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DARK AGES #1 (Dark Horse, $3.99): Medieval barbarians vs. aliens-slash-demons. You won't find it in the history books, but then they don't include Conan's Hyborian Age, do they? Anyway, this book is by Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard, who bro
In case you're wondering, this is the Old 52 versions of these two heroines.
That's important, because it means they're both wearing fishnet stockings -- which I'm guessing is the reason someone got the idea to pair these two characters, and why the
Read more…I like that Geoff Johns has grafted a motivation to Barry Allen. If you've missed it, it's that Barry's mother was killed by a blur, and his father was convicted for the murder and went to jail. So he became a forensic scientist because he's obsessed
Read more…I like this book for every reason that I dislike Red Lanterns.
Sinestro has understandable motivations and purpose -- and he acts on them. What he does isn't always pretty, but at least he does something.
... unlike Atrocitus of the Red Lanterns, who
Read more…This book stars "G.I. Zombie," which alone caused me a wry smile -- back in the long-ago time, it was G.I. Robot in World War II. Time -- and fads -- change.
Anyway, this zombie isn't in combat at all -- he appears to be involved in a modern-day Home
Read more…I have no idea why DC sent me this for review, since they haven't sent me any others for a long time, so I have no idea what's going on.
But you know what? It's a good little issue. It moves several plots along that I know nothing about, but the char
Read more…I'm actually enjoying the "Doomed" storyline. But this book really made me mad.
It opens with a Daily Planet front-page story (or top of web-page story) by Lois Lane that, as is usual in comics, demonstrates a complete lack of understanding by comic-
Read more…This book sets up four different time periods, with protagonists/lead investigators in each with their own particular problems, who are investigating mysterious murders that are identical in each time period, not only down to cause of death, not only
Read more…Pretty good book, but it's weird that it's a one-shot.
Basically Omega advances the story we've seen in Batman and ... since the death of Damian, and doesn't come to a conclusion. Instead, it sets up the next round of stories.
Which promise to be goo
Read more…Man, I really loved issue #1, which set up all kinds of wheels within wheels, question marks and subterfuge. Plus iy gave a Dick Grayson I could believe in and get behind -- one who wasn't a milquetoast Batman clone, but was instead a veteran espiona
Read more…I didn't see that coming.
I really didn't see that coming.
Man, I really didn't see that coming!
This is great!
Read more…For those too young to remember, back in the Silver Age when Superman was the best-selling character in comics, everyone wondered why Superman and Wonder Woman weren't dating. Now, Batman is the most popular character, so everyone wants Bats and WW t
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July 24, 2014 -- In a trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movie, premiering Aug. 1, a law enforcement official of some kind says in that the team is a bunch of … ah, how can I phrase this? Let’s say
Read more…A press release you might enjoy:
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CAPTAIN VICTORY AND THE GALACTIC RANGERS #1 (Dynamite, $3.99): One of the late -- and legendary -- Jack "King" Kirby's final creations was Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, which, sadly, was not one of his best. Captain Victory was
Read more…Here's a press release for the next season of Ultimate Spider-Man:
SPIDER-MAN RETURNS IN AN ALL-NEW SEASON OF
"MARVEL’S ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: WEB WARRIORS"
PREMIERING AUGUST 31 on Disney XD
Marvel's most popular super hero, Spider-Man, sw
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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July 17, 2014 -- If you’ve seen a Hercules movie at the theater this year, you saw the wrong one.
That’s a pretty subjective call, especially since I don’t know you. But here are some facts to back it up. T
Read more…By Andrew Smith
Tribune Content Agency
July 11, 2014 -- Happy birthday, Batman!
“The Bat-Man” debuted in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, meaning the now hypen-less character is 75 years old. And Warner Bros., parent company of Batman’s publisher DC Co
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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It’s coming for you. There is no escape. You cannot avoid The Strain.
Mainly because The Strain – an infectious disease that spreads vampirism – has already appeared in novels and comics, and will launch as a
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