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Today's Surprise Reveal

Today's Justice Society of America #9 with the surprise return of a character that was first seen in Adventure Comics #369. Thinking about it, I probably should have seen it coming, but I did not.

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What's your response to the 'X-Men: From the Ashes' announcement?

Probably for most of you, "meh." But indulge me.

Marvel announced some of its post-Krakoa plans for the X-Men at SXSW, which promptly made it all over the Internet. Here's a Bleeding Cool article about it, from which I'm going to liberally swipe.

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Full list for comics shipping week of March 18, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #254 FACSIMILE EDITION

ASTONISHING X-MEN MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION VOL 1: GIFTED TP

BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES #3

BLACK PANTHER #10

BLADE #9

CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS VOL 4 HC

CAPTAIN MARVEL #6

CARNAG

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Marvel: The Lost Generation

What's Marvel's so-called "lost generation"? It's John Byrne (plotter/artist) and Roger Stern's (plotter/scripter) version of the Marvel Universe which occurred between 1955 and 1961 (in real time), and I'll tell you right up front: it's one big, 12-

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MMW Thor

VOLUME 3: Journey into Mystery #111-120 & Annual #1:

"Thor" really begins for me circa #112-113. The first volume of Marvel Masterworks Thor was a real slog to get through, largely becuse of too much non-Kirby art and lackluster plots; volume two was

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Full list of comics shipping week of March 11, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

ALIEN: BLACK WHITE BLOOD #2

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #45

AVENGERS TWILIGHT #2 2ND PTG ALEX ROSS VAR

AVENGERS TWILIGHT #4

BLACK WIDOW AND HAWKEYE #1

BLOOD HUNT DIARIES [BUNDLES OF 20] PI

CARNAGE #5

DEAD X-MEN #3

DEADPOOL-VERSE

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RIP Akira Toriyama, Creator of "Dragon Ball"

Story  One of the all-time great manga creators. I  really enjoyed his stuff.  There won't be another like him anytime soon.

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Tom King Batman

I like everything by Tom King I've ever read, but I'm unsure about his Batman. I'm not a huge fan of Batman in the first place, and I definitely do not like the DC post-Flashpoint/New 52/Rebirth universe, yet King has written quite a lengthy run, ava

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Generations I, II & III

GENERATIONS: AN IMAGINARY TALE: 

Generations is John Byrne's take on the concept "What if Superman and Batman debuted in 1938 and 1939 respectively, then aged in real time?" The first series starts in 1939, then each chapter jumps a decade, reflecting

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Full list of comics shipping week of March 4, 2024

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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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RIP Ramona Fradon

Story  Another legend gone.

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Random Thought About Gwen Stacy

 

I'm sure that I'm not the first person that has thought of this, but it just occurred to me that the  "Earth-616" version of Gwen Stacy  first appeared in a comic cover-dated December 1965, and was "killed" in a comic cover-dated June 1973, whereas

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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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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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Watchmen (Before & After)

I just finished re-reading Watchmen for the first time in many years. Every time I read I notice some new detail or nuance I had never noticed before. I used to pretend that non-comics readers might one day ask me to recommend a comic book or series

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Full list of comics shipping week of Feb. 12, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43

BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES #2

BLACK PANTHER #9

BLADE #8

CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST TP

DAREDEVIL: BLACK ARMOR #4

DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU: GANG WAR #3

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #1 2ND PTG PHIL NOTO

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Mark Waid Daredevil

I pretty much ignored the "Marvel Knights" version of Daredevil, which lasted 119 issues. Honestly, I had been "pretty much ignoring" Daredevil since Frank Miller left (the second time). The longer I stay away from a series the less likely it is for

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Full list of comics shipping week of Feb. 5, 2024

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MARVEL COMICS

ALIEN #4

AVENGERS #10

CAPTAIN AMERICA #6

CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECT VOL 21: TWILIGHT’S LAST GLEAM TP

CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY TP

DAREDEVIL: GANG WAR #3

DOCTOR STRANGE #12

FANTASTIC FOUR #17

MAGNETO: MAGNETO WAS RIGHT TP

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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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