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Avengers #20 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writing), Daniel Acuna (art), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Norman Osborn confronts the Avengers as he and his allies prove to be a step ahead in their war on Cap and the gang. The Review: Well, it’s a hell of a lot better than the last issue of New Avengers. [...]

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New Avengers #19 – Review

Posted on December 15, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story:  Norman Osborn explains the mission statement to his new Avengers and Victoria Hand plays her…hand? The Review:  Every now and then, as a devoted comic reader, you find yourself reading something that’s just mind-numbingly stupid.  New Avengers #19, [...]

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Secret Warriors #28 – Review

Posted on August 1, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: 27 issues have led to this, the final issue of Secret Warriors.  Who’s left standing? What’s Good:  As a final issue that came over 30 issues to soon, Hickman plays this one well.  There aren’t any other slam-bang events of [...]

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Secret Warriors #26 – Review

Posted on April 17, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: Trapped in each other’s company and facing certain death, Nick Fury and Baron Strucker have an important conversation, one that leads to a few very big surprises. The Review:  The biggest problem I have with this issue of Secret Warriors [...]

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Secret Warriors #25 – Review

Posted on March 6, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: The origins of Leviathan are revealed in a team-up of epic proportions. The Review: Secret Warriors #25 is a very interesting issue, if for no other reason that it once again points to Jonathan Hickman carving his own little corner [...]

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Secret Warriors #24 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), David Marquez & Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: We learn the unfortunate fate of Mikel Fury’s team. The Review: This month, we meet the other team that Nick’s gathered, that led by his son Mikel.  Amazingly, in the little space we have to meet each [...]

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Secret Warriors #23 – Review

Posted on January 3, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (color), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: John Garrett tells Druid he’s not done and trains him to reach his true potential. What’s Good: It’s great to see Sebastian back.  He was always my favourite of the Caterpillars, as I found him to be likable and the [...]

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Secret Warriors #22 – Review

Posted on November 27, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and David Lanphear (letters) The Story: Nick Fury and the Secret Warriors try to make good their escape from a soon-to-explode Gehenna. What’s Good: I’ve made it no secret that the Night arc has been dismal thus far and a low-point for the series as a [...]

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Secret Warriors #21 – Review

Posted on October 30, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Mirko Colak & Alessandro Vitti (art), Andres Mossa & IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: Nick Fury and the kids try to make good their escape and Phobos clashes katanas with Gorgon. What’s Good: This issue is basically one gigantic action scene or, more accurate, one extended escape attempt. [...]

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Secret Warriors #20 – Review

Posted on September 30, 2010 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Mirko Colak (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: The series’ conclusion looms in site as Nick Fury initiates the assault on Gehenna. What’s Good: Jonathan Hickman does a solid job this month of establishing the scope of the current status quo in Secret Warriors.  As things come together, [...]

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Secret Avengers #5 – Review

Posted on September 24, 2010 by paladinking

by Ed Brubaker (writer), David Aja, Michael Lark, & Stefano Gaudiano (art), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: The secret history of the “other” Nick Fury is revealed. What’s Good: For probably the very first time, Secret Avengers finally feels like Ed Brubaker doing what he does best and is most comfortable [...]

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Secret Warriors #15

Posted on May 1, 2010 by joelopez101

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Stefano Caselli (artist) The Story: The Warriors decide to stand together against Fury and demand Druid’s reinstatement onto the team, despite the Colonel’s opposition.  It doesn’t go as planned.  Meanwhile, Fury meets with the Contessa and reveals that he’s aware of her betrayal and the HYDRA heads discover Viper’s corpse, but [...]

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X-Force Annual #1 – Review

Posted on December 7, 2009 by pozzyfreak

Main Story by Robert Kirkman (Writer), Jason Pearson (Art), and Dave Stewart (Colors) “Undeadpoool” by Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost (Writers), Carlo Barberi (Pencils), Sandu Florea (Inks), and Edgar Delgado (Colors) The Story: Robert Kirkman’s story that takes up the bulk of the X-Force Annual is about Wolverine breaking into a Hydra base in order [...]

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Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #5 – Review

Posted on November 23, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Victor Gischler (Writer), Bong Dazo (Pencils), Jose Pimentel (Inks), and Matt Milla (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: While the rumble in the jungle in Merc with a Mouth has been fun, I’ve definitely had my fill. I look forward to seeing what chaos comes about as Victor Gischler takes his story into space. [...]

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Spider-Woman #3 – Review

Posted on November 21, 2009 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (art), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Madame Hydra attempts to recruit Jessica once again. What’s Good: Madame Hydra/Viper is certainly great fun to read and works as an excellent foil to Jessica.  If Bendis hopes to use her as the arch-nemesis of the series, it certainly wouldn’t [...]

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Spider-Woman #2 – Review

Posted on October 22, 2009 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (art), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Jessica Drew finds herself in a Madripoor prison and that’s never good. What’s Good: As always, the first thing you’ll notice is the art.  Maleev’s art once again looks amazing and unlike anything else on the market.  As always, the modeled [...]

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Dark Reign: The List – Secret Warriors

Posted on October 10, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Jonathan Hickman (Writer), Ed McGuiness (Pencils), Tom Palmer (Inks), and Chris Sotomayor (Colors). Some Thoughts Before The Review: I’m utterly confused by Marvel’s decision to release Dark Reign: The List – Secret Warriors before the Secret Warriors issue it’s supposed to take place after. I guess I can understand why Marvel would want to [...]

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Spider-Woman #1 – Review

Posted on September 24, 2009 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (art), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Jessica Drew gets recruited by S.W.O.R.D., heading to Madripoor for her first mission to find a Super-Skrull. What’s Good: In my opinion, this is some of Maleev’s best work.  It’s just gorgeous, gorgeous stuff, sporting photorealistic detail not only in the photo-referenced Jessica [...]

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Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D. #3 – Review

Posted on September 21, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Brian Michael Bendis (Script) and Alex Maleev (Art) w/ voice work by Nicolette Reed (Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew/Madame Hydra), Patrick Bosold (Philli Natu), Andrew Edlin (Detective Wang), David J. Murphy (Paladin), and Anthony MacKenzie (Detective Chong) Some Thoughts Before The Review: While the motion-comic format definitely has a number of positives, I can’t help but feel [...]

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Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #3 – Review

Posted on September 19, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Victor Gischler (Writer), Bong Dazo (Pencils), Jose Pimentel (Inks), and Matt Milla (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: There’s definitely room for another Deadpool series. The problem, however, is that Merc with a Mouth just can’t compare with the Daniel Way series. M.w.a.M. is entertaining enough and Bong Dazo is a great fit for [...]

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Secret Warriors #7 – Review

Posted on August 29, 2009 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), Sunny Gho (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: Fury and the Caterpillars get some much needed funding and Baron Strucker asks for help from a surprising source. What’s Good: The opening sequence of the issue, which sees Fury and the Caterpillars pulling off an old-fashioned bank heist, [...]

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Secret Warriors #6 – Review

Posted on July 30, 2009 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Stefano Caselli (art), Daniele Rudoni (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: The Caterpillars join the battle between the Howling Commandos, HYDRA, and HAMMER.  Meanwhile, HYDRA takes possession of a mysterious box. What’s Good: Whelp, the Caterpillars are back and I’m a happy man. Some might say that there isn’t enough [...]

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Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1 – Review

Posted on July 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Victor Gischler (Writer), Bong Dazo (Artist), and Jose Pimentel (Inks), and Matt Milla (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Did they really need another Deadpool series? I like the character as much as most people (probably more), but Deadpool is going to turn into the next Spider-Man or Wolverine at the current pace. The [...]

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Secret Warriors #5 (Dark Reign) – Review

Posted on June 25, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev (Creators), Jonathan Hickman (Script), Stefano Caselli (Art), and Daniele Rudoni (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I’ve made no secret about how much I love what at Bendis, Hickman, Caselli, and Rudoni are doing with Secret Warriors. Their series is good, very good…and it looks to get even [...]

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Avengers: The Initiative #24 (Dark Reign) – Review

Posted on June 1, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Christos N. Gage (Script), Humberto Ramos (Art), and Edgar Delgado (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Avengers: The Initiative is downright reliable. The storylines are a perfect fit for the style of the series, the artwork is almost always solid, and the character work is handled in a way that manages to impress each [...]

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