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Action Comics vol. 3: At the End of Days

Out of all the “New 52” launches, Grant Morrison’s “Action Comics” arguably came with the highest expectations.  At least from me it did.  Yes, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s “Justice League” was positioned as the flagship of the line, but with Morrison taking on Superman again you have a creator going back to try and […]

Snapshot

You know, even though they’ve produced great work together and I may have even described writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock as “one of the most reliably entertaining teams in comics” at one point, they actually haven’t done a whole heck of a lot of work together.  There’s their signature title, “The Losers,” and the […]

Hopes For the New Year

This is what I had initially planned to write about yesterday before my focus was stolen.  What follows is nothing more than a short list of things I’d like to see happen for next year.  There’s no basis in reality for my hopes, that’s just what they are.  I’ll also be staying away from the […]

Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground

Over the course of three previous books, we’ve seen a great deal about how the title character operates.  He’s a meticulous planner who leaves nothing to chance.  He doesn’t suffer fools — at all.  He keeps his emotions locked down tighter than the planning for one of his jobs.  All of these facets are on […]