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fzanca reviewed Aquaman #4 Apr 12, 2025
4.5

I love Jeremy and non-fans of Aquaman are loving it. That's great for them. However, as Aquaman is my favorite character -- this is not him. Wes and Drew from Thinking Critical said something on their show today that I found very poignant -- this is Absolute Aquaman. That I can understand. I know Jeremy was very proud of his weapon - but it makes no sense. What's the difference between wielding a more

Aquaman #4

By: Jeremy Adams, John Timms
Released: Apr 9, 2025

BETRAYAL IN SHIFTING WATERS! Aquaman heads upstream to uncover the mystery around the infection of the blue...so why does that spark an unholy alliance with a mermaid assassin? And what on earth (or otherwise) does that have to do with sky pirates and prophecies?! Revelations run wild as our hero looks for a way home before he's seduced by the grea...

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fzanca reviewed DC vs Vampires: World War V #8 Apr 12, 2025
6.0

I just have one question - Why is this book still going? Why didn't it end at 6? Is there really this much of a story to tell? I'm saying no. Darkseid is squeezing heads, and now we have the even more characters with the new gods - why? Don't know. I'm over it. I hate to drop it this close to the end, but I just don't care what happens any more. IT's overstayed its welcome.

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DC vs Vampires: World War V #8

By: Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt
Released: Apr 9, 2025

Darkseid is unstoppable! With his forces laying siege to the planet, victory seems to be fading away for both the vampires and the humans. But the power of Alfred's Green Lantern ring and a surprise battalion led by Cyborg might be just what the heroes need to turn the tide of this fight...

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fzanca reviewed Batman and Robin #20 Apr 12, 2025
7.0

I would call this an experimental issue, but why did it have to be the entire issue? I don't feel like the story moved forward at all. And there are some logical problems with what's going on here. If anyone picks this notebook up, they would know that Damien was Robin. Any normal person would have used a different (fictional) character that Damien could have made up. I'm just not sure Bruce got a more

Batman and Robin #20

By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Miguel Mendonca
Released: Apr 9, 2025

BATMAN AND ROBIN?! Damian has been kidnapped, and his father will stop at nothing to get him back. But with Memento's hallucinatory concoctions still coursing through Batman's veins, and racked with terror and guilt for what has happened to his son, this father's greatest fears are now made manifest. Can the Dark Knight hold himself together long e...

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fzanca reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #1 Apr 10, 2025
5.0

I haven't collected Spider-man in years, and now I know why. This is nowhere close to the Spider-man of the 1990s with Blackcat, Silvermane, and Hobgoblin. We have to see pages upon pages of Peter going out for interviews and going out on dates and then he leaves the interview to fight the Rhino when he could have made about any excuse. It felt so forced. Then we get a back up story for no reason more

Amazing Spider-Man #1

By: Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz
Released: Apr 9, 2025

ALIVE & THWIPPING! The next era of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN has arrived! Peter is, shockingly, without a job and looking for gainful employment, but his job search is
interrupted by a RAMPAGING RHINO who is but the tip of a sinister iceberg. What major Spider-Villain is working behind the scenes weaponizing other Spider-Villains including one we have...

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fzanca added Amazing Spider-Man (2025) to their pull list Apr 10, 2025

Amazing Spider-Man (2025)

ALIVE & THWIPPING! The next era of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN has arrived! Peter is, shockingly, without a job and looking for gainful employment, but his job search is
interrupted by a RAMPAGING RHINO who is but the tip of a sinister iceberg. What major Spider-Villain is working behind the scenes weaponizing other Spider-Villains including one we have...

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fzanca reviewed Star Wars: Jedi Knights #2 Apr 10, 2025
8.0

Wow, A Star Wars comic that actually has two good issues in a row, who would have thunk it. The art work is a little strange for SW book, though I thought they did a good job with Yoda. I didn't like the Jedi they picked as his partner. I thought she was very generic. But overall, I thought it was high energy and created a pretty cool villain. I also liked that they continued the A-story. Looking more

Star Wars: Jedi Knights #2

By: Marc Guggenheim, Madibek Musabekov
Released: Apr 9, 2025

YODA AND VETNA MOONCREST FACE THE TYRANNY OF ATHA PRIME!

•  The JEDI face a new threat on a strange, fantastic and mysterious world...
•  But the planet's surface ruler has a dark secret he wants hidden from the REPUBLIC!
•  The first story featuring a never-released Kenner action figure...ATHA PRIME!

RATED T

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fzanca reviewed Namor #8 Apr 6, 2025
3.5

I don't know anyone who is even reading this book. I feel like Jason Aaron was just phoning this in. None of it makes a bit of sense. Namor battles thousands of warriors for days by himself only to destroy the throne and create a traveling Atlantis and a council. Aaron didn't come onto this book to write a Namor story, he came onto the book to screw with everything and leave. He's the kid you meet more

Namor #8

By: Jason Aaron, Paul Davidson
Released: Mar 12, 2025

WHO SHALL BE CROWNED THE LAST KING OF ATLANTIS?
The final battle in World War Sea sets the stage for an all-new vision of Atlantis. But where does that leave Namor? Is there a place in the oceans for the mighty Sub-Mariner?
RATED T+

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fzanca reviewed West Coast Avengers #6 Apr 6, 2025
5.0

Another silly issue revolving around Ultron. Now, the Avengers who have nothing better to do, confront their West Coast counterparts and start a fight instead of just have a conversation with Tony privately. Carol's conversation with Rhodey never even gets continued. I wouldn't trust Ultron either with his ability to hide code from Tony. The other Ultron who is still lobbing off people's heads and more

West Coast Avengers #6

By: Gerry Duggan, Tom Lima
Released: Apr 2, 2025

AVENGERS...DISASSEMBLED?

•  As the West Coast Avengers try to stay afloat after their encounter with FLAG-SMASHER, a new group of ruffians have come to disrupt them...
•  ...and it's THE AVENGERS?!
•  Are they there for Ultron, or do they have a bigger issue with Iron Man's other team?

RATED T+

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8.0

I like the off-the-wall idea for this issue. It really worked for a Moon Knight. 8 Ball creates a villain gang based off os his persona, where they attempt to steal "science" from the Wasp with hopes of Hank Pym showing up to save the day. Pretty good plot for a comic. The action is good and it's told just like any other McKay MK books. He can't help from flipping from A story to B story on every more

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #7

By: Jed MacKay, Domenico Carbone
Released: Apr 2, 2025

8-BALL FINDS A NEW CREW!

Who or what is the POOL PARTY?! Fractured, wounded and with his alliances hanging by a thread, will 8-Ball do the unthinkable and RETURN TO A LIFE OF CRIME?!

RATED T+

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fzanca reviewed JSA #6 Apr 3, 2025
7.5

This continues to be an average book with far too many characters. However, this was one of the better issues. The story does move along, but I'm over the Tower in Hell storyline. I believe he does wrap it up since both teams are reunited. The fact that there are two teams is the biggest problem with this book. It seems as if the writer didn't know which set of the JSA to feature, so he decided to more

JSA #6

By: Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui
Released: Apr 2, 2025

THE TOWER OF FATE UNDER ATTACK! As the demon horde descends on the Tower of Fate, a JSA-er won't survive! Meanwhile, the traitor within the Brownstone's halls makes their strike against the other team!

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fzanca reviewed Green Lantern #21 Mar 31, 2025
7.5

I love the stuff between Carol and Hal. That's where this book really shines. Unfortunately, Mark Waid claimed her for Justice League. I would like to see Odyssey get more fleshed out. There isn't much to her right now. I liked Hal's entrance, but the Monkey around line was a little too much.

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Green Lantern #21

By: Jeremy Adams, Jack Herbert
Released: Mar 26, 2025

ENTER STARBREAKER! Everything is emotional as Hal makes his way back to Kyle, Superboy, and Odyssey, who attempt to fend off attacks from the Sorrow and an even bigger threat--Starbreaker! Make way for a cosmic battle for pieces to a new power battery that spells doom for the universe.

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fzanca reviewed Superman #24 Mar 31, 2025
9.0

Joshua W. really gets Superman. I'm still not a fan of Lois being Superwoman. The panel where is flying in front of the other heroes, she looked exactly like Supergirl Beacause Lois is just a stand-in for Supergirl. I hope this storyline ends soon and Lois goes back to normal. Absolute Power was pretty much the worst thing that DC has done in years. As far as the rest of it. It was great. I love more

Superman #24

By: Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows
Released: Mar 26, 2025

NO MERCY! Big changes at Supercorp mean the ascent of Mercy Graves as the new CEO! Lex's confidant is now calling the shots and rebelling against her Super-boss...but what does the Man of Steel have to say about all this? Plus, Superwoman and the Justice League devise a plan to put Doomsday under lock and key forever...but it will take a risky arms...

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fzanca reviewed Conan The Barbarian #19 Mar 31, 2025
6.5

The art is great, unfortunately this a whiplash issue. We were in the middle of a story of Conan and Belit failing at a heist and then -- Boom! She dead and we are wisked forward in time. I liked the fight with the aligator, and the fight with the panther, but most of the issue felt unnecessary.

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Conan The Barbarian #19

By: Jim Zub, Doug Braithwaite
Released: Mar 19, 2025

The triumphant new era of Conan continues!

In the days following Bêlit’s tragic demise, Conan travels through jungles in the southern kingdoms but there’s no time for grief – a deadly hunter stalks the Cimmerian, bent on bloody vengeance. Who is this strange foe and what do they know about the ancient power rising in Stygia?

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8.0

The artwork is great and the characterization of Kane is pretty spot on. I'm not sure about taking the story to Italy as I never saw Kane as a world traveler. I like that he accidentally kills a passenger and gets roped into going on a quest he doesn't feel like doing. The action is good and I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.


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Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring #1

By: Patch Zircher
Released: Mar 26, 2025

SOLOMON KANE IS BACK!

The 'Sword of Vengeance' slashes into his own new series, SOLOMON KANE: THE SERPENT RING!

Kane battles from the Barbary Coast; across Southern Europe, to the canals of Venice, as a band of rogues forms around him in their quest for the fabled Serpent Ring of Set! It's the much-anticipated return of Solomon Ka...

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fzanca added Solomon Kane (2025) to their pull list Mar 28, 2025

Solomon Kane (2025)

SOLOMON KANE IS BACK!

The 'Sword of Vengeance' slashes into his own new series, SOLOMON KANE: THE SERPENT RING!

Kane battles from the Barbary Coast; across Southern Europe, to the canals of Venice, as a band of rogues forms around him in their quest for the fabled Serpent Ring of Set! It's the much-anticipated return of Solomon Ka...

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fzanca added The Last Boy (2025) to their pull list Mar 28, 2025

The Last Boy (2025)

Years after Peter Pan’s adventures with Wendy Darling, the boy who wouldn't grow up is now the last one in Neverland still clinging to his adventurous youth. Meanwhile in London, Wendy also yearns for childhood and its freedom from responsibility as she rails against the transition to adulthood and her family’s expectations. As their desires ...

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fzanca reviewed The Last Boy #1 Mar 28, 2025
4.5

I am a huge Peter Pan fan. I'm even writing my new novel with an inclusion of the character. However, this does not feel like Peter in the least. The only character that feels like cannon is Wendy. I was under the impression that people inhabiting Neverland did not age and yet Captain Hook and the pirates are geriatric. I felt badly for Hook as Peter continued to bully him, though he had done noth more

The Last Boy #1

By: Dan Panosian, Alessio Avallone
Released: Mar 19, 2025

Years after Peter Pan’s adventures with Wendy Darling, the boy who wouldn't grow up is now the last one in Neverland still clinging to his adventurous youth. Meanwhile in London, Wendy also yearns for childhood and its freedom from responsibility as she rails against the transition to adulthood and her family’s expectations. As their desires ...

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fzanca reviewed Absolute Wonder Woman #6 Mar 28, 2025
7.5

The art here is a definite step up. I'm just not a fan of Hayden Sherman's art. I'm also not a fan of the design for Hades. A blue glob just doesn't match the character. We already had the origin story of the lasso and now we get a second one. She also has two more lassos according to this issue. It feels like a completely different person wrote this one. I do like the ending, but I wish there was more

Absolute Wonder Woman #6

By: Kelly Thompson, Mattia de Iulis
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE SHOCKING ORIGIN OF DIANA'S DEADLY WEAPONS! Diana defied the will of the gods in leaving Hell, and Hades, lord of the underworld, takes that personally...but when he interrogates her, her tales surprise him. Will it change her fate? Kicking off a two-part guest arc from the breakout artist of The Cull, Mattia De Iulis--and featuring a surprising...

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fzanca reviewed Batman #158 Mar 28, 2025
5.0

The best way to describe this book is "Mid." The art is good. Jim Lee carried his weight, but Jeff Loeb dropped the ball entirely. Batman looks like a complete fool throughout this issue. He starts by looking in the direction of the open truck and does not see Joker through his lenses or even bother to investigate. Then he has to be rescued by Talia who leaves him there, bleeding. By the end, we d more

Batman #158

By: Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!

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fzanca reviewed Zatanna #2 Mar 24, 2025
6.5

This is the perfect example of why artists should not write on most occasions. The artwork is amazing and very moody. It matches the tone of Zatanna very well, however, the story is consulted and doesn't make much sense. Let's throw magic stuff everywhere like a Pollock painting. I do like Blue Devil in here and the reveal makes not sense at the end. I'll get one more issue to see if it improves. more

Zatanna #2

By: Jamal Campbell
Released: Mar 19, 2025

THE MISTRESS OF MAGIC, HAUNTED BY VISIONS OF DEATH! In the aftermath of her encounter with the Lady White, Zatanna is left debilitated by a mysterious cursed sword. In hopes of breaking the curse, Zatanna seeks out the hidden connection between it, her missing crewmate, the Lady White, and herself. However, with her magic compromised and her though...

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fzanca reviewed Titans #21 Mar 24, 2025
6.5

This issue has some parts I like and some I don't. I like the general plot, though I am still baffled by Clock King's new powers. Psycho Pirate trying to use Raven to amplify his powers is a good idea. But then he tells her everything. She doesn't even ask him who he's working for, he just offers up all the information she could possibly want. That was just plain silly writing.

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Titans #21

By: John Layman, Pete Woods
Released: Mar 19, 2025

RAVEN IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE PSYCHO-PIRATE! Overly emotional empath Raven has completely lost it--and she's taking the Titans with her. Of course, she's being nudged along by the psycho-est of the psychos, Psycho-Pirate! And he's got a plan: first Raven, then the Titans...then the world!

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fzanca reviewed Space Ghost #11 Mar 24, 2025
9.0

Pepose continues to knock this title out of the park. All of the previous issues lead up to this one as Zorak leads the Council of Doom (I think he could have come up with a better name like the Council of Carnage. It's all about alliteration.) With Zorak alive, Jace's PTSD can now be put to rest. Blip is captured and Space Ghost is down for the count. He did take a bunch of damage. Good stuff all more

Space Ghost #11

By: David Pepose, Jonathan Lau
Released: Mar 12, 2025

This issue -- THE COUNCIL OF DOOM!
When the greatest villains of the Galaxy come together with one purpose, can Space Ghost and his young allies possibly survive? The answers lie within these very pages!
Written by David (Punisher) Pepose and drawn by Dynamite superstar Jonathan Lau, issue #1 features an array of the most incredible artists...

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fzanca reviewed Dick Tracy #8 Mar 24, 2025
9.0

This was a spectacular issue. My favorite so far. Segura is hit and miss for me. I don't like his Green Hornet/Miss Fury title at all though I keep buying it. And now he's going to be writing Star Wars. However, he is doing a good job on Dick Tracy. This storyline is much better than the last. The Blank is an interesting villain and the scene is the chemical plant was very cinematic. It was a very more

Dick Tracy #8

By: Alex Segura, Geraldo Borges
Released: Apr 2, 2025

THE LATEST DICK TRACY EPIC REACHES A FEVER PITCH!
As the clues surrounding a string of vicious murders add up, Tracy must grapple with a startling revelation - and the knowledge that the killer might be wearing a badge of their own.

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fzanca reviewed Catwoman #74 Mar 24, 2025
4.0

This story doesn't even feel like a Catwoman book. It feels like Torunn had a story and just threw Catwoman into it. Her whole plan was to get the key, though I've forgetten why since this story has been drug out as long as it has. The fight scene is awful. It should have been over in a single panel. When he clocked her in the head with the baseball bat (or a cricket bat) she would have been out. more

Catwoman #74

By: Torunn Gronbekk, Marianna Ignazzi
Released: Mar 19, 2025

CAN SELINA DISAPPEAR IN TOKYO? With everyone in Tokyo searching for her, Catwoman finds herself face-to-face with Alexander Belov and another unexpected foe. Can she secure the second key to the Belov fortune, or is this the end of the line for the feline fatale? Plus, the noose continues to tighten around the necks of Selina's old acquaintances.

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5.0

I had dropped this title several months ago. Then I saw Aquaman on a sea horse and decided to pick it up. I am a huge Aquaman fan. Unfortunately, the Aquaman I saw on the cover was not actually in the book. I'm not even sure what this was about. Floronic Man was controlling Swamp Thing underwater. To what end? I'm not sure. Superman cannot breathe underwater, therefore, he cannot speak underwater. more

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #37

By: Mark Waid, Adrian Gutierrez
Released: Mar 19, 2025

THE WAVES CRASH! Superman and Batman have a code against killing...but does a king of Atlantis? As the Floronic Man makes his final play for dominion over the seas, Aquaman is forced to react as a warrior, not a superhero--and the consequences will surprise you! Guest-starring Swamp Thing...and featuring a very special celebrity cameo variant from ...

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fzanca reviewed Avengers #24 Mar 24, 2025
6.0

The art continues to be great, but this run continues to display the fact that Jed Mackay cannot write team books. The story is completely nonsensical. They steal something in a heist fashion only to have an armada waiting outside. Why didn't they just use the armada to demand they turn over the drive to begin with? Then they magically teleport all of the people onto Kang's ship. How did they know more

Avengers #24

By: Jed MacKay, Farid Karami
Released: Mar 19, 2025

HOUSE RULES: KANG ALWAYS WINS!
•  The finale of the CASINO story arc is upon us, and the Avengers are going all in!
•  But can they win against players like GRANDMASTER, MYRDDIN, BLACK CAT and KANG THE CONQUEROR?
•  When the chips are down, who can the Avengers trust?
RATED T+

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fzanca reviewed The Sacrificers #15 Mar 21, 2025
8.0

This continues to be a good book since the story keeps moving. Thankfully the two stories have finally converged. I was tired of reading pigeon in one issue and then Soluna in the next. It was strange that Rememnder had the King scorch half the planet when he could have killed his own daughter. Since she was being held by the foreman it was possible she no longer had her powers. I think Remender s more

The Sacrificers #15

By: Rick Remender, Max Fiumara
Released: Mar 19, 2025

END OF STORY ARC
“No Light Beyond,” Part 4 (of 4) Rokos arrives with the vengeance of an angry god mourning his lost daughter, forcing Pigeon to align with an unlikely ally in order to save Harlos from the hell that is coming when Gods go to war.

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fzanca reviewed Magik #3 Mar 21, 2025
7.5

Though I think this issue is far better than the last, the story is still muddy. The conflict between Magik and the demon is good, but confusing. I'm still not sure what he's after. The deal he makes with her doesn't make much sense, but I love that they are bring Dani into it.

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Magik #3

By: Ashley Allen, German Peralta
Released: Mar 19, 2025

• Demons have been hunting mutants abroad.
•  Magik finally meets leader of the demons. Who or what is LIMINAL?
•  And will Magik be able to suppress her darker impulses?
RATED T+

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fzanca reviewed Jumpscare #1 Mar 17, 2025
5.0

I must have been reading a different book than everyone else. For me, this was a very average book, while other people say it's perfect with a 10 score. The character is not likable and he isn't even using real movies to give her powers, which means that there are no limitations to what he can have her do. There's always an unlimited bag of tricks. This is not a good idea for a series with this se more

Jumpscare #1

By: Cullen Bunn, Danny Luckert
Released: Feb 26, 2025

From the co-creator of The Sixth Gun and Harrow County comes a new action horror superhero event that ties into the hit Beyond Mortal series! In a world rife with crime, horror, and bloodshed, Jumpscare is the hero we deserve! Strong, fast, violent, and able to conjure any weapon from any horror movi...

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fzanca added Jumpscare (2025) to their pull list Mar 17, 2025

Jumpscare (2025)

From the co-creator of The Sixth Gun and Harrow County comes a new action horror superhero event that ties into the hit Beyond Mortal series! In a world rife with crime, horror, and bloodshed, Jumpscare is the hero we deserve! Strong, fast, violent, and able to conjure any weapon from any horror movi...

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