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The return of that familiar feel. But is that really a good thing? 0
Peter Parker the one true Spider-Man, reclaims his body from Otto Octavius aka Doctor Octopus whom had been in possession of his body attempting to became a Superior Spider-Man for nearly a year. Peter must now try to move on and adjust to the changes that occurred while he was gone. This may be his biggest challenge yet. -summaryWell, the people had spoken and they finally had gotten their way. Peter Parker was returned to his body as Spider-Man, thus ending The Superior Spider-Man run and rebo...
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Finally a New 52 Superman event that isn't a chore. 0
Superman's adopted home, Smallville, is under attack by some sort of plague. He links it to the super-powerhouse Doomsday whom has some how escaped the Phantom Zone again. Superman encounters the creature but soon begins to undergo some type of change. -summaryI have to admit that I really wasn't looking forward to this. When I first heard of this crossover I simply rolled my eyes to yet another Superman event. Personally, outside of Superman: Unchained, New 52 Superman really hasn't done too mu...
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If only that ending had more bite. 0
Superman continues his path of destruction against the World Army killing and crippling their numbers. The surviving Wonders have retreated to the Batcave and from there begin to combat Superman and the Parademons, since they now have a Kryptonian of their own. Superman learns whom their leader is and takes the offensive. -summaryThe last two volumes of Earth 2 focused on more build up along with plenty of plot progression, and this volume wraps up a majority of the story plus sets things in mot...
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And this is where the ride brought us. 0
The World Army had engaged Steppenwolf's forces and were dealt a humiliating defeat. The attack was a disaster, and one of the villains ripping through their forces was Superman. The Wonders and the World Army were forced to retreat, but Superman pushes forward in Darkseid's name reshaping the world in his master's image. -summaryWritten by Tom Taylor whom had relieved James Robinson of writing duties. Earth 2 Volume 4: The Dark Age follows up the world building that took place across the first ...
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Finally things start going somewhere. 0
Earth 2's wonders, Green Lantern, the Flash, and Dr. Fate prepare to engage the forces of Darkseid now led by Steppenwolf. Their sense of responsibility bumps heads with the World Army whom has plans of their own, and at the same time Batman has returned despite everyone knowing he died five years earlier. -summaryCollecting Earth 2 issues 13-16, 15.1 and Earth Annual #1 written by James Robinson. The world building continues as the World Army and the Wonders prepare to engage Steppenwolf, whom ...
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The wall crawler from the future returns to the present. 0
Miguel O' Hara aka Spider-Man 2099 found himself stranded in the year 2014 with no way home by Tyler Stone. He found himself working for Liz Allen in the company called Alchemax. He must now try to manage his double life as an employee for the soon to be corrupt organization and his adventures as Spider-Man. -summaryWhile many people have faulted DC for having way too many Superman carbon copies flying around. Marvel has been guilty of this as well, but I have to admit that they have done a bett...
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Ennis wraps this up in style. 0
The Punisher survived his final confrontation with Barracuda, by putting an axe in his chest and then blowing half his head off. Although Barracuda did have a reason for going after him, Punisher figures out that he was indeed tipped off. The Punisher must confront an enemy who knows his weakness, as well as possess extraordinary resources. -summaryWhen Marvel handed Garth Ennis the keys to the Punisher and gave him full creative freedom to work within the Marvel Max line. It may have been the b...
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Punisher vs. Barracuda: The final bloodbath. 0
The menacing mountain of muscle with a bad attitude named Barracuda has done what so many others have not been able to do, and that's survive a brutal confrontation with the Punisher. Barracuda returns with vengeance on his mind, and this time the scales are tipped heavily in his favor as he prepares for what he feels to be the final confrontation with the Punisher. -summaryBarracuda made his first appearance in Punisher MAX volume 6 as an enemy who appeared to be every bit as unstoppable as the...
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When the wives seek retribution for their hubbies. 0
Five women have three things in common: 1) They're all widows. 2) They're husbands were killed by the Punisher. 3) They all want revenge. These women concoct a plan to do what Nicky Cavella, Barracuda, Zahkarov, Rawlings, and many others failed to do, kill the Punisher. They begin by reading Police and FBI reports to learn how these men all failed, and their master plan is to avoid all of these mistakes to put together a one shot deal to bury the Punisher. The one thing they learned for a fact, ...
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Live by the stone, die by the stone. 0
Frank Castle aka the Punisher sets up his own capture in order to infiltrate and destroy a crack operation. He learns that the Russians have put a bounty on his head and he intends to retaliate. On the other side of the Earth, an old enemy strikes a bargain with a Russian general Castle angered. This begins a confrontation between the two as they seek to trap and kill each other. -summaryI wasn't too fond of the previous volume simply because it partially abandoned the extremely dark personality...
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Do you know what's more dangerous than a Barracuda? 0
The Punisher dispatches a small time coke dealing posse, and during the attack he rescues their prisoner by the name of Stephen. He has a very interesting story for the Punisher, which sees the vigilante travel to Florida in an attempt to take down a powerful company by the name of Dynaco. The boss of the company named Harry Ebbing possesses a secret weapon to deal with him. -summaryI've mentioned many times Garth Ennis is by far the best writer to ever pen Marvel's most notorious vigilante, who...
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Five gems in a row by Ennis. 0
The Punisher is on the trail of an unfortunate drug trafficker who found his way into his gun sights. The target comes under fire by a lone woman whom is eventually chased into an alley and saved by the Punisher. When she awakens, the Punisher listens to her story and learns a lot of people will have to die to set things right. -summaryI have heard that Garth Ennis is not a fan of superheroes, to be even more correct, I've heard he doesn't like them at all, and he mainly prefers those closer to ...
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Battle with the Russians, plus return of Cavella. 0
The Punisher is on the trail of a recently released mob boss with intentions on putting him under. After the attack he's contacted by Nick Fury whom wants to send him on a mission to Russia. The mission is being backed by several US military top ranking officers, and they order one of their Delta Force operatives to tag along with Punisher. During the mission, they soon find themselves up against heavy resistance. -summaryGarth Ennis brings the pain with this second collection of Punisher MAX st...
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The fatal spankings are taken to the MAX. 0
Frank Castle aka the Punisher is at war with the criminal element. He blames criminals in general for his family being gunned down. Now armed with his military training, vast arsenal, and determination, he takes the battle to those whom he deems worthy of being punished. No prisoners will be taken. -summaryFor those who may not know, Marvel founded their Max line which is an imprint of their company that features adult oriented comics not meant for the underage or feint of heart. These titles ha...
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Seriously Marvel, what's up with that format? 0
The energy sucking vampire named Morlun has returned, and along with his family they are traveling across all dimensions with intentions on devouring all Spider-Men. Peter Parker is soon encountered by various Spider-Men, Spider-Girls, etc. to become their leader in this struggle for survival, since he's the only one among them to have ever killed Morlun, not only once but twice. The war of the Spider-Men begins. -summaryThe build up that began towards the closing of Superior Spider-Man which c...
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This nation declared war! 0
Norman Osborn aka The Green Goblin puts his plan of takeover into action, and the results are devastating as he attacks New York City with his army. The attack is so quick and surprising that the Superior Spider-Man aka Otto Octavius is caught completely off guard. For the first time, he doesn't feel as confident as he should, and things only get worse as the Goblin makes the move to destroy his enemy for good. -summarySuperior Spider-Man was by far my favorite running series to come from the bi...
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This Spidey is back in black for the first time. 0
Agent Venom aka Flash Thompson is on the trail of a new Crimemaster, and he attempts to put an end to his operation. The Superior Spider-Man learns of the battle and he assembles his task force against it. This leads to a quick confrontation with Venom. Flash decides to visit Peter, and from here a plot against Flash takes place with disastrous results. -summaryIt was definitely a smart move by Dan Slott to bring Venom into the pages of The Superior Spider-Man. Before this story came into fruiti...
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When the future clashes with the present again. 0
The time stream is being ripped to pieces with the year 2099 being terribly effected and in danger of being wiped out. The Spider-man of that era, Miguel O' Hara, is forced to return to the Heroic Age once again to discover the anomaly. He once again encounters the original Spider-man, but learns quickly something is very different about him. -summaryThe Superior Spider-Man was the only storyline I followed by the issue during its original run, and the only reason for that is because the series ...
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A very fascinatiing series that lived up to its promise. 0
Zeus' and Hera's scorned child called The First Born, accomplished his goal taking over Olympus by killing his brother Apollo to become king. Now, the First Born attempts to remove all obstacles in his path, and this leads to his sister, Wonder Woman, to plan her strike against him with various allies. -summaryWritten by Brian Azzarello with artwork by Cliff Chiang. New 52 Wonder Woman could very easily be the most fascinating and ambitious series in the New 52 when taken as a whole. This series...
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An event that actually lived up to hype. 0
Cyclops takes a team of X-Men to Cooperstown Alaska and finds the place in flames. They come across several dead bodies and realize a battle took place between Mr. Sinister's group called the Marauders, and the mutant killing organization the Purifiers. The X-Men are searching for a new born baby whom happens to be the first mutant born since M-Day; and with no idea who has the baby, the X-Men are ready to engage both sets and anyone else who could have the child. -summary.X-Men: Messiah Complex...
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Journey to limbo. 0
The New X-Men have been under a whole lot of pressure since House of M; they have suffered many fatal casualties, as well as physical and mental injuries across their battles against The Purifier's, Nimrod, and The Facility. Their break is cut short, when a war for supremacy taking place in Limbo spills over into the X-Mansion, and the powerful sorcerer Belasco has returned with a violent vendetta. -summary Chris Yost and Craig Kyle's New X-Men: Childhood's End run draws near its finish with thi...
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While it is readable it's not important 0
The mutant race is still feeling the effects of Scarlet Witch's attack on them that has left them near extinction. Henry McCoy aka the Beast believes her hex that has robbed the mutants of their powers can either be reversed or the mutant gene can be restored. He embarks on a personal mission across the world for any type of answers. -summaryX-Men: Endangered Species written by Chris Yost, Mike Carey, and Christos Gage collects a series of one shots that took place across New X-Men 40 - 42, X-Me...
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Claw vs. Tooth with everything on the line? 0
Wolverine is on a personal mission he will see to the end. He wants his arch-nemesis Sabretooth dead, and as far as he's concerned not even the X-Men are going to stand in his way despite Sabretooth being under their protection. Wolverine breaks into the X-Mansion and picks a fight with him that leads into the woods beginning the possible end to their years long blood feud. -summaryWolverine vs. Sabretooth is a feud that kicked off in comics back in the 80's during the X-Men crossover The Mutant...
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Kicks plenty of that and makes no apologies. 0
After taking out the mob boss whom made an attempt on his life. Dave Lizewski has become bored with his everyday high school life and wants to get back to becoming a superhero as Kick-Ass. Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) is being forced by her new guardian to give up the superhero responsibility and try a hand at living a normal life. This leads Kick-Ass to venture on his own fighting crime. -summaryWhen I first began following Kick-Ass in comic book form back in 2008 the premise immediately grabb...
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Only for serious action-fiends. 0
Peter Parker and his wife Mary Jane had been discussing having a baby. Mary Jane is uneasy with it due to her acting career about to take off, plus the strong possibility of the baby being born a mutant or something much worse because of Peter's radioactive blood. He searches for a professional opinion from the Beast. -summaryDuring the early 90's Eric Larsen enjoyed a short run on the non-titled Spider-Man series. This took place some time before he left to co-found Image comics and focus on hi...
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From the Purifiers and Nimrod to the Facility. 0
The New X-Men have just survived their confrontation with the mutant killing robot Nimrod. In no time Mercury and X-23 leave the X-Mansion's campus grounds only for Mercury to fall victim to another group very familiar to X-23. Now X-23 attempts to rescue her but chooses to keep things to herself since this feud is personal. -summaryNew X-Men Childhood's End was definitely among Marvel's better group books that was quite overlooked during the mid 2000's. Some of the reason is because it was the ...
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Surprisingly this was a success. 0
Reed & Sue Richards decide to take a leave of absence from the Fantastic Four due to the superhero Civil War nearly destroying the team and their marriage. They name two people to take their places, and they're the married duo of Black Panther and Storm. The new team quickly finds themselves at odds with old threats both superhuman and cosmic. -summaryThe New Fantastic Four was among the most interesting status quo changes to follow Civil War. Although it clearly wasn't as attention grabbing...
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From space into the sewers. 0
The X-Men have returned to Earth after their battle with Vulcan and the Shi'Ar Empire. Several X-Men, Havok, Polaris, and Marvel Girl chose to remain in space to continue the battle against Vulcan. The Earth based X-Men soon find themselves at odds with a mutant terrorist cell that are viciously attacking civilians for reasons they yet don't know. -summaryFor a cool down story after a semi-major event, X-Men: The Extremist is better than plenty books of this type. The story has a pretty good plo...
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Vulcan's reign begins. 0
Charles Xavier's actions, although with good intentions have brought quite a bit of misery to the lives of others. His latest mistake saw the Omega-level mutant, Vulcan, leave the Earth for space in a blood thirsty rage against the alien race called the Shi'ar Empire. Xavier assembles a small team of X-Men to pursue him with only a guess as to what this is going to lead to. -summaryThe Uncanny X-Men: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire not only marks the beginning of Ed Brubaker taking over writi...
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Battle with the ultimate mutant-killer. 0
William Stryker and the Purifiers took their hatred straight to the X-Mansion which resulted in a brutal, bloody war. In the end, Stryker was killed by Elixir and the Purifiers retreated. The X-Men continue to notify the parents of the dead children plus move on with the burials. Their troubles are far from over as the time traveling sentinel Nimrod prepares his assault. -summaryNew X-Men Childhood's End was one of the new series to spin from House of M along with Ms. Marvel and Wolverine Origin...
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At least this operation got the patient walking. 0
Now that the superhero Civil War has ended, Ms. Marvel must soldier on and carry out the Superhero Registration Act by arresting superheroes whom refuse to register with the government. In between this she also wants to bring some excitement to her personal life. Unfortunately, the terrorist organization A.I.M. (Advanced Ideas & Mechanics) have other plans. -summaryMs. Marvel volume one was indeed a shaky start as it seemed like Brian Reed was on cruise control or something. Thankfully since...
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Has been consistently dull by this point. 0
Moon Knight has been operating on the streets for three months. His new violent methods are attracting attention from other superhero types. While he deals with them, someone from his past is painting the town red in hopes of drawing him out. -summaryIn 2006 Marvel brought Moon Knight back into the solo spotlight after a rather long hiatus. I was never a serious fan of Moon Knight despite being very knowledgeable of the character and coming across every volume of his new runs to this point. Stil...
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Sending a message to the underworld dressed in black. 0
The superhero Civil War that was fought over the Superhero Registration Act ended with Captain America surrendering to the law. The heroes whom supported and fought together with Captain America were forced underground and are now considered criminals. Spider-Man aka Peter Parker makes his way back to the motel he's hiding out in together with Aunt May and Mary Jane. Due to his identity now being public, he's attacked by sniper fire with the bullet hitting Aunt May in the chest. -summaryCivil Wa...
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Do not confuse with the other book. 0
The superhero Civil War that was fought due to the Superhero Registration Act ended with Captain America surrendering to the law. The heroes whom supported and fought together with Captain America were forced underground and are now considered criminals. Spider-Man aka Peter Parker is on the run and despite being wanted is still trying his best to use his powers for good. -summaryBack in Black is a Spider-Man story arc that originally ran through the Amazing Spider-Man books in 2007. It eventual...
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Heroes adjusting to life as outlaws. 0
Former Avenger Hawkeye aka Clint Barton was killed by the former Avenger Scarlet Witch twice, yet he's somehow alive and he doesn't really care to explain it. He finds his way to Dr. Strange's doorstep and learns that his life is real. He leaves searching for the Scarlet Witch seeking some type of closure. Meanwhile, the New Avengers whom were formed by the late Steve Rogers aka Captain America is on the run due to losing the superhero Civil War. -summaryNew Avengers Vol. 6: Revolution continued...
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The gathering began again. 0
The Civil War is over and Captain America is long gone; Iron Man aka Tony Stark has already implemented the 50 state Avenger Initiative and now he wants to recreate a new, core Avengers team. He gets the job done, but before even training together the team finds themselves up against the Avengers worst enemy in a brand new form and deadlier than ever. -summaryThe Mighty Avengers written by Brian Michael Bendis spins out of the Civil War event, and it continues the follow up on Avengers Disassemb...
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Joining the army with no contract. 0
The Civil War is over and Captain America is long gone; along with becoming director of the peace-keeping organization SHIELD, and founding a new Avengers team, Iron Man aka Tony Stark implements the Avengers Initiative program. What exactly is it and its purpose? Well people and especially wanna-be superheroes are going to find out. -summaryAvengers: The Initiative along with The Mighty Avengers directly spins out of the Civil War event, plus takes place after The Death of Captain America. It b...
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Main story is far superior. 0
The Civil War between Captain America and Iron Man has ended with Iron Man as the victor. Due to leading the anti-registration force against the US Government, Captain America was handcuffed and lead to his trial only to be assassinated by sniper fire and hit several times, later being announced to the world dead on arrival. The heroes gather to bury their long time friend. -summarySpinning out of Mark Millar's Civil War event and Ed Brubaker's Death of Captain America storyline, Fallen Son: The...
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Last Stand of the finest Avenger. 0
The Civil War between Captain America and Iron Man has ended with Iron Man as the victor. Steve Rogers aka Captain America is escorted to his trial and the Red Skull's master plan is put into action. Cap's allies scramble and the Winter Soldier aka Bucky has his own mission. -summaryThe Death of Captain America is the culmination of 3 years worth of storytelling that began and took place within the pages of Captain America: Winter Soldier, Captain America: Red Menace, Civil War, and Captain Amer...
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The mad killer robot needs a mad killer mate. 0
The mad robot Ultron has spent months planning his next attack after his latest defeat to the Avengers. He finally breaks out of the super villain prison called the Vault, and from there renews his vendetta against humanity, but this time he doesn't fight alone. -summaryI'm sure it's no secret that this week sees the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron in theatres; and Marvel is doing what they always do which is promote their movies with various storylines old and new on featured movie cha...
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