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Comic of the Week – 04/21/2021 – Marvel’s Mighty Valkyries

Nicholas QuallsApril 21, 2021

Jane Foster has had some major career swings lately. From nurse to doctor to god of thunder to now a Valkyrie: a warrior demi-goddess who shepherds souls to Valhalla. She wields a weapon created from the Mjolnir of a Thor from another world (shoutou... Read More...

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Comic of the Week – 03/24/2021 – Boom’s Firefly: Brand New Verse

Nicholas QuallsMarch 24, 2021

The one-season wonder that is FIREFLY keeps chugging along. After getting canned at Fox and a movie with less than stellar box office returns, the space western has maintained an audience in comic form. Boom! Studios has taken over the Whedonverse o... Read More...

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Comic of the Week – 01/06/2021 – Eternals

Nicholas QuallsJanuary 8, 2021

We’re going to try a new format going into the new year by highlighting one specific book and talk about why it’s worth checking out. Luckily we get to start the year with a new first issue. ETERNALS is a revival of a storied group of Marvel charact... Read More...

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COMICSSMASH! – 12/2/2020 – Marvel and DC kick off new events for the holiday season

Nicholas QuallsDecember 2, 2020

Both Marvel and DC are kicking off new events this week. Marvel has KING IN BLACK, spilling out of its popular VENOM run. DC is embracing the colder weather of the season with ENDLESS WINTER. Books to Check Out: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2... Read More...

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Comics SMASH – 8/19/2020 – How does the Hulk become the Maestro?

Nicholas QuallsAugust 19, 2020

Learn the origin of the Hulk’s worst enemy - his future self - in Marvel’s MAESTRO #1 from legendary Hulk writer Peter David! Or try to solve a murder mystery on my favorite dysfunctional space station: Deep Space 9! And if you’re a fan of sci-fi co... Read More...

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COMICS SMASH! – 7/29/2020 – The X-Men get a police procedural!

Nicholas QuallsJuly 29, 2020

A new X-FACTOR book from Marvel takes a look at murder investigations. WONDER WOMAN gets a new creative team. And Captain Mal Reynolds of FIREFLY joins the law?! Books to Check Out: FIREFLY #18 BOOM! STUDIOS (W) Greg Pak (A) Davide G... Read More...

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COMICS SMASH – 7/8/2020 – Willow hits the road!

Nicholas QuallsJuly 9, 2020

The ongoing “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” book at Boom gets a new spinoff starring the teen witch Willow. And the Marvel summer event “Empyre” now ropes in the Fantastic Four. Speaking of Marvel, the House of Ideas re-releases one of the most classic X... Read More...

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ComicsSmash – 6/17/2020 – Rock out to DC’s Death Metal!

Nicholas QuallsJune 17, 2020

DC's sequel to the hit miniseries "Dark Nights: Metal" starts this week with Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman getting an extreme makeover. And when one starts, another ends with the final issue of the blockbuster team up of the Mighty Morphin Powe... Read More...

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Comics SMASH! for 7/30/2014: Things get dark and sandy this week!

Nicholas QuallsJuly 31, 2014

This week has some issues I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Neil Gaiman’s long awaited SANDMAN OVERTURE #3 finally hits the stands, and we finally learn the fate of Clint Barton in this week’s HAWKEYE #19 after his big beat down issues ag... Read More...

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Comics SMASH!: Robin Rises this week! 07/16/2014

Nicholas QuallsJuly 16, 2014

In comics this week… The master of magnetism has several books out from Marvel with an all new MAGNETO #7 and reprints of issues 1, 2, and 4 in case you want to catch up from the beginning. DC Comics is checking on the super youth with a brand ne... Read More...

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Comics SMASH! for 7/9/2014: Spider-Man now and later!

Nicholas QuallsJuly 9, 2014

This week in comics, Marvel goes back to the future with SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1, and DC tries to tell us we don’t know Dick with the former Robin turned spy in GRAYSON #1. MARVEL COMICS 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 SPIDER-MAN ALL NEW INVADERS #7... Read More...

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Comics SMASH! for the week of 7/3/2014:

Nicholas QuallsJuly 3, 2014

Writer Jason Aaron has a big week with THOR GOD OF THUNDER #24 and ORIGINAL SIN #5 from Marvel, as well as his Image book SOUTHERN BASTARDS #3. Batman writer Scott Snyder continues his trial with the Man of Steel in SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #7. And Tit... Read More...

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Comics SMASH! for 6/25/2014 Superman will probably get weird now…

Nicholas QuallsJune 25, 2014

This week, Marvel shows a new side of the Hulk with SAVAGE HULK #1. Superstar Geoff Johns and famed Marvel artist John Romita Jr. tackle DC’s most famous superhero in SUPERMAN #32. And Image’s Saga hits 20 with SAGA #20. MARVEL COMICS ALL NEW... Read More...

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Comics SMASH! for 3/12/2014: Avengers get dirty!

Stephen LackeyMarch 12, 2014

The Avengers get their hands dirty with Marvel’s Avengers: Undercover #1. DC continues to explore Batman’s Zero Year in Batman #29. And Steve Niles returns to the vampire genre with the one-shot Nosferatu Wars. MARVEL COMICS ALL NEW INVADERS ... Read More...

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CultureSMASH LIST: Comics for 1/8/14!

Nicholas QuallsJanuary 7, 2014

Here's the full list of comics hitting brick and mortar and digital shelves Wednesday! MARVEL COMICS A PLUS X #16 ALL NEW INVADERS #1 BY SINGH POSTER ALL NEW MARVEL NOW POINT ONE #1 ANMN ALL NEW MARVEL POINT ONE #1 BY LARROCA POSTER ALL N... Read More...

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