2020 Summer Comics Binge

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“Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual” #3

By | Sep 26, 2020 | Reviews

The final “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” annual, like the second one, focuses on a Winloss and Nokk story, as if it is setting up a backdoor pilot for these characters. Written by Si Spurrier Illustrated by Elsa Charretier Colored by Edgar Delgado and Jim Campbell Lettered by VC’s Joe Caramanga THE ARRANGEMENT – A DONE-IN-ONE […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “The Exciting X-Patrol”

By | Sep 21, 2020 | Reviews

Shatterstarfire! Dial H.U.S.K! Beastling! Niles Cable! X-Patrol was so popular in 1996 that it received a spin-off, “The Exciting X-Patrol”, in 1997, and it’s the next stop on our journey through Amalgam. The Mash Up Just like “X-Patrol” in wave 1, this comic pulls from a huge number of teams from both universes, but most […]

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“Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” #34-36

By | Sep 19, 2020 | Reviews

There’s a lot of twists and turns as we close out the penultimate arc of this series, setting up a finale no one can expect.  But is the script here trying too hard to do too much? Written by Si Spurrier Illustrated by Cris Bolson, Andrea Broccardo, Wilton Santos and Caspar Wijngaard Inked by Marc […]

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“The Manhattan Projects” Volume 6

By | Sep 16, 2020 | Reviews

Welcome to our Summer Comics Binge of “The Manhattan Projects” by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra. I’ve read work by both creators before, namely Hickman’s X title relaunch and half of “East of West” (that’s on hold until I finish “The Manhattan Projects”), and Pitarra’s short-lived “Leviathan.” I’ll be reviewing a volume of the series […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “Challengers of the Fantastic” #1

By | Sep 14, 2020 | Reviews

The retro review journey through Amalgam continues today with “Challengers of the Fantastic”, a team teased in 1996’s “Spider Boy” and featuring a kinda-sorta sub-plot crossover with 1997’s “Spider-Boy Team Up”. The Mash Up On one side, you have the four-person team created by Jack Kirby for DC in 1957, the Challengers of the Unknown. […]

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“Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” #32-33

By | Sep 12, 2020 | Reviews

Aphra’s past, from her childhood to her most recent, starts to catch up with her in the penultimate arc of the first volume of the series. Written by Si Spurrier Illustrated by Cris Bolson, Andrea Broccardo, Wilton Santos and Caspar Wijngaard Inked by Marc Deering, Scott Hanna, Don Ho, and Walden Wong Colored by Chris […]

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“The Manhattan Projects” Volume 5

By | Sep 9, 2020 | Reviews

Welcome to our Summer Comics Binge of “The Manhattan Projects” by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra. I’ve read work by both creators before, namely Hickman’s X title relaunch and half of “East of West” (that’s on hold until I finish “The Manhattan Projects”), and Pitarra’s short-lived “Leviathan.” I’ll be reviewing a volume of the series […]

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Remembering Amalgam: Spider-Boy Team-Up

By | Sep 7, 2020 | Reviews

This review kicks off the second half our journey through Amalgam. I rather enjoyed the 1996 ”Spider-Boy” #1, so I had high hopes going into “Spider-Boy Team-Up”. It ended up being very different, but it didn’t disappoint. The Mash Up Obviously, we’re sticking with the Spider-Man and Superboy combo, but this issue introduces the Legion […]

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“Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” #29-31

By | Sep 5, 2020 | Reviews

Throughout the Spurrier arcs of “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra,” our title character finds herself in slowly escalating situations she can’t easily resolve with charm and ambiguous morals.  By the time we reach the end of ‘Worst Among Equals’ her chickens may have come home to roost – – at the cost of her life. Written […]

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“The Manhattan Projects” Volume 4

By | Sep 2, 2020 | Reviews

Welcome to our Summer Comics Binge of “The Manhattan Projects” by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra. I’ve read work by both creators before, namely Hickman’s X title relaunch and half of “East of West” (that’s on hold until I finish “The Manhattan Projects”), and Pitarra’s short-lived “Leviathan.” I’ll be reviewing a volume of the series […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “JLX” #1

By | Aug 31, 2020 | Reviews

The journey through the Amalgam Universe hits its halfway point today with a review of “JLX”, the last book from the 1996 Amalgam event. The Mashup Any members of the X-Men and JLA that weren’t already used. The series also combined writers, as it was co-written by Mark Waid of “X-Men” and Gerard Jones of […]

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