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The Heroic Age: Secret Avengers #1 Review
Marvel, $3.99
Story: Ed Brubaker
Art: Mike Deodato
Colours: Rain Beredo
If you’ve been in a coma for the past five years and are wondering what the ugly Heroic Age banner is all about, it’s simply Marvel’s way of saying “here we go all over again!” with another batch of new titles and super-team configurations that will hopefully appeal to … read more
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Tagged Avengers, Captain America, Dark Reign, Heroic Age, Marvel Comics, Moon Knight
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Dark Reign: Elektra TPB Review
2009, Marvel
Writer: Zeb Wells
Pencils: Clay Mann
Inks: Mark Pennington
Colours: Matt Hollingsworth
When Elektra was the first major character to be exposed as a Skrull in the run-up to Secret Invasion she seemed a good choice of character to send to spandex heaven. Take a look at the numerous series Elektra Natchios has starred in, and you’ll notice … read more
Posted in Graphic Novel Reviews
Tagged Dark Reign, graphic novels, Marvel Comics, superhero comics
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Dark X-Men #1 Review
Marvel, $3.99
Story: Paul Cornell
Art: Leonard Kirk, Jay Leisten, Brian Leber
Norman Osborn’s own band of merry mutants get yet another miniseries. As with much of Marvels’ Dark Reign related material, it’s decently written, nicely illustrated… but somehow feels completely unnecessary.
Whereas the central plot element of the Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men Utopia crossover was whether Emma Frost would indeed … read more
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Tagged comic books, Dark Reign, Marvel Comics, superhero comics, X-men
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S.W.O.R.D. #1 Review
Marvel, $3.99|
Story: Kieron Gillen
Art: Steven Sanders, Craig Yeung, John Cassaday, Laura Martin
From the pages of Astonishing X-Men, S.W.O.R.D. is essentially a S.H.I.E.L.D. for extraterrestrial threats. Jointly headed by the green-haired alien hybrid Abigail Brand and shady nerd Henry Peter Gyrich, it looks to be a fun little series that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
This issue … read more
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Tagged comic books, Dark Reign, Marvel Comics, superhero comics
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Secret Invasion TPB Review
2008, Marvel
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Leinil Francis Yu
Inks: Mark Morales
Colours: Laura Martin, Emily Warren
“Who do you trust?”
The Marvel Universe is a wonderfully eclectic creative landscape. For every cinema-friendly hero such as Spider-man, Daredevil or Silver Surfer there’s a Howard the Duck, Shang-Chi or Man-thing; delightful oddball creations that jar with the modern, “serious” Marvel … read more
Posted in Graphic Novel Reviews
Tagged Dark Reign, graphic novels, Marvel Comics, Secret Invasion, superhero comics
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Thunderbolts vol. 1: Faith in Monsters TPB Review
2008, Marvel
Writer: Warren Ellis, Paul Jenkins
Artist: Mike Deodato Jr., Mark Silvestri, Marc Guggenheim, Leinil Yu
Colours: Rainier Beredo, June Chung, Dave McCaig, Frank D’Armata
Okay, so it’s another year, another reboot for the Thunderbolts, a series that has always been enjoyable but never exceptional. With sales magnet Warren Ellis on board, and a line-up that consists of … read more
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Tagged Dark Reign, graphic novels, Marvel Comics, Warren Ellis
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