Sword Master #3: Lambs Before Tigers
Sword Master #3
Sword Master #3 (Shuizhu, Pak, Gunji, Anindito, Rosenberg) feels wholly focused on telling Lin Lie’s origin story at it’s own pace, and this issue is all the better for it.
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WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1: The Ugly Truth Beneath
WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1
Wolverine Annual #1 (Houser, Borges, Menyz, Mrva, Petit) eschews the stab everything storyline and focuses on the darkness of the human soul using the tragic backdrop of Logan’s life and it works brilliantly!
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STRIKEFORCE #1: Trust Me
STRIKEFORCE #1
For the safety of Earth and his fellow Marvel heroes, the less people know about the VRIDAI the better. STRIKEFORCE (Howard, Peralta, Bellaire) has the experiences in the dark forces and with shapeshifters, but do they have what it takes to get the job done? Trust me, this is going to be a hell of a ride!
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Avengers #24: Beat the Devil
Avengers #24 (Aaron, Casseli, Vecchio) ramps up the “Challenge of the Ghost Riders” toward its conclusion, but with so little substance to this story, will readers care?
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Captain America #14: Time Marches On
Captain America #14
‘Captain America #14’ (Coates, Walter, Milla) takes aim at systemic ideological problems within the United States and promises to move the conversation global in the near future.
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Amazing Spider-Man #30: The Devil’s Favorite Demon
Amazing Spider-Man #30
Spider-Man gets thrown into the Absolute Carnage event! Or maybe it’s Absolute Carnage that gets thrown into Spider-Man. Either way, you NEED to read this, (Spencer, Ottley)
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Ghost-Spider, #2, Fast Times At Earth-616!
Ghost-Spider #2
Ghost-Spider #2 (McGuire, Miyazawa, Kampe, Herring): Ghost-Spider swings into action & her political science class!
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History of the Marvel Universe #3 (of 6): A New Silver Age Dawning
History of the Marvel Universe #3
History of the Marvel Universe #3 (Waid, Rodriguez, Lopez) makes the cardinal sin of giving short shrift to the most crucial period in Marvel’s history, leaving readers desperately wanting more.
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Magnificent Ms. Marvel #7: Routines Matter
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #7
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #7 (Ahmed, Vazquez, Herring) takes a breather on the shocking revelations to focus on Kamala’s crazy life, but it leaves something to be desired in its pacing.
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King Thor #1: Here Stood a God
King Thor #1
King Thor #1 (Aaron, Ribic, Scorcina, Sabino) begins the end with a bang as brothers fight across the cosmos!
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Tony Stark Iron Man #16: Metal to Flesh, Flesh to Metal
Tony Stark Iron Man #16
Tony Stark Iron Man #16 (Slott, Zub, Schiti, Delgado): The Ultron Agenda officially begins! Iron Man must reach The Wasp and Jocasta before they are made as one metal to flesh. Will Tony save the day or be caught in the mix?
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Powers of X #5: A Tangled Web
Powers of X #5
Powers of X #5 (Hickman, Silva, Gracia): This issue is an info-dump, but it is a beautiful, well-executed info-dump — one which future writers will be mining for decades to come.
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