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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, ...

Batman Arkham Asylum 2 Trailer on the Web…

Okay, so everybody who watched the ComicCenter review of Batman: Arkham Asylum knows I wasn't fond of the game. But, honestly, Batman is one of my favorite characters and I get kinda irate when he's not handled well. This one looks to be based on the same graphics engine and continues the story, but this time... it takes place out of the confines of Arkham and on the streets of Gotham. At least this time, Bats will have something to grapple onto that makes some sense. The trailer broke during th...

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...

New Image From Jonah Hex Movie

This image of Josh Brolin as the titlar Jonah Hex, is makng the rounds on the interwebs this week. Griz and I were able to see some really amazing footage of the movie while we were in San Diego this year, but I'm even more geeked after seeing this. I also found an "official" plot rundown: "Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone…and anything. Having survived death, Jonah’s violent history is steeped...

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...

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...