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Avanvolk rated Immortal Iron Fist #14 Dec 19, 2025
8.5

Immortal Iron Fist #14

By: Ed Brubaker, Tonci Zonjic
Released: Apr 30, 2008

The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven: Conclusion
This is it, kids--the skull...busting, chest...punching, punch...kicking conclusion to THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN. Seven practitioners of super kung fu, champing at the bit to bloody each other to a pulp. A rogue Hydra cell, intent on destroying K'un-Lun from Earth, loads its terror train...

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Avanvolk rated Immortal Iron Fist #13 Dec 19, 2025
8.0

Immortal Iron Fist #13

By: Matt Fraction, Tonci Zonjic
Released: Mar 19, 2008

The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven: Part 6
Two words, punks...BATTLE ROYALE! All the losers in the tournament in the Heart of Heaven get a chance to redeem themselves and obtain the ultimate victory...Danny Rand included! But if Danny couldn't win mano a mano, what hope does he have in a no-holds-barred kung-fu free-for-all of violence and ca...

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Avanvolk dropped New History of the DC Universe (2025) from their pull list Dec 19, 2025

New History of the DC Universe (2025)

In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns backtime to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseriesdrawn by some of DC’s greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler oftime, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the verybirth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Just...

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Avanvolk dropped Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma (2025) from their pull list Dec 19, 2025

Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma (2025)

HE'S BACK! Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man, has led thousands of lives--and with each unexpected death and resurrection comes a new superpower. But after living a life to its natural conclusion, Mitch Shelly is awoken by a new purpose and power...saving the universe. Follow the Resurrection Man through time as he fights against a monster of his...

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Avanvolk dropped Tin Can Society (2024) from their pull list Dec 19, 2025

Tin Can Society (2024)

Series Premiere. The first stunning issue of a brand-new series from Giant Generator showcasing the first graphic novel work by screenwriter Peter Warren (The Incal feature film, Kill Me) with jaw-dropping art by Francesco Mobili (X-Men, Scumbag) and beautifully colored by Chris Chuckry (New X-Men). Johnny Moore i...

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Avanvolk dropped Nightwing (2016) from their pull list Dec 19, 2025

Nightwing (2016)

"BETTER THAN BATMAN" Chapter One: Batman taught Nightwing everything he knows-but what if everything he taught him is wrong? When Dick is stuck with a new mentor who challenges everything Batman taught him, Nightwing has to shatter his concept of justice in order to fight for what he knows is right. Writer Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNA...

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #12 Dec 18, 2025
9.0

Tensions boil over. Things get violent. Can't wait to learn more about the Wheelers... I feel like we're close to finally getting some real answers.

Drifter #12

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Jun 22, 2016

Just as Ghost Town teeters on the brink of war the man called Emmerich comes in from the cold.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #11 Dec 17, 2025
8.5

Tensions continue to rise. The fuse is lit, and things seem ready to blow at any moment.

Drifter #11

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: May 18, 2016

Ravaged by a nuclear winter, Ghost Town is forever changed when the Wheelers begin to set a mysterious plan into motion.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #10 Dec 15, 2025
8.5

Feels like things are escalating, and I'm here for it.

Drifter #10

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Apr 13, 2016

NEW STORY ARC
Abram Pollux returns to Ghost Town, determined to even the score. But the rules have changed. New alliances are drawn, old friends become new foes, and each step closer to the truth brings Pollux that much closer to hell.

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7.0

The Bat-Man: First Knight #3

By: Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins
Released: May 22, 2024

As the Voice's grip on Gotham tightens, Jim Gordon doesn't know whom he can trust. With monstrous beasts threatening the city, he turns to the Bat-Man for help, but to truly stop this reign of terror, playboy millionaire Bruce Wayne will step in to help guide the investigation. It all leads to a heart-pounding conclusion that will literally set Got...

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #9 Dec 15, 2025
9.0

Nic Klein's art is absolutely astounding. I really wish he would do more stuff like this. I have enjoyed his art wherever I've seen it, but it's truly never been better than it is here.

Drifter #9

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Nov 11, 2015

At the end of Arc 2, everything burns.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #8 Dec 14, 2025
8.5

Cool issue. As always though, we learn a little bit, but are left with more questions.

Drifter #8

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Sep 30, 2015

STORY: IVAN BRANDON
ART / COVER A: NIC KLEIN

Things get ugly.

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3.0

Oof...this was not good. The art ranged from great (Dragotta and Allred) to really, really bad (whoever did the Western story). This was a completely unnecessary and overly long flashback issue that failed to justify its existence. I had enjoyed the last issue of the main series, but this (as well as the issue where Danny leaves Kun-Lun to study Orson Randall's life) just completely derail the sto more

Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death #1

By: Matt Fraction, Allred
Released: Feb 20, 2008

Orson Randall goes head-to-head again and again versus none other than the endlessly mystifying and unstoppably powerful Prince of Orphans! How will their battle through the ages echo in the life of Danny Rand?

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Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist #12 Dec 14, 2025
9.5

I really liked this one. May have been my favourite issue of this run so far. I thought the writing was a lot sharper, and the story really started to take shape and gain direction, something that I've felt has been missing. The art was great, and I even mostly enjoyed the flashback sequence of Wendell, something that I've personally thought has been bogging down the series up till now.

Immortal Iron Fist #12

By: Ed Brubaker, David Aja
Released: Jan 16, 2008

THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN continues ever onwards. The kicking intensifies. The mysteries intensify. And the answers Danny Rand has so desperately sought begin coming faster and faster. What if he's been asking the wrong questions all this time? What does Hydra have planned for the mystical city of K'un-Lun? Who is the Prince of Orphans, an...

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #7 Dec 13, 2025
8.0

I know we'll get some answers eventually, so I'm not going to lower my score just because I'm currently confused. I'm enjoying what I'm reading and what I'm looking at. For now, that's enough.

Drifter #7

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Aug 12, 2015

NEW STORY ARC
Stranded on the dark side of Ouro, Abram begins to scavenge the wreckage of his ship, determined to find a way back home. But he's not the only one out here picking over the bones of the past.

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Avanvolk rated Drifter #6 Dec 12, 2025
7.5

Drifter #6

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Jul 15, 2015

NEW STORY ARC! Abram Pollux heads out into the unknown. An expedition to a distant crash site will take him through the unexplored depths of Ouro and towards a key to unlocking his past. IVAN BRANDON and NIC KLEIN return for the start of the second arc of the smash sci-fi hit series.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #5 Dec 12, 2025
8.5

Each issue it seems like I have more questions by the end. It will be extremely frustrating if they don’t end up answering them to my liking, or at all, but I'm not impatient enough that I'm not willing to wait and give them a chance to satisfy me with whatever resolutions the plot presents. So far, I'm still quite enjoying it, even if I don't have much clue what the heck is going on. Art is sti more

Drifter #5

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Mar 25, 2015

In pursuit of revenge, Abram Pollux finds something that will change everything we know about the world of Ouro. Don't miss the chilling conclusion of the first chapter of IVAN BRANDON and NIC KLEIN's DRIFTER.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #4 Dec 11, 2025
8.5

"The things I don't know multiplying."

Well if that line doesn't just about sum up my experience with this series so far. I have very little idea what's going on, but now that I'm starting to get used to the writing style and the way the plot jumps around, I'm actually really starting to enjoy this. The quality of this series will obviously totally depend on how the many questions and m more

Drifter #4

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Feb 18, 2015

A killer is loose in Ghost Town and monsters roam the streets. Every step Pollux takes towards the truth brings him closer to the grave.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #3 Dec 11, 2025
9.5

I really enjoyed this one! Story was a lot easier to follow, and there were some really cool moments. I'm interested to learn more about the Wheelers, but who is the priest and what did he do? Lots of questions and I'm enjoying the slow burn so far. Art is phenomenal as usual.

Drifter #3

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Jan 21, 2015

In his quest for revenge, Abram Pollux heads deep below the surface where he discovers that humans are not the dominant life form on Ouro.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #2 Dec 10, 2025
7.5

Not as well-written. Art is great, but the narration and story feel somewhat disjointed. Feels like a Rick Remender story but with every second line taken out to make it less coherent.

Drifter #2

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Dec 17, 2014

Abram and the Sheriff explore the sunken ruins of Abram's crashed ship. In search of answers, they find a horde of scavenging raiders and a lightning storm that brings more than just thunder and rain.

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Avanvolk reviewed Drifter #1 Dec 10, 2025
8.5

I liked this for a start. It was well-written enough, though it doesn’t always flow super well. Seems to jump around a bit, both in narration and the dialogue. You need to be paying attention to not get lost. The real draw here is the art though. Nic Klein's best work by a mile. Why doesn't he do more stuff like this? Unreal work artistically.

A sci-fi western is always gonna get my a more

Drifter #1

By: Ivan Brandon, Nic Klein
Released: Nov 12, 2014

FROM THE CREATORS OF VIKING: Writer IVAN BRANDON (Wolverine, Men of War) and artist NIC KLEIN (Captain America, Thor) reunite to bring you a sci-fi ONGOING SERIES joining the dark revenge themes of Unforgiven with the mind-bending sci-fi universe-building of Dune. In its frantic rush to survive itself, mankind has spread across the universe, coloni...

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Avanvolk rated Immortal Iron Fist #11 Dec 10, 2025
8.0

Immortal Iron Fist #11

By: Matt Fraction, David Aja
Released: Dec 19, 2007

THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN keeps kicking and punching its way toward the brutal finish line. Danny fights for survival --- for the centuries-long legacy of the Iron Fist against the other Immortal Weapons; for his own life, as Davos the Steel Serpent makes his deadly move behind the scenes; and for K'un-Lun itself as the sinister Mr. Xao an...

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Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #27 Dec 10, 2025
7.0

I don't really have much to say. This was underwhelming. I hate to say it, but it was. I don't like the whole time travel and multiverse direction this series took. It seemed like a grounded, small town horror story at first, and I was really, really vibing with it. Unfortunately, it sorta went off the rails, got pretty convoluted, and never really capitalized on the potential of its characters. G more

Gideon Falls #27

By: Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino
Released: Dec 23, 2020

    SERIES FINALE

"THE END"-The mind-bending conclusion to the Eisner Award-winning series by New York Times bestselling writer JEFF LEMIRE and artist ANDREA SORRENTINO (the creative team behind Green Arrow and Old Man Logan), with the talents of Eisner Award-winning colorist DAVE STEWART!

An oversized (80 page...

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Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #26 Dec 10, 2025
7.5

This feels like it's turned into a confusing zombie story.

Gideon Falls #26

By: Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino
Released: Oct 21, 2020

END OF STORY ARC

"WICKED WORLDS," Part Five
ARC FINALE! As the Gideon Falls multiverse is beset by even greater peril, Molly and Fred meet a familiar face with a malevolent new expression.

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Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #25 Dec 7, 2025
8.0

Better, but I can't shake the feeling like we're going in narrative circles. How many more times do we need to "gather the ploughmen"?

Gideon Falls #25

By: Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino
Released: Sep 23, 2020

"WICKED WORLDS," Part Four The Bishop will finally reveal the secrets of the Multiverse to Angela...IF she can survive long enough to hear them!

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Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #24 Dec 7, 2025
7.5

What is going on...? I'm all for slow burn mysteries where key plot information is held back for a time and secrets are slowly unraveled...but this just seems like Lemire doesn't know what to do next... It's one thing to string readers along when they can make educated guesses as to where the story will go next. It's another thing entirely to give them no clue whatsoever what is happening for seve more

Gideon Falls #24

By: Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino
Released: Aug 19, 2020

2019 EISNER AWARD WINNER, BEST NEW SERIES

"WICKED WORLDS," Part Three
Sheriff Clara is trapped in "western" Gideon Falls. She's holding her own with a six-gun, but a six-gun isn't much help against a tidal wave of killer bugs!

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Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1 Dec 7, 2025
2.0

One of the dumbest and most unnecessary annuals I've read in recent memory. I knew it was gonna be a doozy from the very first page and second panel when Danny said: "The resources absurd wealth provides are AS MUCH a part of what makes me the Iron Fist as ANYTHING ELSE" (Emphasis mine). I mean....are you kidding me...? So, according to Fraction and Brubaker, Danny being loaded is an EQUALLY essen more

Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1

By: Ed Brubaker, Howard Chaykin
Released: Sep 26, 2007

Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist, must track down the secret history of his Golden Age counterpart before time runs out!

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Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #23 Dec 7, 2025
8.5

I hope Lemire has a plan here...I'm still somewhat enjoying this but the plot seems to be slowly meandering towards nothing. If we don't get any clear direction soon, I don't have much hope that Lemire will be able to pull off an overly satisfying conclusion.

Gideon Falls #23

By: Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino
Released: Jul 15, 2020

2019 EISNER AWARD WINNER, BEST NEW SERIES!
"WICKED WORLDS," Part Two-Father Fred finds himself trapped in a cyberpunk Gideon Falls, and he's going to need the help of some locals to find his way out.

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Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist #10 Dec 7, 2025
8.5

I liked this one better than the last couple. Even though I'm still not really sure where this story is headed, I felt like this issue was easier to understand and was better written.

Immortal Iron Fist #10

By: Ed Brubaker, David Aja
Released: Nov 7, 2007

The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven, Part 3
The kung fu tournament to end all tournaments continues in this, the third part of THE SEVEN CAPITAL CITIES OF HEAVEN. Davos and Crane Mother's conspiracy to crush K'un-Lun and the Iron Fist legacy once and for all springs to life. The Heroes for Hire continue tracking the rogue Hydra cell across the...

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Avanvolk rated Immortal Iron Fist #9 Dec 5, 2025
8.0

Immortal Iron Fist #9

By: Matt Fraction, David Aja
Released: Sep 26, 2007

The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven, Part 2
Daniel Rand is the Immortal Weapon of the mystical city of K'un-Lun?the legendary kung fu hero Iron Fist. And after the stunning conclusion of THE LAST IRON FIST STORY, Danny has found himself forced to take part in a reality-spanning kung fu championship that matches the seven -- Really! Seven! -- I...

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