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Spider-Man/Deadpool vol. 3: Itsy-Bitsy

I really enjoyed the first volume of this series which had the creators of “Deadpool’s” first solo series, Joe Kelly and Ed Mcguinness, teaming up again to see if they could recapture some of that magic.  It was a very funny romp with fantastic art from McGuinness and acknowledged continuity in a way that most […]

Star Wars: Darth Maul

Cullen Bunn is one of those writers who has written a lot of comics that I’ve liked, but nothing I’ve been truly passionate about.  (Yet, anyway.)  “Darth Maul” doesn’t really move the needle regarding my opinion of him as it’s a capable, competent comic that you could buy or skip entirely without any repercussions.  There […]

All-Star Batman vol. 2: Ends of the Earth

One of the things I was expecting to see from Scott Snyder’s run on “All-Star Batman” was more single-issue stories after the first arc.  While the writer did a handful of shorter tales over the course of his run on “Batman,” the majority of his time on that title was spent on blockbuster stories that […]

X-Men: Blue vol. 1: Strangest

While the title may be there to conjure the same kind of specific nostalgia as “X-Men:  Gold,” this is basically the latest iteration of “All-New X-Men” featuring the time-displaced version of the team.  Dennis Hopeless’ take on them may have been the most pleasant surprise of the last “X-Men” relaunch, but this new direction from […]

X-Men: Gold vol. 1 — Back to Basics

The last time we had an “X-Men” relaunch like this I wrote about how Jeff Lemire’s first volume of “Extraordinary” felt like the welcome kind of nostalgia.  That remained somewhat true for the rest of his short tenure on that title before the whole “Inhumans vs. X-Men” business kinda drove it into the ground.  Now […]

God Country

After years of toiling in near-obscurity turning out quality series like “The Paybacks” writer Donny Cates and artist Geoff Shaw finally hit it big earlier this year with their miniseries “God Country.”  Now having read it, it’s easy to see why this miniseries caught on the way it did.  It’s a textbook example of how […]

Mercury Heat vol. 2

Before I sat down to write this I was preparing to dance around the reveal of the main threat for this second (and sadly, final) arc of “Mercury Heat.”  Never mind the fact that it’s spoiled on the back of the volume.  Then I went and re-read my review of the first volume and saw […]