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Bond #14B: 'Property of a Lady'

Continuing our discussion of the book Octopussy, an anthology with four short stories. This is the second.

THE BOOK: OCTOPUSSY

The Story: "PROPERTY OF A LADY"

The Year: 1966

The Author: Ian Fleming

THE PLOT

The Resident Director — the top Russian age

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Bond #13: 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

THE BOOK: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN

The Year: 1965

The Author: Ian Fleming

THE PLOT

M sends Bond to assassinate a killer for hire working in Latin America as a test to see if he is mentally healthy enough to return to service after his brainwashing

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Comics Guide for comics shipping March 4, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

ALIENS: WHAT IF #1 (OF 5)

Story: Hans Rodionoff | Art: Guiu Villanova | Cover: Phil Noto | Teen+ | $4.99

For decades, What If …? has allowed creators to put bold twists on classic Marvel Universe stories. This March, this

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'Alarming Tales Vol. 1' and more PS Artbooks

ALARMING TALES VOL. 1 TPB

Collects Alarming Tales #1-6 (Harvey Comics, Sep 57-Nov 58)

Where did this come from?

Well, the technical answer is "Harvey Comics," which produced Alarming Tales #1-6 (1957-58). But the first two issues are almost entirely

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Deck Log Entry # 247 Marvel's First Silver-Age Super-Hero

The Golden Age of Comics ended around 1950 or so.  If somebody wants to nitpick, he’d say it should be called the Golden Age of Super-Heroes.  That’s because it was the creation of Superman, followed by hundreds more of his ilk, that caused a boom in

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Full list of comics shipping week of March 4, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

ALIENS WHAT IF #1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION VOL 5: SECRET TABLET TP

AVENGERS #11

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7

DAREDEVIL: GANG WAR #4

DAREDEVIL MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECT VOL 2: UNDERBOSS TP

DOCTOR STRANGE #13

GIANT SIZE SPI

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Superman's Bucket List (Top 10)

1. Decorate my cape with sequins.
2. Cut off my curl and use it as a fishing hook.
3. Be a good son to my mother on Earth.
4. Be a good son to my Kryptonian father (hologram).
5. Fly in the sky naked (only at night).
6. Take all the Justice Legue members to a Stamino-Taro

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Marvel Knights Daredevil

So pleased was I with the ending of Miller and Mazzuchelli's "Born Again" storyline (Daredevil #227-233) that I didn't feel the need to read Daredevil ever again. Sure, I checked in from time-to-time to see what direction one creative team or another

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They Came from Inner Space – The Micronauts

An in-depth, issue-by-issue exploration of Marvel's Micronauts comics, including background on the Mego toys, the publishing contexts of its 1978 - 85 run, as well as its place in the pop culture and some of its lasting influences.

                  

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John Dunbar re-reads Thor (Journey Into Mystery 83 and up)

Thor debuted in Journey Into Mystery 83, cover-dated August 1962.  This was, of course, the very early days of modern Marvel.  The Fantastic Four had only 5 issues under their belts, and the Incredible Hulk had just 2.  JIM was a monthly title (FF an

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Where The Body Was

 

Where The Body Was
Ed Brubaker, writer; Sean Phillips, artist; Jacob Phillips, colorist
Image Comics, 2023

As the title implies, this is a murder mystery. Or is it? Spoiler alert: the question is not fully resolved until the end. The story begins in

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Comics Guide for comics shipping week of Feb. 26, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

"Gang War" continues this week in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #44 and MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #17.

IMMORTAL THOR #7 revisits Utgard-Loki, one of the most famous of the Norse myths.

"Fall of X" continues this week in CABLE #2,

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Full list of comics shipping week of Feb. 26, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #44

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY WELLS VOL 8: SPIDER-MAN'S FIRST HUNT  TP

AVENGERS TWILIGHT #1 2ND PTG DANIEL ACUNA VAR

AVENGERS TWILIGHT #3

CABLE #2

CARNAGE #4

DEAD X-MEN #2

GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #1

IMM

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R.I.P. Randy Jackson, Legionnaire Extraordinaire

The following was posted on Facebook about an hour ago:

"Hey Facebook friends. I'm asking all you prayer warriors out there to please say a prayer for my brother. He has been battling various health problems for a while now, but today he went into c

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Comics Guide to comics shipping week of Feb. 19, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #253 FACSIMILE EDITION reprints the first appearance of The Rose. Which, I have to say, doesn't sound like a big deal.

Dr. Strange guest stars in DAREDEVIL #6.

"Fall of X" continues this week in RISE

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The Marvels

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Full list of comics shipping week of Feb. 19, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

ALIEN: BLACK WHITE BLOOD #1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #253 FACSIMILE EDITION

BLADE VOL 1: MOTHER OF EVIL  TP

CAPTAIN MARVEL #5

CHILDREN OF THE VAULT TP

DAREDEVIL #6

DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION VOL 4: A WOMAN CALLED WIDOW TP

EDGE

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R.I.P. Mike Voiles of "Mike's Amazing World of Comics"

It's been reported on "Amazing" Mike's Facebook page, and at the above's mainpage, that Mike is no longer with us; oddly, I can't find an obituary for anyone named Mike Voiles (I think that's the right spelling) published this year; apparently, his s

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Comics Guide for comics shipping week of Feb. 12, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

DAREDEVIL: BLACK ARMOR #4 features, of all people, Baron Strucker (and his Satan Claw)!

"Fall of X" continues this week in FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #2

"Gang War" continues this week in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43, DEADLY HANDS O

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House of Slaughter Vol. 2: Scarlet

 

House of Slaughter Vol. 2: Scarlet
James Tynion IV, series development; Sam Johns, writer; Letizia Cadonici, illustrator; Francesco Segala, colorist
BOOM! Studios, 2022

Edwin Slaughter is a member of the Scarlet Masks, the scribes of the Order of St

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