The Avengers Get Burned.

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Avengers vs X-Men #7 The Avengers may not be in as much trouble as they once believed. Scott Summers seems to be unbelievably merciful even after his “No more Avengers” quote of last issue. Others of the Phoenix Five aren’t so forgiving, and a small fission is beginning to appear among the rank and file. [...]


Mars Attacks! The Invasion Begins!

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Mars Attacks #1 “First Contact! First Carnage!” It’s unfair for me to actually review anything Mars Attacks because I’ve been a fan of the entire fiction since the first time I laid eyes on the big brained martians in their oddly shaped fish bowl helmets. Then Tim Burton came along and let me fall in [...]


The Phoenix Five

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Avengers vs X-Men #6 When the powerful blast from Stark’s secret weapon hit the Phoenix in Round 5, instead of destroying the Phoenix as planned, it fragmented the entity inside of five X-Men. Now Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Magik, and Namor are an even more powerful foe, calling themselves the Phoenix Five. But strangely enough, [...]


Untold Tales of the Punisher is Missing…The Punisher

Untold Tales of the Punisher is Missing...the Punisher.

Untold Tales of the Punisher Max #1 “Jimmy’s Collision” Untold Tales of the Punisher Max #1 is the story of Jimmy Frisco, a husband, owner of a semi-successful body shop, and a degenerate with a gambling problem. Apparently mob bosses don’t like it when you owe them a sum amounting up to 12 G’s, because [...]


The Walking Dead Vol. 16. Jesus and the Hilltop.

The Walking Dead Vol. 16. Jesus and the Hilltop.

The Walking Dead Volume 16 “A Larger World” Rick’s focus has changed. Carl’s incessant brushes with death have Rick searching for more than just survival, he wants to live. At the end of “We Find Ourselves” Rick and Andrea finally break the sexual tension that’s been buzzing around them like flies at a picnic. It [...]


The Phoenix is Here!

The Phoenix is Here!

Avengers vs X-Men #5 The Avengers vs X-Men series is officially in full stride. Both teams tactics have proven successors and unsuccessful in many areas. Their battles have taken place over parts of Earth, different dimentions, and then landed on the Moon. Here is where the Avengers planned to make their stop, the place they [...]


Dude, Meet Dan the Unharmable.

Dude,Meet Dan the Unharmable.

Dan The Unharmable #1 Dan the Unharmable is actually a series from Avatar Press and the mind of David Lapham that I’ve really been looking forward to. I’m the glad the wait is finally over because the book does not disappoint. Dan, cannot be harmed. Have you gathered that much yet? Not only that, but [...]


Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison

Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1 “Welcome to Coruscant- A good place TO DIE!” The Star Wars universe can almost go wherever it wants to, it does however, need to be careful when it dabbles around very well known stories. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1 takes place right after the [...]


No Actual Cows Were Harmed in Batman Incorporated.

No Actual Cows Were Harmed in Batman Incorporated.

Batman Incorporated #1 “In the eye of the Leviathan” Something strange is going on in Batman Incorporated, as if the #1 on the cover means nothing to the story. I’m hoping that later issues of this “New 52” will answer a lot of question Batman Incorporated has surfaced. In Batman Incorporated #1 a god like [...]


Marvel Zombies Destroy! The Ducky Dozen!

Marvel Zombies Destroy! The Ducky Dozen!

Marvel Zombies: Destroy! #1 “Zombie Invaders” The comic gods have spoken and they want more Nazi zombies. Nazi Zombies are a recipe for success, most zombie enthusiasts and purists don’t mind killing zombies, but their eyes light up just a little brighter when they get the chance to slay zombies that just so happen to [...]