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  • X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #1 Comic Review

    X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #1 Comic Review

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    Marvel Writer: Jeff Parker Pencils: Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Chris Samnee Colours: Wil Quintana,Veronica Gandini I’m generally not a fan of these “versus” titles, as they usually culminate in little more than a punch-up between two popular properties; or in this case, one extremely popular team of mutants and the heroes of a criminally undervalued…

  • Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War (vols. 1&2) Review

    Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War (vols. 1&2) Review

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    2009, DC Writers: Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons, Peter Tomasi Pencils: Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Angel Unzueta, Pascal Alixe, Dustin Nguyen, Jamal Igle Inks: Ethan Van Sciver, Oclair Albert, Prentis Rollins, Drew Geraci, Vicente Cifuentes… and a million others Colours: Moose Baumann, Guy Major, Rod Reis, David Curiel, JD Smith   With The…

  • Dark Reign: The List: Avengers Review

    Dark Reign: The List: Avengers Review

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    Marvel Writer: Brian Michel Bendis Pencils: Marko Djurdjevic Inks: Mark Morales Colours: Marte Gracia This one-shot commencing the next stage in Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign, ‘The List’, left me somewhat peeved for two reasons. Firstly, this seemingly thick $3.99 special actually contains 15 pages of “preview pages” from the upcoming Daredevil and X-men one-shots, which…

  • Agents of ATLAS #10 Comic Review

    Agents of ATLAS #10 Comic Review

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    Marvel Writer: Jeff Parker Art: Gabriel Hardman, Paul Rivoche Colours: Elizabeth Dismang There are certain comic writers whose name is essentially a seal of consistent quality. Even when Moore, Gaiman and Ennis are at their worst they still produce work that is nothing less than interesting. Jeff Parker might soon have to be added to…

  • Deadpool #15: ‘Want You to Want Me’ Review

    Deadpool #15: ‘Want You to Want Me’ Review

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    Marvel Writer: Daniel Way Pencils: Paco Medina Inks: Juan Vlasco Colours: Marte Gracia, Antonio Fabela Deadpool goes nuttier than an almond finger this month, spending the majority of the issue in a state of wildest delirium. With the dull Dark Reign crossover safely behind us, Daniel Way continues his unique brand of nonsense, which recently…

  • Irredeemable vol. 1 TPB Review

    Irredeemable vol. 1 TPB Review

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    2008, Boom! Studios Story: Mark Waid Art: Peter Krause Colours: Andrew Dalhouse It can’t be easy being Superman. Sure, he gets the gratitude and respect of an entire nation, an attractive (if nauseating) girlfriend, the ability to leave planet Earth behind when he fancies a break… and X-ray vision is, simply put, every teen geek’s…

  • Detective Comics #855 Comic Book Review

    Detective Comics #855 Comic Book Review

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    DC Writer: Greg Rucka Artist: J.H. William III, Cully Hamner Colours: Dave Stewart, Laura Martin The art on Detective Comics has so far been dazzling, J.H. William III’s realistic pencils and elaborate panel compositions set off by Dave Stewart’s measured use of red. William’s is also capable of versatility, shifting styles when the tone demands…

  • Doom Patrol #1 Comic Book Review

    Doom Patrol #1 Comic Book Review

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    Carl Doherty
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    DC Writer: Keith Giffen Pencils: Matthew Clark Inks: Livesay Colours: Guy Major The trouble with allowing Grant Morrison to work on any established series is that he has a style of writing that few can successfully follow on from. His surreal yet intelligent 90s relaunches of Doom Patrol and Animal Man have almost been curses…