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    Author: Jason Clyma

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    Ballistic #2

    • by Jason Clyma
    • September 16, 2013

    Repo City State begins to take its toll on Butch. Adam Egypt Mortimer and Darick Robertson’s Ballistic #1 was one hell of a drug-fueled,  action-packed, crime-soaked issue, and this week’s…

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    Reality Check #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • September 6, 2013

    Reality Check slogs along, but has a brighter future. Glenn Brunswick’s Reality Check is a mixed bag of classic comic stereotypes, interesting execution, and lackluster story. Following aspiring comics writer,…

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    Secret #3

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 30, 2013

    The year spent waiting for issue #3 was well worth it. It may have been more than a year since its last offering, and memory may not be able to…

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    Batman ’66 #2

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 23, 2013

    Batman ‘66 is one of the best books DC publishes, digital-first or not.  Jeff Parker channels the tone of the original Batman TV series into a book that emphasizes fun…

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    Batman and Nightwing #23

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 23, 2013

    Batman and Nightwing #23 is the single best issue of Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s run on the Batman and Robin series. Issue #23 is the emotional capstone of not…

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    Wolverine #8

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 19, 2013

    What happens when the Wolverine can be hurt? Paul Cornell’s Wolverine #8 continues the series’ interesting mix of “comic-booky” science fiction with the great character development the scribe is known…

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    Infinity #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 15, 2013

    The start of one of the most exciting and complex event comics in recent memory.  Jonathan Hickman’s Infinity #1 is the culmination of close to a year’s worth of development…

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    Monsters will be the Weapons of WWIII: Josh Finney Talks ‘World War Kaiju’

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 5, 2013

    Imagine a parallel history where a complex conspiracy has led the U.S. and Russia into an all our nuclear war.  The weapons of choice, however, aren’t conventional or nuclear, but…

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    Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 2, 2013

    Vertigo releases its new volume of the fan-favorite adventurer. Vertigo Comics continues its growth and rejuvenation this week with Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #1, a fantastic and…

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    Collider #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • August 1, 2013

      Become a member of the Federal Bureau of Physics. Not only is Simon Oliver and Robbi Rodriguez’s Collider a fun start to a brand-new series of physics gone mad,…

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    The Flash #22

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 29, 2013

    The Reverse-Flash explodes into the New 52 in a hail of Speed Force energy. Imagine Superman without Lex Luthor, Batman without the Joker, or Hal Jordan without Sinestro.  Barry Allen…

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    Hawkeye Annual #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 25, 2013

    Matt Fraction and Javier Pulido shoot a bullseye in their Hawkeye Annual. Though I have yet to catch up on Matt Fraction and Javier Pulido’s Hawkeye, it’s safe to say…

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    Fables #131

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 19, 2013

    The eccentric Rose Red becomes the King Arthur of the Fables community. Rose Red has been a favorite character of mine since the first time I read Fables oh so…

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    Superior Carnage #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 18, 2013

    Superior Carnage #1 murders its chance at providing readers a new experience.  After its introductory issue it’s clear that Superior Carnage #1 will have a difficult time distinguishing itself among…

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    Ghosted #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 16, 2013

    Blockbuster heist movie meets a Halloween horror film. It’s a blast! Despite some clunky dialogue and odd character actions, Joshua Williamson’s Ghosted is a promising new series that is one…

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    Ballistic #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 12, 2013

    Ballistic is an explosive adventure from page one to the book’s end. Adam Egypt Mortimer and Darick Robertson’s Ballistic is my kind of book.  Starting from the first panel of…

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    Sheltered #1

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 11, 2013

    The town of Safe Haven is anything but. Writer Ed Brisson and artist Johnnie Christmas’ brand new series Sheltered stood out as one of Broken Frontier’s Staff Picks of the…

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    Welcome to Repo City State: Adam Egypt Mortimer on ‘Ballistic’

    • by Jason Clyma
    • July 8, 2013

    This week’s release of Ballistic from writer Adam Egypt Mortimer and artist Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys, Happy!) will surely be explosive. Ballistic chronicles the life of air-conditioner repairman turned…

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