pull list Feb 4, 2017

Hawkeye (2016)

Remember Hawkeye? No not that Hawkeye, our favorite Hawkeye, the chick who puts the hawk in Hawkeye, the butt-kicking hero who had to save the other Hawkeye's butt all the time.  Yup, you know her, it's the dazzling Kate Bishop making her solo comics debut!  Kate is heading west and returning to Los Angeles, with her bow and arr...

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Elljawa added Star Wars: Darth Maul to their pull list Feb 4, 2017

Star Wars: Darth Maul

Bred on hate, fear, and anger...steeped in the ways of darkness...and trained to kill. Darth Maul's time as apprentice to Darth Sidious has long been cloaked in shadows, but at last we will reveal his tale of revenge. From writer Cullen Bunn (DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, WOLVERINE) and artist Luke Ross (STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, HERCULES...

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