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Justin Ray rated Absolute Batman #1 Oct 12, 2024
9.5

Absolute Batman #1

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Oct 9, 2024

BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!

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7.5

Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1

By: Jeremy Adams, Salvador Larroca
Released: Oct 9, 2024

THE WAR FOR THE FATE OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS STARTS HERE! Lord Premier Thaaros sends a surprising foe to retrieve the Dark Star Ring from John Stewart, which leads to a desperate plan to expose the United Planets as a force of evil. Allies and enemies will join this special issue to launch the Green Lanterns in a direction that will change the D...

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Justin Ray rated DC All In Special #1 Oct 11, 2024
8.5

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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Justin Ray rated Fantastic Four #25 Sep 18, 2024
10

Fantastic Four #25

By: Ryan North, Carlos E. Gomez
Released: Sep 11, 2024

When an excursion to Latveria magically sends the Fantastic Four to an alien world, they have to work just to survive - and to make their way back to Earth! But that won't be easy on a world so unlike our own and with an alien civilization hundreds of years behind where we are...and it's not made any easier when JOHNNY STORM hooks up with one of th...

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Justin Ray rated Uncanny X-Men #2 Sep 17, 2024
6.5

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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Justin Ray rated X-Men #3 Sep 4, 2024
7.5

X-Men #3

By: Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman
Released: Aug 28, 2024

SCOTT SUMMERS VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
How did the X-Men come to possess their HQ, the Factory, and how difficult a position does that put them in? As Cyclops meets the implacable Agent Lundqvist, the X-Men come to find that their new home may not be as secure as they had thought...
Rated T+

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Justin Ray rated Ultimate Spider-Man #8 Aug 30, 2024
9.0

Ultimate Spider-Man #8

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Aug 21, 2024

KINGPIN'S SINISTER SIX!
Kingpin gathers a team to deal with his masked-vigilante problem... But a group of super villains isn't the only challenge Spider-Man will face! Meanwhile, Green Goblin joins forces with...Doc Ock?
Rated T

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9.0

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #30

By: Mark Waid, Gleb Melnikov
Released: Aug 21, 2024

Get ready to see the Trinity—Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman —take part in their ?rst adventure as a trio!

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8.0

Batman: Dear Detective #1

By: Lee Bermejo
Released: Sep 7, 2022

BERMEJO AND BATMAN: AN ICON DRAWS AN ICON. What happens when a comics art powerhouse meets one of the greatest, most exciting heroes of all time? One part prestige art book, one part compelling noir tale, this one-of-a-kind edition collects some of Lee Bermejo's most jaw-dropping Batman covers woven together to tell a story that strikes right at th...

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9.0

Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin #4

By: J.M. DeMatteis, Michael Sta. Maria
Released: Jul 31, 2024

GREEN GOBLIN RISING!
PETER PARKER must stop PROTO-GOBLIN - but is he strong enough? Witness the birth of the GREEN GOBLIN as there is no coming back from the choice NORMAN OSBORN makes in this issue.
Rated T

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8.5

Batman: One Dark Knight #3

By: Jock
Released: Jul 27, 2022

From the sewers under Gotham to the roiling waters of the harbor, Batman's march toward Blackgate Prison is nearing its end...but far from being a passive prisoner, E.M.P. has his own mission to fulfill-and there's no way he's letting the Dark Knight stop him from carrying it out!

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7.5

Batman: One Dark Knight #2

By: Jock
Released: Mar 30, 2022

With the power out across Gotham, Batman must haul the not-particularly-cooperative villain responsible, E.M.P., across miles of chaotic city streets, filled with terrified people and opportunistic criminals! Blackgate Prison can nullify E.M.P.'s destructive electrical powers, if Batman can survive long enough to get them there-but what happens if ...

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8.5

Batman: One Dark Knight #1

By: Jock
Released: Dec 22, 2021

From high above the sweltering summer streets of Gotham, Batman planned to escort the GCPD as the dangerous metahuman super-villain known as E.M.P. was transferred from a holding cell to his permanent home at Blackgate Prison. E.M.P.’s electrical powers posed a threat, but the situation was in hand-until it wasn’t. Now every light in Gotham is ...

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Justin Ray rated Incredible Hulk #14 Aug 3, 2024
8.5

Incredible Hulk #14

By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein
Released: Jul 17, 2024

As Banner struggles to escape the terrifying mindscape in which Hulk keeps him prisoner, Charlie's soul is trapped inside a nightmare of her own...and she'll need both Hulk and Banner if she has any hope of escape! Meanwhile, the mysterious ELDEST is watching Hulk's every move, as her plan to free the MOTHER OF HORRORS takes shape...and we get a gl...

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Justin Ray rated Batman vs. Robin #3 Jul 24, 2024
9.0

Batman vs. Robin #3

By: Mark Waid, Mahmud A. Asrar
Released: Nov 9, 2022

Batman has been on a breakneck journey throughout the DC Universe, from Wayne Manor to the House of Secrets and back again...but where there are clues there is a trail, and the world's greatest detective has followed this particular trail back to where he and Superman began this journey: Lazarus Island. With an entire island and army at Damian Wayn...

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Justin Ray rated Batman vs. Robin #2 Jul 23, 2024
8.0

Batman vs. Robin #2

By: Mark Waid, Mahmud A. Asrar
Released: Oct 12, 2022

In the wake of Damian Wayne's devastating attack on the Batcave, Bruce and Alfred are on the run and running out of time! Magic users across the planet are experiencing dangerous and deadly power flares, and Batman must solve this mystery before his friends and allies are turned to ash. To crack this case, the Dark Knight is going to need the help ...

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Justin Ray rated Batman vs. Robin #1 Jul 22, 2024
8.0

Batman vs. Robin #1

By: Mark Waid, Mahmud A. Asrar
Released: Sep 14, 2022

Spinning out of the events of both Batman/Superman: World's Finest and Shadow War, father and son will do battle in one of the single most earth-shattering tales ever told!
Deep in the heart of Lazarus Island, the demonic legacy of the al Ghul family line has at last been freed, and the Devil Nezha is out for blood. To reclaim his total domina...

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Justin Ray rated The Closet #3 Jul 17, 2024
7.5

The Closet #3

By: James Tynion IV, Chris O'Halloran
Released: Aug 3, 2022

MINISERIES FINALE

The tale of existential familial horror by JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, RAZORBLADES) & GAVIN FULLERTON (BOG BODIES, Bags) concludes here!

The cross-country move continues to torment both father and son, who just wanted to leave past hauntings behind them. Might they still find escape on the West Coa...

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Justin Ray rated The Closet #2 Jul 17, 2024
8.5

The Closet #2

By: James Tynion IV, Chris O'Halloran
Released: Jul 6, 2022

As Thom continues the cross-country move with his son Jamie, they stop at a friend's place for the night on their journey west. Young Jamie, in bed early, quickly realizes he is not alone, and the creature from his nightmares continues to chase him.

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Justin Ray rated The Closet #1 Jul 16, 2024
9.0

The Closet #1

By: James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton
Released: Jun 1, 2022

A tale of existential familial horror by JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, RAZORBLADES) and GAVIN FULLERTON (BOG BODIES, Bags). Thom is moving cross-country with his family and dragging the past along with them. His son, Jamie, is seeing monsters in the bedroom closet and will not let them go.

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Justin Ray rated X-Men #1 Jul 13, 2024
7.5

X-Men #1

By: Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman
Released: Jul 10, 2024

FROM THE ASHES!
Krakoa is gone, ORCHIS has fallen...but the X-Men remain, always. Cyclops leads, because that is what he does. Beast builds, because that is what he does. And from their new home in Alaska, the X-Men raise a flag of defiance. Mutant business is their business. Join CYCLOPS, BEAST, MAGNETO, PSYLOCKE, KID OMEGA, TEMPER, MAGIK and...

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Justin Ray rated Absolute Power #1 Jul 13, 2024
9.0

Absolute Power #1

By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: Jul 3, 2024

THE TRINITY OF EVIL HAS WON. DC's epic summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of FAILSAFE and the BRAINIAC QUEEN has at last given Amanda Waller the ability to steal the metahuman abilities of every hero and villain on planet Earth. As chaos erupts in the streets and a massive misinformation campaign sways public opinion to her s...

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Justin Ray rated Fantastic Four #21 Jun 17, 2024
9.0

Fantastic Four #21

By: Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli
Released: Jun 12, 2024

BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN: FORMULATING A CURE?
Reed and Alicia are in New York for a day trip to an art museum, when suddenly the skies turn black with darkforce energy and vampires attack, everywhere, all at once! It's Reed Richards versus the world as he tries to save everyone he can - AND come up with a cure for vampirism! But vampires are magic, i...

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Justin Ray rated Shazam! #12 Jun 8, 2024
7.5

Shazam! #12

By: Josie Campbell, Emanuela LupacchinoMike Norton
Released: Jun 5, 2024

Billy and the Captain have always made a great team...so why is the Captain keeping secrets from him? Darla discovers the Captain has the ability to transform without Billy knowing, but why now? What is it that the Captain doesn't want him to know? The answer will not only impact the adoption plans...but the future of Billy's existence!

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Justin Ray rated Doom #1 Jun 2, 2024
9.0

Doom #1

By: Jonathan Hickman, Sanford Greene
Released: May 15, 2024

IN THE NEAR FUTURE...DOOM ALONE MUST SAVE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
Legendary creators Jonathan Hickman (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, G.O.D.S.) and Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) send Doctor Doom on a journey unlike any he has undertaken before! With Valeria Richards at his side, Doom goes on a quest to harness more power than any human has ever wielded befor...

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9.0

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #27

By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: May 22, 2024

IT'S AN IMP-LOSION OF GLOBAL PROPORTIONS! As Mxy and Bat-Mite flee the dreaded Doom-Mite of the fifth dimension, Batman and Superman must travel to the fifth dimension to do battle within a dimension of omnipotent mayhem! All this, plus the march of the Legion of Doom-Mites and an absolutely ADORABLE weapon of mass destruction in this startling sec...

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Justin Ray rated Fantastic Four #19 Apr 16, 2024
9.0

Fantastic Four #19

By: Ryan North, Carlos E. Gomez
Released: Apr 10, 2024

She came in trouble, all five feet, six inches of it. Even her name was a warning that things were about to get bad for me, real quick: "Storm." Miss Susie Storm, standing there in a blue gown custom-made to take years off the life of anyone who saw her, big as life in my crummy office. The doll needed a private eye to find her boyfriend. Seems he'...

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Justin Ray rated Incredible Hulk #11 Apr 16, 2024
8.0

Incredible Hulk #11

By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Danny Earls
Released: Apr 10, 2024

HULK SMASHES FROZEN CHARLOTTE ONCE AND FOR ALL! The monstrous, ethereal, demonic/angelic Frozen Charlotte has plagued New Orleans for centuries, and it's high time to put a stop to it. And Hulk is just the guy to do it. Plus, Eldest makes another tempting offer to Bruce Banner...
Rated T+

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Justin Ray rated Nightwing #113 Apr 16, 2024
7.5

Nightwing #113

By: Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo
Released: Apr 17, 2024

LANDMARK 300TH ISSUE! Since the 1940's, you've seen him go from acrobat to orphan; from Dick Grayson to Robin; from Robin to Nightwing. You've seen him work alongside the universe's most powerful heroes, against existence's most sinister villains. You have seen Dick Grayson do so many things, but now, in his 300th issue, you will see him...well, yo...

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Justin Ray rated Green Lantern #8 Apr 7, 2024
8.0

Green Lantern #8

By: Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan
Released: Feb 14, 2024

After the revelations of what happened on Korugar, Hal discovers the United Planets are consolidating power in the universe by nefarious means, but before he can stop them, representatives of the United Planets Corps have arrived to arrest Hal for unlawful use of emotional spectrum energy in a quarantined zone!

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