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Aquaman: Rebirth #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
I happen to really dig Aquaman. Peter David’s unprecedented run on the title in the early ’90s won me over due to the sheer originality and complexity of character, and I’ve followed the character ever since. Of course, as he does with everything he touches, Geoff Johns returned Aquaman to his classic greatness while keeping…
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Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
Wonder Woman is nothing if not a contradiction. She is warrior of peace, after all. She absolutely believes in truth and justice, yet she will fight to the death in pursuit of those things. This complexity of character, an attribute that has always accompanied Wonder Woman, came especially to the forefront during Brian Azzarello’s masterful time…
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Batman: Rebirth #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
Now fully into the DC’s “Rebirth” movement, you just knew I’d have to check out Batman: Rebirth #1. I’ve been reading the collected editions of Scott Snyder’s masterful Batman run, so when I heard someone named Tom King was taking over the title, I honestly felt as though he probably would not live up to…
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Zero: An Emergency by Ales Kot – A Book Review
Zero has gained a lot of buzz during the last several months. It’s typically described as a spy story with ruthless violence and a cold, detached protagonist. Its main claim to fame is that it features a different artist with each new issue. I’ll be honest. I’m not much for spy stories, but the book…
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Pretty Deadly: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios – A Book Review
This is a strange book and I mean that as a total compliment. Strange is good. Unique is appreciated. Original is commendable. Pretty Deadly is all of those things, and more. Pretty Deadly is not a linear story. Meaning, it doesn’t start at an origin, then progress to a conclusion. It sort of begins in…
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Mind the Gap by Jim McCann – A Book Review
I’d heard excellent things about Mind the Gap and saw that the reviews were quite favorable, so imagine my surprise when I found myself disappointed by this first volume. I can sum up my dissatisfaction with one simple reason: I did not care about a single character. Ellis, the main character, is attacked in the…
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