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Uncanny Avengers #14

The themes of Remender’s multiple “Uncanny” titles come together in a devastating issue This issue of Uncanny Avengers has been well hyped this week as a game changer, promising plenty of death…

Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

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Boxers and Saints

Through the lives of two young people in 19th century China, Gene Luen Yang provides a powerful look at the dangers of fanaticism and the difficulties of faith. Without a…

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Room for Love

Room for Love is no conventional, sweet and cheerful, happy-ending love story. It’s a painful, sometimes bitter, account of the unlikely collision of two people’s lives told with sincere authenticity…

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Rocket Girl #2

Impulsive, witty, and captivating, Rocket Girl #2 is a jetpack-powered thrill ride through time. Dayoung Johansson is a freckle-faced teenage cop on a mission to prevent our future (her present)…

Map of Days by Robert Hunter (Nobrow Press)

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Map of Days

Ambitious storytelling meets exquisite design in Robert Hunter’s lovely fable, marking another triumph for Nobrow Press. Emerging graphic novelist Robert Hunter and the design-led British publisher Nobrow got to know…

Maria M by Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics Books

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Maria M Book One

After a couple of decades and hundreds of pages, the latest ‘B-movie’ comic from Gilbert Hernandez sees a lot of pieces fall into place. “When the film [Maria M] was…

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Umbral #1

In a world where magic is forbidden, a decidedly supernatural threat emerges from the shadows, as the creators of Wasteland get Umbral off to a strong start. With Umbral, the…

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Protectors Inc. #1

JMS’s latest series for Image, illustrated by Gordon Purcell, is a low-energy, poorly executed dose of non-superheroics that never gets off the ground. Now I’m not really the superhero guy…

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Unity #1

Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite bring a touch of class to Valiant’s great leap forward into geopolitical super-action. The Valiant universe isn’t somewhere I’d ever imagined myself spending a lot…

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Alex + Ada #1

Jonathan Luna and co-writer Sarah Vaughn tread familiar territory with refreshing style in Alex + Ada. Alex is depressed. Having recently (seven months ago, that is) broken up with his…

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Drumhellar #1

Trippy, with a side of potential. Know how you feel when you wake up somewhere other than at home and you freak out for a second before realizing where you…

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Action Comics #25

The best interpretation of the Man of the Steel since the New 52 launched. The Superman that appeared in the early issues of Grant Morrison’s Action Comics was one of the few…

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Saga #15

Past, present, and future knit together. Go ahead and put on your Lying Cat T-shirt, I’ll wait… Writer Brian K. Vaughan uses Hazel to knit together identity with great effect….

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Damian: Son of Batman #1

Kubert’s expertly crafted Damian reveals a three-dimensional character in a refreshingly continuity-free framework. Damian Wayne is (or was, until recently) the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, having been…

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Hellboy: The Midnight Circus

In the dedications page, Mignola acknowledges Carlo Collodi, the author of Pinocchio and Fegredo thanks his mother who didn’t dissuade him from joining the circus. That indicates the tone of…