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‘Avengers: Rage of Ultron’ shows strings are all the rage

Avengers: Rage of Ultron Written by Rick Remender Art by Jerome Opena, Pepe Larraz, Mark Morales Published by Marvel Comics You might have heard of this tiny little film called Avengers: Age of Ultron hitting theaters on May 1st. Marvel wanted to prep casual readers and hardcore readers alike and published  a bold, game-changing, original …

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Cyclops #1 a fun start for a curious series

Despite being created in 1963 and having been a stalwart member of the X-Men for most of the intervening fifty plus years, this is the first time Cyclops (aka Scott Summers) has ever received his own ongoing series. Much of what defines the character – his taciturn nature, his strong leadership abilities, his devotion to Professor Xavier’s dream of peaceful co-existence between man and mutant – works best (or at all) when placed in a group setting, able to be compared and contrasted with the other X-Men. This series aims to sidestep that issue by taking advantage of the character’s current unique status quo: there are actually two Cyclops running around the Marvel Universe, the “real”, present day one, and a teenaged version, plucked from the past and deposited in his future as part of Brian Michael Bendis’ All New X-Men.

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Wolverine #1 Fails to Realize Its Potential

Wolverine #1 Written by Paul Cornell Art by Ryan Stegman & Mark Morales Colors by David Curiel & Letters by VC’s Cory Petit Standard Cover by Ryan Stegman & Edgar Delgado Published by Marvel Comics Does the world need another Wolverine comic book? That’s the question, fair or not, that every new Wolverine series must …

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Amidst the Din, Ms. Marvel #1 An Entertaining and Effective First Issue

Ms. Marvel #1 Written by G. Willow Wilson Art by Adrian Alphona Colors by Ian Herring Letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna Standard Cover by Sara Pichelli & Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics One of the seeming goals of Marvel Comics’ recent Marvel Now! initiative has been to put more female-centric titles on the stands. …

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Black Widow #1’s Gorgeous Visuals Barely Make Up for a Thin Story

Black Widow #1 Writer: Nathan Edmondson Artist: Phil Noto Publisher: Marvel Comics From the striking to cover to a very intimate last page, Phil Noto makes Black Widow #1 a visual delight. From well-choreographed combat sequences to a look at Black Widow’s stealth skills from a variety of operations, Noto shows what makes Natasha Romanov, one of the most dangerous women …

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