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February 3, 2022

THE GHOUL AGENCY [Comic Review]: Monsters, Inc.

Cleverly blending a young adult tone, fantasy, and (rather amusingly) the doldrum of corporate synergy, The Ghoul Agency is a fun, inventive, and well-paced introduction to a world in which the legions of monsters in existence might need a marketing assist from one of the leading marketers in the world: Ghoul Agency. Despite being a …

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August 18, 2021August 27, 2021

X-MEN – THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #1 [Review]: The Usual Suspect.

M is for Murder! Well...that escalated quickly! What do we know so far? There’s been a murder on Krakoa during the Hellfire Gala. The victim is none other than Wanda Maximoff, and the prime suspect seems to be a mutant with the ability to manipulate metal! Say what? As X-Factor and X-Force carefully piece together …

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May 5, 2021May 6, 2021

SPIDER-MAN – CURSE OF THE MAN-THING [Marvel Comics Review]: Thorn In Your Side.

After the villainous eco-terrorist/sorceress Harrower possessed the organic, mystical, organic matter formerly known as Doctor Ted Sallis (but known to comic-book fans as the Swamp Thing knock-off, Man-Thing), she took her plan to remake him in her own image, and use the sentient organic matter to rid the natural world of humanity. Humanity's only hope …

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November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

JUGGERNAUT / TASKMASTER [Marvel Comics Reviews]: Sunday Villainy.

I cannot state enough how much fun this book is. Part of the appeal is that it’s not the typical big two reset button back to villainy. Following the course from mid-2000s Uncanny X-Men and even 2010s Thunderbolts, Juggernaut is on a road to redemption. In this issue, Marko stands trial for the financial damages …

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October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

RORSCHACH / AN UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS [Reviews]: Fistful of Mystery.

It’s been almost a year since Damon Lindelof’s HBO mini-series WATCHMEN and the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank DC Comics mini-series DOOMSDAY CLOCK, both sequels to the Alan Moore’/Dave Gibbons seminal masterpiece WATCHMEN, took their final bows. But the former just won a gang of Emmys, and DC Comics is only too happy to push out more …

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September 20, 2020September 21, 2020

FEARLESS DAWN MEETS HELLBOY / MILESTONE COMICS / IMMORTAL HULK [Reviews]: Super Sunday Stash!

Nazis + Zombies = Nazi Zombies ! The undead are in a continued battle for domination with .... Fearless Dawn? It’s “underground comix” sensation Steve Mannion’s Nazi zombie smasher meeting up with Mike Mignola’s Nazi zombie smasher himself - HELLBOY! In classic team-up style, we join Hellboy already on a mission in Romania, finding something …

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September 9, 2020

WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEY’RE DEAD / BLACK WIDOW / HELLBLAZER – RISE AND FALL [Reviews]: Cosmic Comic Cavalcade.

Let’s just start off by simply saying We Only Find Them When They’re Dead by Boom! Studios beat the hype. A beautiful creative team between current rockstar writer Al Ewing and artist Simone Di Meo. Ewing, known of course for his Eisner nominated run on Immortal Hulk, and taking over the reigns on Guardians of …

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July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

HIP-HOP AND COMICS [[email protected]]: Cultures Combining!

HIP-HOP AND COMICS [Comic-Con@Home]: Cultures Combining!

The year was 2005, I found myself living in San Diego, and its July. I kept hearing about Comic-Con, but had given up the idea of ever being able to attend, and -- not having had many people like myself in my life -- someone as deeply comfortable at the record store looking for the …

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