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Location: Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom Joined: Jul 01, 2021 About Me: Independent comic blogger and part time writer of words.

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X-Force Vol. 1: Fractures

By: Geoffrey Thorne, Marcus To

From the ashes of the Krakoan era, tech mutant Forge leads an all-new, all-different X-Force strike team!

In a fractured world, the brilliant mutant Forge uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants for off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe that the...

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8.5

Nightwing Vol. 7: Fallen Grayson

By: Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo

Heartless' endgame is here, and his final act is to expose Dick Grayson's secret life as...Heartless?! Driven out of Bludhaven by a populace that now believes him to be a murderer, Dick must embark on a soul-searching journey through the Himalayas to confront the root of his newfound fear, bringing him face-to-face with the ghosts of his past. As h...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 7 Mar 24, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 7

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Every secret has a price, and every family has their secrets. As the five-year long Conclave War comes to a close, the plans of Malcolm Carlyle collide with those of his Lazarus and daughter, Forever. The bill is coming due. For Malcolm, it's a price he's willing to pay, especially when it comes to his Family's eternal rival, Jakob Hock. For Foreve...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 6 Mar 24, 2025
10

Lazarus Vol. 6

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Two years have passed since current Carlyle Lazarus Forever was betrayed on the battlefield, and now the Carlyle Family finds itself surrounded on all sides. With time running out for her Family, Johanna recruits Forever to go on the attack. As Lazarus fights Lazarus, the next Forever Carlyle in training, 14-year-old "Eight," finds herself in a lif...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 3 Deluxe Mar 23, 2025
10

Lazarus Vol. 3 Deluxe

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Sixteen Families fight to control the world. That's fifteen too many. The time has come for the Cull.

So begins the next phase of LAZARUS, the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling series from Eisner winners MICHAEL LARK and GREG RUCKA. Forever-the Lazarus of the Carlyle Family-has been sidelined, her loyalties thrown into questi...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus: X+66 Collected Mar 23, 2025
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Lazarus: X+66 Collected

By: Greg Rucka, Steve Lieber

Six separate stories follow characters old and new from The New York Times bestselling series LAZARUS, shining light into the dark places of the world following the events of the Cull.

Collects LAZARUS: X+66 #1-6

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 5 Mar 23, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 5

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

The fifth collection of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling series by Eisner winners MICHAEL LARK and GREG RUCKA plunges the Sixteen Families into chaos as the world goes to war. But Forever Carlyle, the Lazarus of the Carlyle Family, has been sidelined, and her loyalties are now in question as she struggles to come to terms with wh...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 2 Deluxe Mar 23, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 2 Deluxe

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Sixteen Families have gathered together in the exclusive luxury confines of Triton One to resolve the emerging conflict between Carlyle and Hock, and they've brought their Lazari with them. While Forever's romance with the Morray Lazarus, Joacquim, continues to blossom, she finds herself not only questioning her identity, but also her loyalty to he...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 4: Poison Mar 23, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 4: Poison

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

The world is at war, and Family Carlyle must fight to defend itself. With Malcolm Carlyle hovering at death's door, the siblings struggle to maintain control. But deception and war go hand in hand, culminating in a final revelation that will truly change everything for Forever Carlyle.

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Lazarus Vol. 3: Conclave

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

For the first time since dividing the world, the 16 Families have gathered together again in the exclusive luxury confines of Triton One to resolve the emerging conflict between Family Carlyle and Family Hock, and they've brought their Lazari with them. Amidst budding friendships, romance, and politics, Forever will learn the truth about who sh...

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 2 Complete Collection

By: David Lapham, Juan Doe

Although the Iron Fist’s legend is immortal, Danny Rand is definitely not! Why is Danny sweating over an inescapable legacy that has haunted the Iron Fists for centuries? And what is the deeper meaning of Xao’s ominous threat? As Danny and the Immortal Weapons begin another dimension-spanning adventure, they discover that the Seven Capital Citi...

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 5: Escape From The Eighth City

By: Duane Swierczynski, Travel Foreman

Collects Immortal Iron Fist 21-27.

Danny Rand was not the first Immortal Iron Fist... and he won't be the last! The year - 3099. The place - a distant planet first colonized a millennium ago by the People's Republic of China. Now, a humanity oppressed by a totalitarian technological tyrant has just one hope for salvation - the kung-f...

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 4: The Mortal Iron Fist

By: Duane Swierczynski, Guisseppe Cammuncoli

Collects Immortal Iron Fist #17-20 & Death Queen Special.

Think you know everything there is to know about the traditions of the Immortal Iron Fist? If you do, then why's Danny sweating bullets over an inescapable legacy that's haunted the Iron Fists for centuries? What was the deeper meaning of Xao's ominous threat? And what incr...

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1 Complete Collection

By: Ed Brubaker, David Aja

Experience a new kind of Iron Fist story, steeped in legends and fables stretching back through the centuries! Orphaned as a child and raised in the lost city of K'un Lun, Danny Rand returned to America as the mystical martial artist Iron Fist - but all his kung-fu skills can't help him find his place in the modern world. After learning the legacy ...

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 3: Book Of The Iron Fist

By: Ed Brubaker, David Aja

Collects Immortal Iron Fist #7, #15-16, Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death & The Origin of Danny Rand. Danny Rand is the Iron Fist, but Danny Rand is not the only Iron Fist! It is the story of the Immortal Iron Fists and the timeless chain that binds them together in honor.

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 2: The Seven Capital Cities Of Heaven

By: Ed Brubaker, Kano

Collects Immortal Iron Fist #8-14 & Annual #1. While his friend is held hostage by a Hydra-affiliated megalomaniac, Danny Rand has been ushered to the fabled city of K'un-Lun to fight in a tournament against the Immortal Weapons of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. Will the Iron Fist be the last Immortal Weapon last standing?

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 1 Deluxe Mar 21, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 1 Deluxe

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

This prestige hardcover collects the first two arcs of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling series; “Family,” which introduces Forever Carlyle and her Family as they are brought to the brink of war in a future of economic collapse; and “Lift,” where Forever uncovers a terrorist plot against her Family while another family...

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 2: Lift Mar 21, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 2: Lift

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

The second story arc in the New York Times bestselling series. Forever uncovers rebellion brewing in LA, and the Barrets, a family of "Waste," undertake a 500-mile journey to Denver in the hope that one of their family will be noticed by the Carlyles and "lifted" to Serf status.

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jandals042 rated Lazarus Vol. 1 Mar 20, 2025
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Lazarus Vol. 1

By: Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Collecting the first four issues of the Eisner-winning team of RUCKA and LARK’s critically acclaimed new series about Forever Carlyle, the Lazarus of the Carlyle Family. Included are the first four issues of story, as well as the previously released introductory four-page short “Family: Prelude.”

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jandals042 added Greg Rucka to their creator watch list Mar 19, 2025
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Minor Arcana Vol. 1: The Fool

By: Jeff Lemire

Theresa’s mother has fallen ill, and as a young bitter misanthrope, returning to her hometown to take care of her phony psychic of a mom is the last thing on Theresa’s bucket list. But when Theresa finds out these abilities might be real after all, it will up to her to reconcile with her ailing mother, confront the failures of her past, and hel...

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Zatanna: Bring Down The House Collected

By: Mariko Tamaki, Javier Rodriguez

After a deadly childhood mistake left her devoid of magical abilities but terrified by the prospect of their return, Zatanna found a home for herself in Las Vegas performing sleight of hand and cheap card tricks at the crappiest casino off the strip. It's not exactly glamorous, but it's better than the dangers of tangling with real magic. Yet while...

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8.5

Phoenix Vol. 1: Orbital Resonance

By: Stephanie Phillips, Alessandro Miracolo

From the ashes of the Krakoan era, founding X-Man Jean Grey once again unites with the power of the immortal entity, the Phoenix, and takes to the stars in this cosmic solo epic!

She is Jean Grey, one of the most iconic X-Men. She is Phoenix, the nigh-omnipotent cosmic entity of pure power. She fights for life. She brings death. One woman,...

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jandals042 rated Scalped Vol. 2 Omnibus Mar 17, 2025
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Scalped Vol. 2 Omnibus

By: Jason Aaron, Pia Guerra

The search for his mother's killer has been the anchor keeping undercover FBI agent Dashiell Bad Horse from being swept away in the chaos engulfing the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation. Now that he has at last discovered the truth, the way is finally clear for Dash to fulfill the promises he made to both his employer and his mother's spirit. Collect...

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Daredevil: Woman Without Fear Collected

By: Erica Schultz, Michael Dowling

The next thrilling chapter in the deadly life of reformed assassin Elektra Natchios, who shares the mantle of the protector of Hell's Kitchen, Daredevil!

Recent events have left Daredevil's allies more vulnerable than ever before. If they're able to survive, it will fall to Elektra and Matt Murdock to not only save their city, but also to ...

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jandals042 reviewed Siege: Embedded Collected Mar 15, 2025
9.0

Shocked how much I loved this

Siege: Embedded Collected

By: Brian Reed, Chris Samnee

The SIEGE of Asgard has begun! And Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers are leading the charge! Osborn's savvy use of the media fueled his rise to power--but the very tools he's been using may turn against him. It's time to expose Norman's true face to the world and uncover the secrets behind the attach on the gods! Witness the changing of the Marve...

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Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story

By: Ed Brubaker, David Aja

Collects Immortal Iron Fist #1-6. Many years ago, in the mystical city of Kun' Lun, young Danny Rand stared at a suit behind glass -- the garb of the "Immortal Iron Fist" -- and knew that he was destined to wear it. But where did this costume come from? Why did it wait for Danny all those years like a shadow of his future? This history-spanning kun...

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Daredevil Vol. 3: Living Hell

By: Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder

Matt Murdock and Elektra's dual tenure as Daredevil continues, as the Man and Woman Without Fear face their deadliest enemies!
Beset by the most vicious foes they've ever known, Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios are on their last legs. Everything they've fought for, together and apart, has led to this - and now the stage (literally) stands set ...

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Punisher Circle of Blood

By: Mary Jo Duffy, Mike Vosburg

The series that started the Punisher's road to solo success! Having escaped prison and started a gang war, the Punisher's fighting both sides of the law - but his deadliest enemy may be a conspiracy playing one side against the other! Can he figure out who to trust, who to use and who to kill?

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Daredevil Vol. 2: By Mark Waid & Chris Samnee Omnibus

By: Mark Waid, Javier Rodriguez

Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning run reaches its dramatic conclusion! Can Matt Murdock possibly juggle his dual identities while also dealing with best friend Foggy Nelson's fight against cancer? As Daredevil, he'll be aided by the Silver Surfer, the Indestructible Hulk and...the Legion of Monsters?! As Matt, he'll have ...

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