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Review: ACTION COMICS #14

Review: ACTION COMICS #14

ACTION COMICS #14 Written by Grant Morrison and Sholly Fisch Art by Rags Morales and Chris Sprouse Release Date: November 7, 2012 Action Comics, since the launch of the New 52, has been an exercise in contradiction. We’ve seen some of the best characterization of a young hero just learning who he is and getting

Review: SUPERMAN #13

SUPERMAN #13 Written by Scott Lobdell Art by Kenneth Rocafort Release Date: October 24, 2012 It’s your lucky thirteenth issue, Superman! It has unquestionably been a pretty rough year leading up to this month’s release. While many core titles in DC’s line have flourished within the opportunity of new direction, this title clearly floundered. Many

Review: DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #13

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #13 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Robson Rocha and Oclair Albert Release Date: October 17, 2012 It’s the New 52 debut of two perennial fan favorites — Black Lightning and Blue Devil! As the two novice heroes butt heads in the Los Angeles streets, a greater threat arises in the very

Crisis of Epic Proportion: The Case for Imaginary Stories

I was recently flipping through some website or another and realized that, despite my best intentions for the better part of the last two years, I’d never read Brave and the Bold #33 (second series, of course). This is pretty unusual for a bunch of reasons, not limited to: Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, Zatanna, Wonder

Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE #12

JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Jim Lee, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and David Finch Release Date: August 29, 2012 Year one of the New 52 ends as it began: not with a whimper, but with a bang. Wrapping up the title’s second story arc “The Villain’s Journey,” issue twelve concludes the

Crisis of Epic Proportion: The Case of Toxic Avengers

This week is an important one for many die-hard DC Comics fans. Precisely one year ago was the last appearance of fan-favorite character Stephanie Brown before The New 52 began and she took a seat on what DC Editorial refers to as “the bench.” Stephanie’s not alone on the bench by any means, joined by

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