NEWS WATCH: Valiant Partners with Displate to Unleash Stunning Metal Posters
Valiant 2020 continues to shine bright on a year that is a bit murky. Valiant and Displate have teamed up to make sure we “Stay Valiant” and decorated with style.
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Birds of Prey on Black Label: Generic Title
Birds of Prey
Do yourself a favor and just skip Birds of Prey (Azzarello, Lupacchino). A very pretty book with no imagination and a high price tag.
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It’s About Time: 12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys explores the dynamics and relationships of time travel in the same way other shows explore drama or coming of age.
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Teen Titans #41: The Power Within (Is as Cheesy as it Sounds)
Teen Titans #41 (Glass, Thompson, Pansica, Ferreira, Maiolo) shows the writers of this book running on fumes, as “Djinn Wars” comes to a jaw-droppingly easy conclusion and the characters keep circling back to their inherent mistrust of Robin, who continues to be stuck in neutral right now as well, unable to admit his mistakes. A once-great book that has apparently run out of ideas, the art is stellar, but that’s about it.
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Black Lightning – Season 3 : A City At War
Black Lightning
Jefferson Pierce is definitely an “Arrowverse” protagonist, seen from his incredible chemistry with the other heroes during Crisis, but he feels awkward in a show that is much grittier than the rest. Going into the finale, the new antagonist is a lot more sympathetic than previous ones yet also one-shotted Jennifer, the strongest member of the team, leaving us on the edge of our seats to see what Black Lightning will do to save Freeland this time.
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Action Comics #1022: Home Sweet Home
Action Comics #1022
Action Comics #1022 (Bendis, Romita Jr., Miki, Anderson) continues to show how well Bendis and Romita Jr. work together. The dust is still settling since the previous issue, but a strange family reunion leaves Superman with more questions than answers.
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Black Lightning – Seasons 1 & 2 : A Hero to His Community
Black Lightning
As with many superhero shows, “Black Lightning” starts off a little weak and uninspired, but it quickly picks itself up and sets itself apart. It is helped both by a strong metaplot building up over the years and a cast that feels both intense yet very real.
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Aquaman #59: A Game of Thrones
Aquaman #59 (DeConnick, Rocha, Henriques) shifts and spins its narrative deftly, keeping readers off-balance as to who is responsible for Andy’s kidnapping. Don’t ask questions, just check out the best Aquaman run in years ASAP!
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MYTHOS: X-Men #1 (2006): Let’s Have a History Lesson
MYTHOS: X-Men #1
There is no getting around it, Mythos: X-Men #1 (Jenkins, Rivera, Caramagna) is frustratingly subpar. There just isn’t much to be gained aside from some enjoyable visuals that can’t be better substantiated by going back to the 1963 classic #1 issue this story is based on.
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Green Lantern Season Two #3: Thunder On Wonder Mountain
Green Lantern Season Two #3
Green Lantern Season Two #3 (Morrison, Sharp, Orzechowski) continues the fun and adventurous one-and-done storytelling of the series so far, but Morrison’s script is brought down by so-so art by Liam Sharp, who handles art and colors this issue.
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Warren Ellis and Tom Raney’s Change or Die
Warren Ellis and Tom Raney’s Change or Die gave us versions of the tropes who could change the world.
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Avengers #33: That Time The Avengers Got Beat Up by Moon Knight
Avengers #33 (Aaron, Garron, Keith) pits Moon Knight against the Avengers… and prevailing?! Leaps of logic aside, this issue is a surprising amount of fun, setting the stage for a big mystery by baiting the narrative hook so well. This is a great place for readers to jump on if they haven’t already!
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