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Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #4

By: Jay Kristoff, Tirso
Released: Oct 16, 2024

The snow falls heavier and ice zombie hoards grow thicker as Slade and Alec battle their way through the frozen badlands in search of the dark wizard who commands the Allwinter. But even once they manage to secure some semblance of shelter, will the truths of their pasts that emerge bring them together...or tear them apart for good? And in the back...

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fthissite reviewed Mystique #1 Oct 21, 2024
3.5

Writing and art are both atrocious. I think Shalvey must work super cheap to keep getting all these gigs but the companies have got to realize that these days the character doesn't always sell the book because the level of writing has gotten so bad people who are reading and not JUST collecting check the creative before handing over their money blindly....unless it's amazing spider-man I guess.

Mystique #1

By: Declan Shalvey
Released: Oct 16, 2024

Reminding the world to hate and fear her! How do you track a subject with a history that contradicts itself? How do you stop a force whose motives change like quicksilver? How do you stop a target that can be anyone? That's the question that confronts Nick Fury as he stumbles upon a web of lies and espionage leading back to Mystique. From the ashes...

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #12 Oct 21, 2024
7.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #12

By: Jason Aaron, Adam Kubert
Released: Oct 3, 2012

Extra-sized final issue! Its all come down to this! The final battle as the world burns!

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 Oct 21, 2024
8.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #11

By: Brian Michael Bendis, Olivier Coipel
Released: Sep 12, 2012

The final month of AVX opens with the first of two extra-sized issues! Fatality!

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #10 Oct 21, 2024
8.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #10

By: Ed Brubaker, Olivier Coipel
Released: Aug 15, 2012

Time is running out as the Avengers are cornered in their last stronghold! But the stakes change when Hope and the Scarlet Witch join forces! Why?! How?!

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #9 Oct 21, 2024
8.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #9

By: Jason Aaron, Adam Kubert
Released: Aug 1, 2012

Their numbers dwindling, the Avengers stage a daring raid on the X-Men’s prison to rescue their captive members—and you won’t believe where it is! Alliances begin to change as the nature of the Phoenix becomes apparent! And in the end, it all comes down to Spider-Man!

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #8 Oct 21, 2024
8.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #8

By: Brian Michael Bendis, Adam Kubert
Released: Jul 18, 2012

Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance!

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #7 Oct 21, 2024
8.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #7

By: Matt Fraction, Olivier Coipel
Released: Jul 4, 2012

Cyclops changes the game with these three words: "No More Avengers!"

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #6 Oct 21, 2024
8.0

Avengers Vs. X-Men #6

By: Jonathan Hickman, Olivier Coipel
Released: Jun 20, 2012

Jonathan Hickman joins superstar artist Olivier Coipel (SIEGE) to launch Act Two of the biggest Marvel event of the year! What is Pax Utopia? The Phoenix has come to Earth, and everything changes... And the Scarlet Witch enters the fray!

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7.0

Ultimate Spider-Man #10

By: Jonathan Hickman, David Messina
Released: Oct 16, 2024

J. JONAH JAMESON, BEN PARKER AND THE GREEN GOBLIN COLLIDE!

Fan-favorite duo Ben Parker and J. Jonah Jameson take center stage in this investigative mystery issue! But in this world of shadows and secrets, every unturned rock leads to danger... And they'll soon have to decide which is the greater challenge - uncovering secrets or keeping t...

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JBL Reviews rated Mystique #1 Oct 19, 2024
4.0

Mystique #1

By: Declan Shalvey
Released: Oct 16, 2024

Reminding the world to hate and fear her! How do you track a subject with a history that contradicts itself? How do you stop a force whose motives change like quicksilver? How do you stop a target that can be anyone? That's the question that confronts Nick Fury as he stumbles upon a web of lies and espionage leading back to Mystique. From the ashes...

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #5 Oct 19, 2024
7.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #5

By: Matt Fraction, John Romita Jr.
Released: Jun 6, 2012

The fiery conclusion of Act One is here! Clashing on a lunar battlefield, the tide of the conflict will be turned…

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #4 Oct 19, 2024
7.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #4

By: Jonathan Hickman, John Romita Jr.
Released: May 16, 2012

As the Phoenix draws nearer to Earth, the Avengers storm the beach of Utopia!

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #3 Oct 17, 2024
7.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #3

By: Ed Brubaker, John Romita Jr.
Released: May 2, 2012

The Avengers and the X-Men scour the Earth searching for the host of the Phoenix! Hope takes matters into her own hands! And Captain America and Wolverine come to bitter blows!

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JBL Reviews rated Uncanny X-Men #4 Oct 16, 2024
8.0

Uncanny X-Men #4

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Oct 16, 2024

With one X-Man down and hell coming for the rest, ROGUE finds herself alone against a power of darkness she is completely unprepared for. No backup, no lifeline and NO WAY OUT. And as she fights alone, a secret of the new recruits is revealed - is one of them the ENDLING that will destroy all mutantkind?

Rated T+

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JBL Reviews rated Avengers Vs. X-Men #2 Oct 16, 2024
7.0

Avengers Vs. X-Men #2

By: Jason Aaron, John Romita Jr.
Released: Apr 18, 2012

As The Opening Shot Is Fired, The Avengers Storm The Beach Of Utopia, And The Phoenix Draws Ever Nearer To Earth! But Which Side Will Wolverine Fight On? And What Choice Will Hope Make That Will Change The Direction And Scope Of The Conflict Dramatically?

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JBL Reviews rated Blood Hunt #5 Oct 14, 2024
8.5

Blood Hunt #5

By: Jed MacKay, Pepe Larraz
Released: Jul 31, 2024

Doctor Strange is presented with a dread bargain to gain a chance to save the world. The Avengers ride into a battle they cannot win. The dead battle the undead across the globe. Will it be enough? Will the world be saved, and how will it be changed if it is? Featuring a dramatic shift for the future of the Marvel Universe!
Rated T+

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JBL Reviews rated Blood Hunt #4 Oct 11, 2024
8.0

Blood Hunt #4

By: Jed MacKay, Pepe Larraz
Released: Jun 26, 2024

Doctor Strange and Clea court a dread ally - but at what cost comes this aid? Hunter's Moon and Tigra do the same- but can this shadowy figure be trusted? And meanwhile, the Avengers are given the battle they so sorely crave in order to avenge their fallen friends. But in the darkness...a light?
Rated T+

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JBL Reviews rated DC All In Special #1 Oct 11, 2024
8.0

DC All In Special #1

By: Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere
Released: Oct 2, 2024

THE NEXT EPIC CHAPTER OF DC HISTORY BEGINS HERE...PRESENTED AS A STARLING, SYMMETRICAL FLIPBOOK! DON'T MISS IT! Following the events of DC's blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the heroes of the core DC Universe have fought against the deep divisions in the world around them to usher in a new era of unity. And it's just in time, too--because Dark...

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NostalgiaKills reviewed Storm #1 Oct 3, 2024
10

Ignore the review bombing. These people hate black excellence.

Storm #1

By: Murewa Ayodele, Lucas Werneck
Released: Oct 2, 2024

EARTHS MIGHTIEST MUTANT, NOW HEADLINING HER OWN SOLO SERIES!

Ororo Munroe has lived many lives. She's been a thief, a goddess, an X-Man, a queen and now an Avenger! She is the most prominent, most respected and most powerful mutant on the world stage; and in that role, she intends to be a force for positive change! First up: A major meltd...

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fthissite - Oct 7, 2024

you still going? the disingenuousness

JBL Reviews - Oct 9, 2024

Oh. Another assumption. Same person? What a weird thing to say.

8.0

Avengers Vs. X-Men #0

By: Jason Aaron, Frank Cho
Released: Mar 28, 2012

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8.5

Avengers Vs. X-Men #1

By: Brian Michael Bendis, John Romita Jr.
Released: Apr 4, 2012

It’s No Longer Coming—It’s Here! Does The Return Of The Phoenix To Earth Signal The Rebirth Of The Mutant Species? That’s What The X-Men Believe! Unfortunately, The Avengers Are Convinced That Its Coming Will Mean The End Of All Life On Earth! The Stage Is Set For The Ultimate Marvel Showdown In This Oversized First Issue!

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JBL Reviews reviewed Absolute Power #4 Oct 5, 2024
8.0

Still good but so rushed

Absolute Power #4

By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: Oct 2, 2024

BARE-KNUCKLE BRAWL FOR THE POWER OF THE DCU! As the last remaining resistance fighters fight tooth and nail on the bloody island of Gamorra, Batman and Superman find themselves at bitter odds! Amanda Waller has come too far to give up now--it's time to call in the reinforcements...from beyond the multiversal veil?! The fate of our heroes--and the f...

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fzanca reviewed Uncanny X-Men #3 Sep 26, 2024
5.0

Boy, did this title go downhill fast. The dialogue on several occasions turned to cringe. No man would ever describe another man as a "Tall drink of water," and Nightcrawler saying that he loves the fury community. What is even going on. I thought that Gail Simone might be able to make these new characters work, but they seem to be bogging down the story instead. There should have been only two in more

Uncanny X-Men #3

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Sep 25, 2024

CATCH THE ELF!

When new, lethally powerful and completely untrained young mutants show up on Rogue's doorstep with no knowledge of how they got there, a grieving Rogue seeks to take Xavier's place in guiding them to the light... ...while darkness from the past returns to destroy the X-Men, one at a time!

Rated T+

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JBL Reviews - Sep 28, 2024

The dialogue was a huge distraction. Simone definitely was overwriting,

JBL Reviews rated Ultimate Spider-Man #9 Sep 27, 2024
8.0

Ultimate Spider-Man #9

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Sep 25, 2024

THE SINISTER SIX MAKE THEIR FIRST STRIKE!

But WHO are the Sinister Six? The first member throws down with Spider-Man and Green Goblin in this action-packed issue! Plus, with Tony Stark's return, Peter must also explore the limitations of his new suit...

Rated T

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JBL Reviews rated Uncanny X-Men #3 Sep 26, 2024
8.0

Uncanny X-Men #3

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Sep 25, 2024

CATCH THE ELF!

When new, lethally powerful and completely untrained young mutants show up on Rogue's doorstep with no knowledge of how they got there, a grieving Rogue seeks to take Xavier's place in guiding them to the light... ...while darkness from the past returns to destroy the X-Men, one at a time!

Rated T+

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9.5

Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #3

By: Jay Kristoff, Tirso
Released: Sep 18, 2024

The harsh winter journey takes a surprising turn when a familiar face from the Kingdom of El crashes into Slade and his young yet powerful charge, Alec Holland…but will Prince Bruce reveal himself to be friend or foe in their pursuit to end the Allwinter? And in the backup feature written by Tom Taylor, mastermind behind the Dark Knights of Steel...

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JBL Reviews rated Ultimate X-Men #7 Sep 18, 2024
2.0

Ultimate X-Men #7

By: Peach Momoko
Released: Sep 18, 2024

MEET THE MUTANTS' NEW MENTOR, PSYLOCKE!

After the climactic finale of issue #6 and the surprise new teammate they found, Mei, Hisako, Nico and the mutants need some guidance! Fortunately, the mysterious Kanon is an older student with a surprising amount of expertise...

Rated T+

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JBL Reviews rated Uncanny X-Men #2 Sep 12, 2024
7.0

Uncanny X-Men #2

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Sep 11, 2024

WHO ARE THE OUTLIERS?

FROM THE ASHES continues as ROGUE, GAMBIT and WOLVERINE welcome a friend back, just in time to face four UNCONTROLLABLE and WILD mutants in the swamps of Louisiana! But with the mutant community disheartened and fractured, will even the UNCANNY X-MEN be enough to stop them? Something HUGE is starting, and it begins R...

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wakizashireviews reviewed Exceptional X-Men #1 Sep 4, 2024
5.0

I'm wondering if all the glowing reviewers actually read all the dialogue in this issue because the tone is all over the place. Cutesy-wootsy one minute, skirting serious depression the next. And despite Kitty being written pretty well, overall this was a boring opening issue to the new series.

A brand new X-Men number one should be pulling out all the stops to grab and hook readers. A more

Exceptional X-Men #1

By: Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero
Released: Sep 4, 2024

KATE PRYDE LEADS A TEAM OF ALL-NEW X-MEN! After the fall of Krakoa, Kate Pryde is trying to get as far away from all things X as she possibly can. She's just a regular-degular bartender now. Definitely NOT getting ready to head up an ALL-NEW TEAM of wayward young mutants while avoiding the watchful gaze of Emma Frost. Nothing in this title but work...

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JBL Reviews - Sep 7, 2024

I think it’s mostly that it fits into the fanfic world so many of them want in the X-Men these days, so as long as those elements were there, they were going to rate it high. I mean, I can’t fault them for liking what they like, but it’s not for me.

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