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  • Captain America: Winter Soldier vol. 2 TPB Review

    Captain America: Winter Soldier vol. 2 TPB Review

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    Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Steve Epting, Michael Lark, Mike Perkins Colours: Frank D’Armata The Winter Soldier storyline is a prime example of a comic property handled intelligently without completely forsaking its history, and indeed a more than serviceable slice of science fiction. Captain America is vocally conflicted by S.H.I.E.L.D. procedures yet works alongside the…

  • Spider-man: Back in Black vol. 1 TPB Review

    Spider-man: Back in Black vol. 1 TPB Review

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    2007, Marvel Writers: J. Michael Straczynski, Peter David Pencils: Ron Garney, Todd Nauck, Ronan Cliquet, Colleen Doran Inks: Bill Reinhold, Rob Stull, Robert Campanella Colours: Matt Milla, John Kalisz, Jose Villarrubia Spider-man has been yanked in some questionable directions over the last few years, which is why Back in Black, a refreshingly simple revenge tale,…

  • Batman: Death and the City TPB Review

    Batman: Death and the City TPB Review

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    2007, DC Writers: Paul Dini, Stuart Moore, Royal McGraw Pencils: Don Kramer, Andy Clarke Inks: Wayne Faucher Colours: John Kalisz, Nathan Eyring Perhaps more than any mainstream comic property, Batman is perfectly suited for short stories, due in parts to the character being firmly rooted in the noir/crime genre. The Bruce Timm and Paul Dini…

  • Peter Parker: Spider-man: Back in Black TPB Review

    Peter Parker: Spider-man: Back in Black TPB Review

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    2007, Marvel Writers: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Matt Fraction, Sean McKeever Artists: Ramon Bachs, Angel Medina, Terrell Bobbett, Kano, David Lafuente, Lee Weeks, Rick Hoberg, Stefano Gaudiano, Clayton Crain, Salvador Larroca, Gary Martin Colours: Paco Roca Matt Milla, Paul Mounts, Dan Kemp, Angel Medina, Scott Hanna, Bruna Brito As a bullet riddled Aunt May lies in critical…

  • Batman: Dark Victory TPB Review

    Batman: Dark Victory TPB Review

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    1999, DC Story: Jeph Loeb Art: Tim Sale Colours: Gregory Wright Dark Victory follows on directly from the events of Loeb and Sales The Long Halloween. With the supposed Holiday killer Alberto Falcone behind bars, a new serial killer, the Hangman, is targeting Gotham City’s corrupt cops. As you can imagine, there’s a veritable buffet…

  • Alan Moore’s Top 10 Book 1 TPB Review

    Alan Moore’s Top 10 Book 1 TPB Review

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    2000, America’s Best Comics Writer: Alan Moore Art: Gene Ha, Zander Cannon Though Alan Moore has never bettered his eighties output, and likely never will, it’s amazing how strong his work for America’s Best Comics has been. At first glance The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Tom Strong and Promethea are all typical high-concept ideas, of…

  • Batman: The Long Halloween TPB Review

    Batman: The Long Halloween TPB Review

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    1996, DC Write: Jeph Loeb Artist: Tim Sale Colours: Gregory Wright Essentially years two and three to Frank Miller’s seminal Batman: Year One, Loeb and Sale’s superhero noir The Long Halloween resumes the Caped Crusaders conflicts with Gotham’s feuding Mafiosos, the Falcone and Maroni families, introduced in Year One, as well as providing an origin…

  • Batman: False Faces TPB Review

    Batman: False Faces TPB Review

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    2008, DC Story: Brian K. Vaughan Pencils: Scott McDaniel, Rick Burchett, Scott Kolins, Marcos Martin Inks: Karl Story, John Lowe, Dan Panosian, Drew Geraci Colours: Roberta Tewes, John Wright, Pam Rambo, Tom McCraw With Y: The Last Man having reached its conclusion and Brian K. Vaughan receiving all manner of acclaim for his work on…