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“Hitman” #43

By | May 15, 2019 | Reviews

One of the most satisfying parts of reading a long creator-driven comic run is seeing certain themes grow and develop. My personal favorite tool for this is the one-off issue: a breather, a respite between larger arcs, designed to settle subplots and expand on the book’s major themes. In my recent read-through of Garth Ennis […]

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“The Private Eye”

By | May 13, 2019 | Reviews

In this issue, the more things change the more they stay the same. Written by Brian K. Vaughn Illustrated by Marcos Martin Colored by Muntsa Vicente Years after the digital cloud “bursts” and exposes all of our most confidential hopes and fears, THE PRIVATE EYE is set in the inevitable future where everyone will have […]

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“Star Trek: Countdown”

By | May 7, 2019 | Reviews

Ten years ago, J.J. Abrams changed the Star Trek franchise forever with the 2009 film of the same name, which, thanks to its time-traveling antagonist Nero (Eric Bana), was both a reboot of the original ’60s TV series and a sequel to 2002’s Next Generation finale Star Trek Nemesis. With the film’s tenth anniversary and […]

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“Cougar and Cub”

By | Apr 30, 2019 | Reviews

Finally! A comic book that answers one of the hard pressing questions: “what would happen if heroes and sidekicks have sex?” Well, maybe is not a hard pressing question, but sure as hell is an interesting theme to explore, and Nick Marino, Daniel Arruda Massa and Rosie Knight are the ones who dared to take […]

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“Ultimatum”

By | Apr 15, 2019 | Reviews

You may be wondering why. Why take a look at this oft-reviled comic? Why resurrect the worst time period of the Ultimate Marvel experience? Why would you do this to me?! Well, it just so happens that “Ultimatum” turns 10 this year and nobody’s talking about it! Multiversity Comics also turns 10 this year so […]

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A god Somewhere

By | Apr 9, 2019 | Reviews

In mid-2010, Wildstorm released the OGN “A god Somewhere”, a comic that struck a chord with me. I recently re-read it for the first time in nine years to see if it still resonated. Written by John Arcudi Penciled by Peter Snejbjerg After a mysterious disaster, a young man named Eric finds that he has […]

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“Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6”

By | Apr 3, 2019 | Longform, Reviews

Batman’s ongoing crusade against crime took some very strange twists and turns during Grant Morrison’s epic seven year stint on the character. And though Morrison’s run revealed several startling and bizarre moments (from Batman removing his own teeth at Bat-Mite’s suggestion, to the possibility that Thomas Wayne had actually paid a hitman to murder Martha […]

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“Secret Avengers: Let’s Have A Problem”

By | Mar 27, 2019 | Reviews

In the years leading up to Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s “Secret Wars,” Marvel had plenty of Avengers books that fans could dip their toes into. There seemed like there was an “Avengers” book for every facet of the Marvel Universe. “Young Avengers” focused on some of the younger Marvel characters. “Uncanny Avengers” had a […]

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“Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch”

By | Mar 26, 2019 | Reviews

With Hellboy Day having been celebrated last weekend and the new Hellboy movie due for release in a matter of weeks, for this week’s Evergreen review, I chose to revisit “Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch.” Story and Art by Mike Mignola Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Clem Robins On the heels of the […]

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“March: Book Three”

By | Mar 20, 2019 | Reviews

The award-winning third volume of Representative John Lewis’s life in the thick of the American civil rights movement, “March: Book Three” proves why it – – and the entire trilogy – – should be required reading in every classroom.  (Refresh yourself with our reviews of the first and second volumes.) Written by John Lewis and […]

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“Batman & Robin Must Die!”

By | Mar 6, 2019 | Reviews

When Batman supposedly died about a decade ago, nobody was surprised to see him come back after a while. That didn’t mean fans weren’t excited to see how his return would happen, creating various theories and trying to connect the dots in Grant Morrison’s Batman mega-epic. While Batman’s travels through time were depicted in The […]

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“Daredevil: Guardian Devil”

By | Feb 12, 2019 | Reviews

“Kevin Smith changed everything.” That’s how Joe Quesada opens his introduction for the “Daredevil: Guardian Devil” trade paperback. He goes on to praise Smith for the leap he took from Hollywood to comic books saying, “He was symbolic of what was to come, and I will love him and sing his praises from now until […]

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