2019 Summer Comics Binge

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End of X-Factor featured Reviews
“X-Factor” #257-262

By | Aug 19, 2019 | Reviews

I was hoping to end my binge read of “X-Factor” with a bang. After 150 issues by a controversial and legendary creator, you’d think the series would have a lot to say. But this is comics, and some things never end. So let’s talk about the last six issues of the series, and also look […]

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Countdown #24 Featured Image Reviews
“Countdown” #25-20

By | Aug 19, 2019 | Reviews

Let’s start with the good: this week’s cluster of issues is interesting in that it has some of the more consistent art in the series yet, due in part to the presence of multiple guest artists. Issue #25 is by industry veteran Ron Lim, and he turns in probably the best art of the series […]

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“Moon Knight” #10

By | Aug 16, 2019 | Reviews

In recent years, Moon Knight has been a recurring character at Marvel Comics, with different iterations of the character being frequent but short-lived. The most recent run of the series, by Max Bemis and Jacen Burrows, ended last October and the title has yet to be relaunched. For the next 12 weeks, in this summer […]

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One Piece Vol 10 Banner Reviews
“One Piece” Volume 10

By | Aug 13, 2019 | Reviews

Ahoy, mateys! For this year’s Summer Comics Binge, I’ll be tackling a huge gap in my manga library; the gargantuan “One Piece,” written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. Over the next few weeks I’ll be journaling my way through the first 100 chapters, making up the East Blue Saga. This week I’m covering volume 10, […]

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Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden - Volume 9 feature Reviews
“Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden” – Volume 9

By | Aug 13, 2019 | Reviews

Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden volume nine is a book of connections. A lot of plot threads that I didn’t even know were still open are suddenly being tying together. Written and carefully illustrated by Yuu Watase Into China’s past, a young girl fights for love! Back in her own world, Takiko tries to forget about […]

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X-Factor Short Stories featured Reviews
“X-Factor” #246-256

By | Aug 12, 2019 | Reviews

This is pretty much it friends, the end of the world as we know it. Well, the end of “X-Factor” anyway, as we go through the last two major arcs. There is still the final arc, an epilogue called ‘The End of X-Factor,’ but all of the simmering conflicts come to a head as we […]

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Countdown #26 Cover Reviews
“Countdown” #32-26

By | Aug 12, 2019 | Reviews

Here we are, halfway through the mess that is “Countdown.” The turning point, you might call it. Don’t believe me? Ask the cover to issue #26: But we’ll get there in a moment. First things first, the “highlight” of this batch of issues, in terms of actually advancing the plot rather than quality, is the […]

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