Aquaman, Death of a King.

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Uh oh, Aquaman looks quite conquered in the flip out cover doesn’t he? As if the Atlantean’s flooding of Gotham and Boston’s harbors and killing millions of innocent people wasn’t enough, Aquaman’s reception as he returns to his rightful throne as king of Atlantis is mixed among the Atlanteans. Living on land and abandoning your [...]


Uncanny X-Men #5 in Limbo

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In issue #5, the X-Men continue to struggle with their broken powers, most notably Magik who, until these latest events, was the most dependable and powerful mutant, having control of her powers. Limbo has turned on Magik and will not rest until she is devoured by the dark realm, even if it means taking the [...]


Meet Miss Fury

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Miss Fury #1 Miss Fury foils some Nazi secret agent’s plans back in 1942 and soon finds herself struggling with reality as she’s launched into a similar conflict, in 2013. Miss Fury is an interesting book, it has the familiar pulp feel as many of the other Dynamite books, but with sci-fi flare. Unfortunately, the [...]


East of West. Death Rides a Pale Mechanical Horse

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East of West #1 “Out of the Wasteland” The return of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a futuristic spaghetti western era, except one horseman is missing. Death is running around with a small posse smoking those who I assumed wronged them previously, and the three horsemen recently birthed for the coming apocalypse are [...]


The Haunting of Fabian Gray

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Five Ghosts “The Haunting of Fabian Gray: Part 1″ The newest title from Image is an ambitious one, one that tells the tale of Fabian Gray, a thief, though he prefers “treasure hunter”, who’s haunted and possessed by five demons. Although he does control the Wizard, the Archer, the Detective, the Samurai, and the Vampire’s [...]


West Coast Age of Ultron.

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Age of Ultron “Book Two” I previously did a review on the first impressive Age of Ultron book for Cosmic Comics!, and I’m enjoying this series so much I thought I would bring the next review over here for our sweet readers. The Ultron assault spans further than New York, a journey over to the [...]


Sex in Saturn City.

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Sex #1 After an extended hiatus, Simon Cooke has returned to Saturn City. At one time he protected it, and actually got some sort of fulfillment, seeing a city grow and prosper from his unwavering involvement. But the death of someone very close to him sent him searching for something more, leaving the crime fighting [...]


Doomed Love in Hawkeye

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Hawkeye #8 “My Bad Penny” Clint’s stripper “girlfriend” shoots her ex and steals his safe from the strip club, shenanigans and hilarity ensues. Clint reacting with his heart, or other more obvious flaccid parts of his body, decides to throw himself into the scuffle, a move that may prove deadly in issues to come. It’s [...]


In War, No One Wins. Not Even the Avengers.

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Punisher War Zone #5 Frank Castle has freed the prisoner and his accomplice Sergeant Alves, and laid down the groundwork for one helluva last stand against the Avengers. Only a few wise Avengers will take this threat seriously. Greg Rucka‘s Punisher continues as a force to be reckoned with, continually outsmarting the Avengers at every turn. After [...]


Savage Wolverine Gots Jokes.

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Savage Wolverine #2 “Savage Part 2″ When Wolverine’s not getting the shit beat out of him by a pterodactyl, he’s being intentionally sarcastic in Savage Wolverine #2. And don’t count Shanna out either, she’s got jokes of her own, like using ol’ Logan as bait and cracking short guy jokes. I’m getting a lot of [...]