Comics
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Darth Vader Ends It
Darth Vader – The Shu-Torun War These comic stories take place after the events depicted in Episode IV: A New Hope, but before any of the sequel films. It’s really nice to see Darth Vader trying to figure out who he is and how he fits into the Galactic Empire. He needs to redeem himself…
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Max & Charlie Figuring It All Out
Max & Charlie by Zack Lieberman and Louis Neubert This was a great read. From the very first page, the artwork captures the imagination of the main characters. It is bright and colourful and stylistically stunning. The opening daydream shows a young boy pretending to be a space-warrior. His dog, a trusty companion in a…
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Spider-Woman – Revamped and Styling!
Spider-Woman: New Duds Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman has quit The Avengers in order to live a normal life, something she has never really known. Her plan to just be an everyday investigator is turned upside down when Ben Ulrich helps her out of a tough spot and motivates the reluctant hero to take on a missing…
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Now Reading – Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Omnibus Later this year, Star Trek: The Next Generation will celebrate it’s 25th Anniversary. It’s hard to believe that it has been that long since this iconic sequel to Star Trek took over television and changed the shape of what was to come. That’s no small feat for a…
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Always Reading Comics
I love reading comics. I pretty much always have a graphic novel on the go. Here are the latest ones that I have read. Powerless I was pleasantly surprised by this story set in an alternate universe where there are no super-heroes. Peter Parker was still bitten by a spider but instead of becoming Spider-Man,…
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Hawkeye’s Adventures Continue
Hawkeye: Volume 1 – My Life as a Weapon When I first heard of this title, I really had no interest in reading it. After all, he is probably the least exciting member of The Avengers. But the praise for the book has been strong, so when I saw it on the shelves of the…
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My Daredevil Collection Continues to Grow
It’s been a while since I added items to my Daredevil collection. It was long overdue, wasn’t it? I picked the baseball cap up at Fan Expo last month and the plushie at a store in the mall. I couldn’t believe that there is such as thing as Daredevil air-fresheners. I don’t even use air-fresheners…
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Alex and Ada (A different take on AI)
Alex + Ada is a brilliant comic book series that has been collected in three graphic novels. It is set in a future that feels not too far off from our own. In this future, there are androids that look completely human. They are required to have a marking on their arms to identifies them…
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Fan Expo 2016 Highlights
Fan Expo is a great comic book and science fiction convention that happens the last weekend of summer every year in Toronto. It is always a lot of fun dressing up in cosplay outfits, attending panels, meeting celebrities, getting comics autographed, and buying some new collectibles. Here are some the highlights from last weekend’s event.…
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From the Graphic Novel Aisle
I love scouring the graphic novel section at the public library. It often leads me to titles and issues I never knew existed. And I get to read to great comics for free. What is better than that? Here are the latest graphic novels that I have read. Ant-Man – Second Chance Man I didn’t…