Author Archives: Patrick Tobin

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Review: Amazing Spider-Man #659

By | Apr 29, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Dan Slott and Fred Van LentePenciled by Stefano Caselli CLASSIFIED! (That’s the actual solicitation according to Marvel.com, but, um, I don’t know, I guess the cover more or less says it all? Like, Spider-Man is a member of the Future Foundation, and they’re doing Future Foundation stuff. Also, other characters do other things. […]

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Review: Uncanny X-Men #536 and X-Men #10

By | Apr 29, 2011 | Reviews

Uncanny X-MenWritten by Kieron GillenIllustrated by Terry and Rachel Dodson When the X-Men left the militaristic alien Breakworld, its political structure was reduced to ashes. It didn’t stay that way forever. Now a warship is crossing the gulf of space, with a mission that will strike the lives of star-crossed lovers Colossus and Kitty Pryde […]

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Review: Batman Incorporated #5

By | Apr 28, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Grant MorrisonPenciled by Yanick Paquette Batman’s Argentinean adventure concludes as The Dark Knight and Gaucho fight to the death to save the lives of countless innocents. Meanwhile, England’s other Batman, The Hood, stumbles across a monstrous conspiracy — can Batman and his international allies stop a plot that threatens to transform the whole […]

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Crossed-Out Crossovers: Fire From Heaven

By | Apr 27, 2011 | Columns

Late again — becoming a trend whenever I get to Image stuff. You know, though, I tried, for this one. I really tried. It was all supposed to be so simple. A big crossover of the WildStorm universe’s properties, pre-DC. Alan Moore and Warren Ellis scripts. Some of their key artists, too: Jim Lee. J. […]

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Review: Uncanny X-Force #8

By | Apr 22, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Rick RemenderPenciled by Billy Tan A nuclear facility has been infiltrated and taken over by the Shadow King! With nuclear missiles now aimed at both Utopia and New York, the lives of Earth’s heroes hang in the balance. X-Force heads into action, but to save the world, they must make a terrible choice. […]

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Review: Thunderbolts #156

By | Apr 22, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Jeff ParkerPenciled by Kev Walker Lines are drawn and secrets are revealed as the darkly PROVING GROUND sets off. The Raft is full of action as candidates vie for selection on the second squad of Thunderbolts, BETA TEAM! The main team isn’t too happy about Warden Walker’s initiative to expand their ranks, but […]

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Review: Deadpool MAX #7

By | Apr 22, 2011 | Reviews

Written by David LaphamIllustrated by Kyle Baker They say women change after marriage. They say they stop caring about their looks and stop cooking meals and stop cleaning your socks. They say they change their hair color and their name and start lying about their whereabouts and sleeping with rich men and killing them and […]

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Review: Avengers Academy #12

By | Apr 21, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Christos GagePenciled by Tom Raney Korvac has defeated The Avengers… now the world’s only hope lies with the students of the Avengers Academy, who have been grown to adults! With time manipulated, the team gets a glimpse of what the future might hold for them. For some it’s a revelation…for others a life […]

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Crossed-Out Crossovers: Suicide Run

By | Apr 20, 2011 | Columns

For something like a dozen years now, the go-to interpretation of the Punisher has belonged to Garth Ennis. He’s a solitary figure, driven in his quest beyond any ability to relate to another functional human being ever again. But our view has always been a myopic one, for the most part; we see the world […]

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Review: Weekend Review Rodeo

By | Apr 15, 2011 | Reviews

This week, our beloved editor Matthew is on vacation. Walter and Joshua are keeping the site tanked up with valuable, sexy content; meanwhile, I’m sitting here with a disgusting, mind-crippling cold and a stack of words and pictures leering at me. If you want in-depth, thoughtful commentary, um, look at their reviews. If you want […]

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Review: G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0

By | Apr 14, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Chuck Dixon and Mike CostaIllustrated by Javier Saltares, Antonio Fuso, and Agustin Padilla COBRA CIVIL WAR BEGINS HERE! The Commander is dead! Long live… Cobra Commander?! But the questions is, who will BE the NEXT Cobra Commander?! The role of Commander must be filled — now the most lethal and cunning Cobra operatives […]

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