Author: Carl Doherty
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Captain America: Winter Soldier vol. 1 TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Steve Epting, Michael Lark, John Paul Leom, Tom Palmer Colours: Frank D’Armata Writing this review some two years after Ed Brubaker’s Captain America reboot debuted, it’s safe to say that the Winter Soldier’s identity is now common knowledge amongst the comic community. The defrosting of Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes, now…
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Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne) Film Review
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2007 Dir: Guillaume Canet Script: Guillaume Canet, Harlan Coben, Philippe Lefebvre Cast: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas The discovery of two corpses reopens an investigation into the murder of paediatrician Alex Beck’s (Cluzet) wife Margot (Croze) 8 years ago. Cleared but still suspected of Margot’s killing, Beck is once again prime suspect. But…
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Ultimate Annuals vol. 1 TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writers: Mark Millar, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Jae Lee, Tom Raney, Mark Brooks, Steve Dillon Inkers: Scott Hanna, Jaime Mendoza Colourists: June Chung, Gina Going-Raney, Dave Stewart, Paul Mounts This volume collects the four 2006 annuals from Marvel’s slowly declining Ultimate imprint. It’s an odd medley in all, with three…
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New Avengers vol. 2: Sentry TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Pencils: Steve McNiven Inks: Mark Morales, John Dell Colours: Morry Hollowell, Laura Martin Fans anticipating Marvel’s New Avengers were left strangely confused after the initial story arc failed to include two members pictured in the promotional material; the Sentry (Marvel’s Superman) and Ronin (at this point, identity undisclosed). Volume…
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New Avengers vol. 3: Secrets & Lies TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Pencils: David Finch, Rick Mays, Frank Cho Inks: Danny Miki, Jason Martin Colours: Frank D’Armata, Rob Schwager, Jason Keith The New Avengers continues its rather slow set up; 17 issues later we have the official roster being publicly announced. Whereas volume two dealt with the Sentry’s inclusion into the…
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Marvel Zombies TPB Review
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Marvel, 2006 Writer: Robert Kirkman Art: Sean Phillips Colours: June Chung Covers: Arthur Suydam The two big ones do thrive on gimmicks. If it’s not the next Death of A Nobody, it’s the obligatory annual Big Event, the repercussions of which are never anything but minimal. Dragging its rotting corpse onto the back of the…
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The Exterminators vol. 2: Insurgency TPB Review
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2006 DC/Vertigo Writer: Simon Oliver Pencils: Tony Moore, Chris Samnee Inks: Ande Parks, Sean Parsons, Tony Moore Colours: Brian Buccellato Essentially, Simon Oliver’s Exterminators is Repo Man set in a pest control institution. This is not to say that Exterminators is in any way derivative of Alex Cox’s cult classic, but that it presents a…
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Whiteout TPB Review
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Originally published 1998, Oni Press Writer: Greg Rucka Art: Steve Lieber Whiteout: a weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow and diffuse lighting from overcast clouds. U.S. Marshall Carrie Stetko feels the same way about her current predicament; emotionally vacuous and struggling to lose her past, she is only given…