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Batman: Death of the Family is an Honour to Read

Issues: Batman #13-17 Writer: Scott Snyder Pencils: Greg Capullo Ink: Jonathon Glapion Colour: FCO Plascencia Publisher: DC Comics When current Batman scribe Scott Snyder had a child last year, his overwhelming joy was met with crippling fear. No longer responsible for just himself, he is now carrying the responsibilities of a father. Each step his child will …

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Snapshot #1: Promises Good Things to Come

Snapshot #1 (of 4) Writer: Andy Diggle Art: Jock Letters: Clem Robbins Publisher: Image Comics While the comic book medium houses some of the most original stories of ours, or any generation, one glaring weakness the medium suffers from is separation anxiety. By breaking up a larger story into smaller parts, it can be difficult …

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Green Arrow #17 Hits it’s Mark

Green Arrow (2011) #17 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Published by DC Comics “Sometimes a man doesn’t know what he really has until he’s lost it all.” It’s not very often that an adaptation outshines its source material, let alone a television show, but this is the predicament that DC found itself in. Arrow …

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Tom Morello’s Orchid Concludes Its Dystopian Reign

Orchid: Issues 1-12 Written by Tom Morello Art by Scott Hepburn & Colorist Dan Jackson. Published by Dark Horse Comics If the name Tom Morello sounds familiar it’s probably because over the past 20 years he has been a staple of modern music. From his ear shattering solo’s in a little band called Rage Against …

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Ed Brubaker Bids Farewell with Winter Soldier #14

Winter Soldier: Issues 1-14 Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Butch Guice & Micael Lark Published by Marvel Comics Eight years ago the world was a vastly different place. George W. Bush was just starting his second term, Pope John Paul II had passed away, and Ed Brubaker introduced a new villain in the pages …

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Brian Wood’s Star Wars Sends Comics Back to a Galaxy Far-Far-Away

Star Wars #1 Written by Brian Wood Art by Carlos D’Anda & colorist Gabe Eltaeb. Cover by Alex Ross Published by Dark Horse From 1977 through 1986 Marvel Comics ran the first Star Wars comic book series, a group of books recapping the films in the original trilogy and bridging the gaps between them with …

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Watchmen

One of the most audacious studio blockbusters in modern Hollywood history, Watchmen succeeds in spite, not because of, its widely recognized pedigree. Alan Moore’s sharp, detailed writing and Dave Gibbons’ iconic illustrations helped to make it the most celebrated superhero comic of all time. Fans, many of them diehard purists to whom alterations to the …

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