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Joined: Jul 23, 2019 About Me: Loves Marvel, Star Wars, DC, Sci Fi, and art in general. Comics is one of the best storytelling mediums ever created and this I readily enjoy reading them quite a bit. TRON Lives.

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cincyfan reviewed Venom #35 Jun 20, 2021
10

A terrific ending to the best venom run ever in my opinion. This book did a fantastic job of finishing this chapter of these characters and setting up what comes next. This whole run was a must read for anyone even slightly interested in these characters

Venom #35

By: Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman
Released: Jun 16, 2021

The Final Chapter in the Book of VENOM by Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman!
This is it, Venomaniacs! The landmark 200th issue starring the most sinister symbiote in the Marvel Universe arrives - and after this, NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME! From Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, and a who's who of artists from the issues that tore Eddie Brock's life asunder and...

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DaddyChar reviewed Venom #20 Jun 7, 2023
9.0

I want that fucking jacket

Venom #20

By: Al Ewing, Cafu
Released: Jun 7, 2023

THERE AND BROCK AGAIN!
Eddie Brock has fought and fought and fought some more to get back to the Marvel Universe and fight by his son's side.
IN THIS ISSUE - HE SUCCEEDS! And the charred skeletal remains of Eddie's physical body are REANIMATED by the King in Black incarnate! Wielding the very marrow in his broken bones, Eddie makes his pr...

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DSuler reviewed Venom #31 Oct 11, 2024
9.5

Top tier Venom and Carnage

Venom #31

By: Torunn Gronbekk, Ken Lashley
Released: Mar 6, 2024

"FLESH AND BLOOD" begins here! CARNAGE IS BACK! Born anew in symbiote goo and blood, Cletus Kasady is more dangerous and violent than ever before - and he has his sights dead set on the unsuspecting VENOM! Untested against the might of his symbiotic sibling without his father by his side, will Dylan Brock be able to hold the sadistic serial killer ...

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Toonstrack reviewed Venom #34 Oct 13, 2024
9.0

Im late af but I gotta sing the praises on this for a sec.

This was a tie in arc which I fully expected to be a forgettable side quest. And while it is a side quest it has some phenomenal characterization for venom, absolutely INCREDIBLE art by juan Ferreyra, and awesome callbacks for long time venom fans.

This issue and the previous one sees the series once again acknowledg more

Venom #34

By: Al Ewing, Juan Ferreyra
Released: Jun 5, 2024

BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN: LEE PRICE RETURNS!
The CAPTIVE is loose! And the vampiric super-foe thirsts for one thing - VENOM! And the Captive isn't the only problem - the dead now walk an Earth smothered in eternal night. Vampires infest New York City, and LEE PRICE, one-time host to the Venom symbiote, rises from the grave! And he has unfinished busin...

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Afre reviewed Venom #34 Jun 5, 2024
9.5

This two-parter was amazing. Ewing's writing is almost always good, but special credit has to be given to Juan Ferreyra, who made this arc truly memorable. I hope we see more of him in Venom, his art fit this really well.

Venom #34

By: Al Ewing, Juan Ferreyra
Released: Jun 5, 2024

BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN: LEE PRICE RETURNS!
The CAPTIVE is loose! And the vampiric super-foe thirsts for one thing - VENOM! And the Captive isn't the only problem - the dead now walk an Earth smothered in eternal night. Vampires infest New York City, and LEE PRICE, one-time host to the Venom symbiote, rises from the grave! And he has unfinished busin...

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Screaming Enigma reviewed Venom #34 Jul 3, 2024
8.5

Another fairly strong issue, especially for being an event tie-in. Of course, Ferreyra absolutely kills it on the art again and I'd definitely call that aspect of this book the highlight. However, Ewing doesn't disappoint with the story, either, particularly with the symbiote's side of things. Dylan's side was good and enjoyable, just not great. The stuff with Venom, Captive, and Lee was enthralli more

Venom #34

By: Al Ewing, Juan Ferreyra
Released: Jun 5, 2024

BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN: LEE PRICE RETURNS!
The CAPTIVE is loose! And the vampiric super-foe thirsts for one thing - VENOM! And the Captive isn't the only problem - the dead now walk an Earth smothered in eternal night. Vampires infest New York City, and LEE PRICE, one-time host to the Venom symbiote, rises from the grave! And he has unfinished busin...

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Toonstrack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #59 Oct 10, 2024
8.5

Issue promised a long and brutal fight.

And thats exactly what I got.

I've nothing to complain about. Its incredibly intense.

Amazing Spider-Man #59

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: Oct 9, 2024

The mano a mano fight that started last issue is so huge it took over the cover to here! Come see John Romita Jr. do what he does best with the most brutal fight in Spider-Man history - SPIDEY VS. TOMBSTONE!

Rated T

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myconius reviewed Absolute Batman #1 Oct 10, 2024
2.5

***Cons***
-Goofy Anime-looking art (Batman looks ridiculous)
-Too Subversive (This was built for the first time read. i doubt the twists will hold up upon re-reads)
-Too Deconstructive (There is only so much you can bend and deconstruct characters before they are NO LONGER the same character. I'll avoid going into spoilers, but you'll know who I'm referring to right from the start more

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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myconius - Oct 14, 2024

Yeah. It really felt like it was trying too hard to be subversive just for the hell of it. Like the flip of Alfred. I rolled my eyes so damn hard! I saw through Scott Snyder's shtick pretty early on. All sizzle but no steak.

Quinn - Oct 14, 2024

Glad you mentioned that. Old Alfred is British gentleman of class and breeding. New Alfred is a blunt instrument. (See Daniel Craig James Bond.)

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davepete reviewed Absolute Batman #1 Oct 9, 2024
10

Now that is a comic book. Wow! I'm all in.

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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fthissite reviewed Absolute Batman #1 Oct 9, 2024
10

Banger.

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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Toonstrack reviewed Absolute Batman #1 Oct 10, 2024
9.5

Excellent.

A great, exhilarating, fun comic. Written by a writer whos been on thus rodeo track before. Drawn by an artist in his prime and knowing exactly what he wants and colored by a colorist in perfect unison.

Everything here works. It doesnt strive to reinvent the wheel but it does strive to give you a good time and it exceeds in doing so. Im not concerned about any of t more

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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Toonstrack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #58 Oct 2, 2024
9.5

This is an absolute banger of a comic. People who still think JR JR isn't amazing have my pity.

You can take out every singer word balloon of this comic and it is still perfectly readable. JR JR is not just a guy hired to draw pretty pictures, no comic artist is, and if you define then by that then you dont truly understand what cartooning is. Cartooning is storytelling, and being a se more

Amazing Spider-Man #58

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: Sep 25, 2024

The most visceral issues in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN history begin here!

Rated T

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Dave DSG reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #58 Sep 28, 2024
10

Plot
Tombstone loads his gun and starts shooting at Janice, not caring that she is his own daughter, she tries to escape until Spider-man comes to help her, it is a brutal fight sequence, where Spidey tries to protect Jackie no matter what.

The fight turns into a chase, where Tombstone is willing to do anything.

Epic chapter of this saga, where Zeb Wells does not skimp o more

Amazing Spider-Man #58

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: Sep 25, 2024

The most visceral issues in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN history begin here!

Rated T

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KittyNone reviewed Batgirls #14 Feb 7, 2023
10

Silent issues are notoriously hard to pull off, and even harder to find a good reason for (remember when Marvel mandated a whole month of them and no one could make it worth the bother except Morrison/Quitely?) so massive credit to all involved for pulling it off so well. Particular credit goes to Jonathan Case, who turned in some truly incredible work on the art and colors this issue. I've enjoye more

Batgirls #14

By: Becky Cloonan, Jonathan Case
Released: Jan 18, 2023

This is a special all-silent issue of Batgirls featuring Cassandra Cain as she mourns her bestie, Steph Brown Batgirl, who was kidnapped by her own dad! If Cass doesn't act fast, she might lose Steph forever...so it's a good thing she has a single clue about where Cluemaster might've taken Steph from when Cass was still body-swapped with her...

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orbisstelassis reviewed Detective Comics #1089 Sep 29, 2024
10

Gorgeous and uplifting work.

Detective Comics #1089

By: Ram V, Guillem March
Released: Sep 25, 2024

WITNESS THE FINAL CURTAIN OF RAM V'S GOTHIC OPERA! It began with a melody, strange and haunting, drawing Batman deeper and deeper into a demonic odyssey. From the sewers under Gotham to a hallucinatory desert, from the brink of death to a strange rebirth, from the iron grip of order to the deadly blades of chaos, it has all led to this moment. And ...

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StarKnight reviewed Nightwing #87 Oct 5, 2022
10

This whole comic being a single image is INSANE.

Nightwing #87

By: Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo
Released: Dec 22, 2021

This special Nightwing issue is ONE CONTINUOUS IMAGE! That's right-if you placed every page next to each other, you'll have one poster image with this story! Now that billionaire Dick Grayson has publicly dedicated his funds to save Blüdhaven, he's a wanted man-and that's why he finds hired killers breaking in to steal his dog, Haley!

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Linkush reviewed Nightwing #87 Aug 15, 2023
10

I mean… Damn

Nightwing #87

By: Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo
Released: Dec 22, 2021

This special Nightwing issue is ONE CONTINUOUS IMAGE! That's right-if you placed every page next to each other, you'll have one poster image with this story! Now that billionaire Dick Grayson has publicly dedicated his funds to save Blüdhaven, he's a wanted man-and that's why he finds hired killers breaking in to steal his dog, Haley!

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Toonstrack reviewed Detective Comics #1089 Sep 26, 2024
9.5

This finale puts to go for a poetic and artistic one rather than one of bombastic action sequence. This decision proves to be the right one.

Ram V and Dan Watters manage to close out every relevant plot thread(although one does get left hanging its handled well enough) and end on a note that provides a final word to the thesis presented at the outside. That alone is worthy of praise. more

Detective Comics #1089

By: Ram V, Guillem March
Released: Sep 25, 2024

WITNESS THE FINAL CURTAIN OF RAM V'S GOTHIC OPERA! It began with a melody, strange and haunting, drawing Batman deeper and deeper into a demonic odyssey. From the sewers under Gotham to a hallucinatory desert, from the brink of death to a strange rebirth, from the iron grip of order to the deadly blades of chaos, it has all led to this moment. And ...

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9.0

absolutely floored with how good this run is

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

By: Jason Aaron, Joelle Jones
Released: Sep 11, 2024

Michelangelo is living in Tokyo, where he's become a big TV star. It's a pretty cool life, full of fame and fortune, but if he's being honest, Mikey misses his brothers and the sense of purpose they had together. Well, in a classic case of "be careful what you wish for," that old life looks like it's coming to find him when ninjas show up in his ap...

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8.5

A really, really strong second issue. Michaelangelo is full of depth here but he still feels familiar.

The art is the real star of the show. everything Alberquerque touches turns to gold for me. Some have some qualms with how he renders the turtles but I love it. I love all of it. It has a gritty griey realism to it but he knows how to do excellent flashes of light and kinetic action s more

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

By: Jason Aaron, Joelle Jones
Released: Sep 11, 2024

Michelangelo is living in Tokyo, where he's become a big TV star. It's a pretty cool life, full of fame and fortune, but if he's being honest, Mikey misses his brothers and the sense of purpose they had together. Well, in a classic case of "be careful what you wish for," that old life looks like it's coming to find him when ninjas show up in his ap...

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10

Incredible, just absolutely amazing. This relaunch has been brilliant. The art was very good and the writing was impeccable. I love the set up that's being built here, showing the turtles alone and struggling. This issue and last both had me on the edge of my seat reading them, just great great stuff.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

By: Jason Aaron, Joelle Jones
Released: Sep 11, 2024

Michelangelo is living in Tokyo, where he's become a big TV star. It's a pretty cool life, full of fame and fortune, but if he's being honest, Mikey misses his brothers and the sense of purpose they had together. Well, in a classic case of "be careful what you wish for," that old life looks like it's coming to find him when ninjas show up in his ap...

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9.5

This issue builds upon the (really good) untold destiny of the foot clan book and has an intriguing raph side arc. Raph is written very well here but the Casey story is phenomenal and has huge implications for its developments. This issue is going to be a must read for future events.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #1

By: Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici
Released: Sep 18, 2024

New ongoing series! Part 1 of the Raphael flashback adventure arc "Attack on Area 51"! After the events of "The Armageddon Game," the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles found themselves at a crossroads, attempting to keep their family united while individually feeling the need to break away and explore life in a world that knows about mutants.
To cl...

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Toonstrack reviewed Ultimate X-Men #7 Sep 22, 2024
9.0

This was much better than last issue. A lot of new story developments and the introduction of interesting characters and a new villain organization. This gives our heroes an obstacle to overcome but first they'll have to discover the true nature of it.

Art is as always fantastic and the character interactions are highly enjoyable

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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Toonstrack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #57 Sep 11, 2024
8.5


This issue was intense af.

Turns out my prediction was the same one the characters made... and the wrong one. This is one of the strengths wells has that gets overlooked I feel. Our expectations are "Lonnie would never hurt Janice directly, hed just kill someone close" and at the beginning of this run he wouldn't have. Thats something Tombstone practically laid out himself over th more

Amazing Spider-Man #57

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: Sep 11, 2024

Tombstone finds himself in prison after the brutal beatings he dished out, and also took, in the previous issue. But if you know Tombstone, you know that this is not quite the end of a story starring Lonnie Lincoln...

Rated T

Toonstrack reviewed Space Ghost #5 Sep 11, 2024
9.5

They stuck the landing on thus arc. This series is becoming a modern classic. Theres nothing particularly deep or existential here.

The comic is just awesome lol. The book manages to make the narrative engaging; the action is exhilarating and the artwork is full for life. The ending is very interesting and takes on a challenge i hope they can deliver.

The bad guys feel old more

Space Ghost #5

By: David Pepose, Jonathan Lau
Released: Sep 11, 2024

"Today marks the new dawn of the Devourer... All hail the Locust of the Apocalypse!"
Space Ghost, Jan, Jace and Blip face the horror that is Zorak and the Cult of Lokar in this action-packed issue! With Zorak seizing the upper hand, Space Ghost is faced with an impossible battle... and one which has a shocking ending that will stay with the goo...

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Toonstrack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #56 Sep 2, 2024
8.5

As the others have said, this was really, really strong. Wells on Tombstone has been a tier spidey content snd i wish the rest of the run was on the same level even as someone who hasn't hated this run.

The backups are all pretty solid as well.

Amazing Spider-Man #56

By: Zeb Wells, Lee Gatlin
Released: Aug 28, 2024

TOMBSTONE RETURNS IN A SPECIAL OVERSIZED LEGACY #950!
The newst Kingpin of Crime will show his power to the other gangs of New York City by publicly killing Spider-Man. And of course the easiest way to get to Spidey is to kidnap...PETER PARKER?! On top of our oversized main adventure, this issue includes some new instant classic stories!
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Hobgoblin reviewed Daredevil #12 Jun 19, 2023
10

Many others have encapsulated my thoughts. Fantastic issue. What DD is all about. Bravo Chip, Bravo.

Daredevil #12

By: Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto
Released: Jun 7, 2023

Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto enter the ring for a championship bout as their senses-shattering run on DAREDEVIL reaches its most ambitious point yet! They've dragged Matt Murdock to the deepest and darkest places of his entire history - but they're about to drag him even lower!
Rated T+

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Maximus reviewed X-Men #35 Jun 11, 2024
2.5

This issue is a totally nonsensical, complete disgrace of storytelling and an insult not just for X-Men fans, but for the trees that were pointlessly cut down to produce this garbage that pretends to be a comic book.
Thus, a fitting ending to the Krakoan era.

I'm just so glad it's over that I'm not going to criticize the fact that these writers are so dumb they simply can't come up more

X-Men #35

By: Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto
Released: Jun 5, 2024

THE END OF AN ERA - UNCANNY X-MEN #700!
All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind...its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X...they have all come to their end and led to this moment that will chan...

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Maximus - Aug 29, 2024

LOL! What are you talking about? Lucas Bishop is one of the coolest, more badass X-Men characters and one of the best comic book characters created in the last 30-ish years. One of the Marvel Legends I'm still missing. Anyway, "POC" stands for "person of color" which means "black", right? Well, that lame character was not black, his ethnicity was ambiguous, that's why I said "diverse".

Toonstrack - Aug 29, 2024

Person of color does NOT mean black lmfao. It can refer to any race that isnt white, as has always been the case. Point is, the character happened to be dark skinned, and that was more important to you than anything he was saying; as was... idk how big his abs were since he wasn't manly enough for you I guess lmao? Also his ethnicity was not ambiguous, he was krakoan that's his ethnicity, his RACE was ambiguous. Those are two different things.

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ResearchReader reviewed X-Men #35 Jun 9, 2024
2.0

I assume the grade for this book is so high because most people who actually like X-Men have long since left the book. I suppose someone has to post an alternate view for those in the future wanting to get a read of what this book is like. Avoid this like the plague. This is a disaster.

This book sums up the failure of the Kraoka era. Please note for this review I am not an America and more

X-Men #35

By: Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto
Released: Jun 5, 2024

THE END OF AN ERA - UNCANNY X-MEN #700!
All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind...its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X...they have all come to their end and led to this moment that will chan...

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ResearchReader - Jun 14, 2024

"Always have been." Seems like you have forgotten the first decade of X-Men where Stan just created them because it was an easy explanation and Magneto was clearly the bad guy. At least that is what the Omni's and Essentials of X-Men I have on my shelves tell me. X-men did get more complex plots with Chris, but while complex and nuanced issues arose, they were at worst morally grey. The X-Men in todays world are just functionally fools, segregationists, OP and often evil.Do you not realize this?

Toonstrack - Aug 29, 2024

No, I dont realize this because it isn't true. And yeah, the thing about stana easy to explain and simple x men is no one read it and no one cared about it. Claremont made the x men eat they are known for today and he did that bu understanding that good stories aren't all about bad guys being all bad and good guys being all good. Something that has been true for thousands of years.

Toonstrack reviewed Detective Comics #1088 Aug 29, 2024
9.0

We reach the penultimate issue of this 2 year long, sprawling story arc. This issue aims to set up the finale and resolve what can be resolved. Ram V has managed to use over a dozen players over the course of thus story from across Batamns gallery of rogues and allies and has managed to do so effectively for all of them(and he used Joker very, very sparingly too!) Which is no small feat. As an iss more

Detective Comics #1088

By: Ram V, Guillem March
Released: Aug 28, 2024

Chaos against order. Good against evil. The Dark Knight against…everything. The end is nigh, and nothing can prepare you for what’s to come in the penultimate chapter of Ram V’s gothic opera.

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