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Aquaman #8 – Review

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (story), Ivan Reis (art), Joe Prado (inks), Rod Reis (colors) The Story: It’d be a good idea to get the old gang back together while there’s still a gang. The Review: Like a lot of his fellow Justice Leaguers, Aquaman has always struggled with figuring out who he is and where he [...]

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Aquaman #7 – Review

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado (inker), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: So tell me, Aquaman—was your ex-superteam as good as the one you have now? The Review: Aquaman has been around for a long time, yet the point of this series is really about revitalizing him in the public eye again. [...]

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Aquaman #5 – Review

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado & Eber Ferreira (inkers), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Hey, Aquaman—talk about a fish out of water, huh? …Please don’t kill me. The Review: As a longtime reader of Johns’ work, I’m always amazed at the difference in effect his stories have depending on whether you [...]

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Aquaman #4 – Review

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado & Eber Ferreira (inkers), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Hey, Trench—your mama’s so fat, she cuts herself and calls it rare! Booyah. The Review: As relatively civilized beings, we impose some standards of morality upon ourselves, one we in our lily-handed society can easily adhere to. [...]

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Heroes for Hire #12 – Review

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DS Arsenault

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writer), Brad Walker (artist), Andrew Hennessy (inker), Jay David Ramos (colorist) The Story: Hero, are you for hire? We’ve got a job. The Review: Heroes for Hire #12 was a nice little single-issue story. We are thrown into the middle of the action in a moody and effective close-up [...]

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Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3 – Review

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Agustin Padilla (penciller), Jose Aviles (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Anything Arthur and Diana do, Orm and Penthesilea can do better. The Review: Batman may be a man of mystery, but Wonder Woman and Aquaman, for all their fame and stature, are easily the most enigmatic characters [...]

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Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3 – Review

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Tony Bedard (writer), Vicente Cifuentes (artist), Diana Egea (inker), Kyle Ritter (colorist) The Story: I know I killed your wife, but do you have to act like such a jerk? The Review: We’ve known for a while now that Prince Orm of Atlantis and Penthesilea of the Amazons have worked together since day one [...]

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Young Justice Episode 8 – Review

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Kevin Hopps (writer) The Story: They say lost Atlantis holds many secrets. No one says anything about Starros. The Review: When the producers of Young Justice let on their show takes place on a parallel Earth, they opened up literally a whole new world of story possibilities. They have the double-benefit of using DC [...]

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Avengers #10 – Review

Posted on February 24, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), and Dean White (colors) The Story: The Avengers check to make sure that Xavier and Namor’s infinity gems are safe. The Review: Avengers #10 is, unfortunately, something of a stumbling block for the series after a couple of solid outings. The main culprit [...]

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Fantastic Four #586 – Review

Posted on December 26, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting (pencils), Rick Magyar (inks), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: Sue tries to stave off war as she learns a starting secret, Reed journeys with Galactus, and Ben, Johnny, and the kids attempt to hold back the Negative Zone. What’s Good: I’ve found the “Countdown to [...]

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Fantastic Four #585 – Review

Posted on November 27, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: Reed tries to talk down Galactus and the Surfer while Sue attempts to mediate a meeting between Atlanteans. What’s Good: I’ve heard people complain that not enough happens per issue of Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four. That sure isn’t [...]

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Fantastic Four #584 – Review

Posted on October 29, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: Ben takes the Future Foundation’s potion and, along with Johnny, enjoys the first day of his week as a normal guy. What’s Good: Amidst all his huge ideas, it’s easy to forget that Jonathan Hickman is just as good [...]

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Fantastic Four #578 – Review

Posted on April 29, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dale Eaglesham (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: Johnny has a run-in with some Negative Zone badness while the undersea denizens revealed last month make for an unhappy Namor. What’s Good: It’s great to see Johnny get some love this month. As much as I like Reed [...]

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Uncanny X-Men #520 – Review

Posted on January 23, 2010 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Psylocke, Wolverine, and Colossus go Predator-hunting in NYC while Magneto tries to get Utopia’s population to trust him. What’s Good: Overall, I’ve been enjoying Matt Fraction’s Uncanny X-Men quite a bit more after Utopia, and this [...]

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Dark Reign: The List – X-Men – Review

Posted on September 25, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Matt Fraction (Writer), Alan Davis (Pencils), Mark Farmer (Inks), and Nathan Fairbairn (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I actually like the concept of The List series quite a bit. It works as a new reader grab and as a compliment to current ongoings. The Daredevil one-shot actually made me interested in following the [...]

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Agents of Atlas #7 – Review

Posted on July 8, 2009 by paladinking

by Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (art), Jana Schirmer (colors), and Nate Piekos (letters) The Story: A devastating secret comes out about Namor and Namora’s budding relationship. Will Atlas lose one of its own? And in a back-up story, Mr. Lao does battle with a genie. What’s Good: I’ve really loved this two-part Atlantis arc. [...]

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Dark Avengers #6 – Review

Posted on June 26, 2009 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato & Will Conrad (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Atlantean terrorists are battled while Norman finally begins to show chinks in his armor. What’s Good: This comic is becoming increasingly cerebral. In this issue, the team is perhaps more volatile than ever. The dialogues [...]

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Agents of Atlas #6 – Review

Posted on June 6, 2009 by paladinking

by Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (pencils and inks), Jana Schirmer (colors), and Nate Piekos (letters) The Story: The team heads to Oceanus to see if they can get something on Osborne from his Cabal-mate, Namor. The Good: After the balls to the wall slugfest in the last issue, this month gives a really nice [...]

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The Incredible Hercules #122 – Review

Posted on November 4, 2008 by pozzyfreak

By Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (Writers), Clayton Henry & Salva Espin (Artists), and Raul Travino (Colorist) The Story: Namor and Hercules are at it toe-to-toe up until Namora informs the two men that they are on the same side for the time being. The three go off to investigate the disappearance of Poseidon [...]

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