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Written by Jeff Lemire; art by Travel Foreman (penciller, co-inker, and cover), Dan Green (co-inker), and Lovern Kindzierski (colorist)
Sep 12, 2011
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Jeff Lemire's Animal Man #1 ties Grant Morrison's Action Comics #1 as the best issue of the first full week of DC's New 52 re-launch, which is fitting, since Morrison's late '80s/early '90s run on Animal Man was so amazing. More
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(Written by J.T. Krul; art by Dan Jurgens (penciller), George Pérez (inker), and David Baron (colorist); cover by Dave Wilkins)
Sep 12, 2011
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Green Arrow #1, written by J.T. Krul, is a by-the-numbers superhero/vigilante comic filled with all too familiar tropes. Globe-trotting billionaire who moonlights as a costumed avenger and doesn't always see eye to eye with his board of directors—check. More
Sep 12, 2011
Music
#37 – St. Vincent
When I was 16, Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out forever changed the course of my music-listening life. It was summertime, it was my first taste of indie rock and it didn’t leave my Discman for two months. I bring this up because Wild Flag hits me with that same magical gut-punch: this album has the ability to make die-hards out of teenagers and adults (all over again). More
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Writer: Dan Didio; Pencils: Keith Giffen; Inks: Scott Koblish
Sep 11, 2011
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What a pleasant surprise. DC Comics' publisher Dan Didio's turns at writing have been a mixed bag. His run on Superboy when back when was pretty good, but his recent efforts with The Outsiders were, simply put, not good. Didio and Keith Kiffen team up to start exploring how fun a guy with a huge blue mohawk can really be. More
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Written by Judd Winick; Art by Ben Oliver; Colors by Brian Reber; Letters by Carlos M. Mangual
Sep 10, 2011
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It seems as though Grant Morrison's Batman Incorprated concept is part of DC's new continuity. Good idea. For those that didn't catch it, Batman, Inc. was the excellent series where Bruce Wayne opened Batman franchises around the globe. Batwing is an OK spinoff from that well-done series. More
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Writer and Artist: Tony S. Daniel; Inks: Ryan Winn
Sep 10, 2011
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It sure is a good thing that Batman is already popular. The venerable Detective Comics relaunched with a new #1 this week, and it's just bad. More
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Written by Scott Snyder; Art by Yanick Paquette; Colors by Nathan Fairbairn; Letters by John J. Hill; Cover by Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn
Sep 09, 2011
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Vertigo's Swamp Thing is a treasured series for many comic book readers. Alan Moore's iconic run is untouchable in my opinion, but the yarns spun by Rick Veitch, Mark Millar, Brian K. Vaughan, Andy Diggle, and Joshua Dysart left a strong legacy as well. Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Batman) knows this and isn't screwing with too much continuity. You can tell, even from this debut issue, that he has plans for an epic story arc all his own. More
Starz, Fridays, 10/9 Central
Sep 09, 2011
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And this is how the season ends. Not with a whimper, but a bang. A few bangs, actually. And some blood as well. There’s a lot of ‘splaining left to do—and yes, the pieces fit together amidst special effects cranked up to a blinding 11.
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Written by Gail Simone; Art by Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), and Ulises Arreola (colorist); Cover by Adam Hughes
Sep 09, 2011
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When it was announced that Barbara Gordon would be returning as Batgirl in DC Comics' New 52 universe, the main question comics fans had was how they would deal with her being paralyzed back in The Killing Joke, if they'd deal with it at all. More
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Written by Dan Jurgens; Art by Aaron Lopresti & Matt Ryan
Sep 09, 2011
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Fans of the original Justice League International from 25 years ago will be pretty familiar with the overall story arc for this new issue #1. The proposed JLI roster and the pre-approval via U.N. sanctions are old hat. New fans just being introduced to a lot of these second and third string characters will most likely be lost. Unlike Justice League #1, Dan Jurgens (Booster Gold) does very little to acquaint you with this team or give you a strong reason to root for them. More
