Worst Fleecing –  where did the comic budget go?
Chris and Neil (Kowabunga comics) – 1 vote for “Darkest Reign the List”, 1 vote for “Utopia”
Greg – Captain America: Reborn is an extremely boring event book. It’s a one-issue story, maybe 64 pages that gets stretched out to six unsatisfying issues. It’s not a particularly great [...]

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Dark Avengers #10 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato)
Oh hey, you know how Norman Osborn was once the Green Goblin but he got it under control and now he’s one of the most powerful people in the free world? Oh, and you know that whole thing about him being a ticking time bomb who could snap [...]

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First Marvel went from the end of the Secret Invasion right into Dark Reign without so much as a month transition and now here comes the big next MU-event… The Siege – which will bring Captain America (Steve Rogers), Iron Man and Thor all together again on the same team! – This cover and write-up [...]

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Dark Avengers #9 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato)
Poor Marvel Boy… he had no idea how sinister a gang the Dark Avengers actually is. And now he is running for his life. And poor Ares, he has no idea where his son goes while he is off being an Avenger. And now he is going to [...]

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Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Marvel – Gage / Sandoval / Bonet / Delgado)
A shocking new era begins for the Initiative! Where Camp Hammond once trained future Avengers, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. now trains tomorrow’s Dark Avengers! Under orders from Norman Osborn, your new Principals are Taskmaster and the criminal kingpin, the Hood. They’re registering villains as heroes [...]

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Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #5 (of 5) (Marvel – Hickman / Chen / Ruggiero)
The Fantastic Four reunited just in time to try and save the kids as they face off with Norman Osborn and the agents of H.A.M.M.E.R. In the surprising conclusion see: The destruction of the Bridge! The triumph of an unlikely hero! And [...]

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Dark Avengers #7 (Marvel – Fraction / Deodato)
“UTOPIA: CHAPTER 3″ The DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN crossover continues! San Francisco teeters on the brink of absolute chaos and the X-Men keep getting in the way of Norman’s vision of law and order. So Norman takes his game to the next level: who are the DARK X-MEN? And [...]

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Dark Reign: Young Avengers #2 (Marvel – Cornell / Brooks / Strain)
Alright, here’s the problem.  I should start a tally of how many times I start a post with that.  Young Avengers are cool.  It’s been a strong title since it was introduced.  The fact that Marvel squandered it away is baffling…oh, wait no it’s [...]

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Dark Avengers #6 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato / Beredo)
DARK REIGN Big, bold choices! That’s what Norman Osborn’s H.A.M.M.E.R. and Avengers have been all about! And with every bold choice comes more and more risk! And with risk comes pressure! And with pressure…come the voices. How long can Norman Osborn hold it together? And what [...]

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Dark Avengers #5 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato)
When the public is reminded of Norman’s terrible past, Norman’s wheeling and dealing becomes a public concern. Plus, some of the Avengers are getting frisky with each other, and that can’t be good. Plus the return of…the Cabal!
In the same way that Ultimate Nick Fury became Samuel [...]

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about a month ago, I talked about the sad state of Marvel’s limited series, here’s the update
Skrull Kill Krew #2 (Marvel – Felber / Robinson)
The creepy spin-off of Secret Invasion continues with the Krew leader Ryder’s attempts to take down a faction of surviving scions of the original Skrulls that Reed Richards turned into cows. [...]

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Dark Avengers #4 (Marvel – Bendis / Deodato / Beredo)
The Dark Avengers’ first mission shows Norman Osborn all the plusses and minuses of the choices he has made for his team. So changes must be made. Some come, some go, and not everyone is happy about it. Also, the Cabal reunites for the first [...]

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