behold… the giant floating head of Eric rises again! Thanks G4 for having us again!

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The Mice Templar #2 (Image – Glass / Oeming) – I’m giving this one one more issue… after three issue, huge flat sides are no longer quirks… they are patterns.  Image’s summary – “Karic begins his studies in the martial disciplines of the legendary Templar under the tutelage of wandering knight Pilot the Tall, and [...]

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Avengers: The Initiative #7 (Marvel – Slott / Caselli / Rudoni) – Once again, one of Marvel’s most underrated book scores big. This type of book is exactly what fans are looking for… if Civil War or World War Hulk was put together like the Initiative is, there wouldn’t any of this “Cup O’ Joe [...]

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World War Hulk #5 (Marvel – Pak / Romita JR. / Janson / Strain) Marvel’s blurb: “The millennium’s most massive Marvel smash-fest careens towards its cataclysmic conclusion! Four so-called Marvel “heroes” shot the Hulk into space. Their exploding shuttle destroyed his people and pregnant queen. And the Hulk has taught them what their arrogance has [...]

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Salvation Run #1 (DC – WIllingham / Chen / Wong) – DC’s take – “Don’t miss the stunning debut issue of a 7-part miniseries written by Bill Willingham (SHADOWPACT, FABLES) with art by superstar Sean Chen (Iron Man, X-Men: The End) and Walden Wong (COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY, DAY OF VENGEANCE)! The world has finally had [...]

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Prime Example! Here’s the Lowdown Looks like Superman Prime (used to be Superboy Prime) is looking to be the only Superman around… the issue opens with him killing the Superman of Earth 15 He then proceeds to kill Earth 15′s Lois, Lex, Martian Manhunter, destroy the Fortress of Solitude, the JLA Watchtower and disperse the [...]

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Howard the Duck #2 (Marvel – Templeton / Bobillo / Sosa / Pereyra) – So in the second installment of Marvel’s updated classic spoof / satire-spouting fowl, we find Howard being the internet’s number one reluctant star. Marvel’s blurb – “Forget Howard the Duck…this is Howard the SUPER-STAR! Howard’s latest short film becomes the internet’s [...]

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Marvel is opening it’s online archive (right now 2500+ comics and more to come) to readers and fans everywhere.  For $9.99 a month or $59.98 for a year, a user can subscribe and get access to more Marvel comics than they could possibly read.  This is an interesting idea, a mainstream company replacing paper books [...]

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Star Wars: Legacy #17 (Dark Horse – Ostrander / Duuresema / Duuresema) – Since this is the first Legacy provided to our readers, I’m going to give you what’s written on the inside cover of each Legacy cover. “As this era begins, Luke Skywalker has unified the Jedi order into a cohesive group of powerful [...]

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Knights of the Old Republic #22 (Dark Horse – Miller / Weaver) Woot! John Jackson Miller does it again with KOTOR #22! I’ve said it before; The Star Wars comics have made a huge jump in quality in recent years. The team of Miller and Weaver are very much a part of that. KOTOR takes [...]

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The Pro ( Image – Ennis / Conner) – There are times in a person’s life when they just want a good silly off the wall sex comedy. This is proven by box office ticket sales time and time again. Well, I was standing in front of the comic rack and saw The Pro trade [...]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: #8 (Dark Horse -Vaughan / Jeanty) Dark Horse Comics website quickie thesis says, “Faith hits the ground running after she infiltrates the estate of a rogue Slayer, that is until Buffy pops in and is confronted by her longtime nemesis. Certainly, chaos ensues.” Chaos doesn’t just ensue, it smacks [...]

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