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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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Justice League #22

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 19, 2013

Trinity War has arrived with all of the subtlety of a freight train crashing through your front door and it’s going to shake up the New 52 to its foundation….

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Captain Ultimate #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • July 18, 2013

A superhero story that is both traditional and current, and it works. The debut issue of Monkeybrain Comics’ Captain Ultimate is here. From the writing duo of Benjamin Bailey and…

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Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain: The Fall #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 18, 2013

A great jumping-on point for new fans, comic book stewards Lapham and Huddleston’s treatment of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire epic is the perfect complement to the source…

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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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Red Sonja #1

  • by Eric Lindberg
  • July 18, 2013

A new era begins for the She-Devil With a Sword as fan-favorite writer Gail Simone begins her run on the series. After defeating the army of Zamora, a victorious king…

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Numbercruncher #1

  • by Ricky Miller
  • July 17, 2013

Another great British comic from Titan’s new line, full of ideas, a fascinating mismatch of characters and a corkscrew of a plot that twists its way through time, space and…

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Book of Da

  • by Evan Henry
  • July 17, 2013

An original, well-made graphic novel that is mythological in both scope and concept, and nearly flawless in execution. Book of Da is a Kickstarter-funded graphic novel from the writer/artist team…

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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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Mouse Guard: The Black Axe HC

  • by Evan Henry
  • July 15, 2013

A worthy addition to an already accomplished and critically lauded franchise. Mouse Guard: The Black Axe, from Archaia Studios Press, collects the six-part limited series of the same name written…

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Batman #22

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 15, 2013

An instant bat-classic without the bat, Zero Year brilliantly exploits the messy, mistake-riddled path to adulthood. And in Batman #22, young Bruce Wayne’s screw-ups are a runaway freight train about…

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Harlan Ellison’s 7 Against Chaos

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 15, 2013

Over 20 years in the making, sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison and Paul Chadwick’s cosmic Magnificent Seven bends reality even as it seeks to expand your consciousness. There are few storytellers…

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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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Henchmen

  • by Evan Henry
  • July 12, 2013

Henchmen, from writer Jamison Raymond and artist Ryan Howe, has plenty of pop and polish, but fizzles when it comes to tone. In the vein of books like J. Michael…

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Superman Unchained #2

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 12, 2013

  Unchained is the Superman book you’ve been waiting for. Pulse-pounding action, a Batman-worthy mystery, and impossibly beautiful art make this the must-read book of the summer. Storytelling in the…

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Quantum and Woody #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 11, 2013

  Rousing, rebellious, and rebooted for the digital age, cult favorites Quantum and Woody expand the Valiant Universe in a fun and unexpected new direction. The self-proclaimed “World’s Worst Superhero…

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The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #2

  • by Ricky Miller
  • July 11, 2013

A disappointing and jumbled foray into dystopian sci-fi from the writer of Umbrella Academy, but Becky Cloonan shines once again. In a dystopian future, a group of rebel heroes called…

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The Shadow/Green Hornet: Dark Nights #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • July 11, 2013

From Dynamite Entertainment comes The Shadow/Green Hornet: Dark Nights, a team-up comic scripted by veteran film producer Michael Uslan (notably associated with such comic book properties as Swamp Thing and…

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