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Avengers vs. X-Men #4 – Review

Posted on May 17, 2012 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: As the Phoenix streaks towards Earth, Hope tries to make a deal with Wolverine. The Review:  In a twelve-issue maxi-series, issues like this are all but inevitable – the dreaded, treading water, transitional issue. Much [...]

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Avengers vs. X-Men #3 – Review

Posted on May 2, 2012 by paladinking

By: Ed Brubaker (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Cap and Wolverine have a “discussion” regarding his actions on Utopia. The Review: I figure a lot of readers are going to have a different interpretation of this issue, one that ends up being much [...]

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Moon Knight #12 – Review

Posted on April 29, 2012 by paladinking

By: Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Moon Knight versus Count Nefaria, head to head, one last time. The Review:  All good things must come to an end and, sadly, it has come all too soon for Bendis and Maleev’s Moon Knight.  Thankfully, however, reading [...]

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Wolverine & the X-​Men #88 – Review

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (artist/colorist), Tim Townsend (inker) The Story: While Prof. Logan tries to recover from his injuries, Prof. Creed picks up four new pupils. The Review: We all know how annoying it can be to see a series we’re following be interrupted by big events. The story arcs we’ve been invested [...]

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Moon Knight #11 – Review

Posted on April 2, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Buck and Moon Knight go after Madame Masque in order to recover the Ultron head. The Review:  In it’s penultimate issue (unfortunately), Bendis and Maleev’s Moon Knight is cooking on all cylinders. The majority of the issue is [...]

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Avengers vs. X-Men #0 – Review

Posted on March 28, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis & Jason Aaron (writers), Frank Cho (art), Jason Keith (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Scarlet Witch is back in action and Hope becomes a crime-fighter. The Review: How much you enjoy AvX #0 is largely contingent on what you expect to get out of this issue.  In many [...]

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New Avengers #23 – Review

Posted on March 28, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato & Will Conrad (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Norman’s latest Dark Avengers get their come-uppance. The Review:  There’s really not much to this comic, which I suppose means that it can’t be any worse than strictly mediocre though converse, that it also means [...]

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Wolverine and the X-Men #7 – Review

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Jason Aaron (writer); Nick Bradshaw (pencils); Walden Wong, Norman Lee, and Nick Bradshaw (inks), Justin Ponsor (colorist) The Story: As Logan and Quire try to make their getaway from a space casino, Broo tries to reason with his would-be assassin, and the X-Men try to remove a malignant growth in Kitty’s body. The Review: [...]

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Wolverine #302 – Review

Posted on March 10, 2012 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writer), Billy Tan & Steven Sanders (art), Jason Keith & Sotocolors (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Wolverine and Yukio battle the mind ninjas while Amiko attempts an ill-advised rescue of Silver Samurai II. The Review:  This issue, and really this final Jason Aaron arc in general, has a lot of [...]

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New Avengers #22 – Review

Posted on March 3, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Double and triple crosses aplenty as the New Avengers find themselves wanted by the government. The Review:  In many respects, despite sharing a story-arc, New Avengers’ issue this week is opposite to Avengers’ issue and, as a result, while the [...]

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Moon Knight #10 – Review

Posted on March 3, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (art), Matthew Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Things go from bad to worse as Count Nefaria calls in some expert help from a family member. The Review:  I’m not sure when exactly it happened, but Moon Knight has become a truly good comic book.  Naysayers [...]

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Wolverine and the X-Men #6 – Review

Posted on February 28, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Jason Aaron (writer); Nick Bradshaw (pencils): Walden Wong, Jay Leisten, Norman Lee and Cam Smith (inks); Justin Posner and Matthew Wilson (colors) The Story: Wolverine and Kid Omega reenact Rain Man while Kitty acts as the Thunder Dome. What’s Good: Man, this series is solid. What can I say now that I haven’t said [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #22 – Review

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist), Dean White (color artist) The Story: The Skinless Man gets his monologue on. The Review: I can’t tell if I want to strangle or hug Greg Tocchini. For two issues of the Otherworld arc, the art has been a mess of thick lines, vague characters, and sketchy backgrounds. [...]

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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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