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Comic of the Week – 05/12/2021 – DC’s Justice League: Last Ride

Nicholas QuallsMay 12, 2021

Writer Chip Zdarsky has made his name mostly at Marvel (DAREDEVIL, HOWARD THE DUCK, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) and on more indie books (SEX CRIMINALS), but he’s been dipping his toes over at DC lately. This new miniseries premiering this week, JUSTICE ... Read More...

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Comic of the Week – 04/28/2021 – Marvel’s Miles Morales: Spider-Man

Nicholas QuallsApril 28, 2021

We’re closing in on a decade of webslinging with Miles Morales. The character has broken out as a fan favorite and great addition to the Spidey family by putting his own spin on the Spider-Man job. That said, it’s comics and there’s always a rhythm ... Read More...

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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 – 02/03/2021 – IDW’s Transformers: Beast Wars

Nicholas QuallsFebruary 3, 2021

Most TRANSFORMERS fans grew up attached to the '80s cartoons and toys, or maybe their newer incarnation from the Bay films. Then there's a group like me who latched onto the '90s spin-off BEAST WARS. Instead of transforming into cars and jets and bo... Read More...

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Comic of the Week – 01/27/2021 – Marvel’s Shang-Chi

Nicholas QuallsJanuary 27, 2021

Perfectly matching last week's pick, Marvel is wrapping up their miniseries with another one of their universe's top martial artists: SHANG-CHI! Unlike Iron Fist, Shang-Chi doesn't have any fancy mystical dragon powers. Just good old butt-kicking ac... Read More...

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Comic of the Week – 01/20/2021 – Marvel’s Iron Fist

Nicholas QuallsJanuary 20, 2021

Larry Hama is a long-time comic writer, especially around Marvel. In the '80s, Hama wrote the Marvel run of the G.I. JOE comics, creating a lot of the popular lore of the franchise and even writing the bios that came with the toys. Hama was also the... 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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Comics – 12/30/2020 – Wolverine hits 350!

Nicholas QuallsDecember 30, 2020

Technically this week’s WOLVERINE issue is number eight, but Marvel is counting its legacy numbering of all Wolverine books together as number 350. That’s almost as many Wolverine backstory retcons! Speaking of Wolverine backstory, this issue brings... Read More...

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Comics – 12/23/2020 – Long live King (sized) Conan!

Nicholas QuallsDecember 24, 2020

Marvel is celebrating 50 years since they first published CONAN THE BARBARIAN comics with an extra-large anthology issue featuring storied creators like Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, Kurt Busiek, and Steven S. DeKnight. While over at DC, Brian Michae... Read More...

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Comics – 12/9/2020 – At the end of the DC Universe

Nicholas QuallsDecember 9, 2020

As we near the end of the year, DC imagines the end of its world after the battle with the Batman Who Laughs in DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL THE LAST STORIES OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1. Another ending comes out of Marvel wrapping up its JJ Abrams and son SPI... 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 – 10/28/2020 – TMNT reunites co-creators for epic miniseries!

Nicholas QuallsOctober 28, 2020

The original creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back together for the first time in years, as Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird kick off a tale of the last turtle standing. No word yet on WHICH of the fab four it is. I’m guessing Mikey. Al... Read More...

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ComicsSMASH – 9/30/2020 – Shang-Chi breaks loose!

Nicholas QuallsOctober 1, 2020

We've got a long way to go before Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi film hits theaters. Or ANY Marvel Studios film hits theaters, for that matter. However if you want some martial arts action now, then look to the comic stands for a brand-new miniseries sta... Read More...

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Comics SMASH – 9/16/2020 – The 1000th issue anniversary of Batman!

Nicholas QuallsSeptember 16, 2020

Did you know that Batman’s first appearance was in DETECTIVE COMICS #27? It’s that same series that puts the “DC” in “DC Comics.” Well DC is celebrating with 1000 issues since the Caped Crusader premiered with DETECTIVE COMICS #1027! Books to Che... Read More...

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