Author Archives: Patrick Tobin

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Review: Secret Warriors #27

By | May 27, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Jonathan HickmanIllustrated by Alessandro Vitti Ignore everything you’ve heard about when this series is ending! IT’S NOT THIS ISSUE. Jonathan Hickman lost his mind and wrote too huge an ending to just be contained in ONE ISSUE! Join us this month for the PENULTIMATE issue of SECRET WARRIORS! It’s Wheels within Wheels, Part […]

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Review: Magnus: Robot Fighter #4

By | May 26, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Jim ShooterPenciled by Stephen Thompson If you hunt and kill a man, it’s murder, but what if it’s a robot with advanced artificial intelligence? To Magnus, that’s murder, too. The Metal Mob’s Capo Andronicus runs a “safari” racket patronized by the idle rich, who pay to track sentient Q-ROBs deep in the lawless […]

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Crossed-Out Crossovers: Black September

By | May 25, 2011 | Columns

How to win an innovative in-house coloring team and lose just about everything else, after the jump. The problem with these columns is that generally speaking, I decide what I’m going to write about well in advance so that our editor-in-chief can look it over and tell me whether or not I should go with […]

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Friday Recommendation: Alex Toth’s Eclipso

By | May 20, 2011 | Columns

1960s DC: mostly crazy but occasionally, just occasionally, pure genius. I know, I know. “Genius” and “Eclipso” in the same thought pattern? Hop in the time machine after the jump and I’ll explain myself. You don’t need me to tell you that Alex Toth was a genius. There are plenty of people who’ll swear by […]

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Crossed-Out Crossovers: Robocop vs. Terminator

By | May 19, 2011 | Columns

Robocop. Terminator. Frank Miller. Walt Simonson. Nothing short of total war, in the best possible way — after the jump. Back in 1992, people still had some degree of respect for Frank Miller. He had a seemingly unassailable position at the comics vanguard, using his clout to stand up for creator rights and co-found the […]

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Review: Astonishing X-Men #37

By | May 14, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Dan WayPenciled by Jason Pearson and Sara Pichelli “MONSTROUS,” PART 2 OF 4: When the monstrous Fin Fang Foom attacks Tokyo, the X-Men head into action! While the Children of the Atom do battle with the reptilian menace that is Foom, Armor contends with matters of a more personal nature. Can the X-Men […]

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Review: Daredevil: Reborn #4

By | May 14, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Andy DiggleIllustrated by Davide Gianfelice Is this the final end for Daredevil…? For years he was known as the Man Without Fear. But now, trapped in his own very personal hell, Matt Murdock must confront the darkness within himself — and what he finds there terrifies him to the core. Andy Diggle ends […]

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Crossed-Out Crossovers: Judgment Day

By | May 11, 2011 | Columns

There are two Judgment Day crossovers that I’m aware of within the history of superhero comics. One of them is written by Alan Moore. This is the other one. And boy, is it… it’s really something. Let’s chat after the jump, because I’m not sure the things there are to say about this Judgment Day […]

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Review: Wolverine: The Best There Is #6

By | May 6, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Charlie HustonIllustrated by Juan Jose Ryp Wolverine’s healing factor has gotten him through some tough times, but its limits are put to the test when he’s caught by Contagion, a man nurturing a deadly obsession with unkillable mutants. However when Logan discovers the true purpose behind the torturous experiments he’ll wish he could […]

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Review: X-Men: Prelude to Schism #1

By | May 6, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Paul JenkinsIllustrated by Roberto De La Torre Before Messiah Complex came Endangered Species. This is the prelude to the X-Men Event of 2011. What does it mean to be a leader? What does it do to a person? What do the choices you make mean about the person you are? This mini-series delves […]

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