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CAPTAIN AMERICA #701     MARVEL COMICS A tale from the future, featuring the descendants of Steve Rogers. After a bit of an abrupt future/parallel universe Captain America tales finishes up last issue, you’d think Marvel would be wanting to clean up the mess and reestablish Cap in the present day. But this is apparently not the … Read more

MIGHTY THOR #706     MARVEL COMICS Do you hear that? That is the sound of a long time comic fan screaming! Here I was just praising Marvel for the honorable death of Jane Foster and *SPOILERS* they bring her back?! WTF?! For a brief moment we get an image of healthy cancer free Jane Foster preparing … Read more

FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NICK WILSON #4     IMAGE COMICS Eddie Gorodetsky and Marc Andreyko have created an amazing down to earth look at the life of a super-hero. This storyline bounces back and forth between sub-plots but never gets confusing. From the tragic story of the crippled man to the fact that the copyright of the … Read more

CAPTAIN AMERICA #700     MARVEL COMICS While some interesting concepts are brought out and some underlying humor and self mocking, this big time 700th issue doesn’t do much for such a milestone. We get the ending to the Out of Time storyline as well a short tale with Mark Waid teaming with the great work of … Read more

BATMAN #44     DC COMICS The road to the wedding begins! While Bruce sleeps, Selina goes out for an early morning stroll to try on wedding dresses and remember the good and bad times between her and her husband to be. Tom King’s script reminds us why this couple has managed to stay together over the … Read more

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #27     DC COMICS I’ll admit it, this issue’s classic cover is what caught this old man’s eye. Another traditional hour glass cover with the villain capturing the heroes in the sands of the hour glass. Inside however this story is all over the board. Ray Palmer shows up for a brief … Read more

MIGHTY CRUSADERS #4     ARCHIE COMICS A battle royale! Some members fall while others overcome. But Joe Higgins smells a trap and he’s right. The Brain Emperor is back but he’s looking at the bigger picture. A picture of the MULTI-VERSE of the MLB’s universe over the years! Flashback to all the versions of the Mighty … Read more

AVENGERS #684     MARVEL COMICS I don’t believe it! Finally, after 9 chapters of the epic event, Marvel gives me something I can work with. The Hulk is back and thankfully with a lengthy explanation. The truth of Voyager is revealed and makes sense. And the battle between the Grandmaster and Challenger fades into the deep … Read more

AVENGERS #683     MARVEL COMICS SPOILERS!!!! After abandoning this long and somewhat dull storyline, I got suckered into this All-Jarvis issue. Unfortunately, we get very little in the way of Jarvis’s memories of the Avengers. Couple that fact with the almost instantaneous healing of the dying Jarvis and even the big reveal that Voyager (the retconned … Read more