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Daken: Dark Wolverine #21

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Roman Colombo

Written by Rob Williams, Art by Matteo Buffagni, Andrea Mutti, & Riley Rossmo The Cancellation: First, poor Rob Williams. Two titles canceled that were far better than most of the garbage that comes out every month. And with the plot lines he lay out, it’s a shame Daken got the axe. Hopefully Brubaker will pick up [...]

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Wolverine and the X-Men #5 – Review

Posted on February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Jason Aaron (writer), Nick Bradshaw (pencils and inks), Walden Wong (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors). The Story: Beast loads the students onto the Magic School Bus! -MILD SPOILER WARNING- I will be discussing a plot point from the middle of this issue, though rather obliquely. If you want the abridged version of my review, skip [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #21 – Review

Posted on February 5, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Dean White (color art) The Story: Nightcrawler proves he’s more Sean Connery than Roger Moore. The Review: You know what, Greg Tocchini? You almost had me. I was honestly beginning to think here that you were using such thick, scribbly lines for an artistic purpose. I thought maybe [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #20 – Review

Posted on January 21, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist), Dean White (colors) The Story: Fantomex, you’re being tried by a group called the “Captain Britain Corps,” and you have a French accent. Don’t speak in your own defense! The Review: Last issue, two members of the X-Force were abducted by the Captain Britain Corps and brought to [...]

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Uncanny X-Men #5 – Review

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Kieron Gillen, (writer); Greg Land (penciler); Jay Leisten (inker); Justin Ponsor, Laura Martin and Guru eFX (colors) The Story: The Montana State Tourism Board gets a new attraction to boast about. The Review: Oddly, in the wake of the Schism, Uncanny X-Men has become what you might call the traditional X-Men Book, while Wolverine [...]

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Wolverine & The X-Men #4 – Review

Posted on January 14, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Jason Aaron (writer) Nick Bradshaw (artist) Justin Posner (colors) The Story: It always sucks to be the new kid. What’s Good: While I was sad to see Chris Bachalo leave this series, rest assured that the art is in good hands with Nick Bradshaw. His round, friendly lines make the Jean Grey School for [...]

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Wolverine #20 – Review

Posted on December 26, 2011 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writing), Renato Guedes (pencils), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Someone’s trying to start a war between the Hand and the Yakuza and naturally, Wolverine and Melita find themselves caught in the middle. The Review:  This issue serves as a nice little cross-section of several [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #19 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Robbi Rodriguez (art), Dean White with James Campbell (colors) The Story: “The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning is also open for, uh…non-traditional students…” The Review: Issues like Uncanny X-Force #19 can be tricky. It directly follows a massive and thrilling arc, and while the main conflict has been resolved, there [...]

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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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Wolverine & the X-Men #3 – Review

Posted on December 21, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Jason Aaron (writer); Chris Bachalo, Duncan Rouleau and Matteo Scalera (pencils); Tim Townsend, Jaime Medoza, Al Vey, Mark Irwin, Victor Olazaba, Duncan Rouleau and Matteo Scalera (inkers); Chris Bachalo and Jason Keith (colors) The Story: The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning gets a new mascot. The Review: And so ends Wolverine’s first day [...]

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Avengers: X-Sanction #1 – Review

Posted on December 17, 2011 by DS Arsenault

By: Jeph Loeb (writer), Ed McGuinness (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Morry Hollowell(colors) The Story: The Avengers are dealing with a prison break from the Raft when one of their number is split off from the pack and captured by Cable. The Review: In any series, it is important for the writer to find a story [...]

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Carnage U. S. A. #1 – Review

Posted on December 16, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Zeb Wells (Writer), Clayton Crain (Artist) The Story: Slither with spandex. The Review: Carnage has never captured my imagination, to say the least. The concept of “Venom, but more violent” doesn’t leave you with a hell of a lot to go on. As a result, Carnage is often more of a caricature than a [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #18 – Review

Posted on December 15, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Jerome Opeña & Esad Ribic (artists), Dean White (colorist The Story: The new Apocalypse gives way to a new Genesis. What’s Good: The Dark Angel Saga has come to a close. It’s been quite a ride. In fact, it’s been such a ride that it’s been hard to follow occasionally. The [...]

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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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X-23 #18 – Review

Posted on December 10, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) The Story: Believe it or not, this is what you would call an easy evening minding the Fantastakids. The Review: This is a hard book to review, because I feel like I’m not the target audience. Everything about this issue, from the soft textures, to the pastel colors, [...]

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Wolverine and the X-Men #1 – Review

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Roman Colombo

by: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils and colors), Tim Townsend, Jamie Mendoza, and Al Vey (inks) The Story: Wolverine had the money to build a school with floating towers? So that’s why he is on every superhero team in the Marvel Universe! Good stuff: 1. Jason Aaron… fun? Everything I have read from Jason Aaron [...]

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Herc #8 – Review

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), June Brigman (penciller), Roy Richardson (inker), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) The Story: Herc learns that even a hideous mutation can’t stop him from scoring with the ladies. The Review: From what I’ve gathered, Spider-Island sure sounds like a fun romp.  But from the point of view of this [...]

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Herc #7 – Review

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), June Brigman (penciller), Roy Richardson (inker), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) The Story: Spider-Herc, Spider-Herc, / does whatever a Spider-Herc does. The Review: Once upon a time, crossovers were a rare, novel event.  Then they became frequent pleasures, then common fool’s errands.  Now they come about every other month, [...]

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Deathstroke #1 – Review

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Roman Colombo

Written by Kyle Higgins, Pencils by Joe Bennett, inks by Art Thibert, colors by Jason Wright The Story: A dude with Wolverine’s candor and Deadpool’s skill kills a lot of people. What’s Good: Is it wrong to say that out of all the New 52 I’ve read so far, this is the one I’ve had [...]

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Wolverine #15 – Review

Posted on September 13, 2011 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writing), Goran Sudzuka (art), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story:  Logan finds new and interesting ways of beating himself up after last month’s shocking finale. The Review:  Once in a while, our standard review format doesn’t quite work, particularly when a book’s positives and negatives are deeply intertwined.  This [...]

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Wolverine #14 – Review

Posted on August 25, 2011 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (pencils), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story:  Logan realizes that it was never his revenge that he was working towards as the Red Right Hand’s plan reaches its gut-wrenching endgame. What’s Good:  Wow, Jason Aaron nails us with some huge, huge twists [...]

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X-Men #16 – Review

Posted on August 25, 2011 by DS Arsenault

By: Victor Gischler (writer), Jorge Molina (artist), Guru EFX (colors), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) The Story: A very old flame sends a distress signal to Cyclops and Magneto. It is delivered by FF, who are now sporting their new Dr. Doom look. What Good: I was a fan of the [...]

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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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Wolverine #13 – Review

Posted on August 6, 2011 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (pencils), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: It always comes down to those damned ninjas. What’s Good: In another flashback into the past of a “Wolverine victim,” Jason Aaron gives us an inside look into the Hand.  Overall, I enjoyed Aaron’s take [...]

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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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