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The Sandman: Overture #2 - A Review
The Sandman: Overture #2 continues neatly from where the first issue ended some many months ago, with Dream of the Endless finding himself. Or its selves, since many of them are female or beyond the...
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Legends Of Red Sonja #5 - A Review
Legends of Red Sonja #5 ends this wonderful mini-series on a high note. It is notable that there hasn't truly been a bad story in this anthology (no surprise given the talent involved) but there have...
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Serenity: Leaves On The Wind #3 - A Review
There is a certain futility to my reviewing Serenity: Leaves On The Wind. This series is directly aimed at the obsessive army of fans known as Browncoats and while it is possible for those unfamiliar...
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Arrow - Season 2, Episode 18 - Deathstroke - Live Tweet Commentary
A live-tweet commentary on Deathstroke before writing the latest entry for the Arrow Episode Guide.Word of warning - this DOES have SPOILERS! So don't read this until you've seen the episode! 0:03 -...
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Arrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 18 - Deathstroke
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here. PlotSlade Wilson has made his first strike against Oliver Queen, kidnapping Thea Queen on the eve of Moira Queen's first debate...
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See Me At G33K3 Con This Weekend!
I'm one of the guests of honor this week at G33K3 (pronounced Geeky) - a new all-interests geek convention being held in McKinney Texas. I'll be giving a lecture on the history of American Comics at 4...
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier - A Spoiler Free Review And Some Thematic...
THE SHORT, SWEET REVIEWIt is good! In fact, I think it's a better film than The Avengers. It should definitely be seen on the big screen, if possible. And you don't have to have seen the first Captain...
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Red Sonja And Cub - A Review
For good or ill, we come to expect certain things of certain artists. When I see Neil Gaiman's name on a book, I expect something magical and unusual. When I see Gail Simone's name on a book, I...
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Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug - A Review
Last year, Raymond E. Feist brought his Riftwar Cycle to a close with Magician's End. In my review of that work, I noted that the book was disappointing only in being the final tale in a grand saga I...
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Earth 2 #22 - A Review
The cover of Earth 2 #22 is somewhat misleading. Based on it, one might conclude this issue would feature Green Lantern fighting hordes of Parademons. In truth, Green Lantern does appear briefly at...
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Red Sonja #8 - A Review
Were there any doubts left that Gail Simone was dragging the She Devil With A Sword into a new era, they were eliminated with this issue. There was some thinking that last issue - which had Sonja...
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Green Arrow #30 - A Review
Writing reviews of Green Arrow is becoming increasingly difficult for me. I am running out of unique ways to say "This is a great book and you should be reading it!" every month. There is so much to...
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Batgirl #30 - A Review
By all rights, I should not have enjoyed Batgirl #30 as much as I did. It isn't a superhero story but a horror story - probably my least favorite genre in all of fiction. It's a diversion from the...
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Batman Eternal #1 - A Review
I will say this for the writing team of Batman Eternal - they do not do things by halves. There was a hint of this in the preview for this series, which depicted Harper Row (a supporting character...
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Arrow - Season 2, Episode 19 - The Man Under The Hood - Live Tweet Commentary
A live-tweet commentary on The Man Under the Hood before writing the latest entry for the Arrow Episode Guide.Word of warning - this DOES have SPOILERS! So don't read this until you've seen the...
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Arrow Episode Guide: Season 2, Episode 19 - The Man Under The Hood
For a summary of the episode guide layout & categories, click here. PlotWhat remains of Team Arrow launches a daring midnight raid to destroy Queen Consolidated's Applied Science building. It's a...
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My Concise Response To Anyone Who Thinks Rape Threats Are An Appropriate...
SOURCE: IN YOUR FACE JAM: Anatomy Of A Bad Reaction SOURCE: Fake Geek Guys: A Message to Men About Sexual Harassment I have little time and even less patience to deal with this issue. I think Brett...
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Doctor Who: Players - A Book Review
1915. Major Winston Churchill is attacked by renegades in No Man's Land. After the death of his driver and bodyguard, The Major thinks he's found salvation twice - once when he is rescued by a funny...
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Sheena #1 (Moonstone Books 2014) - A Review
Moonstone Books' Sheena #1 is a good comic but a bad first issue. This is because, in all the ways that matter, this isn't a first issue but a continuation of the 2007 Sheena series printed by Devil's...
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Batman #30 - A Review
Batman #30 is simultaneously the final act of Zero Year and part one of Savage City. We finally learn the meaning of the title Zero Year, as The Riddler - now firmly in charge of Gotham City - elected...
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