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    Sword of Sorcery #0

    Sword of Sorcery » Sword of Sorcery #0 - Homecoming; Chapter I: The Perfect Soldier released by DC Comics on November 2012.

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    In this new series featuring the long-awaited return of AMETHYST, Amy Winston leads a strange life on the road with her mother. She’s about to learn why it’s all been necessary when she discovers she’s the lost princess of Gemworld — and has powerful enemies hunting her!

    AMETHYST is written by Christy Marx, best known for her work on animated TV series including G.I. Joe, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more, as well as the comics series Sisterhood of Steel.

    And in the backup story set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the monstrous warrior BEOWULF is charged with finding and defeating the evil Grendel.

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    JEM! Is truly outrageous! Truly truly truly outrageous! 0

    Aaaaaaaaand now you have that song stuck in your head. Your welcome.When the second wave of the new 52 was announced, I was disappointed by the line-up. Phantom stranger looked like one of Dan Didio's fever dreams and... it was. Team 7, while having a kick-a$$ creative team, was a disappointing bit of 90's schlock, trying to resurrect an era that was rightfully forgotten. Talon could go either way, being really good or really bad. Sword of Sorcery, however, piqued my interest, especially conside...

    5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    Victims find themselves in danger, heroes put themselves there 0

    This is the first time that I have ever read an issue with Amethyst in it, and as a Zero Month origin issue it is therefore probably a good place to start.  I am familiar enough with the background of the character, but even with that limited exposure I still feel like this update was pretty good.  After all I am pretty sure that the first series didn't jump right into such heavy issues from the beginning such as rape and bullying.  Perhaps this is just being used to establish the main character...

    4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

    Lethal Force Authorized 0

    Recommendation: YES!Much like All-Star Western and Creator-Owned Heroes, Sword Of Sorcery offers two stories in one book. This is a wonderful model. Most books cost $3.99 now, so two stories for that one price makes it a great value.This is especially the case when both stories are well worth reading - and, as you have seen from my rating, both stories are, in fact, worth reading.I didn’t have any background on the Amethyst character… but of course, we all have some knowledge of the Beowulf stor...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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