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Umbrella Academy: Dallas #6 – Review

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Gerard Way (Writer), Gabriel Ba (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colors) The Story: It all comes down to Dallas. After various altercations with the Temps Aeternalis, the crazed killers Hazel and Cha-Cha, and a talking goldfish, Number 5 and his “family” have to stop a past version of himself from stopping the Kennedy assassination. Trust me, it [...]

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Secret Six # 9 – Review

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Gail Simone (writer), Nicola Scott (pencils), Jason Wright (colors) The Story: Three teams. Three targets. Three villains. Maximum body count. It’s Catman, Ragdoll, and Bane doing what they do best… saving the innocent? The Good: DC’s secret weapons strikes again; the Secret Six team put out an issue that delivers as a stand-alone issue, a [...]

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Detective Comics #853 – Review

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Neil Gaiman (writer), Andy Kubert (artist), Alex Sinclair (colorist) Before the Review: If you haven’t already picked up Batman #686 (the first part of “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?”) it is strongly urged that you do so. STRONGLY… The Story: It is a rare privilege to be present at one’s own funeral. Bruce Wayne, [...]

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Thor #601 – Review

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Marko Djurdjevic (artist), Paul Mounts (colorist) Before the Review: I’ve never read Thor before. Okay, slight exaggeration – I have a yellowed copy of Thor #384 that I rescued from a discount bin. But I’ve never read J. Michael Straczynski’s Thor before. I honestly didn’t know what to expect. The Story: [...]

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Incognito #3 – Review

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Ed Brubaker (writer), Sean Phillips (artist), Val Staples (colorist) Story: Zack Overkill is in a tight spot. As an unwilling participant in a witness protection program for villains, he’s having a hard time reconciling the liberties and excitement of his old life for the doldrums of his beige, office-filled existence. But since he’s been getting [...]

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Daredevil Noir #1 – Review

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Alexander Irvine (writer), Tomm Coker (artist), Daniel Freedman (colors) Before the Review: I like Daredevil.  A lot.  I’m not a long-time fan, but I hold the “Born Again” storyline to be some of the finest work of any comics professional.  I dig the Brubaker stuff, and  love the character dearly. As soon as I heard [...]

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Secret Six #8 – Review

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Gail Simone (writer), Carlos Rodriguez (artist), Jason Wright (colorist) Thoughts before the review: Secret Six, as indicated by the IGN quote on the cover of #8, is best described as “wonderfully wicked” and “hilariously twisted.”  And, on the whole, is an enjoyably decadent ride through the world of six pay-for-hire villains. Story : After the [...]

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Hexed #4 – Review

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Michael Alan Nelson (writer), Emma Rios (artist), Cris Peter (colors) Before the Review : If you haven’t been reading Hexed, you might want to. It’s about Lucy, a.k.a. Lucifer, a quick-on-her-feet cat burglar with a special trade. She only goes for things of supernatural interest, such as feathers of angel wings, or as the story [...]

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Review

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

Jane Austen (Author) and Seth Grahame-Smith (Co-Author) Thoughts before the review: I love classic literature,and horror movies in equal measure, but I have never been able to make it through any of Austen’s works without great difficulty. Imagine my excitement then, when I found out that somebody decided to address my problem directly – adding [...]

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The Flash: Rebirth #1 – Review

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Ryan Lynch

By Geoff Johns(Writer), Ethan Van Sciver (Artist), Alex Sinclair (Colorist) The Story: Barry Allen, for the better part of twenty-five years, was lost to the world. He had become part of the Speed Force– the thing that gave him his powers as The Flash, and it wasn’t until Final Crisis, that the world saw him [...]

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