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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 #26

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by by Manic

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 #26
Writer: Jane Espenson
Penciler: Georges Jeanty
Publisher: Dark Horse
“Retreat (Part 1)”
OR
“We’re putting the band back together”
Joss Whedon’s eighth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues, and it’s clear that we’re coming closer and closer to the season finale. Several plot threads and side-stories are coming together, and the main characters are [...]

Giant-Size Uncanny X-Men First Class #1

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by by Manic

GIANT-SIZE UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #1
Writers: Jeff Parker, Scott Gray, Roger Langridge
Pencilers: Craig Rousseau, David Williams, Dennis Calero, Sean Galloway, Joe Infurnari, Cameron Stewart, Jeff Parker
Publisher: Marvel
Untitled
OR
“Cyclops is THIS CLOSE to a Conniption Fit”
X-Men First Class was a comic that took place during the days of the original five X-Men (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Beast, [...]

Booster Gold #21

Posted on June 12th, 2009 by by Manic

BOOSTER GOLD #21
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Penciler: Dan Jurgens
Publisher: DC
“Day of Death (Part I of IV)”
OR
“I’m Batman.”
In order to squeeze a little more money out of readers and make up for the cancellation of the Blue Beetle ongoing series, the Blue Beetle’s adventures have become a 10-page backup feature in Booster Gold. It’s a comic and a [...]

Uncanny X-Men #511

Posted on June 12th, 2009 by by Manic

UNCANNY X-MEN #511
Writer: Matt Fraction
Penciler: Greg Land
Publisher: Marvel
“Sisterhood (Part 4 of 4)”
OR
“How Matt Fraction Learned to Stop Caring and Phone it in.”
In this issue, Matt Fraction concludes the story of the Sisterhood, though he and Ed Brubaker had been planting the seeds for this story since Uncanny X-Men #499. I believe that in the beginning, [...]

This Week in Comics (5/30/09)

Posted on May 30th, 2009 by by Manic

Welcome back to This Week in Comics, my reviews of whichever comics I’ve bought for the week. As always, reviews contain SPOILERS. Do you think anyone will notice if this sentence isn’t one of my usual jokes?

This Week in Comics (5/23/09)

Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by by Manic

Welcome back to This Week in Comics, my reviews of whichever comics I’ve bought for the week. As always, reviews contain SPOILERS. If you ain’t got no spoilers, take yo broke ass home.

This Week in Comics (5/16/09)

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by by Manic

Welcome back to This Week in Comics, my reviews of whichever comics I’ve bought for the week. As always, reviews contain SPOILERS. If you can’t stand the spoilers, get out of the kitchen.

This Week in Comics (5/7/09)

Posted on May 7th, 2009 by by Manic

Welcome back to This Week in Comics, my reviews of whichever comics I’ve bought for the week. As always, reviews contain SPOILERS. If that makes you uncomfortable, then can you at least show me on the doll where the spoilers touched you?

This Week in Comics (4/3/09)

Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by by Manic

Welcome back to This Week in Comics, my reviews of whichever comics I’ve bought for the week. As always, reviews contain SPOILERS. If spoilers bother you, then at least tell me that ending sentences with prepositions is something you’ll put up with.

This Week in Comics (3/27/09)

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by by Manic

Welcome back to This Week in Comics, my reviews of whichever comics I’ve bought for the week. As always, reviews contain SPOILERS. If spoilers make you break down and cry, walk on by.