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KFuqua reviewed Detective Comics #968 Nov 8, 2017
10

Detective continues to be the best "Bat-book" out there and one of the very best titles on the market right now.

Detective Comics #968

By: James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez
Released: Nov 8, 2017

"A LONELY PLACE OF LIVING" finale! Tim Drake is back on Earth - but if the deadly threat he brought back with him from outside of time has its way, it won't be for long... and this shadowy figure wants to take one of Batman's team down with him, too! Everything Tim died for the first time is at risk, if he can't survive this attack!

MartyStrub dropped Saga from their pull list Nov 1, 2017

Saga

Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war.

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MartyStrub dropped Batman (2016) from their pull list Oct 18, 2017

Batman (2016)

"I AM GOTHAM" chapter one
No one has ever stopped the Caped Crusader. Not The Joker. Not Two-Face. Not even the entire Justice League. But how does Batman confront a new hero who wants to save the city from the Dark Knight?
CAN'T MISS: Superstar artist David Finch returns to Batman alongside writer Tom King for this five-part storyline.

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9.0

Detective Comics Vol. 3: League of Shadows

By: James TynionIV, Marcio Takara

The next big DETECTIVE arc explodes here as the League of Shadows goes from mysterious rumor to deadly fact! With two new members on the team, Azrael and Batwing, will the Dark Knight's squadron of crime-fighters be able to discover the League's plan? And what deadly personal secret will be unleashed on the team? Don't miss this title collecting DE...

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9.0

Detective Comics Vol. 2: Victim Syndicate

By: James TynionIV, Eddy Barrows

In these tales from DETECTIVE COMICS #943-949, innocent victims maimed or broken by Batman's greatest enemies band together, and they blame Batman and his fellow crime-fighters for what happened to them just as much as they blame the psychopaths who hurt them. Batman and his newly trained allies must take on these troubled souls, but one of Batman'...

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10

Detective Comics Vol. 1: Rise of the Batmen

By: James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez

The Dark Knight teams up with Batwoman to take on new protégés Red Robin, Spoiler and the former villain known as Clayface! The only problem is, neither of these instructors knows what they're in for as a mysterious army takes Gotham City! This new DC Rebirth collection features DETECTIVE COMICS #934-940!

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MartyStrub reviewed Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #13 Oct 11, 2017
7.0

The Vader parts were good. The rest seemed rushed.

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #13

By: Kieron Gillen, Kev Walker
Released: Oct 11, 2017

• Doctor Aphra's had a plan to auction off an artificial Jedi intelligence in order to make some major credits.
•  Unfortunately, things haven't exactly gone according to plan...
•  Darth Vader is back, and our rogue archaeologist is less dead than he thought he had left her.
Rated T

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MartyStrub added Amazing Spider-Man (2015) to their pull list Oct 4, 2017

Amazing Spider-Man (2015)

Spider-Man has gone global! Parker Industries is more successful than ever, with offices in New York, Shanghai, London and San Francisco and Peter Parker is racking up the frequent flyer miles with his "bodyguard" Spider-Man in tow, of course. But success breeds enemies and a reinvigorated Zodiac have also widened their scope to threaten the whole ...

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MartyStrub added Batman (2016) to their pull list Oct 4, 2017

Batman (2016)

"I AM GOTHAM" chapter one
No one has ever stopped the Caped Crusader. Not The Joker. Not Two-Face. Not even the entire Justice League. But how does Batman confront a new hero who wants to save the city from the Dark Knight?
CAN'T MISS: Superstar artist David Finch returns to Batman alongside writer Tom King for this five-part storyline.

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MartyStrub dropped Astonishing X-Men (2017) from their pull list Oct 4, 2017

Astonishing X-Men (2017)

ONLY THE X-MEN CAN SAVE US!
An ancient evil is attacking the world's most powerful minds. It will have them by the time you finish this sentence, and a moment later, it will have us all. A band of X-MEN discovers the truth behind the threat, but there is no time left. PSYLOCKE, OLD MAN LOGAN, BISHOP, ARCHANGEL, FANTOMEX, ROGUE and GAMBIT will a...

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MartyStrub added Detective Comics (2016) to their pull list Oct 4, 2017

Detective Comics (2016)

RISE OF THE BATMEN Chapter One
An unknown predator begins outdoing Batman, taking down dangerous threats with military precision. Its up to the Dark Knight and series costar Batwoman to rally and train the young heroes of Gotham City to end this mysterious threat!WHAT NOW: Batman and Batwoman begin training Spoiler, Red Robin and Cassandra Cain...

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MartyStrub dropped Aliens: Dead Orbit from their pull list Aug 2, 2017

Aliens: Dead Orbit

After a horrific accident strikes a space station, an engineering officer must use all available tools-a timer, utility kit, and his wits-to survive an attack from the deadliest creature known to man.
Orc Stain creator James Stokoe pens a thrilling and claustrophobic Aliens story: Dead Orbit!

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MartyStrub dropped God Country from their pull list Aug 2, 2017

God Country

SERIES PREMIERE
Emmet Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia, isn't just a problem for his children-his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home-as well as the surrounding West Texas town-a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage. The enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more t...

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MartyStrub added Calexit to their pull list Aug 2, 2017

Calexit

What if a fascist, autocratic President took over the United States? And what if that President lost California, the sixth largest economy on Earth, by nearly 2-to-1...a margin of almost 3 1/2 million votes? What if the day after that President took power, the largest mass demonstration in history occurred, and the state with the largest turnout wa...

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MartyStrub added X-O Manowar (2017) to their pull list Jul 31, 2017

X-O Manowar (2017)

Born under the oppressive thumb of the Roman Empire, Aric of Dacia learned warfare at an early age.

It was amid such violence that he was abducted by an alien race. Forced into slavery, he survived where others perished. His escape would come from bonding with a weapon of immeasurable power: the X-O Manowar armor. With it, he returned to E...

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MartyStrub reviewed God Country #3 Jul 27, 2017
10

Just that good. Keep 'em coming.

God Country #3

By: Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw
Released: Mar 15, 2017

"DEATH IN TEXAS"-When Emmett Quinlan returned from the brink, his son thought his prayers had been answered. They had, but not by the god he'd prayed to. Now DEATH has come to West Texas to show the Quinlan family the price of resurrection...

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MartyStrub reviewed God Country #2 Jul 27, 2017
10

Who thought we would be rooting for an old man with dementia? Let's see where this adventure takes us.

God Country #2

By: Donny Cates, John J. Hill
Released: Feb 15, 2017

As Emmett Quinlan attempts to rebuild his family and his home after the devastating tornado that broke them, something otherworldly screams through the sky under a banner of WAR. The GODS have come to Texas-- and they do not intend to leave it empty handed...

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MartyStrub reviewed God Country #1 Jul 27, 2017
10

Every comic should aspire to be this clever and intriguing.

God Country #1

By: Donny Cates, Jason Wordie
Released: Jan 11, 2017

SERIES PREMIERE
Emmet Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia, isn't just a problem for his children-his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home-as well as the surrounding West Texas town-a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage. The enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more t...

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MartyStrub dropped Infamous Iron Man (2016) from their pull list Jul 27, 2017

Infamous Iron Man (2016)

There is a new Iron Man in town and his name is VICTOR VON DOOM. The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe will try something new. Where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. What is Doom's Master Plan?
Rated T+

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MartyStrub reviewed Aliens: Dead Orbit #2 Jul 27, 2017
8.5

Less Dialogue but the suspense is rising.

Aliens: Dead Orbit #2

By: James Stokoe
Released: May 31, 2017

Having narrowly escaped the deadly xenomorph, Wascylewski moves around the hold of the ship, wary of his terrifying pursuer. His reflexes are tested again-but this time, by a sudden, massive breach in the hull. Will he survive?
Orc Stain creator James Stokoe pens a thrilling and claustrophobic Aliens story: Dead Orbit!
o Look for the Alien...

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MartyStrub reviewed Aliens: Dead Orbit #1 Jul 27, 2017
9.0

A solid introduction in what looks to be a promising Alien series.

Aliens: Dead Orbit #1

By: James Stokoe
Released: Apr 26, 2017

After a horrific accident strikes a space station, an engineering officer must use all available tools-a timer, utility kit, and his wits-to survive an attack from the deadliest creature known to man.
Orc Stain creator James Stokoe pens a thrilling and claustrophobic Aliens story: Dead Orbit!

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MartyStrub dropped All-New Guardians of the Galaxy from their pull list Jul 26, 2017

All-New Guardians of the Galaxy

A NEW ERA OF COSMIC ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!
Double ships every month!
The Guardians of the Galaxy have taken off into space once more, on their biggest and weirdest misadventures yet! Kicking things off with the biggest heist they've ever tried, we join Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and company as they blast their way through the galaxy, the pea...

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MartyStrub dropped Silver Surfer (2016) from their pull list Jul 26, 2017

Silver Surfer (2016)

"Fantastic Planet"
The Surfer has taken Dawn Greenwood to the end of the universe, and now he's going to show her the most fantastic planet of them all: Earth! It's your homeworld like you've never seen it before: with monsters, magic and...a secret that will change everything! The perfect jumping-on point for the book everyone's talking abou...

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MartyStrub dropped Moon Knight (2016) from their pull list Jul 26, 2017

Moon Knight (2016)

THE BOOK YOU'D BE INSANE TO MISS!
Marc Spector (a.k.a. Moon Knight/Jake Lockley/Steven Grant) has been fighting criminals and keeping New York City safe for years... or has he? When he wakes up in an insane asylum with no powers and a lifetime's worth of medical records, his whole identity (indentities) are called into question. Something is wr...

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MartyStrub dropped X-Men: Blue (2017) from their pull list Jul 26, 2017

X-Men: Blue (2017)

THE ORIGINALS!
Join MARVEL GIRL, CYCLOPS, BEAST, ICEMAN and ANGEL as they reclaim the title of X-MEN. After the world-shaking events of IVX, the original five X-Men are here to bring mutant criminals to justice and restore a heroic sheen to their team. But with a new leader in JEAN GREY and a new mentor in their "arch-frenemy" MAGNETO, will ol...

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MartyStrub dropped Spider-Gwen (2015) from their pull list Jul 26, 2017

Spider-Gwen (2015)

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!
Gwen Stacy is back in the webs and has an all-new, all-different mystery to solve: the reappearance of The Lizard! Spider-Woman was convinced that the Lizard died in her arms along with Peter Parker. But when a similar monster goes on a reptilian rampage, she's left with doubts not only about Peter's life, but his death...

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MartyStrub added Spider-Man (2016) to their pull list Jul 26, 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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MartyStrub added The Walking Dead to their pull list Jul 26, 2017

The Walking Dead

Rick Grimes, Sheriff of a small town in Kentucky awakes in a hospital. Comatose after being shot while on duty, Rick finds the world abandoned of all things living and is faced with walking undead, who attack him on sight. He returns home to find his family, son Carl and wife Lori, gone. He meets his new neighbor, who points him towards Atlanta. Af...

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MartyStrub added Star Wars: Doctor Aphra to their pull list Jul 26, 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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MartyStrub added Star Wars: Darth Maul to their pull list Jul 26, 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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