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  • 700 Free Marvel Comics Offer Returns This Week

    700 Free Marvel Comics Offer Returns This Week

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    Good news. The offer will be resuming from April 11 – only this time comiXology registrants will have to access the free books in waves.

  • FF #1 Comic Book Review

    FF #1 Comic Book Review

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    Marvel, $3.99 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Steve Epting, Rick Magyar, Paul Mounts Given the publicity and teaser images preceding its debut, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this Fantastic Four reboot would start afresh with Marvel’s first family, now sans the recently deceased Human Torch. Instead, Jonathan Hickman’s Future Foundation is an extension of the…

  • Dark Reign: Dark Wolverine #76 Review

    Dark Reign: Dark Wolverine #76 Review

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    Marvel Writers: Daniel Way, Marjorie Liu Pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli Inks: Onofrio Catacchio Daken continues to prove that he’s not the genuine Wolverine, he’s just a very naughty boy, as he playfully manipulates Norman Osborn, Hawkeye/Bullseye and the Fantastic Four to his advantage. ‘The Prince’ is an example of a pretty average comic plot held together…

  • Amazing Spider-man #592 Comic Review

    Amazing Spider-man #592 Comic Review

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    Marvel Writer: Mark Waid Pencils: Mike McKone Inks: Andy Lanning Colours: Jeromy Cox After a bout of entertaining nonsense in the Macroverse with the Fantastic Four, it’s nice to see Spidey back on familiar ground. A lot has happened in the two months he’s been gone. Primarily, J. Jonah Jameson has been elected mayor of…