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5 (39) 4 (87) 3 (109) 2 (60) 1 (6) 3.5 starsAverage score of 297 user reviews
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Interesting start 1
Summary and scans can be viewed hereThe Good The art was pretty good, all the characters were very expressive in body and facial features. We got into Jason’s head and the many problems that litter his life. His father’s history is also touched upon and the questions of where is his mom are brought up. Also of note was the use of art to illustrate the abusive relationship between father and son. Never stated here but the way the characters interacted it was pretty clear Jason was terrifi...
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The mystery continues 0
Summary and scans hereThe Good The art is very expressive. Maybe even too much so but at least the many emotions the lead character goes through are visible and believable, even if some are over the top. This issue made for a better read than the last because there is a sense of urgency that gives the story more depth especially since last issue was spent establishing who Jason was and what he was about. Seeing him lash out with his powers was also quite cool despite the people who lost ...
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fiery finish! 0
Summary and scans hereThe Good This issue we got allot of our initial questions answered. We learn how his father got injured and the resulting abuse which lead to his mother’s abandonment of them and how he then became his fathers primary outlet to vent his frustrations at life. We also get a glimpse of the angry frightened little boy who Jason really is even now as a man thanks to the trauma he has had to live through. Jason’s dad this issue becomes more of a scumbag and frankly my con...
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Still has potential 0
For scans and summary click hereThe Good Love the artwork in this series by regular Chriscross. Jason meets with John Stewart and Martian manhunter effectively making him known to the larger superhuman community. His personal struggle with work, oncoming college, his abusive father and his lack of confidence are the driving force behind this series. Jason is just a very pitiful and unassuming character that you can’t help but root for him. I’m enjoying the set up of things and his lack o...
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Nice twist on a classic rivalry 0
The Good Art and colors- This book has some damn sexy visuals. Every page oozes quality from the line work to the very dynamic and slick colors. I think I’ve died and gone to pretty comic heaven with this one! The action- I’m a huge fan of the ultimate versions of Captain America and Hawkeye for a number of reasons for 1 the modern take on the character is just fresh! Hawkeye is basically bullseye and Cap would blow your head off if you looked at him cross-eyed. These two are the liter...
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BOLD! 0
See scans and summary here The Good Bold and Ballsy are the two words that best describe this first issue. Instead of superheroes we get a gang of super-powered freaks. As far as introduction issues go, this one was a good read. The team gets their introductions and all their powers get highlighted. Right out the gate we also get some interesting team dynamics. Brick and Wise son have issues; Holocaust and Tech-9 have different ideas about what there gang should be doing. Tech-9 cl...
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Mcduffie's best! 0
See scans and summary here The Good The dialogue and story have started sinking there hooks in, McDuffie has crafted two very well characterized and executed people in, Icon and Rocket. One is aloof, law abiding and pretty much “uptown” while the other is a dirty poor touch as nails chick with quite a mouth on her. It was also great seeing a brief recap of the hostage situation and what lead to the police and our duo clashing. The motivation of the would be captor is also a great read as...
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Great read! 0
Scans and summary can be viewed hereThe Good Coleen and Misty have great character chemistry, very believable and very fluid. The story quickly established who they were, kick ass samurai and bionic ex cop martial artist and what they were about “certified bail bondsmen” of the super villain variety. Humor was peppered into many of the interactions from start to finish making every page entertaining. The art by Khari Evans hits all the right notes. The women are sexy, the villains are g...
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Full circle 0
See the scans and summary hereThe Good The cover was a big improvement over the last, illustrating a battle between Morlun and Shuri. The art and color courtesy of Ken Lashley and Paul Mounts respectively are still top notch and give the book a distinctive feel. The defeat of Morlun was a bit predictable but still satisfactory given the magnitude of the threat and the need to save both the king and queen’s life. Shuri and the love of S&T were the main highlights along with the knowledge...
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Behold the Black Panther 0
Scans and summary can be seen hereThe Good The recap page does a very good job of bringing those who missed the first few issues up to speed. Morlun as a villain was down right terrifying. The build up for him attacking Wakanda and its execution was great writing. In just a few short issues and with no back story whatsoever I was just freaked out by his slow plod towards the injured King. The same feeling you get watching Friday the 13 when you realize nothing can stop Jason. This was han...
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Buffy who? 0
The Good Monet returns to Gen-X after defending the weak and innocent girls of her boarding school. She uses her strength, reflexes and telepathy to easily take down all the vamps in record time, Buffy would be proud The Bad Terrible very obviously rushed art work. The pages are simply cringe worthy. To make matters even worse the pages seems to change artists every few pages…none better than the other…just ghastly! The Ugly 2.5/5 average Scans and summary here...
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Your art is like a rollercoaster 0
Background, summary and scans can be found hereThe Good Classic Monet gotta love her! This issue had Monet tackling an enemy she doesn’t have experience fighting or much knowledge of, which considering her power set is always a welcome change. It also finds her isolated and alone, something despite what she claims she’s not a fan off this is supported when her first reaction to being attacked is to call her friends This issue also leads up to her rejoining the Gen-X team after months...
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To die for 0
Summary and scans hereThe Good Cover- I love the Image! A wickedly vampiric Storm in mid evil laugh, ominously looming over her X-men teammates. Still a classic image and great cover! This issue had a great B-Movie script tied together with superheroics that was very entertaining to read. It was refreshing to see old school conventional vampire at play afraid of religious artifacts, transforming into bats, commanding vermin and the seduction that ensues between the mate and the sire. It ...
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Something to sink my teeth into 1
Scans and summary can be viewed here The Good Mike Miller hits all the right notes with the art and Ben Raab weaves a nice little origin tale that is suitable enough to the core of what and who Storm is before succumbing to her vampirism yet maintains the edge that is maintained by the Bloodstorm persona throughout the mutant X series. As alternate worlds go the Mutant-X earth is one of my favorite and after the initial year of reading the series this issue was perfect timing since Blood...
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Craption much? 0
Summary and scans can be viewed hereThe Good Cover was ok with storms image over mother Africa. New black superpowerd girl, another Nigerian character added to the ranks. She was genuinely portrayed as scared and was convincing in that capacity. The Bad Generic uninspired art. Every female looks the same, backgrounds are bland and Storm was just badly written. Storm flies in to save the girl leaving the soldiers outside armed to later fire at them? Is stupid soup being sipped over at Uto...
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Solid 0
For summary and scans click hereThe Good Stunning cover- showcasing a clash between Azrael and Talia Al Ghul. The cover uses reds, blacks and whites to great effect and sets the tone for this issue. Interior art- The painted style of Frazer Irving suits the somber tone of the book very well. There is even the slightest hint of ‘noir’ which is very welcome. The art itself is light on details but the colors balance things out along with bold outlines for the characters themselves....
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Nice starting point 2
Scans and summary can be seen hereThe Good While I can’t say the art by Kev Walker is my favorite, he does strive to give each individual character a unique look and “interpretation”. Even if there was no color all the important characters of the team have specific dimensions and mannerisms in just this one issue that I must tip my hat to Walker. The story was all set up, but I found myself liking the various ties that the series has in terms of throwback members such as Moonstone, Songb...
7 out of 8 found this review helpful. -
Surprisingly good 0
For summary and scans click hereThe Good Princess Zanda’s first appearance! The legendary Jack Kirby writes the first Black Panther series! King Solomon’s Frog as a concept will make an appearance in every Black Panther ongoing 9except the one staring Shuri) thus into the very Mythos of Black Panther. This is it’s first appearance. The retro art still holds up today thanks to great pencil work by Mike Royer and colors courtesy of Dave Hunt. The issue although created back in 1977 does not...
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Loving it! 0
Summary and scans are hereThe Good Art- courtesy of Frazer Irving hits all the right notes, a dark and foreboding style which is too bright to be noir yet dark enough to be gritty. Cover- A very dynamic shot of our new Azrael in the “suit of sorrows”, easily a poster worthy shot. Accessibility- This issue gave enough back story on MWL for new readers to understand his mental state and ties to Batman that would warrant him taking over the role of Azrael. Canon- This story also fits nicely ...
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Iconic! 0
For summary and scans click hereThe Good Raquel…….here is a character who everyone who’s ever had a dream or been broke at one point or another can relate to. She has a good heart, great talent BUT the world just has never handed her a break. She’s poor, probably can’t find a job has no work experience etc and of course we have Icon Lofty as all HELL!!! He honesty to god thinks that those who are poor have done something to deserve their station in life or simply have not worked hard en...
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Surprisingly average 0
For summary and scans click hereThe Good Virgil and his mother get great characterization and to a minor extent his sister. Virgil comes across as the insecure friend you had in high school he feels the need to hide his inadequacy with constant jokes and one liners. There was good action and the art seemed to match the tone of the story and the overall style of the dakotaverse. Overall for a first issue the story was adequate it gave us the titular star and his powers, a love interest, a ...
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A legend is born! 0
For Summary and scans click here The Good Where do I start? This issue showed Luke Cage for the first time and is historic and icon all at once. Luke’s origin easily holds up even today and that’s a testament to the solid foundations by Archie Goodwin. The story flows smoothly from his time in prison to his retelling of his past. Luke is also a character easy to empathize with, his best friend now an enemy, innocent man in prison and love lost. It’s not often that a first issue has the...
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Very disapointing 2
For summary and scans click hereThe Good Further adventures of Black Panther Shuri- It was great seeing a story focus on her again after the Doomwar fallout. Cover- Both the standard cover and the alternate are great to look at! The alternate with it’s dino heavy action is a fave of mine. Villain- It was good for Klaw a longtime Panther enemy to be used once more. Summary- The events leading up to her arrival in the savage land were well summarized even though they served to lengthen the sto...
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Storm's team break away 0
Summary Storm’s team of x-men (Sage, Bishop, Beast, Rogue, Psylocke and Neal Shaara) have broken away from the core x-men housed at the Xavier Institute to search for the remaining diaries of Irene Adler, the mutant Precog and true love of Mystique, Destiny. Over the course of the trip Sage explains to Neal all about Destiny and Mystique and recent history involving rogue. When they arrive in France they settle into a relaxing vacation only to be attacked and captured by France Special Fo...
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the legend 0
Summary and scans can be viewed here The GoodThe artist and colorists use of light and dark was particularly well down. The battle between anti-man and the mighty avengers looked well thanks to the light and dark contrast. I also enjoyed the trip back in time to “racist” America something that you can easily take for granted if you’ve never been a minority your whole life. It was also an interesting read about the retirement of the blue marvel since it will be a very polarizing event to r...
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Storm vs Cyclops 1
Summary It is the birth of Madeline Pryor’s son and the X-men are all excited. Cyclops the should be happy father is busy contemplating if he should leave the x-men now that Magneto is at the helm and he has a family. In space Xavier and Lilandra enjoy their time together. The following day the new mutants and the x-men play a game of baseball. Madeline and Cyclops continue to fight. Ororo decides to challenge Cyclops for the right to lead the x-men. Both the new mutants and the x-men g...
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All hail Xarus! 1
Just to let you know EXTREME SPOILER WARNING!!! DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED EXTREME SPOILER WARNING!!! Summary Die Mr. Boring! lol Janus first son of Dracula watches as the various vampire factions arrive from all over the globe. They have been summoned by his father to a meeting a grave importance. He greets each faction’s leaders and later attends the meeting itself. At the meeting some voice a problem with how Dracula rule...
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I'm a hero! 2
Summary Adam Strange wakes up as Grayven starts attacking Kyle. Donna retrieves the wounded John Stewart. She gets him back to their hq and they try to give him some medical help. His heart stops. Kyle meanwhile holds of the would be Conqueror Grayven who reveals he is the bastard son of Darkseid and all the destruction, the planets and the darkstars has been to get his fathers attention and then he will usurp his fathers throne by his destruction. Donna manages to resuscitate john and he or...
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Enter Grayven 0
Summary Kyle and Donna get into it for a bit as they are still awkward around each other after their fight a few issues back. After she explains to Kyle the situation he offers to help. Back on Rann they prepare for the inevitable confrontation and Adam strange comes to assist them. Back on the ship Kyle’s fills Donna in on what he was up to in her absence when they get attacked. They defend themselves. On Rann a Darkstar is killed as the invader and his troop’s teleport right in and start t...
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Wonder woman rocks! 0
Summary Kyle and Wonder woman do battle, they want it to seem like he’s a villain and he’s killed her. Things play out while a galaxy away the eighteen remaining darkstars prepare to descend on Rann where they will do battle with the would-be world conqueror who has been laying waste to planets. Back on Earth Diana and Kyle’s plan is good and they manage to get some intergalactic criminals out of hiding. Kyle battles the female leader and wonderwoman the rest. Kyle holds back and almost gets...
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Holey-Moley! 0
Summary Shazam saves a local professor from certain death after a boulder falls and almost kills him. Once the deed is done he departs. Kyle has arrived in town to see the local hero and he sketches the local art exhibit. He gets thrown out by the professor. While outside he meets with Billy Batson the civilian identity of shazam. He shares his sketches with the young man while the professor unleashes a long dead god “Seti” and becomes possessed by it. Kyle and Billy transform separately and do...
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A dark night in Gotham 0
Summary Kyle comes to to get advice from Batman on how to be a hero. He manages to botch batman and robin’s attempted apprehension of the criminals much to Batman’s dismay. Bruce ignores him and Robin gives him some words of encouragement. As Kyle’s chides himself for being a such a screw up and Alan shows up. He helps Allan save his wife and in return gets the advice he originally sought. Kyle continues on his journey as he departs . In another Galaxy a Darkstar gets killed by a mysteri...
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REVELATION 0
Summary Back in the sanctum Jessica and Wong worry about the team in . Strange appears to wong and asks him to assist him since he’s been stabbed in the chest and the hands magic has bound his astral form. The rest of the team fight off an endless army of ninja assassins with Echo on their side. Strange gets the help he needs and his astral form goes free, he uses his power to cure echo. Once free she goes straight for Elektra and runs her through, the hand retreats without a leader and El...
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Vampiric frenzy! 0
Synopsis Apocalypse, Helsing and Jack return to house where they find the place in shambles and Kabar dead. The only person left is the paraplegic Fredrich who has been knocked from his wheel chair. As they try to reconcile why Kabar has been killed in a manner befitting rival vampires the newly vampiric Clan Akkaba bursts through the walls and attacks. attacks Apocalypse and takes him by surprise with powers very similar to his own. Despite this however Apocalypse quickly gains the upper h...
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Dracula descends! 0
Summary The tale begins as Jack is high on opium in the opium house ranting about his various problems with the clan. Van Hel Sing comes in and demands and audience despite Jacks protests. Back at house the inner council prepares for Apocalypse. He latches onto a grey faced member and kills her, he then sits down to discuss why they have summoned him. Kabar starts telling Apocalypse when Margarte and him get into a verbal spat which becomes a physical brawl. Apocalypse is annoyed at what’s ...
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Clan Akkaba 0
Summary It is the year of 1459 and Vlad Tepes otherwise called Vlad the Impaler is the notorious tyrant historians remember. He and his army are waging war with . They are victorious but as victory stands theirs the enemy retreats and a new foe approaches. It is the army of myth….the dark Riders…..servants of the immortal Apocalypse. Lead by the incarnation of “War” Apocalypse’s Horseman, Vlads army is cut down and those surviving flee. Not one to be easily deterred he decides to fight on alo...
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Introducing Brandy Savage! 2
Summary It’s the night after our hero rescued the reporter from his would be attackers. The police have cordoned off the area to do their investigation. Maria wakes up and gets the newspaper and meets up with two rather suspicious looking men who ask her a few questions before sliding away when brandy comes in. The two women talk for a bit and make contact with help before Maria leaves. Upstairs Drew is having flashbacks to his childhood and the traumas he underwent in the cockpit country....
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Cant believe we missed it! 0
Summary Another flashback explaining how Clint Barton became the new Ronin, why the team is still together how they escaped detection from brother voodoo etc In the present Cage stalls the hand by talking to them hoping for wolvie to heal up, things take a bad turn when Echo stabs Dr. Strange in the chest and joins with Elektra as the ninjas descend on our heroes. As the story ends Strange’s eyes flash open. Can you believe we never noticed "spiderwoman's" reaction??? The Good Dr. Strange has...
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Flasback 0
Summary Flashback to the forming of the new team. The new avengers vs the mighty avengers, the new get there powers negated after getting into a trap set by stark and shield. Luckily DR. Strange saves the day with a spell which leaves the mighty spooked and they make a break for it. Back in there hideout, Strange’s estate which is set up as a starbucks mighty arrive and check over the building BUT thanks to Strange’s magic they are undetected since they are simply out of sync with out ...
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The Hand 0
Summary The team arrives on a rooftop after the teleport last issue spidey and wolvie are on lookout as the team figures out where to go before the hand catches up. They decide on the yashida residence since as an enemy of wolvie they wont think to find them there. They recap how the team met back up after civil war, how they were duped into a trap set by Iron man’s mighty avengers etc. Back in the present Silver Samurai and wolvie argue while strange tends to echo. Then the hand finally a...
14 out of 14 found this review helpful.
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