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Last Updated: Oct 20, 2009 - 7:25:21 AM



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Son of Superman
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Jon Kent is the son of Clark Kent, aka Superman. His powers brought to the surface by an incredibly powerful solar flare

Oct 20, 2009 - 7:15:31 AM

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Namor, The Submariner
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In 1990, Marvel Comics began a second on-going series for an established character; The Submariner

Sep 18, 2009 - 7:28:47 AM

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The Life and Times of Savior 28 #4
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With friends like these - Savior 28 gets a beat down from some of his colleagues.

Sep 17, 2009 - 7:53:10 AM

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The Life and Times of Savior 28 #3
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World peace by way of the super fist.

Sep 15, 2009 - 13:08:32 PM

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The Life and Times of Savior 28 #2
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In praise of Mike Cavallaro.

Sep 11, 2009 - 11:29:09 AM

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The Life and Times of Savior 28 #1
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Once proposed as a Captain America storyline...

Sep 1, 2009 - 8:19:01 AM

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Conan The Barbarian # 1-24
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Conan had a soft spot for the damsels in distress. As long as they didn’t give him attitude.

Aug 23, 2009 - 7:49:32 AM

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Superman/Fantastic Four: The Infinite Destruction
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With no lags or slow spots, readers were treated to a captivating page-turner that made us glad the two companies were on friendly terms

Aug 18, 2009 - 23:02:20 PM

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Mighty Love
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Rivals by day, two costumed vigilantes find love by night.

Jul 23, 2009 - 7:39:11 AM

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The Way Of The Rat 01
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Magic, monkeys, martial arts and mayhem? How Marvelous!

Jun 30, 2009 - 17:22:31 PM

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X-Men Icons: Chambers #1-4
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Brian K. Vaughan's early work!

Jun 27, 2009 - 7:20:00 AM

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Mary Jane # 1-4
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For those unaware, this teenage cast was first developed by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and is now updated for a 21st Century readership

Jun 11, 2009 - 19:13:38 PM

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Mercy Sparx #0 (of 4)
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While we wait for new installments of Josh Blaylock’s rockin’ Mercy Sparx series, let’s take a look back at her first few issues…

May 31, 2009 - 19:55:23 PM

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Wolverine: First Class #3
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Animal farm! Wolverine and Kitty travel to Wundagore searching for Magneto.

May 24, 2009 - 9:59:37 AM

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Daredevil Volume 1 # 353-365
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This particular run of Daredevil is recommended for purists who were fond of the character “in the day”, as well as any who simply enjoy well-done superhero fare

May 22, 2009 - 7:07:50 AM

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30 Days of Night: 30 Days 'til Death #4
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Shootout at the vampire corral - Russ and friends fight off the vampire death squad.

May 12, 2009 - 7:45:28 AM

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30 Days of Night: 30 Days 'til Death #3
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My country cousins - Russ has to deal with unwanted guests.

May 11, 2009 - 9:47:51 AM

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30 Days of Night: 30 Days 'til Death #2
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The guy next door - Rufus struggles with pretending to be a regular fella when he's really a hungry, hungry vampire.

May 10, 2009 - 8:20:10 AM

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30 Days of Night: 30 Days 'til Death #1
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From the creator of "Stray Bullets" comes a tale of stray vampires.

May 7, 2009 - 12:17:35 PM

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Wolverine's Best: Wolverine Vol. 2 #10
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The basis of the Silver Fox love interest story in the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and one of the best Wolverine stories of all time.

May 5, 2009 - 22:07:39 PM

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When Back Issues Are Better and Cheaper than New Comics
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With the price of newer comic books increasing the back issue bin never looked so attractive.

May 4, 2009 - 10:21:33 AM

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Hellblazer #253
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Constantine finally pulls the big "Scab."

May 3, 2009 - 8:55:18 AM

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Wolverine’s Best: The Uncanny X-Men #268
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With Hugh Jackman slicing up the screen as Wolverine this summer, let’s take a look at a tale that made our favorite Canucklehead the great and interesting, if a bit overexposed, character he is today.

May 2, 2009 - 22:17:16 PM

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Grunge Comics Presents #2: The Pearl Jam Story
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In honor of my favorite band’s re-release of their first album, lets take a look at their, to my knowledge, only comic book appearance.

Apr 19, 2009 - 19:13:04 PM

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Marvel: The Lost Generation #1-12
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Nearly ten years ago, Marvel Comics marketed a 12-issue comic book series entitled Marvel: The Lost Generation

Apr 17, 2009 - 7:02:33 AM

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The Man With No Name #1
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The classic spaghetti western gunslinger makes his comic book debut in a tale envisioned as the first part of a sequel to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Apr 9, 2009 - 22:34:14 PM

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Wolverine: First Class #2
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Sabertooth in the house!

Mar 31, 2009 - 5:25:49 AM

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Air #1
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With the collection "Air, Volume 1: Letters from Lost Countries" due this week, we look back at AIR #1.

Mar 15, 2009 - 11:08:02 AM

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Vigilante: City Lights, Prarie Justice
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Modern-day cowboy hero Vigilante goes up against real-life gangster Bugsy Siegel

Mar 14, 2009 - 0:18:14 AM

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Hellblazer #251 Welcomes Peter Milligan
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In the opening of his first Hellblazer tale, Milligan offers secrets and skin conditions.

Mar 8, 2009 - 11:40:31 AM

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Hellblazer #245
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A nasty little bugger from the mind of Scalped's Jason Aaron.

Feb 22, 2009 - 21:30:31 PM

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The Nightly News
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Jonathan Hickman's first major work challenges media and the society in which it is constructed, demanding its readers to think about what they are told to believe.

Jan 8, 2009 - 15:06:48 PM

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Astonishing X-Men #15
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Love in the club.

Nov 29, 2008 - 21:30:13 PM

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Action Force #20
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Action Force was a 24 page, magazine-sized comic book published by the British division of Marvel Comics every week

Nov 16, 2008 - 14:12:20 PM

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Teen Titans Lost Annual 1
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Teen Titans save JFK.

Nov 12, 2008 - 5:08:03 AM

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Hellblazer #244
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The sting.

Oct 19, 2008 - 10:58:08 AM

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Chase
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DC Comics’ Chase was launched and cancelled in 1998, thus making emotional donuts out of said readers

Oct 17, 2008 - 19:47:40 PM

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Hellblazer #243
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If you're a priest in need of Constantine's help, you're in a world of crap.

Oct 15, 2008 - 7:35:42 AM

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Cartoon Network Action Pack #26 Debuts "The Secret Saturdays"
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Creator Jay Stephens guides the Saturday family into its first comic book appearance.

Oct 7, 2008 - 13:41:28 PM

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Hulk: Gray
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It’s not that writer Jeph Loeb’s characterization is bad, there’s just nothing new, here

Sep 20, 2008 - 9:39:33 AM

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Cartoon Network Action Pack #16
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As seen on TV fun.

Sep 10, 2008 - 10:16:33 AM

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Hellblazer #242
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Almost isn't good enough.

Aug 31, 2008 - 22:03:25 PM

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Hellblazer #241
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Good, almost too good. Makes you wonder if the occult plays a part in this...

Aug 29, 2008 - 20:35:00 PM

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Detective Comics #827
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Entertaining one-off tale.

Aug 22, 2008 - 12:07:23 PM

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Star Trek: Assignment: Earth #1
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Gary Seven finally has his own show.

Aug 7, 2008 - 6:31:41 AM

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Wolverine: First Class #1
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Kitty Pryde & Wolverine once more into the breach... for the first time.

Jul 30, 2008 - 10:37:23 AM

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Hellblazer #240
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Constantine is back in the chips just in time to be back in the frying pan.

Jul 7, 2008 - 8:31:23 AM

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Hellblazer #239
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"The Laughing Magician" prologue starts in hellish Darfur to find human evil as bad as bad can be.

Jun 8, 2008 - 14:55:09 PM

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Sonic X #s 20-26 & 28, 29
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The simple plot is the same in every issue: Sonic the Hedgehog or one of his supporting cast stops Eggman (aided by his robots) from becoming the Emperor of the World

Jun 8, 2008 - 3:51:28 AM

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The Twelve #1
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Heroes from a bygone era are placed in suspended animation, only to awake in a time not their own

Jun 8, 2008 - 3:14:23 AM

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Conan The Reaver
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Thieves, kings and shadowy labyrinths!

May 4, 2008 - 12:55:00 PM

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JLA: Classified #51
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Gets the superhero-lovin' youngster in me excited.

Feb 22, 2008 - 13:03:56 PM

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JLA: Classified #50
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Mysterious alien powerhouse takes on JLA.

Feb 17, 2008 - 10:30:58 AM

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Favourite Marvels 1: The Savage Sword of Conan
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Remembrances of Marvel Comics Savage Sword Of Conan.

Feb 4, 2008 - 7:22:25 AM

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Batman: The Killing Joke
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Upon hearing about the recent death of Heath Ledger, I pondered about the Joker and his role in our society

Feb 3, 2008 - 20:37:28 PM

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Hellblazer #229 Offers Something for Digestion
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No good deed goes unpunished.

Jan 24, 2008 - 14:04:02 PM

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Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight #168
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My definition of the perfect comic book story: An entertaining tale that hooks you right away, and contains a beginning and ending in a single issue

Jan 12, 2008 - 21:48:55 PM

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Red Menace
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Several months ago, I praised the first issue of the Red Menace miniseries. Having now read the collected version, I’m compelled to pass on to you another strong recommendation

Dec 24, 2007 - 11:36:35 AM

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Fall of Cthulhu #3
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There are not enough occult, dark and twisty comics on the shelves these days.

Nov 2, 2007 - 15:43:09 PM

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Batman #666
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Andy Kubert and Guy Major provide the perfect dark ambiance for this apocalyptic throw down.

Oct 31, 2007 - 15:45:50 PM

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Sentinel #4
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Mattel Superman
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Crisis in the Infinite Continuity
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Adrian Tomine: Summer Blonde - Four Stories
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BUDDHA VOL. 1: KAPILAVASTU
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Interview with Karl Kerschl
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DVD Snake Eyes Action Figure
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White Chicks
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The Adapted Victor Hugo
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Sota Sodom Street Fighter
Sodom is the American Street Fighter obsessed with Japanese culture.
Karas: The Prophecy
Anime producers Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets, Gatchaman) bring us Karas: The Prophecy, their 40th anniversary animation production on DVD.
Know the Person Giving you Advice!
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Amanda Hades: The First Broadcast
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The Preposterous Voyages of Iron-Hide
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