Comics
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Today is Free Comic Book Day
Today is Free Comic Book Day! And just like it sounds, you can get free comic books just for visiting your local shop. Most comic book stores offer all sorts of sales, discounts, special events, contests, and author signings too. It’s always a great day out! Here are two of the titles, I plan on picking…
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Origin Stories in Avengers: Mythos
Avengers: Mythos TPB (Trade Paperback) Origin stories are a staple in comic books and in super-hero movies. The stories can be told again and again and you can always find something new in them. This collection is a modern retelling of some of the most pivotal Avengers. It starts of with a rather bland retelling…
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FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics
FBP – Federal Bureau of Physics: Vol. 1 The laws of physics that we take for granted seem to be broken. There are localized gravity failures, pockets of the city where time moves at a slower rate, and bubble dimensions. We are used to the universe abiding by predictable constants. It is a terrifying world…
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Batman / Superman – Cross World
Batman / Superman: Volume 1 – Cross World by Greg Pak and Jae Lee In the DC Universe, there are all sort of parallel Earths. On one such planet, Batman and Superman have not yet met. Superman cannot even fly. He simply leaps over tall buildings and great distances. These two heroes are somehow transported…
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Smallville Season 11: Chaos
Smallville was a television series that ran for ten seasons and revolved around a young Clark Kent before he became Superman. I own every single season on DVD and really enjoyed watching it. I had no idea that the story continued in the medium of comics. My brother surprised me with the first 5 issues…
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The Animal Man Series Concludes
My brother bought me the first trade paperback of Animal Man last year for Christmas and I was immediately drawn into the fictional world. I read Volume 2 of the book as well but only just got around to reading the complete series. Animal Man – Volume 3: Rotworld – The Red Kingdom Animal Man…
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The Walking Dead – At War Again
The Walking Dead: Volume 18 – What Comes Next Rick had high hopes that society was starting to rebuild in a way that could actually work. But Negan is not a fair or kind ruler. We already knew that from the past volume, but things get even more intense and unbearable this issue. The Walking…
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Marvel Knights – Dark Reign – Shadowland
Marvel Knights # 1 – 15 (2000) I am counting this one as a graphic novel when it comes to my reading log even though it was never collected as such. In fact, much like this title, these heroes were probably not meant to come together either. They certainly aren’t the X-men, Avengers, or Justice…
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Spider-Woman: Origin
Spider-Woman: Origin I came into this story knowing nothing about this character. I had heard her name before and even seen her in some of The Avenger books I have read, but I didn’t have a grasp on who she was prior to picking up this book. Brian Michael Bendis is one of my all-time…
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Daredevil – One Shots
This one-off story was originally published in Italy and has never been presented to North American audiences until now. The villain in this one is Death Stalker, who first appeared in Frank Miller’s legendary run on the Daredevil title. The story was translated into English for this edition but it seems to work just fine.…