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9.5

I'll admit, I was not looking forward to reading this issue. I just don't really think Ra's Al Ghul is interesting, at least not usually. But this is great. It turns out when you don't make Ra's a one note old man who can't get over his grandson's lineage, he can actually be kind of cool. I think what helped is that we get Ra's Al Ghul's perspective. We see why he's so motivated, instead of that b more

Batman: One Bad Day: Ra's Al Ghul #1

By: Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis
Released: Mar 22, 2023

WHY WON’T BATMAN SAVE THE WORLD?! For centuries Ra’s al Ghul has wanted to save the Earth from the worst of humankind, and for centuries he has failed. Recently his greatest obstacle has been the Dark Knight Detective, Batman. Ra’s offered Batman a chance to be a part of his new world order, but Batman refused. For years their cold war has ra...

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8 Track - Mar 22, 2023

Can't just review a comic without being smug & sanctimonious toward some people. That's why everyone in class hates you & Billy Turner beat you up last week.

Amazing Psycamorean - Mar 22, 2023

How can I stop being smug when your caliber is what I'm presented with?

8.5

Batman: One Bad Day: Ra's Al Ghul #1

By: Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis
Released: Mar 22, 2023

WHY WON’T BATMAN SAVE THE WORLD?! For centuries Ra’s al Ghul has wanted to save the Earth from the worst of humankind, and for centuries he has failed. Recently his greatest obstacle has been the Dark Knight Detective, Batman. Ra’s offered Batman a chance to be a part of his new world order, but Batman refused. For years their cold war has ra...

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers #66 Mar 14, 2023
2.0

"Love, Mephisto. P.S. Haaaaa Ha Ha Ha Haa!!!"
...What a line.
Please, please let this end.

Avengers #66

By: Jason Aaron, Garron
Released: Mar 8, 2023

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: PART 8 - THE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS!
In the dark heart of all that is, the battle to save the entire Multiverse is raging, featuring a cast of Avengers that staggers the imagination. Surely no foe from any universe would dare stand against such a force? Mephisto dares, as the full extent of his plan finally comes into shocking ...

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Frank61 added Avengers: War Across Time (2023) to their pull list Feb 25, 2023

Avengers: War Across Time (2023)

Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The classic Avengers against the Hulk on the streets of New York! It's the beginning of a showdown with Kang the Conqueror that will span the centuries! Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz makes his Marvel debut (unless you count a letter in AMAZING ADVENTURES #5) teamed with acclaimed artist Alan...

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9.5

Loved it!
Alex knocked it out of the park; reminiscent, respectful, innovative and thoughtful...with fantastic* art.

* Sorry, couldn't resist.

Fantastic Four: Full Circle OGN

By: Alex Ross
Released: Sep 7, 2022

It's a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for... Ben Grimm. When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four-Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Thing (Ben Grimm)-find themselves surrounded by a swarm of inva...

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Frank61 rated Fantastic Four #1 Nov 16, 2022
8.5

Fantastic Four #1

By: Ryan North, Iban Coello
Released: Nov 9, 2022

"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?"
It's the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four...and they're already in a ton of trouble.
Something has gone terribly wrong in New York, and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it!
  But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before the...

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Frank61 reviewed The Riddler: Year One #1 Nov 6, 2022
9.0

Quality.

The Riddler: Year One #1

By: Paul Dano, Stevan Subic
Released: Oct 26, 2022

As depicted in Matt Reeves's hit movie The Batman, the Riddler wasn't simply an amusing eccentric with an affinity for wordplay and baffling clues, but as terrifying a villain as any in the annals of the Dark Knight. Here you can see Edward Nashton evolve into the menace known as the Riddler. How did an unknown forensic accountant uncover the dark ...

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Frank61 reviewed Thor #28 Oct 25, 2022
8.0

Yes, a little rushed...but still a decent ending.

Thor #28

By: Donny Cates, Salvador Larroca
Released: Oct 19, 2022

THOR VS. VENOM - ROUND TWO!
Hammer vs. tongue! Thunder vs. symbiote! Golden hair vs. pointy teeth! It's the epic finale of this dark, twisted team-up between Thor and Venom! How will events from the current VENOM series impact the future of Asgard? Find out here!
RATED T+

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Frank61 rated X-Men #16 Oct 24, 2022
8.0

X-Men #16

By: Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara
Released: Oct 19, 2022

FORGING A WAY AHEAD! Forge has a secret mission that he's been working on for the Quiet Council for some time. Now that he's been elected to be one of the X-Men - the world's greatest heroes - it's time to put it into action...even if it does break some of the laws of Krakoa.
Rated T+

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8.0

Not as good as last issue BUT still what a Cap comic should be!

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #5

By: Collin Kelly, Carmen Carnero
Released: Oct 5, 2022

The Outer Circle's most recent defector leads Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes to the Outer Circle's headquarters - and to the answers Steve seeks about the origins of his shield. But Bucky already has his answers and is looking for solutions. Will decades of friendship be enough to outmaneuver an enemy who calls himself the Revolution? The world of C...

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Frank61 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #10 Oct 5, 2022
8.5

Nearly 50 years and it still gets me!
The art could have been a little stronger.

Amazing Spider-Man #10

By: Zeb Wells, Nick Dragotta
Released: Sep 28, 2022

A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY TIE-IN!
•  It's time for Spider-Man to be judged, and I think we all know which moment in Spidey's history is going to weigh heavily on the proceedings.
•  You don't want to miss this very special issue that might just break your heart all over again.
RATED T+

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers #58 Aug 3, 2022
4.0

Jason tries soooooo hard...but it just doesn't work!! His current Punisher is great(!) and this issue of the Avengers even has an old fashioned Marvel ending BUT please, please let someone else write this comic!!!!!!!!!!
It's been 5 years(!) since someone else held the reins, c'mon Jason give another writer the opportunity...

Avengers #58

By: Jason Aaron, Garron
Released: Jul 20, 2022

THE AVENGERS' QUEST THROUGH TIME CONTINUES!
Japan, the Edo Period. They say he walks by night, wielding a blade forged by hellfire. And where he wanders, the penance flows, like fountains of blood. He is the fabled Ghost Ronin, the Samurai of Vengeance. And alongside the Avengers, he will make his final stand against the lightning swords of the...

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Frank61 rated The Closet #1 Jun 6, 2022
7.5

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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5.0

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1

By: Joshua Williamson, Dan Jurgens
Released: Jun 1, 2022

Written by Joshua Williamson, Jeremy Adams, Brandon Thomas, Chuck Brown, Stephanie Phillips and Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art by Clayton Henry, Fico Ossio, Emanuela Lupacchino, Leila Del Duca and more The Justice League has tragically fallen in battle, and now we see the aftermath. How does the world react to the Justice League being gone? Which hero...

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Frank61 reviewed King Conan #5 Jun 5, 2022
8.0

Cracking read!

King Conan #5

By: Jason Aaron, Mahmud A. Asrar
Released: Jun 1, 2022

THE TERRIBLE TRIUMPH OF THOTH-AMON!
•  For years, THOTH-AMON has attacked CONAN from afar...now, at last, they stand face-to-face on this cursed isle to enter into what may be their FINAL BATTLE!
•  Will the showdown for the ages truly end the reign of Conan and his heirs?
•  And - a glimpse into the never-before-revealed pa...

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers Forever #6 May 31, 2022
2.0

Jason, PLEASE leave the AVENGERS!!!!!
Your Punisher and King Conan are great...ALL your Avengers work is mediocre at best - sorry.

Avengers Forever #6

By: Jason Aaron, Jim Towe
Released: Jun 1, 2022

INTRODUCING THE INVINCIBLE VIBRANIUM MAN!
On an alternate Earth where Wakanda has been crushed from existence and where the Black Panther is a forgotten legend, one man known as T'Challa will forge a new legacy for himself and perhaps even hope for a planet caught in the grips of the god-slaughtering King Killmonger.
RATED T+

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Frank61 rated Punisher #3 May 31, 2022
8.5

Punisher #3

By: Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz
Released: May 25, 2022

To finish his war once and for all, Frank Castle is molding the ninjas of the Hand into his own army of unstoppable killers, by teaching them the Way of the Punisher. The secret lies in a story from his past that he's never revealed to anyone: the story of Frank's first kill.
PARENTAL ADVISORY

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Frank61 rated Amazing Spider-Man #2 May 31, 2022
7.5

Amazing Spider-Man #2

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: May 25, 2022

• The best couple in comics is done?
•  You aren't going to believe what is happening in this volume of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers #54 Mar 20, 2022
4.0

Mr Aaron keeps on trying BUT it isn't working. He's just not right for this book and he's dragging it further and further into the depths!
He's a good writer; King Conan is good, the latest Punisher too...BUT please no more AVENGERS!
54 issues and still counting on wanting to read one issue twice!!!

Avengers #54

By: Jason Aaron, Juan Frigeri
Released: Mar 16, 2022

Doctor Doom and his Multiversal Masters of Evil have come hunting Deathloks. And now there's only one Deathlok left, trapped inside the rubble of a besieged Avengers Mountain. Just in time for a new group of Avengers to rise from the ruins, with new members and at least one Avenger having been wildly transformed. And just who is the cosmic general ...

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers #50 Dec 2, 2021
5.0

No, no, no, no, NO!

Comic Watch's Matt Meyer says, and I quote: "Avengers #50 knocks it out of the park on all levels. Don't let the price tag scare you away - this is rip-roaring superheroics at their very best."
'At their very best', he states, and yet he only marks it as an 8.9...What is better than the 'very best'?

I like Jason Aarons writing, I do, I can't wait for more

Avengers #50

By: Jason Aaron, Javier Garron
Released: Dec 1, 2021

COMMEMORATING LEGACY #750! Supersize extravaganza of Earth’s mightiest action and surprises! Witness the jaw-dropping conclusion of “World War She-Hulk!” Learn the true purpose of the prehistoric Avengers! Uncover the shocking secret of the Iron Inquisitor! Behold the most powerful collection of super-psychopaths that any Earth has ever see...

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Frank61 rated Black Panther #1 Nov 28, 2021
7.0

Black Panther #1

By: John Ridley, Juann Cabal
Released: Nov 24, 2021

NEW CREATIVE TEAM, NEW DIRECTION – “THE LONG SHADOW” STARTS HERE! Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal launch an all-new BLACK PANTHER series with an action-packed espionage story that will upend everything in T’Challa’s life and have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe! Secrets from T’Ch...

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Frank61 rated Hulk #1 Nov 28, 2021
8.5

Hulk #1

By: Donny Cates, Ryan Ottley
Released: Nov 24, 2021

IMMORTAL NO LONGER! CATES & OTTLEY DELIVER A NEW, COLOSSAL-SIZED ERA! “MAD SCIENTIST” Part 1 of 6 The uncontrollable rage of the Hulk has reached an all-new level, and nobody – including the Avengers – is prepared to handle it. But is it really the Hulk that people should be afraid of, or is there something missing to this puzzle? Join th...

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Frank61 rated Avengers #49 Oct 22, 2021
2.0

Avengers #49

By: Jason Aaron, Javi Garron
Released: Oct 13, 2021

"WORLD WAR SHE-HULK" Goes Nuclear!
War beneath the waves. The Winter Hulk has been sent to Atlantis with a dark mission. And things will get even darker and bloodier if the Russian super-assassin Red Widow has her way. But no matter who wins, She-Hulk and the Avengers will be changed forever! And next month, it all explodes in AVENGERS #750!

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Frank61 reviewed Fantastic Four #35 Oct 5, 2021
9.0

Slott & Romita did a fantastic job!

Fantastic Four #35

By: Dan Slott, Jason Loo
Released: Sep 15, 2021

A TITANIC 60TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!
The entire Kang bloodline is out to destroy every era of the Fantastic Four! How can Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny hope to survive simultaneous attacks across their lifetimes by Rama Tut, the Scarlet Centurion, Kang the Conqueror and Kang's final descendant, the sinister Scion?! Join the FF and some special surpris...

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers #48 Sep 10, 2021
1.0

I was asked to give this title another go...by the end of my reading this issue I was sure I could hear Roy Thomas crying!

Avengers #48

By: Jason Aaron, Javi Garron
Released: Sep 1, 2021

"WORLD WAR SHE-HULK" Continues!
After being taken prisoner by the Russian Winter Guard and sent to the notorious assassin-training academy known as the Red Room, She-Hulk has been transformed into something terrifying. And now the Winter Hulk has been unleashed upon the world. And the only one who can stop her... is Gorilla-Man?

Rated ...

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Frank61 rated Heroes Reborn #3 May 24, 2021
5.0

Heroes Reborn #3

By: Jason Aaron, Federico Vicentini
Released: May 19, 2021

Chaos magic at Mach 5! Blur, the swiftest mortal alive, must win a race through the mind-bending Dread Dimension in order to save his soul from the hypersonic hexes of the Speedster Supreme, the Silver Witch. Plus a back-up tale takes us inside the dark secrets of the Ravencroft Asylum and its newest inmate, the Phoenix.
Rated T+

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Frank61 reviewed Heroes Reborn #2 May 17, 2021
7.0

It's fun...and much better than Aaron's Avengers!

Heroes Reborn #2

By: Jason Aaron, Dale Keown
Released: May 12, 2021

Make way for the adventures of Marvel's Mightiest Megastar, the all-powerful Hyperion! When America's solar-powered, super-sentinel of liberty looks to return his archenemy Victor Von Doom to the other-dimensional prison of the Negative Zone, mighty Hyperion must deal with a breakout of his most powerful enemies, such as Ultron, General Annihilus a...

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Frank61 added Heroes Reborn (2021) to their pull list May 5, 2021

Heroes Reborn (2021)

A WORLD WITHOUT AVENGERS!   
Welcome to a world where Tony Stark never built an Iron Man armor. Where Thor is a hard-drinking atheist who despises hammers. Where Wakanda is dismissed as a myth. And where Captain America was never found in the ice because there were no Avengers to find him. Instead this world has always been prot...

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Frank61 rated Geiger #1 Apr 14, 2021
8.5

Geiger #1

By: Geoff Johns, Gary Frank
Released: Apr 7, 2021

Industry heavyweights GEOFF JOHNS (Superman, Green Lantern, Batman: Three Jokers) and GARY FRANK (Superman, Supergirl, The Incredible Hulk) of DC's DOOMSDAY CLOCK reteam for what will be one of the most anticipated new series of 2021 in the forthcoming GEIGER. This mind blowing new series will take local comic shops by storm in April from Image Com...

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Frank61 reviewed Avengers #44 Apr 12, 2021
2.0

That's enough for me...I've collected every issue (Yes, I have a beautiful CGC 6.5 #1) but I haven't been this down about this title EVER (no, not even during the Milgrom days)...I'm out.

Avengers #44

By: Jason Aaron, Javi Garron
Released: Apr 7, 2021

ENTER THE PHOENIX: THE FIERY FINALE!
It all comes down to this. The final battle to decide who will wield the awesome cosmic power of the Phoenix Force. You don't want to miss... the debut of the all-new Phoenix!


Rated T+

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