Monthly Archives: September 2013

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Reviews
Review: Batman #23.2 – Riddler

By | Sep 13, 2013 | Reviews

The Riddler jumps out the Zero Year and into Villains Month, as Ray Fawkes and Scott Snyder perfectly demonstrate why Edward Nygma is not a character to be taken lightly. Written by Scott Snyder and Ray Fawkes Illustrated by Jeremy Haun With The Dark Knight out of the picture, The Riddler engages in an epic […]

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Review: Avengers #19

By | Sep 13, 2013 | Reviews

With Thanos on Earth, how are The Avengers faring in space against the Builders? Why are celestial gods being sexualized? Does this all feel a little like Annihilation? Mild spoilers ahead! Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Leinil Yu NFINITY TIE-IN – “AVENGERS UNIVERSE: II” • The Avengers, prisoners of war! • One last desperate plan. • […]

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Review: Infinity – The Hunt #1

By | Sep 13, 2013 | Reviews

Matt Kindt pumps the breaks on another Hunger Games rip-off before it gets started. Written by Matt Kindt Illustrated by Steven Sanders • Hank Pym, Wolverine, and She-Hulk bring the students of the Marvel Universe together to announce a new CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS! • This CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS pits the super students of schools all […]

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Podcasts
The Hour Cosmic, Episode 40: My First Beer with Joshua Williamson

By , and | Sep 13, 2013 | Podcasts

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is writer of “Captain Midnight” and “Ghosted,” Joshua Williamson! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: -Why romance and crime comics should have comic babies! -Brian’s talent at creating superhero names! –Superman Lives! Let’s meet our […]

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News
Millar Unveils Plans for “MPH” with Fegredo

By | Sep 12, 2013 | News

It was lightly teased at Image Expo but with no images or detalis to really go along with it. All we knew is that Mark Millar was planning some kind of shared universe thing at Image, and the first book would be called “MPH” illustrated by the extremely talented Duncan Fegredo. Well, as just revealed […]

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Columns
Boomb Tube: One Year Later

By | Sep 12, 2013 | Columns

One year. It’s a long time. Babies can be made in one year, or so I’ve heard. It was one year ago that I started this “Boomb Tube” column and for all of those who’ve been reading it this whole time I have this to say: “Why?” Now that the sentimental bit is over, let’s […]

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Reviews
Review: Ballistic #2

By | Sep 12, 2013 | Reviews

The first issue of this miniseries from Black Mask was brightly coloured, hyper-detailed, anarchic and a bit confusing. This second issue is all of those things, even more so, making for another immersive and disquieting experience. Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer Illustrated by Darick Robertson This madcap sci-fi buddy adventure about a wanna-be bank robber […]

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News
Ales Kot Joins the Secret Avengers with Nick Spencer

By | Sep 12, 2013 | News

Remember that time that Ales Kot wrote “Suicide Squad” for three issues? Yeah… that was awesome… Well, good news, everyone: lightning may strike twice in a fashion. After writing one clandestine team for DC, it appears that the folks at Marvel have agreed that Kot should write more company-owned clandestine teams. As such, the Marvel […]

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Reviews
Review: Prophet #39

By | Sep 12, 2013 | Reviews

“Interplanetary warriors contemplating their place in the universe and intellectually evolving over the millennia” – sounds like vintage Robert Liefeld, no? Okay, so the surprise of seeing what Liefeld’s “Prophet” has become in the hands of Brandon Graham & co. should have long worn off by now, but it really hasn’t. That’s because “Prophet” continues […]

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Review: Action Comics #23.2 – Zod

By | Sep 12, 2013 | Reviews

Villains Month continues in Action Comics with a look at General Zod, following the second most famous Kryptonian from the jungles of Krypton to the Phantom Zone. Written by Greg Pak Illustrated by Ken Lashley General Zod storms into The New 52! Witness the origin of this genocidal maniac, and learn how far he will […]

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