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Avanvolk dropped Absolute Power (2024) from their pull list Nov 20, 2024

Absolute Power (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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Avanvolk dropped Get Fury (2024) from their pull list Nov 20, 2024

Get Fury (2024)

GARTH ENNIS RETURNS TO MARVEL - WITH NICK FURY AND FRANK CASTLE AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN!
It's 1971, there is a war raging in Vietnam, and Nick Fury has been captured by the Viet Cong. At this moment, they don't quite understand that they have in their possession a man who knows enough secrets to damage the United States beyond comprehension. The ...

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #15 Nov 19, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #15

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Jan 20, 2021

Bridgette and Duncan return to a familiar place to pick up Lancelot's trail, while Rose comes face to face with another member of the McGuire family she was not expecting to see...

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #14 Nov 19, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #14

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Dec 16, 2020

* Gran, Duncan and Rose are on a new quest to learn more about Merlin's plan when they come face-to-face with another mysterious knight of legend.
* But if they want to track down the powerful Nimue and stay one step ahead of their enemy, it seems the trio will need to play this knight's game, whether they like it or not...

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #13 Nov 18, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #13

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Nov 18, 2020

* Beowulf's arrival was an unexpected one and now that the smoke has cleared, Gran and Duncan are beginning to wonder what other surprises lurk around the corner.
* Meanwhile in the Otherworld, Merlin is up to his old tricks and crossing over with another story was just the beginning of his plan...

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Avanvolk rated Avengers: Twilight #4 Nov 18, 2024
9.0

Avengers: Twilight #4

By: Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna
Released: Mar 13, 2024

THE AVENGERS are on the run from THE NEW AVENGERS as old enemies emerge! And what is the terrible secret of IRON MAN, THE WASP...and H-DAY?
Rated T+

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Avanvolk added Storm (2024) to their pull list Nov 18, 2024

Storm (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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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #12 Nov 17, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #12

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Oct 14, 2020

The veil between the Otherworld and the human world is thin, and as the story changes around Duncan and Gran, each foe becomes harder to defeat...and predict. They may be holding the line, but enemies both new and old are closing in fast, and even Gran and Duncan may not be prepared for what's next!

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #11 Nov 16, 2024
9.5

Once & Future #11

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Sep 16, 2020

Bad news comes in threes and so do the creatures terrorizing London - and if they're going to save the city, Gran and Duncan will need to revive a connection with an old enemy. After all, you're always better with the devil you know... right?

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #10 Nov 16, 2024
9.5

Once & Future #10

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Aug 19, 2020

Revenge is the greatest motivator and Gran and Duncan have awakened the ire of the mother of all monsters...

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #9 Nov 15, 2024
8.5

Once & Future #9

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Jul 15, 2020

With Merlin-and the magic he wields-back at his side, King Arthur is stronger than ever. Brigette and Duncan continue to fight against Camelot's dark forces, but when Merlin calls to life another story entirely, will the two heroes save the day? Or will they find themselves becoming the villains they're sworn to defeat.

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #8 Nov 15, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #8

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Jun 24, 2020

When a strange newcomer arrives at the dark court of Camelot, his presence disrupts The Otherworld. Sometimes winning the battle risks losing the war...as Duncan and Bridgette will soon find out.

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #7 Nov 15, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #7

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Mar 25, 2020

Although Bridgette and Duncan were able to escape the Otherworld, their adventure is only just beginning! As the chaos of Arthur's retrurn reaches London, an artifact at the British Museum is stolen. But is it Arthur who's interested in the relic... or someone, or something, new?

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Avanvolk rated Avengers: Twilight #3 Nov 15, 2024
9.5

Avengers: Twilight #3

By: Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna
Released: Feb 28, 2024

Off the shores of New York City sits THE RAFT, a government facility full of secrets and danger! Can CAPTAIN AMERICA infiltrate it before the new IRON MAN gives him the same gruesome fate as TONY STARK?
Rated T+

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #6 Nov 15, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #6

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Jan 22, 2020

With the fate of the world in the balance, Duncan must finally accept his role in the larger story. But has Gran trained him well enough to defeat the undead King of the Britons by himself?
  
  

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #5 Nov 15, 2024
8.5

Once & Future #5

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Dec 18, 2019

With Gran's life hanging in the balance, Duncan comes face to face with another knight in search of the Grail, and only one will emerge victorious...

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #4 Nov 15, 2024
8.5

Once & Future #4

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Nov 20, 2019

Gran's monster hunting wasn't the only thing she kept from Duncan. He's about to discover more of the family secrets, and the sacrifices one must make to reach the Holy Grail.

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Avanvolk rated Avengers: Twilight #2 Nov 14, 2024
9.0

Avengers: Twilight #2

By: Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna
Released: Jan 31, 2024

With the clock ticking to New Year's Day, and the world against him, CAPTAIN AMERICA must build an army to save America! Will his surviving friends sign up, or is he going to have to lead the ragtag group called THE DEFENDERS against the expert military marksman known as BULLSEYE?
RATED T+

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #3 Nov 14, 2024
9.0

Once & Future #3

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Oct 16, 2019

Gran and Duncan are in a race against time to get back to the Otherworld. The sword in the stone awaits, and he who pulls the sword from the stone becomes King.

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Avanvolk rated Once & Future #2 Nov 14, 2024
9.5

Once & Future #2

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Sep 18, 2019

The McGuire family has held back supernatural threats for generations, but this time they messed up. As an ancient evil arises from the grave, Bridgette and Duncan find themselves up against forces bigger than they could have expected, and faces new and old are about to complicate things further.

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Avanvolk reviewed Arcbound #1 Nov 14, 2024

Five similarly-worded 10/10 reviews from accounts that were all created today and have only reviewed this comic and nothing else...hmmmmmm. Nothing suspicious going on here.

Arcbound #1

By: Tom Hardy, Ryan Smallman
Released: Nov 13, 2024

New York Times bestselling-author Scott Snyder, comics titan Frank Tieri and acclaimed artist Ryan Smallman with contributions by Oscar-nominated actor Tom Hardy to bring you a bold new sci-fi saga! In a future where Earth has become a barren wasteland, Zynitec harnesses the unmatched energy of Kronium to assert its dominion across the stars...

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Avanvolk reviewed Once & Future #1 Nov 14, 2024
9.0

Finally getting around to this. Solid start! Mora's art is stunning, Gillen's writing is sharp. This creative team is sure to be a match made in heaven.

Once & Future #1

By: Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Released: Aug 14, 2019

     * When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead to gain power, ex-monster hunter Bridgette McGuire escapes her retirement home and pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat.
* Bestselling wr...

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NerdDadBrad reviewed Absolute Batman #2 Nov 13, 2024
8.5

Snyder & Dragotta are Killing It!!! I really like the story. I like how new it feels, but also feels like Batman. The story is sound, and it feels like a Batman story. As I'm reading this, all I can see in my head is Alan Ritchman as Batman in this. Let's talk about the fantastic art as well. It works so well! I'll be going over this in my podcast, Lunchbreak Reviews," and probably talk abo more

Absolute Batman #2

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Nov 13, 2024

SNYDER AND DRAGOTTA'S BRAND-NEW TAKE ON THE DARK KNIGHT RAMPAGES ON! Batman was born out of violence - a horrible tragedy that shaped the trajectory of his future. But when a vigilant MI6 agent starts tracking the lonely life of Bruce Wayne, he discovers the interconnectivity between a hero's shell life and the many layers of the Black Mask Gang. I...

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Hex - Nov 13, 2024

It took me a second to figure out who you were referring to. I initially thought Alan Rickman? Really? That's interesting. Then I realized you meant Alan Ritchson which makes WAY more sense.

Avanvolk - Nov 14, 2024

I would pay good money to hear Alan Rickman delivering some of Batman's iconic lines.

Avanvolk reviewed Avengers: Twilight #1 Nov 13, 2024
9.0

This was really good. Daniel Acuña has always been an artist whose work I've enjoyed, but he outdoes himself here and has, in my humble opinion, never been better. Zdarsky's script was well written, and the story is interesting. Dystopian superhero futures are nothing new, but this manages to feel fresh and exciting. Looking forward to more.

Avengers: Twilight #1

By: Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna
Released: Jan 17, 2024

In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion, where THE AVENGERS are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream? How do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn't want them? PLUS: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of ...

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Avanvolk reviewed The Bat-Man: First Knight #2 Nov 13, 2024
7.5

I don't know man...the writing is just a bit too hoaky for my taste. The art is good at least.

The Bat-Man: First Knight #2

By: Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins
Released: Apr 10, 2024

Monster men continue to terrorize Gotham City, but with the body count rising, the GCPD is no closer to solving the mystery behind these seemingly undead assailants, and the Bat-Man and Gordon are the only ones willing to brave the criminal underworld to crack the case. It's after a near-death brawl saving the mayor from the monster men that the Ba...

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Avanvolk reviewed Young Avengers #12 Nov 13, 2024
4.5

Kate seriously blamed Cap and the other Avengers for the death of Teddy's Mom? Maybe it was the Young Avengers' stubborn refusal to listen to good advice that got her killed...just a thought. Jeez...I feel so bad that Jim Cheung's fantastic artistic ability was wasted on this terrible comic. It truly is the only silver lining here. There aren't very many books that I dislike this strongly. I have more

Young Avengers #12

By: Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung
Released: Jun 28, 2006

FAMILY MATTERS PART 4
As Earth once again becomes embroiled in the Kree-Skrull War, one Young Avenger is mortally wounded - while another must sacrifice his future to keep the planet from being consumed in the conflict.

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Avanvolk reviewed Young Avengers #11 Nov 13, 2024
5.0

Ugh...I'm finding it so hard to care about what happens to any of these characters.

Young Avengers #11

By: Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung
Released: Apr 5, 2006

FAMILY MATTERS PART 3
It's the Young Avenger versus the Kree versus the Skrulls versus the New Avengers in a four-way battle for supremacy! Plus, the secret origins of Wiccan and Hulkling!

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Avanvolk reviewed Young Avengers #10 Nov 13, 2024
5.0

Nothing remarkable about this issue at all. The story is so bland...the only thing keeping it from being a complete and utter dumpster fire is the art.

Young Avengers #10

By: Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung
Released: Feb 8, 2006

FAMILY MATTERS PART 2
As Wiccan and Hulkling continue their quest to discover their ties to the Young Avengers, the rest of the team comes face to face with one of the most powerful alien races in the Marvel Universe!

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Avanvolk reviewed Young Avengers #9 Nov 11, 2024
5.0

While it's nice to have Jim Cheung back on art, not even he can save this painfully boring story or make Heinberg's lackluster writing any more tolerable.

Young Avengers #9

By: Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung
Released: Nov 23, 2005

FAMILY MATTERS PART 1
The Young Avengers have disbanded. But when the Super Skrull comes looking for one of the Young Avengers to return him to the empire, the team must come together to fight yet again!

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Toonstrack reviewed The Sacrificers #12 Nov 9, 2024
10

Everything we've seen up til this point has reached its zenith in this issue. The main players of the story come together and the issue delivers on the impact that should have after so much boiling tension.

The script is stark and blunt and doesn't overexert itself, it lets the artist work. And my do they work. Action sequences like this arent always present in indie books, but Sacrifi more

The Sacrificers #12

By: Rick Remender, Max Fiumara
Released: Nov 6, 2024

"No Light Beyond," Part 1 (of 4). The blockbuster hit series returns with the first issue of the biggest chapter yet! Pigeon's quest for revenge escalates with terrible ramifications, Soluna learns a secret that leads her to the hardest choice of her life, and The Foreman's new mission leads to a clash of gods in this explosive, action-packed first...

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