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6.0

It feels repetitive only 3 issues in. I really was hoping for more.

Universal Monsters: The Mummy #3

By: Faith Erin Hicks
Released: May 28, 2025

Helen has been asking questions—and now she has the answers. However, everyone around her may be doomed by the Mummy...

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DDJamesB reviewed You'll Do Bad Things #3 Jun 1, 2025
7.0

I felt like this issue gave us a little more, but I really need this series to step it up.

You'll Do Bad Things #3

By: Tyler Boss, Adriano Turtulici
Released: May 28, 2025

After coming face to face with the Shape that’s been haunting his nightmares, Seth is treated to an all-you-can-eat buffet at Mistress Bella’s Loose Caboose. Maybe that’ll inspire him to write a happy ending for the woman who accosted him at his book signing…The modern giallo thriller continues here!

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DDJamesB reviewed Feral #13 Jun 1, 2025
7.5

Another issue that does its job of keeping me entertained.

Feral #13

By: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner
Released: May 28, 2025

The Pet Supply Superstore looks like the perfect place to survive the rabies-ravaged wilderness. All the cats have to do is figure out how to break in! Fortunately, Elsie has a plan, but will her guilt and trauma keep her from executing it? Plus, love is in the air for Gigi, which means Lord has the hardest job of all: BABYSITTING KITTENS!

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DDJamesB reviewed Dark Pyramid #3 Jun 1, 2025
6.0

It's a D- type of book. It's passable. I still like the premise, but the book is not told in a way that really invests you.

Dark Pyramid #3

By: Paul Tobin, PJ Holden
Released: May 28, 2025

Becca and Shailene are on the run from General Cho and the horrifying monster he controls. What mysteries and monsters of Mt. Denali will start to reveal themselves? Buckle up, our heroines are about to meet some truly strange creatures.

But what does The Dark Pyramid have to do with them? And where the heck is Hookie?

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DDJamesB reviewed Redcoat #12 Jun 1, 2025
8.5

Redcoat remains a fun and interesting read. Every story has been solid.

Redcoat #12

By: Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch
Released: May 21, 2025

THE NORTHERNER, PART TWO The Unnamed’s newest American legend clashes with Simon Pure, a man he’s grown to despise more than anyone he’s ever encountered. But as tensions boil over, Simon uncovers a startling revelation about The Northerner that could shatter everything he holds true. How will their uneasy alliance shape the unfolding mysteri...

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DDJamesB reviewed Ultimates #12 Jun 1, 2025
7.5

It's interesting. I like the premise, but it's delivery is a little mundane. Good twist at the end

Ultimates #12

By: Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri
Released: May 21, 2025

THE ULTIMATE FRACTURE!
Dissent destroys the Ultimates as a disagreement long developing between two members of the team leads to a devastating departure!
RATED T+

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DDJamesB reviewed Out of Alcatraz #3 Jun 1, 2025
8.0

It continues to be a good story with great art. I can't stress the art enough.

Out of Alcatraz #3

By: Christopher Cantwell, Tyler Crook
Released: May 21, 2025

NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE MUST-READ SERIES OF 2025! The shadows grow darker still as master storytellers Christopher Cantwell (Thanos, Cruel Universe) and Tyler Crook (Harrow County, Epitaphs from the Abyss) remind Alcatraz’s most notorious fugitives that true freedom comes with a terrible price . . . As the threat of discovery draws too c...

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DDJamesB added The Goddamn Tragedy (2025) to their pull list May 27, 2025

The Goddamn Tragedy (2025)

IN THESE WOODS, FEAR EVERYTHING-EVEN EACH OTHER! From breakout writer Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, That Texas Blood) and rising star Shawn Kuruneru (Fishflies) comes a vicious and vengeful account of one of the Old West's darkest episodes from those that lived to tell it in a lavishly painted, entirely self-contained 48-page graphic novella!

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DDJamesB added Sleep (2025) to their pull list May 27, 2025

Sleep (2025)

MINISERIES PREMIERE
When Jonathan Reason falls asleep, he becomes...something else. Every night, it stalks his quiet town, killing (seemingly) indiscriminately. When he wakes, covered in blood, our story begins. This new horror mystery from ZANDER CANNON (Heck, Top 10, Kaijumax) shows us the horrifying waking hours of an unwilling part-time k...

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DDJamesB reviewed Sleep #1 May 27, 2025
6.0

Let's face it, nothing really happens. I liked some of the dialogue and character interactions, but that is all you get. Didn't do much to hook you in on an issue 1.

Sleep #1

By: Zander Cannon
Released: May 21, 2025

MINISERIES PREMIERE
When Jonathan Reason falls asleep, he becomes...something else. Every night, it stalks his quiet town, killing (seemingly) indiscriminately. When he wakes, covered in blood, our story begins. This new horror mystery from ZANDER CANNON (Heck, Top 10, Kaijumax) shows us the horrifying waking hours of an unwilling part-time k...

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7.5

This was a pretty cool issue. I like the idea of it. Had some good art. I can't complain.

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #8

By: Jed MacKay, Dev Pramanik
Released: May 21, 2025

CARVER EARNS HER CUT!
And her namesake! Wielding an sword from Vanaheim and with an ax to grind, ACHILLES' FAIRCHILD'S right-hand woman and most dangerous enforcer, CARVER, has been ordered to kill Moon Knight! Moon Knight's already gotten stomped by Fairchild himself and only lived by the grace of his God, Khonshu! But the Moon God's patience ...

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DDJamesB reviewed Into the Unbeing: Part Two #4 May 27, 2025
3.5

If there is another series of this, I don't think I will be returning. I liked the art. I like the concept, but it just tries to be super smart, when it really just should have focused on telling a compelling story.

Into the Unbeing: Part Two #4

By: Zac Thompson, Hayden Sherman
Released: May 21, 2025

The last survivors of the expedition team trek into the heart of corruption. They are offered a way out. The Stranger claims a new world is on its way. It claims if you listen closely, you can hear it breathing. It claims there is no cost to this new world.

Into the Unbeing is an adventure into the sublime from the critically acclaimed...

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DDJamesB reviewed Grommets #7 May 27, 2025
8.5

I wish there was more, but what we do get is good enough. I enjoyed this series, even with the major delay.

Grommets #7

By: Rick Remender, Brett Parson
Released: May 7, 2025

MINISERIES FINALE

A first kiss, leaving friends behind, changing schools mid-year, and facing your biggest fears in public… Rites of Passage into the unknown for every kid trying to navigate the stormy seas of adolescence. All this and more in the poignant and triumphant final issue of the hit series!

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6.5

It's ok. It's a little too generic. The whole I'm bad, but trying to be good type of things. I at least had some fun with it though.

Daredevil: Unleash Hell Red Band #5

By: Erica Schultz, Valentina Pinti
Released: May 21, 2025

IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF HELL'S KITCHEN!
Daredevil and Ghost Rider team up in an fiery fight against demons and the darkest part of Elektra's soul! But will their combined efforts be enough to defeat Muse's forces and free his grip on Morgan's soul? Or will the trio find themselves consumed by their sins and trapped in hell foreve...

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DDJamesB reviewed Geiger #14 May 27, 2025
8.0

Another well drawn and entertaining issue. I hope my boy Junkyard Joe isn't out for long.

Geiger #14

By: Geoff Johns, Gary Frank
Released: May 14, 2025

Ghost Machine’s radioactive renegade faces his most perilous challenge yet as he confronts the devastating chaos brewing in Lewistown, Montana. With his powers spiraling out of control, Tariq must fight to protect himself, his allies, and the innocent lives at stake. But salvation might only come with the unexpected aid of…The Glowing Woman.

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DDJamesB reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #4 May 27, 2025
8.0

4 entertaining issues of ASM in a row. It's not anything that's out of this world, but I don't feel mad reading it. It's actually entertaining!!

Amazing Spider-Man #4

By: Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz
Released: May 21, 2025

• The cause of Spider-Man's and Rhino's rampages - and the mastermind behind it - is revealed!
•  Norman Osborn ain't the only GOBLIN back in Peter's so-called life!
RATED T

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DDJamesB reviewed Exquisite Corpses #1 May 22, 2025
9.0

For an issue 1, I really liked it. It wasn't amazing, but I had a lot of fun learning about the world and characters.

Exquisite Corpses #1

By: James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh
Released: May 14, 2025

SERIES PREMIERE Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine-this year's unlucky arena-the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.  Experience a...

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DDJamesB reviewed Vanishing Point #1 May 22, 2025
7.5

I was really enjoying until the end. Just wasn't the ending I felt I wanted from this.

Vanishing Point #1

By: Mark Russell, Juan Doe
Released: May 7, 2025

In “Screams”, the captain of a mining ship goes on a ten year solo mission to the Jupiter Asteroid Belt where he makes a horrifying discovery!

Vanishing Point is an anthology of short stories that are part science fiction and part existential horror. These are stories with a twist in which the twist is not the point of the story, b...

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DDJamesB added Vanishing Point (2025) to their pull list May 22, 2025

Vanishing Point (2025)

In “Screams”, the captain of a mining ship goes on a ten year solo mission to the Jupiter Asteroid Belt where he makes a horrifying discovery!

Vanishing Point is an anthology of short stories that are part science fiction and part existential horror. These are stories with a twist in which the twist is not the point of the story, b...

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DDJamesB reviewed W0rldtr33 #14 May 21, 2025
7.0

It didn't have much plot, but I liked the conversations and idea of the issue. Just needed a little more.

W0rldtr33 #14

By: James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco
Released: May 14, 2025

In 1999, Samara Winter accessed the Undernet and became one of the first harbingers for its bleak new world. Now, more than twenty years later, uncovering the early days of PH34R may be the only path toward saving humanity’s future.

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DDJamesB reviewed Phantom Road #12 May 20, 2025
8.0

I like that since we've returned, it's given us actual information and story to what's going on. I felt like all the issues before the break didn't give me enough to really feel completely engaged. Now I am.

Phantom Road #12

By: Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Released: May 14, 2025

Agents Weaver and Harold continue their pursuit of Patrick Hanover, the main suspect in connection with the gruesome murder scenes of Project Jackknife. But when they find Hanover, the agents are completely unprepared for the truth, and Hugo Hamm arrives to block their path to "the Other Place."Nominated for "Best New Series" at the 2024 Eisners, P...

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DDJamesB reviewed Batman: Dark Patterns #6 May 20, 2025
7.5

The art is still top notch. The story was good. It just didn't live up the previous issues.

Batman: Dark Patterns #6

By: Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman
Released: May 14, 2025

CASE 02: “The Voice of the Tower”—Part IIIThe fires of unrest burn bright and terribly! With Scarface still evadingcapture and the violent riot in the tower getting even worse with noend in sight, Batman must turn toward a most unlikely ally in his timeof need. Will the Dark Knight heal this terrible wound, or will Gothamdescend further into ...

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DDJamesB reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #3 May 18, 2025
7.5

Feels like not much new from previous issues, but still feels entertaining and fun.

Amazing Spider-Man #3

By: Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz
Released: May 7, 2025

PUMPKIN BOMB PROBLEMS!
•  Past and present collide sending Spider-Man spinning OUT OF CONTROL - just when an old foe obsessed with him gets the sword-stabbing jump on Peter and his main squeeze, Shay Marken!
•  Can the last remaining ally still in Spidey's corner, the GREEN GOBLIN, Norman Osborn, cure Peter before his entire life im...

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DDJamesB reviewed Plague House #2 May 18, 2025
8.0

What a twist. This comic continues to impress.

Plague House #2

By: Michael W. Conrad, Dave Chisholm
Released: May 7, 2025

The tense and turbulent investigation of America's 21st century ghosts uncovers its next disturbing clue, care of acclaimed writer Michael W. Conrad (Wonder Woman, In Bloom) and Ringo Award-winning illustrator Dave Chisholm (Miles Davis and the Search for Sound)!
After ghost hunters Del, Holland, and Jacob visited the house where Orin McCabe mu...

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DDJamesB reviewed One World Under Doom #4 May 18, 2025
7.5

A pretty good issue, with a nice focus on Doom himself.

One World Under Doom #4

By: Ryan North, R. B. Silva
Released: May 14, 2025

• Sensing vulnerability, Dormammu has attacked Earth - and only Doom stands in his way! Dormammu has banished all other heroes to a pocket dimension, leaving Doom to stand alone against the Dark Lord of Chaos.
•  But on the other hand...Doom has never needed allies in order to ensure that his will is done.
•  It's the ultimate sh...

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DDJamesB reviewed In Bloom #4 May 18, 2025
6.5

The visuals are creepy, but I'm not sure I'm connecting with this series. Maybe a re read of the series would help.

In Bloom #4

By: Michael W. Conrad, John J. Pearson
Released: May 7, 2025

Spears fights his way through an onslaught of BLOOM-affected freaks to make it through the spore haze and delve deeper into The Lotus warehouse...

But can he survive the last effects of the injection and the paralyzing delusions of his past to discover the truth that lies beneath?

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DDJamesB reviewed Dark Pyramid #2 May 18, 2025
7.0

It's not very deep or thought provoking, but I had a pretty good time reading it and want to know more.

Dark Pyramid #2

By: Paul Tobin, PJ Holden
Released: Apr 30, 2025

The monsters of Denali are out tonight! Becca’s search for Hooky continues, helped by a conspiracy theorist who might just be right about everything. Meanwhile, a house party is interrupted by a particularly unwelcome guest…

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DDJamesB reviewed Miles Morales: Spider-Man #33 May 18, 2025
6.5

Entertaining, but not much more than that.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #33

By: Cody Ziglar, Marco Renna
Released: May 14, 2025

WAR-CRY LEADS THE NEW HERALDS OF ARES INTO BATTLE!
SPIDER-MAN's first task as spider-god Anansi's herald? BATTLE TO THE DEATH against Anansi's ancient enemy, ARES, GOD OF WAR! HERCULES may lend Miles his strength against his old foe, but Team Spider-Man is going to need a lot more muscle if they hope to best Ares' own champions. Introducing War...

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DDJamesB reviewed All-New Venom #6 May 16, 2025
7.0

It gave a s decent reason to the pairing. Is it great? No, but I feel it's gotten a little better than when this series started.

All-New Venom #6

By: Al Ewing, Carlos Gomez
Released: May 7, 2025

THE ORIGIN OF THE ALL-NEW VENOM!
Now we know WHO the All-New Venom is...the question is HOW? What happened after the events of the Venom War? Why did the symbiote choose this host - and why can't they separate? Jackpot confronts Venom - and she may not like what she finds out!
RATED T+

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7.5

It was a decent issue to end the series on. Lots of feel good moments. Can't really complain and will be sad to see this series go.

The Spectacular Spider-Men #15

By: Greg Weisman, Andres Genolet
Released: May 14, 2025

IT'S ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR SPIDER-MEN!
•  Tragedy strikes and rising-star super hero ELEMENTARY goes missing.
•  While every Coffee Bean-frequenting super hero (and villain) joins the search, the SPIDER-MEN take a risky gamble to solve the mystery before it's too late!
RATED T+

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