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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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9.5

Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin #1

By: J. M. DeMatteis, Michael Sta. Maria
Released: Apr 3, 2024

NORMAN OSBORN WAS NOT THE FIRST GOBLIN! Norman Osborn is the GREEN GOBLIN you know. But he is NOT the ORIGINAL GOBLIN! Learn the shocking secrets of the PROTO-GOBLIN, and its dramatic connection to the Osborn family! What role does a young Peter Parker, who has not yet understood his great power and responsibility, play in this unfolding of events?...

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Justin Ray rated Shazam! #10 Apr 6, 2024
7.0

Shazam! #10

By: Josie Campbell, Emanuela Lupacchino
Released: Apr 3, 2024

MOVING DAY! After destroying the family home during an epic battle with Black Adam, Billy has hired the gods who grant him his powers to rebuild it. What surprises await the Shazam Family as they enter their new abode? Find out as a new run brought to you by fan-favorites Josie Campbell (The New Champion of Shazam!) and Emanuela Lupacchino (World's...

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Justin Ray rated Shazam! #9 Mar 9, 2024
8.0

Shazam! #9

By: Mark Waid, Emanuela Lupacchino
Released: Mar 6, 2024

The Captain has thwarted a cadre of space dinosaurs, talked the gods into being reasonable for five little minutes, and managed to look A-OK doing it. So what's left? WELL WE CREEP. YEEEAAAHHH, WE KEEP IT ON THE DOWN-LOW. It's the fight of the century: THE CAPTAIN VS. THE CREEPER!

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10

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #24

By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: Feb 21, 2024

RETURN TO KINGDOM COME CONCLUDES! With no way back to their own Earth, will Superman and Batman have to witness the tragic events that led to cataclysm--or are they fated to take the place of their doppelgangers?

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9.0

Ultimate Spider-Man #2

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

THE MOST SURPRISING SPIDER-MAN STORY OF THE 21ST CENTURY CONTINUES!
Spider-Man faces his first super villain! J. Jonah Jameson's quest to uncover who is really pulling the strings of this new Ultimate Universe leads to a shocking revelation! And New York City welcomes its newest hero...the Green Goblin!
Rated T

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7.0

Detective Comics #1082

By: Ram V, Riccardo Federici
Released: Feb 28, 2024

Elegy of Sand continues, and Batman's hallucinatory trek across a desert between worlds becomes ever more dangerous as he finds himself face-to-face against...well, you'll just have to wait and find out. Meanwhile, in Gotham, a strange Utopia is blooming as the Orghams continue to hypnotize the public into believing that Batman never existed. And a...

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Justin Ray rated Action Comics #1062 Feb 17, 2024
7.0

Action Comics #1062

By: Jason Aaron, John Timms
Released: Feb 14, 2024

The shocking second chapter of the Worst Bizarro Story Ever! Jason Aaron's first time writing Superman sees the Man of Steel trapped in a world gone mad, a Metropolis transformed into the City of Bizarro! While Superman struggles to save the lives of people who despise him, he's also battling the most powerful Bizarro of all...the one inside his ow...

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Justin Ray rated Shazam! #8 Feb 17, 2024
8.0

Shazam! #8

By: Mark Waid, Goran Sudzuka
Released: Feb 7, 2024

The Captain's side deal with Solomon is proving to be more curse than blessing! Will even his newfound levels of wisdom help him stop the alien dinosaur invaders called The Auditors from unleashing planetary chaos?

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10

Stargirl: The Lost Children #6

By: Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
Released: May 10, 2023

The battle for the fate of the lost children is here! Stargirl faces off against the Childminder on Orphan Island in the hopes of saving these forgotten sidekicks from her monstrous clutches. But if she succeeds, what does this mean the DC Universe timeline?

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10

Stargirl: The Lost Children #5

By: Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
Released: Mar 29, 2023

The battle for the fate of the Lost Children has begun as Stargirl leads a raid on the Childminder’s castle! But who has been asking the Childminder to round up these kids, and for what purpose? The buyer has arrived, and Stargirl is not ready for him!

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10

Stargirl: The Lost Children #4

By: Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
Released: Mar 1, 2023

Courtney and the missing sidekicks are on a mission to bust out their friends from the Childminder’s stronghold, but a plan is hard to come by. Have no fear, Hypertime’s greatest protector is here to lend a hand: Corky Baxter, Time Master! Meanwhile, Emiko learns the secret history of Judy Garrick, the lost daughter of Jay and Joan Garrick!

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10

Stargirl: The Lost Children #3

By: Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
Released: Jan 18, 2023

Stargirl comes face-to-face with the eighth soldier of victory, Wing, and a whole host of sidekicks from the past! But amongst the familiar faces are many Courtney's never even heard of before. Where are these kids from, what happened to them, and why were they erased from time?! The New Golden Age continues here!

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10

Stargirl: The Lost Children #2

By: Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
Released: Dec 21, 2022

THE NEW GOLDEN AGE CONTINUTES! Stargirl and Red Arrow track down the mysterious island Courtney saw in her vision. But can the pair of heroes locate Wing and any other missing heroes or will they be captured by the creature who claims this island as their own?

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10

Stargirl: The Lost Children #1

By: Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
Released: Nov 16, 2022

An epic teenage DC hero event brought to you by Teen Titans writer Geoff Johns and iconic Young Justice illustrator Todd Nauck! When Stargirl of the Justice Society and Green Arrow's ally Red Arrow discover a tragic teenage hero from the past has gone missing, they set out to find him...only to discover he's not the first teenage hero of the Golden...

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