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Journey into Mystery #625 – Review

Posted on July 16, 2011 by paladinking

by Kieron Gillen (writer), Doug Braithwaite (pencils), Ulises Arreola (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: With war in hell on the horizon, Loki brokers a deal with Mephisto and Hela. What’s Good: In case you didn’t know, Kieron Gillen’s Journey into Mystery is among Marvel’s very best books. It’s witty, charming, funny, dramatic, and [...]

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Avengers Prime – Graphic Novel Review

Posted on July 13, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Javier Rodriguez (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Steve Rogers, Iron Man, and Thor find themselves trapped in a strange, Asgardian realm and under attack from Hela. The Review: Sometimes you get a comic that is not at all what it was advertised [...]

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Fear Itself #4 – Review

Posted on July 6, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Serpent shows a massive growth in power, and Thor returns to Midgard to make plans with some old friends. What’s Good: While I’ve been fairly positive about Fear Itself thus far, I really did [...]

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The Mighty Thor #3 – Review

Posted on June 23, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Olivier Coipel (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: Given an ultimatum, Thor rumbles with the Surfer. Meanwhile, Volstagg finds himself unwanted in Broxton. What’s Good: It always feels really good to get your money’s worth with a comic. I definitely felt like I got [...]

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Journey into Mystery #624 – Review

Posted on June 13, 2011 by paladinking

by Kieron Gillen (writer), Doug Braithwaite (pencils), Ulises Arreola (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: “Have fun! Don’t get killed! I’ll be back soon!” The Review: It’s one thing for a series to be capable of putting out awesome issues, but it’s another thing entirely for it to be consistent, and now, in it’s [...]

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Fear Itself #3 – Review

Posted on June 2, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Stuart Immonen (penciller), Wade von Grawbadger (inker), Laura Martin & Larry Molinar (colorists), and Chris Eliopoulos (letterer) The Story: A major Marvel hero dies at the hands of Skadi/Sin, the final member of the Worthy is chosen, and Thor tries to escape prison and rush to Midgard’s aid. The Review: I’ve [...]

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Mighty Thor #2 – Review

Posted on May 25, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Olivier Coipel (penciller), Mark Morales (inker), Laura Martin (colorist), and Joe Sabino (letterer) The Story: Thor and Sif begin training a new team of heroes, Odin may be up to no good, and the Silver Surfer brings Asgard an ultimatum from his purple-hatted master. The Review: Now that’s more like it. [...]

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Avengers #13 – Review

Posted on May 18, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (script), Chris Bachalo (art & colors), Tim Townsend, Jaime Mendoza, Al Vey, & Wayne Faucher (inks), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: The Avengers recount the early days of Fear Itself. The Review: This is a very difficult issue to review. Quite frankly, if you don’t like Brian Bendis, particularly Bendis [...]

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Journey into Mystery #623 – Review

Posted on May 16, 2011 by paladinking

by Kieron Gillen (script), Doug Braithwaite (pencils), Ulises Arreola (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Loki is faced with decisions as he begins his epic adventure. The Review: Well, I can now say that Kieron Gillen’s Journey into Mystery certainly does not fall into “first issue syndrome.” In other words, the second installment is [...]

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Thor – Movie Review (Second Opinion)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

The Story: I’m not surprised Thor loves super-unhealthy, diner breakfast food— it’s awesome. The Review: As a god, Thor’s not really threatened by much, and certainly not by the majority of villains in the Marvel universe. Besides his loyalty to the Avengers, his connections to Earth lean more on divine fondness for the planet and [...]

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Thor – Movie Review

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Roman Colombo

SPOILER ALERT! So came a Thursday—I apologize—THOR’s Day Night in a crowded IMAX theater when through the entrance lo! Thor appears and bellows his name to the masses awaiting his big screen debut… Seriously, some guy dressed as Thor burst into our theater before preview and yelled “THORRRRRRRRRRR!” with a Mjolnir knock-off held high. He [...]

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Fear Itself #2 – Review

Posted on May 4, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Worthy are chosen and the world breaks into chaos. The Review: You know, it bodes well for an event when the second issue builds upon the first and is, in fact, possibly even better. [...]

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Mighty Thor #1 – Review

Posted on April 27, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Oliver Coipel (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Laura Martin, Justin Ponsor, & Peter Steigerwald (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: Thor and Sif go on a dangerous mission to the heart of the broken World Tree while Silver Surfer searches for a new target for his master’s hunger. The Review: In [...]

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Journey Into Mystery #622 – Review

Posted on April 13, 2011 by paladinking

by Kieron Gillen (writer), Dougie Braithwaite (pencils), Ulises Arreola (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Loki goes on a quest to discover the secret behind his elder self’s demise. The Review: This is quite possibly the best work of Kieron Gillen’s career, or at the very least, it’s among that work. Regardless, this [...]

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Avengers #11 – Review

Posted on March 30, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Dean White (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: The Avengers and the Illuminati raise to secure the rest of the Infinity Gems before the Hood does. The Review: It’s always something of a treat to see a creator take a big creative [...]

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Thor #621 – Review

Posted on March 30, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry & Salvador Larroca (art), Matt Hollingsworth & Ulises Arreola (colors), and John Workman (letters) The Story: The Blood Legion battles the World Eaters for all the marbles. The Review: I’m really pretty torn over this comic. As a huge fan of Thor, there were things that really worked and [...]

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Unbeatable, Volume 2 – Review

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Matthias Wolf (writer), Carlos E. Gomez (artist), Teodoro Gonzalez, Bob Pedroza, Shipeng Lee, Simon Bork (colorists) The Story: So basically Hell is a fire-stormed, wretched pit of beast-ridden filth and death—that doesn’t mean it can’t have some perks. The Review: The last volume of Unbeatable set up a storyline that was young and exuberant, [...]

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Thor #620 – Review

Posted on February 24, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and John Workman (letters) The Story: Odin summons some very powerful forces in his defense against the World Eaters. The Review: After a rocky issue last month, Thor comes back this issue with all guns blazing, leading to a much more enjoyable experience overall. That [...]

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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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Avengers #9 – Review

Posted on January 29, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) & John Romita Jr. (artist) The Story: The Illuminati are caught in the act and the Hood comes back more dangerous than ever. What’s Good: Already, I’m enjoying this second arc quite a bit more than its predecessor. The title feels less hamstrung in its storytelling thanks to the lack [...]

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Thor #619 – Review

Posted on January 21, 2011 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and John Workman (letters) The Story: Odin is greeted by a returned Loki and we learn some interesting facts about the World Tree courtesy of old One Eye before Balder and Tyr go on the attack. What’s Good: I’ve been going on and on about [...]

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Chaos War: Thor #2 – Review

Posted on December 20, 2010 by dfstell

By: J.M. Dematteis (writer), Brian Ching (pencils), Rick Ketcham (inks), Rob Schwager (colors), Simon Bowland (letters) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: An amnesiac Thor, in Donald Blake form, does battle with Glory while protecting a comely widow. What’s Good: The art is pretty good in this tie-in to Chaos War. Brian Ching is given [...]

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Thor #618 – Review

Posted on December 12, 2010 by paladinking

by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and John Workman (letters) The Story: Asgard finds itself beseiged by World Tree refugees. What’s Good: Epic. That’s a pretty apt description of Fraction’s story thus far, and this issue only cements that. With refugees coming in from all over the World Tree, there’s a [...]

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Thunderbolts #150 – Review

Posted on November 23, 2010 by tonyrak

By Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (artist), Frank Martin & Fabio D’Auria (colorists) The Story: The Thunderbolts celebrate 150 issues this month with a tale that finds the team’s heavy-hitters taking on none other than Thor, Commander Rogers, and Iron Man in a brutal grudge match in another dimension. The Good: After an incredibly disappointing [...]

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Hulk #27 – Review

Posted on November 20, 2010 by tonyrak

By Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (artist), Bettie Breitweiser (colorist) The Story: Under the guidance and supervision of Commander Rogers and Bruce Banner, General Ross continues his quest for redemption by helping Namor put an end to a Scorched Earth initiative that threatens to destroy the monarch’s empire. The Good: Ever since Parker took control [...]

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