Category Archives: Marvel

Review: Edge of Spider-Verse #5

This series, designed to introduce us to some of the many and varied other inhabitants of the Spider-Verse has been one of the biggest and most pleasant surprises to come out of The House of Ideas this year. The main … Continue reading

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Review: Original Sin #5

Jason Aaron steps on the brakes, slowing the brisk pace of his revelation filled narrative in this current issue that trades dynamic character interaction and up-tempo timing for meticulously detailed exposition and historic flashbacks – all in the cause of … Continue reading

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Original Sin #1 Review – Jason Aaron & Mike Deodato

Right off the bat, Original Sin doesn’t feel like a normal event. This superhero story occupies a space where the stakes aren’t clearly defined, the culprit could be anyone, and the detective(s?) are as shady as the business they’re in – a classic … Continue reading

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Review – Captain America: The Winter Soldier

I waited months to see Captain America: The First Avenger. I was worried that they would take one of Marvel’s great characters, and make a film that took his title literally and create something that ultimately boiled down to US … Continue reading

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50-Word Review: Daredevil #36

Waid finishes Daredevil’s superhero life in New York, makes a nice transition to the new series set in San Francisco. Foggy’s fate is left hanging, but everything else is tied up neatly as you’d expect. One of the better plots … Continue reading

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Retrospective – Wolverine: Old Man Logan (2008/09 Millar/McNiven)

I was talked into reading Old Man Logan back in 2011, after much hesitation and more than a few I promise, I’ll read it next week‘s. Honestly, it’s not a book I ever gave a second glance to, mostly because the … Continue reading

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Black Widow #1 and #2 – Nathan Edmonson/Phil Noto

2014 heralds the return of solo titles for two characters I have long been a fan of. In February, She-Hulk hits the racks, with what looks to be a promising new series. First off though, Black Widow is in the spotlight, … Continue reading

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2013 Comics Highlights

It’s the time of the year where we look back on the previous 12 months and the highlights and lowlights. Kimberley Griffiths and I dragged ourselves off our respective summer couches to throw some bouquets and brickbats: Kimberley’s take 1. … Continue reading

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Review: Avengers Annual #1 – Immonen/LaFuente

Avengers Annual #1 is a welcome bit of light relief, after the convoluted complexity porn that was Hickman’s Infinity. It’s equal parts action packed, witty, poignant, and bizarrely adorable. Writer Katherine Immonen has written a fun and charming stand alone story, that … Continue reading

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Deadpool #19 – Duggan / Posehn / Shalvey / Bellaire

The final chapter of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly hits like a sledge hammer to the chest delivered by Thor Odinson himself. It’s relentless, not only in the rapid fire pacing employed by co-writers Gerry Duggan and Brian … Continue reading

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