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Reviews of Nola #1, Echo #16, Dark Avengers #11 & Ultimate Comics Avengers #4

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. TERRY MOORE’S ECHO #16 - I imagine Mr. Moore took some time off to count his money from selling the movie rights to Echo, but never fear! He’s giving us two issues of Echo in one month to get caught up! Yaaay! Julie, her sister and Agent Ivy are onboard I...

Reviews of Blackest Night #5, Uncanny X-Men #517, Thor Giant-Sized, Secret Warriors #10, Black Knight, New Avengers #59

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 #517 - You will all bow before the best writer at Marvel: Matt Fraction. Sure, I’m a tad biased towards anything with an X on it, but the way Fraction is crafting this new era of the X-Men; I’m beginning to think he’s secretly Chris Claremon...

Reviews of Swordsmith Assassin #4, X-Men Legacy #229, Dr. Horrible & Mighty Avengers #31

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. SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #4 - If I had the cash, I would buy the movie rights to this comic. In just four issues, writers Andrew Cosby and Michael Alan Nelson have crafted a classic story of revenge, honor, redemption and love set in the waning days of feudal ...

Comic Review of Hulk #17, Ares #2, Superman Secret Origin #3, Image United #1 & Fantastic Four #573

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. FANTASTIC FOUR #573 - Jonathan Hickman has really started something special with his run on Fantastic Four. We saw in last issue that as Ben and Johnny were heading for a quick vacation on Nu-Earth, Franklin and Val stowed-away in the Fantasti-Car. When t...

ComicCenter Reviews Daredevil #502, Deadpool #17 & Cable #20

Watch ComicCenter as Griz and I review some of this week's new comics. Visit Things From Another World for a massive selection of these comics and more.

Comic Review For The Week Of 11/14/09

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. DEADPOOL #17 - Whoo-hooo! More Deadpool. And a real Deadpool with a story that isn’t just a filler to boot. Now that Wade has “joined” the X-Men, he’s decided to kill that father of one of mutants on Nation X who’s working with Osborn to throw some bad PR...

Marvel Releases Trailer for the Upcoming Siege Event

Siege may be shaping up into the fall of Norman Osborn and the return of the "Big Three" Avengers. With Cap back, Tony upright and Thor ticked, Normie is in for a beatin' of epic proportions. More more info on this event here and be sure to watch the trailer below. Visit Things From Another World for a massive selection of Marvel comics and more.

Comic Review For The Week of 11/4/09

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. STAR WARS: INVASION #5 - This is the last issue of the Invasion limited series, but probably not the end of the story. Dark Horse announced recently that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic would be ending some time next year to be replaced by a new St...

Comic Reviews For The Week Of 10/28/09

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. ANTI-VENOM: NEW WAYS TO LIVE #2 - I get it. Venom is popular. So was the Joker rip-off, Carnage. I’m a big Marvel and Spidey fan, but I firmly believe that the Symbiote Saga and the Clone Crap have damaged the Spider-Man books so bad that even “big” event...

ComicCenter Reviews Uncanny X-Men Nation X

Watch as The Undercover Fanboy is forced to work ComicCenter alone as he reviews the Nation X storyline. Visit Things From Another World for a massive selection of Marvel favorites.