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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Joined: Feb 23, 2014

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PurplePenguin added S.W.O.R.D. (2020) to their pull list Sep 29, 2021

S.W.O.R.D. (2020)

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MUTANTKIND!
The Mutant nation of Krakoa has quickly become a major force on the world stage... but why stop there? Krakoa has relaunched the Sentient World Observation & Response Directorate - a fully independent organization dealing with all things extra-terrestrial on behalf of all of Earth. Al Ewing and Valerio Schitti, th...

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PurplePenguin added Snow Angels to their pull list Sep 28, 2021

Snow Angels

Two of the most acclaimed creators of their generation -- Writer JEFF LEMIRE and Artist JOCK -- together for the first time in SNOW ANGELS -- a 10-part science fiction adventure story set in a brutal world like no other!

Milliken and Mae have never left The Trench -- it's all they've ever known. They were born in The Trench, and the...

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PurplePenguin added Barbaric to their pull list Sep 9, 2021

Barbaric

Owen the Barbarian has been cursed to do good with what remains of his life. His bloodthirsty weapon, Axe, has become his moral compass with a drinking problem. Together they wander the realm, foredoomed to help any who seek assistance. But there is one thing Owen hates more than a life with rules: Witches.
Welcome to the skull-cracking, blood-...

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PurplePenguin added We Only Find Them When They're Dead to their pull list Sep 9, 2021

We Only Find Them When They're Dead

* For fans of Decorum and Something is Killing the Children comes a new sci-fi epic from Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk) and Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) on the edge of space where humanity is harvesting the corpses of giant alien gods to survive.
* No one has ever seen a living god, but Captain Malik is obsessed with being the first....

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PurplePenguin added Iron Man (2020) to their pull list Sep 9, 2021

Iron Man (2020)

BIG IRON!
Tony Stark is looking to restart his engine. He decides he's going back to basics, putting away his high-tech toys and high-profile image so he can get his hands dirty again. It's time to dig into the guts of real machines, put on some old-fashioned metal and fly.
But can he really lay that Stark-sized ego down? Life isn't that s...

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PurplePenguin added Black Cat (2020) to their pull list Sep 9, 2021

Black Cat (2020)

THE CAT IN BLACK IS BACK!
Feeling lucky? Knull's attack on Earth interrupts the Black Cat's latest heist, and if you know Felicia, you know that's a problem. So the Cat and her crew aim to steal something of greatest value to both Knull and Earth's hope of survival. You'll have to pick up this issue to find out what! This issue guest-stars the ...

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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1

By: Ram V, Filipe Andrade
Released: Apr 21, 2021

* A powerful new series for fans of The Wicked + The Divine  and The Dreaming from Ram V (Justice League Dark) and Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) that explores the fine line between living and dying in Mumbai through the lens of magical realism.

* With humanity on the verge of discovering immortality, the avatar of Death is fired and re...

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PurplePenguin added The Joker (2021) to their pull list Sep 6, 2021

The Joker (2021)

Following the events of Infinite Frontier #1, The Joker is the most wanted man in the world! But the Clown Prince of Crime is several steps ahead of law enforcement-and he’s on the run overseas. James Gordon, facing retirement, realizes this is the manhunt of his life and the last piece of a storied career…but what mysterious and deadly forces ...

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PurplePenguin rated Hellblazer #4 Sep 6, 2021
9.0

Hellblazer #4

By: Jamie Delano, John Ridgway
Released: Apr 27, 1988

Constantine's niece is kidnapped by a bizarre and dangerous religious cult known as The Resurrection Crusade. Can the urban mage safe her--or will he lose his soul while trying?

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PurplePenguin rated Hellblazer #3 Sep 6, 2021
7.5

Hellblazer #3

By: Jamie Delano, John Ridgway
Released: Feb 24, 1988

Demon yuppies from Hell plague the streets of London! Now it's up to John Constantine to play the two using their own evil game!

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PurplePenguin rated Hellblazer #2 Sep 6, 2021
9.5

Hellblazer #2

By: Jamie Delano, John Ridgway

In this second issue, John Constantine must choose between saving a friend--or stopping an all-devouring deadly spirit!

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PurplePenguin rated Hellblazer #1 Sep 6, 2021
10

Hellblazer #1

By: Jamie Delano, John Ridgway
Released: Dec 30, 1987

An apathetic, somewhat amoral occultist, John Constantine always manages to come out on top through a combo of luck, trickery and genuine magical skill. In this seminal Vertigo series, uncover a horror story wrapped in a mystery starring a hero who's at his best and worst, all at the same time...

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PurplePenguin rated Radiant Black #3 Sep 6, 2021
7.5

Radiant Black #3

By: Kyle Higgins, Marcello Costa
Released: Apr 21, 2021

Okay, that's it. Nathan's getting down to business today: he's finally working on his novel. All he needs is some solitary writing time-no "helpful" parents, no superhero social media, and definitely no alien voices beaming an unintelligible language into his brain. That's not too much to ask for, right?

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PurplePenguin rated Radiant Black #2 Sep 6, 2021
7.5

Radiant Black #2

By: Kyle Higgins, Marcello Costa
Released: Mar 17, 2021

Yesterday: Nathan found an alien artifact that turned him into a superhero. Today? His dad says he has to get a job, so driving for rideshare company Drivr it is. Oh, and there's also someone else out there robbing banks with powers like his. That's probably important.

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PurplePenguin added Lucky Devil to their pull list Sep 6, 2021

Lucky Devil

A down-on-his-luck schlub is possessed by a malevolent demon. Just when he thinks things can't get worse, the exorcism goes wrong . . . and he finds that somehow he's retained all of the entity's supernatural gifts. After a path of revenge on all the people that have wronged him, he begins to gather worshippers and form a cult.

But the leg...

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PurplePenguin added Wasted Space to their pull list Sep 6, 2021

Wasted Space

Billy Bane is a prophet who got it all wrong, and the galaxy has been burning ever since. All he wants is to waste away in the darkest corner of space with his best pal Dust, a supercharged Fuq bot. But when a new prophet comes calling, Billy is summoned to save the galaxy he's at least partially responsible for destroying. Too bad he couldn't care...

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PurplePenguin added Last Flight Out to their pull list Sep 6, 2021

Last Flight Out

With Earth rendered uninhabitable, humanity has chosen to evacuate to the stars. But with just twenty-four hours left until the last ark-designed to evacuate Earth's residents-leaves forever, its designer's estranged daughter goes missing. Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, X-Men) and Eduardo Ferigato (Self/Made) tell the story of an absentee father trying to...

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PurplePenguin added A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance to their pull list Sep 6, 2021

A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance

A NEW ONGOING CRIME SERIES from the writer of DEADLY CLASS!

When an unassuming man stumbles upon a dark-web contract assassin's vicious plot to kill an innocent target, he turns himself into one. The Professional meets Road to Perdition in this story of a family's unlikely guardian being hunted by rich and powerful men...

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PurplePenguin rated Batman #4 Sep 5, 2021
8.0

Batman #4

By: Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Released: Dec 21, 2011

Shocking discoveries lead Batman deeper into the mystery of the Court of Owls and its secret and bloody ties to both Gotham City and the Wayne family. But an even deadlier threat awaits Batman: a trap set hundreds of years ago, far beneath his city. The war for Gotham's soul begins here!

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PurplePenguin rated The Wake #3 Sep 5, 2021
7.5

The Wake #3

By: Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy
Released: Jul 31, 2013

A new species has been discovered at the bottom of the ocean, and as a result people are dying. Is it the missing link? Or a link to something even bigger? Marine biologist Lee Archer and her crew have to find out before things get much, much worse

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PurplePenguin rated The Wake #2 Sep 5, 2021
7.5

The Wake #2

By: Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy
Released: Jun 26, 2013

They call it the Ghost Rig. A secret, underwater oil rig filled with roughnecks and scientists on the brink of an incredible discovery. But when things go horribly wrong, this scientific safe haven will turn into a house of horrors at the bottom of the ocean! Part two of the incredible new series by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy!

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PurplePenguin rated The Wake #1 Sep 5, 2021
8.5

The Wake #1

By: Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy
Released: May 29, 2013

"THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE..."
When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won't take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oilrig where they've discovered something mirac...

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PurplePenguin added Time Before Time to their pull list Sep 5, 2021

Time Before Time

    The year is 2140, and to escape a world with no future, many turn to the Syndicate, a criminal organization who, for the right price, will smuggle you back in time to a better life. After working for the Syndicate for years, Tatsuo and Oscar decide to steal one of their boss's time machines-but soon find that the one thing you can't run fro...

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PurplePenguin rated Spawn #4 Sep 5, 2021
8.5

Spawn #4

By: Todd McFarlane
Released: Aug 26, 1992

Violator and Spawn fight brutally until Malebolgia intervenes, explaining to them that they are both his minions in his battle against Heaven. Malebolgia also punishes Violator for his unscheduled killing spree, locking him in his clown form.

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PurplePenguin rated Batman #3 Sep 5, 2021
9.0

Batman #3

By: Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Released: Nov 16, 2011

As Bruce digs deeper into the mystery of the recent owl murders, he soon finds himself face to face with a shocking enemy an enemy the Wayne family has secretly been at war with for centuries. Be there for the first shots of the war for the soul of Gotham City. Friends will become deadly enemies and secrets will be revealed revelations that will ...

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PurplePenguin rated Oblivion Song #4 Sep 5, 2021
8.5

Oblivion Song #4

By: Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici
Released: Jun 13, 2018

Nathan Cole is taken deeper into Oblivion than he's ever journeyed before...and what he finds there is astounding.

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PurplePenguin rated Uncanny X-Force #4 Sep 5, 2021
9.5

Uncanny X-Force #4

By: Rick Remender, Jerome Opena
Released: Jan 26, 2011

“THE APOCALYPSE SOLUTION,” PART FOUR It all comes down to this! To stop him from bending all reality to his will X-Force must kill Apocalypse. But at a terrible cost. The final set piece: lovers positioned against each other, old friendships irreparably shattered, and the future of the Marvel Universe forever twisted. The story X-fans will be...

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PurplePenguin added Echolands to their pull list Sep 5, 2021

Echolands

A MAJOR IMAGE COMICS 2021 EVENT.

The story of Earth's last war starts with Hope's sticky fingers...
  
The multiple award winning BATWOMAN team JH Williams III (Promethea, The Sandman: Overture, Batman) and W. Haden Blackman (Star Wars, Elektra) reunite for an all-new ongoing series! They're joined once again by colorist supreme ...

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PurplePenguin added The Many Deaths of Laila Starr to their pull list Sep 5, 2021

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

* A powerful new series for fans of The Wicked + The Divine  and The Dreaming from Ram V (Justice League Dark) and Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) that explores the fine line between living and dying in Mumbai through the lens of magical realism.

* With humanity on the verge of discovering immortality, the avatar of Death is fired and re...

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