10
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Die #17 |
Jun 10, 2021 |
Die is an incredible series, and issue #17 is its best installment yet. My sole complaint is that I can only rate it 10/10. |
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6
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Heroes Reborn (2021) #5 |
Jun 2, 2021 |
A pretty decent Batman story, Heroes Reborn #5 doesn't quite measure up to the other books in this series. |
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6.5
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Star Wars Adventures: The Weapon of a Jedi #1 |
Jun 1, 2021 |
While a decent story, it doesn't necessarily work as a comic. |
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6.5
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Heroes Reborn (2021) #3 |
May 19, 2021 |
Despite his best efforts, Jason Aaron pulls off a decently fun comic. |
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6
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Black Hammer: Visions #4 |
May 13, 2021 |
Black Hammer lives and dies by its artistic collaborators " it's just as much Dean Ormston's franchise as it is Jeff Lemire's. And Diego Olortegui is no Dean Ormston. |
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9
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Heroes Reborn (2021): Hyperion & The Imperial Guard #1 |
May 10, 2021 |
Hyperion and the Imperial Squad is a consciously retro book that delivers fun teen drama ... in space! |
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6.5
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Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters: Alpha #1 |
May 3, 2021 |
Look, sometimes you just want a bounty hunter to stab another bounty hunter. It's not complicated. |
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1
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Dune: House Atreides #6 |
Apr 28, 2021 |
This is a comic book done by madlibs. There's a formulaic plot, stolen from something else, with a series of proper nouns plugged in. It's a shame that the undeniably talented artistic team of Dev Pramanik, Raffaele Semeraro, Alex Guimares, and Ed Dukeshire are strapped to such a sad mediocrity. |
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4
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Summoners War (2023): Legacy #1 |
Apr 28, 2021 |
This is a bad book, that is barely brought into mediocrity by good art. |
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8.5
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Orphan and the Five Beasts #2 |
Apr 20, 2021 |
James Stokoe's active, emotional art is a treat to see. |
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6
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The Mighty Valkyries (2021) #1 |
Apr 19, 2021 |
Both plot lines in 'The Mighty Valkyries' #1 are themselves interesting, but they're tonally dissonant and don't mesh together well. |
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9
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Black Cat (2020) #5 |
Apr 15, 2021 |
While not a good jumping on point, Black Cat #5 is a great example of what Marvel Comics done right is. |
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7.5
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The Young Offenders #1 |
Apr 13, 2021 |
Becker and Stack tell their superhero story that, while not innovative, is certainly fun. |
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8
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Black Cat (2020) #4 |
Mar 31, 2021 |
Black Cat continues to be great, as it revives one of my favorite weird Marvel miniseries. |
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7
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Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #2 |
Mar 31, 2021 |
This isn't perfect. The fact that the natives are literally monkeys is iffy, for instance, as is the gratuitous nudity. But for a Young Hellboy story, it is a very good one. |
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5
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Firefly: Brand New 'Verse #1 |
Mar 25, 2021 |
The next generation Firefly reboot is a simply boring, imitative, and lazy relaunch. |
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8
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Taskmaster (2020) #5 |
Mar 25, 2021 |
MacKay and Vitti's conclusion to the Taskmaster series effectively tells a story that is better than the movie synergy it began as. |
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8
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Orphan and the Five Beasts #1 |
Mar 22, 2021 |
James Stokoe's energetic, larger-than-life artwork is on full display in this kung-fu comic. |
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7.5
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G.I. Joe (2019): Castle Fall #1 |
Mar 17, 2021 |
Brittany Peer's coloring props up an otherwise by-the-book conclusion. |
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6.5
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Karmen #1 |
Mar 9, 2021 |
An artistic masterpiece, which is unfortunately boring, exploitative, and sexist. |
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9
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Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #1 |
Mar 8, 2021 |
I can't, in good faith, give this comic a perfect 10. It doesn't redefine Thor; it doesn't do something to push the medium forwards. It isn't innovative. But as an example of what comics is, as something to show a fan of the MCU, or someone who has just never picked up a comic before, what a great comic looks like " well, it's hard to go wrong with Thor & Loki: Double Trouble. |
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6.5
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Marvel Action: Captain Marvel (2021) #1 |
Mar 2, 2021 |
A solid MCU-inspired comic that really should just be an OGN. |
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8.5
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King In Black: Wiccan and Hulkling #1 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
While not at all important for the greater event, this is a very fun little romance story. |
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4
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019): Faith #1 |
Feb 24, 2021 |
The latest comic in the BOOM! Buffy-verse just doesn't understand the character it stars. |
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2
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Gloomhaven: Fallen Lion #1 |
Feb 24, 2021 |
A comic that could have brought comic readers into board games and vice versa instead just fails entirely. |
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7.5
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Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #1 |
Feb 17, 2021 |
A technically competent, by-the-numbers Hellboy story that shows that Mignola may just be running out of steam. |
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8.5
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Future State (2021): Superman/Wonder Woman #2 |
Feb 9, 2021 |
A really well written retro-feeling comic that is unfortunately let down by its art. Watters should really get a chance to go and write a Superman book, too. |
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9
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Luna (2021) #1 |
Feb 3, 2021 |
A beautifully drawn and deeply evocative story, 'Luna' is a mature book with an interesting tone and atmosphere, one that I want to see continue to be explored. |
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8.5
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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021) #1 |
Feb 2, 2021 |
A delightful little story that offers a great way into the High Republic era. |
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6.5
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Marvel (2020) #4 |
Jan 31, 2021 |
A great Acuna/Busiek story weighed down by three mediocre tales. |
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9
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Excalibur (2019) #17 |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Tini Howard channels Alan Davis in my favorite issue of Excalibur yet. |
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6.5
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Future State (2021): Suicide Squad #1 |
Jan 26, 2021 |
I wish I could recommend this book. In my heart, I like it -- I like the spirit here. I just wish that the rest of the book was as good as its soul. |
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8
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Black Cat (2020) #2 |
Jan 21, 2021 |
A fun little heist comic that shows just how good a writer Jed MacKay really is. |
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8
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The Union (2020) #2 |
Jan 13, 2021 |
A really well-colored paint by numbers tie-in to 'King in Black' that rather unsubtly examines Brexit. |
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8
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Future State (2021): Superman/Wonder Woman #1 |
Jan 12, 2021 |
This isn't a perfect comic. The characterization being so different between this and Superman of Metropolis is a flaw, even if I like this characterization more, and the art gets strange at times. But still, broadly, this might be the best part of Future State by far. |
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7
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Star Wars: The High Republic (2021) #1 |
Jan 7, 2021 |
A delightful new era of Star Wars begins, but it is poorly introduced by this comic. |
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5
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Future State (2021): Superman of Metropolis #1 |
Jan 6, 2021 |
If anything, the disappointment with 'Superman of Metropolis' is that these great ideas can only be explored in this issue and the next. If this was the first issue of a new Superman series, I think I would be a lot more complimentary. But it isn't. And for a miniseries' opening, I can't help but be let down. |
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7.5
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Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #3 |
Dec 29, 2020 |
A beautiful comic with a story that'll leave you hanging. |
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8.5
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The Witcher: Fading Memories #2 |
Dec 29, 2020 |
While the story suffers compared to the previous issue, the art is fantastic. |
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7
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U.S.Agent (2020) #2 |
Dec 23, 2020 |
An interesting, if flawed, book, coupled with mediocre art. |
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7
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Commanders In Crisis #3 |
Dec 20, 2020 |
The execution never quite lives up to the ideas. |
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7
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Taskmaster (2020) #2 |
Dec 20, 2020 |
A delightful but conventional comic with 22 pages of our hero getting punched. |
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9
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #9 |
Dec 9, 2020 |
Guardians of the Galaxy #9 is one of the best books I've ever read from Al Ewing, and that's really saying something. |
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8
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King In Black: Namor #1 |
Dec 9, 2020 |
A really fun book that is exactly what you'd expect from Kurt Busiek. |
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6
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Marvels Snapshot (2020): Civil War #1 |
Dec 2, 2020 |
A flawed central metaphor coupled with a misreading of its own main thesis, but still a valuable intellectual contribution to the discourse. |
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7.5
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Thor (2020) #10 |
Dec 2, 2020 |
It sure is okay. The archetypal mediocre comic. |
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7.5
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Thor (2020) #7 |
Dec 2, 2020 |
It sure is okay. The archetypal mediocre comic. |
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6.5
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Conan The Barbarian (2019) #16 |
Nov 25, 2020 |
There is a lot to praise in this book. There's a lot of solid, powerful craftsmanship. But that solid craftsmanship can't get past the basic fact that the story that Zub wrote is far too rooted in the past. |
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9
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Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #2 |
Nov 24, 2020 |
Colonel Weird: Cosmagog is a lovely piece of surrealism, and it deserves a place on your shelf. |
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9
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Immortal Hulk #40 |
Nov 18, 2020 |
Of course it's good. C'mon, folks. It's Immortal Hulk! |
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9
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Sea of Sorrows #1 |
Nov 18, 2020 |
An intriguing new period horror piece, and it's worth reading this first issue. |
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6
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Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #52.LR |
Nov 11, 2020 |
I just don't understand why Marvel found this necessary to make. |
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7.5
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Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar (2020) #2 |
Nov 11, 2020 |
Warhammer 40k is not for everyone. I would not recommend it to most people. But if you are interested, Marneus Calgar is a very good starting point. |
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7.5
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #8 |
Nov 4, 2020 |
Read up to the second to last page, and it's great. |
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9.5
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The Witcher: Fading Memories #1 |
Nov 4, 2020 |
This is a really, really good book that works on so many different levels. |
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9
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Immortal Hulk #39 |
Oct 28, 2020 |
Look, if you haven't started reading Immortal Hulk by now, I doubt there's much I can do to convince you. But you need to be reading Immortal Hulk. Each issue is better than the one that came before it. |
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8
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Giga #1 |
Oct 27, 2020 |
Giga is fascinating. I am really interested in where the book goes next, and I strongly encourage all of you to pick it up. |
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7
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Excalibur (2019) #13 |
Oct 21, 2020 |
This is not a bad comic by any means; it's just not nearly as good as it could be. This may be the first disappointment in all of X of Swords. |
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9
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #7 |
Oct 21, 2020 |
Guardians of the Galaxy #7 is not just good, it's great. Every issue of Ewing's Guardians is better than the one before. |
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10
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Immortal Hulk #38 |
Oct 14, 2020 |
It's fantastic. Full stop. |
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7
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Wolverine (2020) #6 |
Oct 7, 2020 |
Wolverine enters X of Swords with a time-jumping search for the Muramasa Blade. |
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7.5
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X-Factor (2020) #4 |
Sep 30, 2020 |
A solid book, exploring more of Krakoa's culture in the aftermath of the beginning of X of Swords. |
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7.5
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X-Men (2019) #12 |
Sep 16, 2020 |
As we move into the buildup to X of Swords, Hickman and Yu reveal the secret history of Arakko. |
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3
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Metal Men (2019) #10 |
Sep 15, 2020 |
Don't bother. You can get better stories for four dollars. |
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9.5
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Marauders (2019) #12 |
Sep 9, 2020 |
This is one of the best issues of Marauders so far, and an emotional one that is one of the best Kate Pryde stories in recent memory. |
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8
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Flash (2016) #760 |
Aug 25, 2020 |
The Flash family returns in a book sure to excite the fans of the Wally West era. |
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8
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Excalibur (2019) #11 |
Aug 20, 2020 |
Despite unfortunate delays, the book has really good art and a fun story. |
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8
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Cable (2020) #3 |
Aug 18, 2020 |
Gerry Duggan has written a very entertaining comic book, an emotion-filled and funny comic worth purchasing. |
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7.5
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Captain Marvel (2019) #19 |
Aug 12, 2020 |
Captain Marvel #19 is worth a purchase by any fan of Carol Danvers. Despite being saddled with a poor premise, Kelly Thompson writes a very good comic. |
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4.5
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Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 |
Aug 11, 2020 |
This is a bad comic. It's a gross, disturbing romp that trades on cheap imitations of better stories. |
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8.5
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Green Lantern: Earth One #2 |
Aug 11, 2020 |
Bechko, Hardman and Boyd write one of the best Green Lantern stories in years. |
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4.5
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Empyre: X-Men #2 |
Aug 6, 2020 |
No, it isn't good. Don't buy it. Maybe look over your friend's shoulder at the art, but don't buy it. |
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7.5
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #5 |
Aug 6, 2020 |
Wow, is this good or what? Just a fantastic - and fantastically weird - comic from a really good team. |
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7
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The Terrifics #29 |
Aug 5, 2020 |
As Yang brings the series to a close, Michael Holt and the Terrifics go through another adventure that tugs your heartstrings and funny bone in equal measures. |
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9
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Cable (2020) #2 |
Jul 29, 2020 |
A masterfully drawn comic, with a core of really funny humor. |
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7
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Captain Marvel (2019) #18 |
Jul 28, 2020 |
'Captain Marvel' #18 is a good combination of classic superhero space opera, and deeper musings about what Carol's role ought to be. |
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6
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Empyre: Captain America #1 |
Jul 28, 2020 |
Unless you're a completionist, you really have no reason to buy this. It's an underwhelming story in an event that has otherwise been really fun so far. Hopefully, as the story moves beyond its introduction, it will pick up, but I don't see anything of that in this first issue. |
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6
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Hellions (2020) #2 |
Jul 22, 2020 |
In a comic bursting with potential, Wells just can't deliver on those expectations. |
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8.5
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #4 |
Jul 20, 2020 |
A thrilling next step in the adventures of the Guardians of the Galaxy. |
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9
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Immortal Hulk #35 |
Jul 15, 2020 |
These comics only improve with every issue, and it's hard to find flaws in The Immortal Hulk #35. |
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10
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #12 |
Jul 15, 2020 |
A near-perfect end for a near-perfect series. |
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10
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Immortal Hulk #34 |
Jun 29, 2020 |
Al Ewing and Butch Guice tell the story of the Leader, in the thrilling horror style of the Immortal Hulk. |
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8
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Joker: Killer Smile: The Smile Killer #1 |
Jun 23, 2020 |
Andrea Sorrentino and Jeff Lemire collaborate on a book that is fantastic to look at, but just okay to read. |
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7.5
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Hawkman (2018) #24 |
Jun 21, 2020 |
While perhaps better to wait for the trade, the story is still good, and the character work heartwarming. |
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9
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Vampirella / Red Sonja (2019) #8 |
Jun 15, 2020 |
Well written, emotionally compelling, and thematically complex, this is a book you won't regret reading. |
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6
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Justice League: Odyssey #21 |
Jun 11, 2020 |
It's just okay. An okay comic, with okay art, that doesn't live up to the potential of the book. Nothing you haven't seen before. |
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