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Review of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger #1

CLOAK & DAGGER #1 - I’ve lost track of how many times that Marvel has tried to launch this series. Folding them into the X-Men was a great idea… especially given the fact that that can play well with others, great power sets and the whole “we’re tired of living on the streets” thing. But, are they mutants or not? In the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, Cloak & Dagger were billed (along with Spidey) as “non-mutants.” In their history, that designation has gone back and forth to the whims of whoever is wr...

Reviews of Batgirl #5, Uncanny X-Men #519 & God Complex #1

UNCANNY X-MEN #519 - So it’s not a big surprise that Beast decides to take an indefinite leave of absence from the X-Men for awhile. Seems he’s still a little peeved at Scott for letting him languish in Osborn’s prison during Utopia until it suited Scott’s purposes to free him. Hank has graciously put together the X-Club to act as the X-Men’s brain trust in his absence. Fine. Done. Good-bye Cowardly Lion. Go hang out in S.W.O.R.D. with your green-haired girlfriend. This issue is once again stole...

Comic Reviews of SWORD #2, Daytripper #1 & Dark X-Men #2

DARK X-MEN #2 - Having kept the core members together after the Utopia debacle (well, the most evil/misguided ones anyway…), Mystique has led, Dark Beast, Mimic and Omega to investigate an incident in which a large group of people seemed to be under control of someone as they chanted, “I am an X-Man…” Once at the hospital where one of the victims is being held, they encounter an incredible energy source that threatens to overload Omega (he literally gets drunk on power) and completely freaks Mim...

Comic Reviews for X-Men Forever #13 & 14, New Avengers Annual #3, Dante’s Inferno #1

NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #3 - Finally we get to see how the heck Ronin manages to get freed after being captured in his attempt to kill Norman Osborn. Finally. Looking at you Marvel editors. Osborn is actually pleased to have Clint in his grasp, hoping to learn where New Avengers HQ is located. Mockingbird wakes up to find Clint gone and sends Ms. Marvel to scout Avengers Tower - which is completely locked down top-to-bottom. Wolvierine is apparently still on Nation-X, Spidey is out, Iron Fist isn’t ...

Comic Reviews of Dark Avengers #12, Batman #694, Cable #21 & X-Force #22

CABLE #21 - I think I may have figured out just who and what Hope is. Review first, then theories. Last issue, Cable ad Hope just barely managed to escape the Brood and Bishop by using the ship’s escape pods. Bishop also manages to survive by bonding with a living Brood-ship and chases the two pods for two years on their course to Earth. Over the two years, Hope has become a young woman is her teens. Once back on Earth, Cable and Hope have one last confrontation with Bishop in which Hope manifes...

Comic Reviews of Captain America Reborn #5, GL Corps #43, Mighty Avengers #32 & Daredevil #503

CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #5 - By now, every Marvel reader knows Steve Rogers is back - already having appeared in Fall of the Hulks, Who Will Wield the Shield?, Dark Avengers Annual and the list goes on. This is another example of Marvel editors not communicating very well. However, that does stop this from being an incredible issue. The Red Skull had succeeded in supplanting Steve Rogers’ personality with his own… effectively taking over Captain America’s body. Cap-Bucky, Black Widow, Ronin, ...

Reviews of Thor #604, Iron Man #20 & 21 and Fall of the Hulks Alpha and Gamma

THOR #604 - We finally get to see Thor kicking some major villain booty! The Lady Kelda (last seen in Thor Giant Sized Finale…) means to avenge the death of her love, William, by the hands of Dr. Doom’s Asgardian cyborg minions. When she confronts Doom, he quickly and easily dispatches her by ripping out her heart to use in his continued experiments. Loki wisely throws himself at Baldar’s mercy as he prepares to confront Doom with the rest of the Asgardian warriors. Doom sends his new creations ...

Reviews of Uncanny X-Men #518, Thor #604, Strange #2 & X-Force Annual #1

Rating System: 0 to 1.5 stars = save your money unless you are just mindlessly collecting the title. 2 to 3.5 = worth a shot if you are up to trying something new or wanting to get back into a title. 4 to 5 = a must buy for any comic reader. UNCANNY X-MEN #518 - Cyclops wants the piece of the Void that Emma absorbed out of her so she can change from her diamond form and use her telepathy. Gathering Charles and Psylocke, Scott plans to use Charles as a guide as he goes in to perform “psychic s...

Reviews of Dark Avengers Annual, Echo #17, The Boys #37 & Siege: The Cabal

Rating System: 0 to 1.5 stars = save your money unless you are just mindlessly collecting the title. 2 to 3.5 = worth a shot if you are up to trying something new or wanting to get back into a title. 4 to 5 = a must buy for any comic reader. THE BOYS #37 - I guess we can consider these issues down time for the team as Wee Hughie talks to each member about their past and how they came to join Billy Butcher’s team. The last two issues showed us the origins of Mother’s Milk (holy $h!t - you have...

Reviews of Green Lantern #43, Star Wars Legacy #42, Spider-Woman #3 & Dark Reign- The List: Spider-Man

Rating System: 0 to 1.5 stars = save your money unless you are just mindlessly collecting the title. 2 to 3.5 = worth a shot if you are up to trying something new or wanting to get back into a title. 4 to 5 = a must buy for any comic reader. SPIDER-WOMAN #3 - Brain Michael Bendis just wrote a line of script in Dark Avengers that went something like this: “I’m a patriot. Why did you join S.H.I.E.L.D.?” “Because they have the best flying cars.” That’s a lie. After seeing Viper’s flying ’67 Ford...