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The Punisher #5 – Review

Posted on November 20, 2011 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: It’s a somber Thanksgiving for Frank and friends, as if there’d be any other sort. 1. A good supporting cast goes a long way In making the Punisher a silent force of nature, Rucka has had to create a [...]

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New Avengers #15 – Review

Posted on August 12, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Squirrel Girl tries to prove her worth, as she runs through a New York City under attack to get to Luke and Jessica’s baby. What’s Good: When I read that this issue was going to be centred on [...]

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The Punisher #1 – Review

Posted on August 3, 2011 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Two detectives begin their investigation of a mass shooting at a wedding, as does Frank, in his own unique way. What’s Good: Writing a fresh, unique Punisher story is pretty difficult, all the moreso when it’s the Marvel Universe [...]

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Amazing Spider-Man #666 – Review

Posted on July 27, 2011 by paladinking

by Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (art), Marte Gracia (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Life is good, and very busy, for Peter Parker, but unbeknownst to him, more and more people in New York City are gaining spider-powers. What’s Good: Apparently, Dan Slott and the rest of the crew in the Spider-office take [...]

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DMZ #65 – Review

Posted on May 20, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writing), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Matt faces possibly the biggest decision of his life. The Review: If you’re a long-time reader of Brian Wood’s DMZ, this is the sort of issue that you read it for, the sort of issue that looks at [...]

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DMZ #62 – Review

Posted on February 21, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: We get back to the present day, as Matty Roth finds himself as the eyes and ears at the vanguard of the US invasion of the DMZ. The Review: I cannot begin to express how relieved and overjoyed [...]

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Fables #102 – Review

Posted on February 20, 2011 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Ozma begins to assemble a super team under the guidance of Pinocchio as the Dark Man threatens Haven. The Review: As weird as it seems at first, and as dubious the reasoning is behind it, this [...]

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PunisherMAX #10 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2011 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writer), Steve Dillon (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Frank reaches new levels, now working with chemical weapons, while Bullseye finally reaches an epiphany. The Review: After finishing this comic, I was completely shocked to discover that we’ve not seen an issue of PunisherMAX since July. I knew [...]

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Daredevil #512 – Review

Posted on December 2, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle and Antony Johnston (writers), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Daredevil’s friends deal with the fallout of Shadowland as Matt is nowhere to be found in the city. What’s Good: I really do enjoy Checchetto and Hollingsworth’s art. The art has often been the best part [...]

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Shadowland #5 – Review

Posted on December 2, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle (writer), Billy Tan (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Guru eFx (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: The battle for New York City comes to its conclusion. What’s Good: What, besides the fact that this is the final issue and that this mess of an event is finally over? In all seriousness, though, [...]

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DMZ #58 – Review

Posted on October 22, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: We learn what happened to street artist Decade Later since we last saw him. What’s Good: While I enjoy all of Brian Wood’s work, I’ve long held the opinion that it’s in the shorter arcs and one-shots that [...]

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Daredevil #511 – Review

Posted on October 20, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle (writer), Roberto De La Torre (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Foggy seeks out Daredevil and Dakota attempts to rescue Becky. What’s Good: Last month’s Daredevil seemed to finally find itself, deciding to dedicate itself to the tribulations of Daredevil’s buddies Foggy and Dakota, characters who had been [...]

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Shadowland #4 – Review

Posted on October 18, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle (writer), Billy Tan (pencils & inks), Victor Olazaba (inks), Guru eFx (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Izo’s band of heroes race to stop Daredevil as Elektra makes her move. What’s Good: One of the big problems that the main Shadowland series has had has been finding its identity. It seems divided [...]

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DMZ #57 – Review

Posted on September 17, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Cliff Chiang (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Amina recovers an abandoned baby in the streets of the DMZ, forcing her to grapple with motherhood, her history, and an end to her solitude. What’s Good: Through this issue, Wood makes it painfully clear how different standards [...]

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New Avengers #4 – Review

Posted on September 9, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Avengers beat demonic faces and Iron Fist confronts Dr. Strange. What’s Good: There’s a lot of action this month. In fact, there’s a ton of action. The great news is that that means [...]

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Daredevil #510 – Review

Posted on September 8, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle & Antony Johnston (writers), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Foggy and Dakota find themselves hunted by the Hand while Iron Fist and Luke Cage find themselves swayed by the Kingpin. What’s Good: One of the things that’s made the last couple of issues of Shadowland, [...]

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Ex Machina #50 – Review

Posted on August 19, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Tony Harris (art), JD Mettler (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher The Story: Ex Machina concludes with glimpse of the years following Mitchell’s time as mayor. What’s Good: I can’t recall feeling so sad after reading the final issue of a series, not only because of the fact that a favourite [...]

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DMZ #56 – Review

Posted on August 16, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Nathan Fox (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Wilson faces the destruction Chinatown and is faced with a hard choice. What’s Good: Wilson has long been a favourite character of mine in Brian Wood’s DMZ, and I doubt that I’m the only one. The character is [...]

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Daredevil #509 – Review

Posted on August 12, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle & Antony Johnston (writers), Roberto De La Torre (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Dakota and Foggy come under attack and Matt Murdock finds an unlikely ally. What’s Good: Much like last month, Daredevil spends time with Dakota and Foggy, which does a fine job of distinguishing it [...]

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Shadowland #2 – Review

Posted on August 5, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle (writer), Billy Tan (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Christina Strain (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Luke Cage and Iron Fist try to talk to Daredevil and the Kingpin gets a little demonic help. What’s Good: This issue tries to expand on the characters involved in Shadowland in an attempt to expand [...]

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Madame Xanadu #25 – Review

Posted on August 2, 2010 by paladinking

by Matt Wagner (writer), Laurenn McCubbin (art & colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: A 1960s ad-man starts to hear the people around him say horrible, horrible things. What’s Good: What a downright creepy and generally unsettling story… I’m beginning to get the sense that Extra-Sensory is more a horror arc than anything [...]

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Daredevil #508 – Review

Posted on July 14, 2010 by paladinking

by Andy Diggle & Antony Johnston (writers), Roberto De La Torre (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Foggy and Dakota try to get to Shadowland to talk some sense into Matt while Hell’s Kitchen finds itself in a state of martial law. What’s Good: This issue of Daredevil does an absolutely [...]

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DMZ #55 – Review

Posted on July 14, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Andrea Mutti (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Forced into close contact with his targets, an undercover commando comes to learn the truth about not just the residents of New York, but also himself. What’s Good: The first in a series of one-shots, I really enjoyed [...]

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Madame Xanadu #24 – Review

Posted on July 6, 2010 by paladinking

by Matt Wagner (writer), Marley Zarcone (art & colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: A girl in 60s Harlem, Rosy Mays, suffers visions where people around her appear horribly maimed. What’s Good: This issue marks the start of “Extra-Sensory,” a thematically related series of one-shots, each drawn by a different female artist. When [...]

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DMZ #54 – Review

Posted on June 20, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Matty Roth reaches the US checkpoint, only to get assigned a new job and, perhaps, a second chance. What’s Good: This issue features the sort of grand, sweeping gesture that manages to successfully represent an author working towards [...]

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