Smallville #8.5 “Commitment” ( CW / Brian Q Miller) This is the weakest episode so far this season.  Not much going on in the way of meaningfull story progression, more like the entire episode was the two page short you find in some comics.  The good is the progression of the Lois and Clark love [...]

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Smallville 8.3 “Instinct” In the attempt to move into the broader geek spectrum, ThePullbox is going to start covering a few TV shows. Eric already has his start on HEROES and now I’m starting on Smallville. Smallville is a show that I started watching back in 2000 when the prospect of a young Superman show [...]

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Final Crisis #3 ( DC / Morrison / Jones ) “Batman missing in action! Superman immobilized! Green Lantern on trial for his life! A shadow is falling across Earth’s super heroes — and now it’s Wonder Woman’s turn to face the Evil Gods! What bizarre warning from beyond awaits Frankenstein, The Question and the agents [...]

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Green Lantern #33 ( DC / Johns / Reis / Albert ) “GREEN LANTERN: SECRET ORIGIN” Part 5 of 6! Hal and Sinestro continue to battle Abin Sur’s killer, but will these two Green Lanterns become enemies before they become friends? And what strange secrets within Abin Sur’s power ring concern the massacre of Space [...]

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Secret Invasion #4 ( Marvel / Bendis / Yu / Morales / Martin ) “The world has turned upside down! The Skrulls have taken the Earth as part of their empire, the Avengers and Initiative are scattered…but there are two people who want some answers. One has a hammer and one has a shield. “ [...]

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WWC: DC Nation Panel The DC Nation panel the consisted of Dan Didio, Jann Jones, Shawn McKeever, Fail Simone, Greg Rucka, Shane Davis, Ethan Van Schiever, and one guy who’s name I didn’t get (I will though) was to day in the Steve Gerber Room at Wizard World Chicago. It was a great panel with [...]

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On Friday afternoon at Wizard World, the Marvel: Ultimate Universe Panel met. “It’s all connected, that’s the secret!” Brian Michael Bendis and Ultimate line editor Bill Rosemann reveal HOW the Ultimate Universe has been connected since the beginning…and why that means this is the END of the Universe as we know it…and no one will [...]

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Secret Invasion #3 (Marvel – Bendis / Yu / Morales / Martin) THE BLOCKBUSTER EVENT continues. Its Avenger versus Avenger. Hero versus hero! Norman Osborn versus Captain Marvel?? The Initiative versus an army of Super-Skrulls? Is Tony Stark really a- -? And who’s that guy with an eye patch coming to save the day?? And, [...]

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Final Crisis #1 ( DC – Morrison / Jones ) Witness the historic start of the final chapter in the Crisis trilogy that could only spring from the mind of Grant Morrison — Final Crisis, featuring stunning art by J.G. Jones (52 Covers)! Worlds will live and heroes will die in this epic tale spanning [...]

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Secret Invasion #2 (of eight) (Marvel – Bendis / Yu / Morales / Martin) The Invasion is here!! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire’s plan has birthed itself into perfection. It is hero versus hero!! Resurrections and reunions!! Is Tony Stark a Skrull? And is that actually Captain America leading the heroes [...]

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Secret Invasion #1 (of eight) (Marvel – Bendis / Yu / Morales / Martin) SECRET INVASION IS HERE!! Years in the making, months in the teasing…and it all STARTS HERE!! The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls has secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal…full-scale invasion! In this DOUBLE-SIZED first issue, [...]

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Another image from Greg Horn and Marvel about the upcoming Invasion It would kind of make sense for Hank Pym to be a skrull… he was one of the inner circle of the Civil Was (With Reed and Tony)… and truth be told, he no’s not what you call a fan favorite… there, I said [...]

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