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-- Batmankoff! Soviet Socialists chill at the sound of his name! Batmankoff! His parents, Russian dissidents were murdered before his very eyes!   Batmankoff! Forever the rebel scourge to President Superman!   Batmankoff!   That's right folks. Next week we're reviewing Mark Millar and Dave Johnson's Superman: Red Son, the saga of commie Superman, among others. Be there!

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On Monday I talked about the Batman: The Black Glove hardcover. If you missed it, go ahead and check it out. Grant Morrison worked with Tony Daniel, Richard Clark and J.H. Williams III on pencils for the various stories, and I had an overall positive experience with it. Tony Daniel's managed to nail his very own title (the New 52's Detective Comics) in both word and pencil duties, and J.H.

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The Flash #5 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Central City in a blackout! Iron Heights in a prison break! Mob Rule in an electromagnetic generator! Only the Flash can handle all three: Speed Force is GO! The two-man team of Manapul and Buccellato continue to push Barry Allen to the limit, and we see some form of a conclusion to those three plot points -- Mob Rule is put to a stop, even

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Batman: The Black Glove by Grant Morrison, J.H. Williams III et al. Collecting Batman #'s 667-669, 672-675 DC Comics, $16.49 Amazon HC If I remember right, The Black Glove is early on in Grant Morrison's Batman run that would lead to stories such as Batman R.I.P, Battle for the Cowl, and Batman Inc. Compared to all those, it still holds up and then some. The Black Glove consists of three

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By the All-seeing Eye of Agamotto! What sick, twisted parallel dimension have I landed on? . . . oh wait, it's just an update to the chezkevin user interface. I've added a twitter feed to the sidebar on the left, completely changed the color scheme, and there's now a "recent posts" widget on the bottom of every page. As always, if you have any suggestions, call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me

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It's a single page from Amazing Spider-Man #555, by Zeb Wells and Chris Bachalo. When he recognizes his lost jacket, Spider-Man reacts instinctively and claims it. But, he stops, and shows some compassion. It's a great moment from the BRAND NEW DAY era of Amazing Spider-Man. Content will be back tomorrow

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Hey gang, Life is getting in the way so I'm going to go ahead and impose a break on myself to do some catch-up on schoolwork. In the meantime, I've started a twitter (@chezkevintam) so I'll chime in from there. Tune in next week Monday. And, here's Batman taking a BREAK from his buddy Bane:

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Greetings True Believers! Welcome to another pulse-pounding edition of Marvel Team-Up! Ya know, even the mighty Marvel bullpen is prone to one of New York City's devastating snow storms! In these chilling times, it's a great benefit to have a buddy to warm up to! And with that novel-length introduction, we zoom in on none other than our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man braving the winter all

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What's your favorite chocolate bar? Hm. I'm a Clark Bar man myself. From this week's Amazing Spider-Man #677, by Mark Waid and Emma Rios.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #677 "Devil and the Details," part 1 by Mark Waid, Emma Rios and J. Rod Oh man check those credits out. Javier Rodriguez's taken the nom de guerre of J. Rod. Spectacular! It's like the ol' days when Stanley Martin Lieber shortened his own name to Stan Lee. If I remember Javi's name right, he's done a lot of work with Marcos Martin. . . some quick googling confirms my

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I like to talk about trades on Monday because I usually read them over the weekend, and I'm really enjoying some of the stuff I borrowed from the library, but, since I haven't had much time to hit the scanner, we have instead, links. Are ya ready, bub? Marvel offers print coupon with app purchase. This is a pretty exciting offer for me, as digital slowly integrates with analog (print) comic

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Ack! No weeklies this Wednesday for me! The new school session has begun, so we will be entering some turbulence. Stick around, as I will no doubt get bored doing math problems. Today being Wednesday, it's gotten to be habit for me to post something, so, enjoy/gawk at some doodles. Over the break I got the entertainment videographic game, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions for Wii. I thrilled

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Batman: Battle for the Cowl by Tony S. Daniel collecting the three issue Battle for the Cowl and Gotham Gazette Anybody interested in Tony Daniel's current run might enjoy his work on the old-52 Batman-verse. He had quite a run with the Grant Morrison before Bruce Wayne's death in Final Crisis. Then he got this three-issue miniseries to tell about the crime war in Gotham that fell out of

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with a punch to the face! and an explosion! and another punch to the face! and a cup of hot cocoa. Happy New Year party people. Let's make it a great one. panels from last week's comics: American Vampire, Daredevil, Flash and Captain America.

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 Here we go for December! American Vampire #22 by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque   Chew  #22 by John Layman and Rob Guillory Golf players! What a bunch of thugs. Daredevil #6 and #7 by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin and Paolo Rivera   Look at all those lines! It's a big task to draw radar sense the way Rivera draws it. Flash #4 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccelllato Look at this.

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Here it is, folks! The last Wednesday's brought a new set of comic book serials for the year 2011. And what a Wednesday it is. My sister gave me a giftcard for Chicago's local chain, Graham Crackers Comics, so I've taken the opportunity to try out a few funny books I wouldn't have otherwise. Today we're looking at not two, not three, but five titles. Let me know what you think. American

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X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak and Carmine Di Giandomenico Collecting the five issue miniseries from 2009 Marvel Knights, $19.99 This one's a straight narrative about the escalation of anti-semitism in Germany, starting with things like the Nuremberg laws and ending with a revolt at the concentration camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It follows the life of one Max Eisenhardt, a German Jew

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Ah, the time is upon us once again. Generations of one family get together to watch claymation Frosty the Snowman come to life. Friends gather by the tree to exchange presents. What's Santa brought this year? Chicago hasn't gotten a lot snowfall for once, but it's Christmas all the same, so I've dived into my back issues for a little treat to share with you. The name of the issue is The

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What's the past tense of the verb, "swim"? What was that? Oh right, gotcha. Thanks. From John Layman and Rob Guillory's Chew.

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Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman & Robin Must Die! Collecting Batman & Robin #'s 13-16, Batman: The Return one-shot by Grant Morrison, Frazer Irving, David Finch, Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham DC Comics, $24.99 Ladies and gentlemen (but mostly ladies), I present to you the first thing you demanded when Dick Grayson was made Batman: Shirtless Dick Grayson Batman. Two more key moments: in

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Happy Wednesday! ComiXology is having a nifty sale for the Holidays, and they're pimping it out at their blog. There are some indie books, 201 Batman singles and many selections from Marvel's side including Captain America and some Brand New Day Spider-Man. I know I'm going to get the Zeb Wells/Chris Bachalo three-parter from Brand New Day Spider-Man. Chew #22 by John Layman and Rob Guillory

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Jack Kirby's The Demon Omnibus collecting The Demon (1972) maxi-series, #1-16 by Jack Kirby, with an introduction by Mark Evanier Jack Kirby, originally born Jacob Kurtzman, gets a lot of love, and that's for a good reason. He co-created the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and the X-Men, after all! When he moved over to DC, he created the Fourth World universe, of which I personally am not a fan, and

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Welcome to chezkevin's holiday guide for comic books. We've broken items up into three categories: gifts for the librarian, the techie and the movie fan. So give ol' St. Nick a run for his money and join us! For the librarian: Marvel Essentials, DC Omnibii, Image Compendiums. . . . This is probably one of the first obvious choices, but they're obvious for a reason! There's an insane amount

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Could this be the dirtiest joke I've made on chezkevin? Well, besides the Spidey tentacle rape. And besides that one Hulk post. . . How low will we go for cheap hits? Has chezkevin finally hit rock bottom, or is this only the beginning? Only time can solve this mighty Marvel mystery! Most panels from Ultimate Spider-Man, by Bendis, Bagley and Immonen. One of

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If you look at the new releases for this week, you'll notice that Marvel's releasing their Holiday Special, a 40-page print comic with 4 different stories. It collects the 4 digital shorts that were originally released, for free, on comiXology.com. They're no longer free on comiXology though: you'd have to have read them on the week they came out. If it makes you feel any better (it makes me

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He will straight up set your balls on fire.   from Jack Kirby's The Demon

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Atomic Robo's one particular comic book that the blogosphere's received well. Created by the physicist Nicola Tesla in 1923, Atomic Robo's a rough n' tough robot that handles weird phenomena in the world. It's a lot like Hellboy, but where Hellboy uses "They came from Hell." to explain their foes, Atomic Robo uses, "They came from science." Atomic Robo vol. 1: Atomic Robo and the Fightin'

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Look outside your window. What do you see? Maybe you see some trees in the distance, all their leaves are gone. Maybe you see some birds flying south for the winter. Look outside, look real hard, and you'll see the chill in the air. Do you feel it in your bones? If you do, then maybe you're ready for. . . "Heart of Ice" was the 14th episode in the 1st season of Batman: The Animated Series.

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Spidey on a car! Ultimate Spidey on a car! Spidey on a car! Spidey IN a car???? Spidey on a car! The only way to get around NYC!

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Wouldja believe it's already been a month? And you know what that means right? It! Means! Panels! Captain America #4 by Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven Daredevil #5 by Mark Waid and Marcos Martin The Flash #2 and #3 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato   Secret Avengers #16 by Warren Ellis and Jamie McKelvie Ultimate Comics All-New Spider-Man #4 by

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Ultimate Comics All-New Spider-Man #4 by Brian Bendis, Sara Pichelli and Justin Ponsor It took me only 3 minutes to read this issue, so I looked back and counted the number of story pages - 20! What is going on here? What happened to my 2 missing story pages? I don't care if there's a letters page. I don't care that there's a preview for Avengers X-Sanction. I want a story. Brian Bendis really

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Hiya guys I hope your weekend was swell. Did you find any nice Black Friday deals? I online shopped mostly for friends and family, but I didn't care for any deals. Today I have Hellboy volume 1 for you as well as a video on digital comics. Hellboy Volume 1: Seed of Destruction collecting the 4-issue miniseries by Mike Mignola and John Byrne One of the opening dedications is to Jack Kirby, and

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They're all over him! He's outnumbered! Has ol' Hornhead finally met his match?   CAN EVEN THE DAREDEVIL  ESCAPE RADIOACTIVE CHICKEN POX?

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Not a lot of content today. Just links: J. Caleb Mozzocco over at Every Day Is Like Wednesday has a fun comics-related thanksgiving game -- I got 3 out of 5 correct, shows what I know. . . Newsarama landed an interview with Flash writers about yesterday's issue #3. Warning! It has spoilers, so buy and read a copy of it before you click the link! My own opinion will be up next Wednesday. The

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Check it out! It's an all-new, all-action, all-inclusive, all-expenses-paid, all-new banner! Whew. Ya dig? Daredevil #5 by Mark Waid and Marcos Martin   buddabuddabuddabuddabudda! I'm loving the way Marcos Martin draws his own sound effects. More artists ought to consider this -- digital SFX on top of hand-done inks are jarring. Aw man just look at the way that fa-THOOM takes over the

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The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (2004) by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore The blurb goes, "There is no government, no mail delivery, no cable TV. . . In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living," and it's 100% right. When Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma, he doesn't reach for his cell phone. He seeks a nurse, and he seeks his family. When he finds his family in a

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Welcome back to our look at the Superman/Batman series. ComiXology had a sale on the title a while ago, and I bought into many, many issues. We conclude the series with issues 50, 60-61, 63, 75 and 79-80. Here's the first part: #'s 20-25, 37-42 the second: #'s 44-49 Superman/Batman #50 "The Fathers" By Green, Johnson et al. The Justice League rebuilds Smallville from the ground up when

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Batman #1 (Sep. 2011) by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion I've been sitting on this one for about two months, because I just don't know what to make of it. The opening splash page has Batman facing down his rogues gallery and grinning, saying, ":Sigh: There's no place like home." It's so strange to see a Batman who's embraced his role and even loves it, like Daredevil would. This

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You may not have noticed, but we here at chezkevin have spruced the place up a bit. Look on your left and you'll find a handy-dandy google search bar, a photobucket slideshow and a goodreads widget, among others. We hope you appreciate these improvements as we forge a new path. . . together! Absolute Kingdom Come (First Printing, 2006) by Mark Waid and Alex Ross Collecting Kingdom Comes #'s 1-4

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We're continuing our look at Superman/Batman. Started by Jeph Loeb in 2003, the title lasted for a whopping 87 issues and 4 annuals until it was closed to make way for the New 52 in August 2011. Here is part 1: #20-25, 38-42 Today we examine issues 44-49. Superman/Batman #44-49 "The Search for Kryptonite" by Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Shane Davis Sometimes I'll read through a trade

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So there was a Superman/Batman sale over at ComiXology a month or so ago. I bought into it and picked up quite a few issues, based on the artists I liked: like Ed McGuinness or Dustin Nguyen. Since scans are as easy as hitting "prtsc" and then cropping the image, I've loaded up an unholy amount of scans for you. Here's the first third of what I read: Superman/Batman #20-25 "With a Vengeance!" 

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Careful readers will notice that these issues are from last week, or even the week before. I don't like to review issues the day of, even though it'll get me a bit more hits. This way I can let the comics simmer in my head before talking about them. I'll always be a bit behind schedule, but as long as I'm pumping out content every Wednesday, I'm happy. The Flash #2 (Oct. 2011) by Francis Manapul

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Happy Halloween guys! I scheduled this post to post today, but it was set to 10:09PM. I apologize for the tardy post. I have no special theme content for you, but I do have regular trade content. Can ya dig? Batman: Hong Kong (Oct. 2004, 128 pages) by Doug Moench and Tony Wong collecting I have no idea the book doesn't credit anything and the indicia is as helpful $17.95, Amazon A series of

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So 4th letter has this great segment where they post the panels from comic books for the week. It's a great way to sum up the week, and I'd do the same, if I got as many comics per week. I don't, so I've decided to make a showcase of the month's panels. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Without further ado, chezkevin proudly presents Animal Man #1 Jeff Lemire, Travel Foreman Chew

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Ultimate Comics All-New Spider-Man #'s 2 & 3 (Sep. & Oct. 2011) by Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli and Justin Ponsor Counting the first issue, I've put $12 in for this title. For that money I could've went to the movies to see Real Steel. Or that The Thing movie. And I'd have enough left for one of those movie theatre hot dogs. So: three issues of a comic book are equal to one movie and a

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Hi guys! Today will be a special article because it marks my dip into the digital comics pool. I've been reading the free stuff from comiXology.com, and I made an account so I could read the 17 yrs+ free comics like Animal Man #1 and Chew #1. See if you can find me! My username's chezkevin. Captain America vol. 1: Winter Soldier Premiere HC (out of print) by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting

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Just look at this image! Click to enlarge. It's amazing. I jocked it from the DCU Source blog. It's my new desktop and all I can do is stare at it. Forget about writing up my resume or looking at applications for jobs. This is all I need! This one image is representative of comic books as a whole. No other medium could portray this scene in so fluid and clear a manner. In film you'd have to

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Thunderbolts #164 (Oct. 2011) by Jeff Parker, Kev Walker and Terry Pallot  I haven't read Thunderbolts in a while. 3 years ago the title had a brilliant year under Warren Ellis, followed by a great Secret Invasion tie-in from Andy Diggle. Diggle held the title and it declined in quality until Jeff Parker, the current writer took it over. I'm gonna be honest with you. I picked this book up '

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Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali: Deluxe Edition ($13.89 Amazon, 96 pages) by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano and Terry Austin Collecting All-New Collector's Edition vol. 7 #56 (1978) I grew up in the 90s, so I never knew who Muhammad Ali was. That Will Smith movie was pretty good from what I remember. This trade paperback collects the monumental issue of Muhammad Ali's bout with Superman for

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   Hey! Howard resembles that remark! brought to you by Captain America #2, from Ed Brubaker, Steve McNiven and Justin Ponsor

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Animal Man #1 by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman  The blogosphere was on fire from this #1, and for good reason. For a new 52 book, it keeps the original continuity but keeps it accessible. It's not so much a reboot, as it's a new phase in Buddy Baker, Animal Man's life. Continuity is nice and tidy and, as a well-read comic-book-er, that makes me happy. Buddy returns to super-hero-ing on

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because I have school stuffs. Weekly singles will still be on Wednesday. I thought I'd use today to show you my desktop. Hahahaha it's lil' cap saluting me! Right back atcha Cap. The art's from one Darren Rawling. Check him out on blogspot. He also does lil' Spidey and lil' Daredevil. And lil' Punisher spouting hearts when he sees a pile of guns! What's on your desktop? Share in the comments!

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"YOU did it! I SAW you do it!"    "YOU took the cookie from the cookie jar!" j'accuse! brought to you by Chris Claremont and Sean Chen's X-Men: The End: Book 2: Heroes & Martyrs #1. Cover by Greg Land.

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Ultimate Comics All-New Spider-Man #01 by Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli and Justin Ponsor Me: Why is this comic in a bag?  Joe the cashier: Because, Marvel thinks their fans are suckers - and they're right! People bought two or more copies of it the day it came out.  Me: Oh. So on my walk back to campus, I was wondering if this was a gimmick, or was it a commemorative event? I can tell

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Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis Back in 2010, DCE decided to retell the origin of Superman, in a new way, again. The contents cover Clark Kent as he "graduates" from Smallville and seeks a job in Metropolis. Conveniently, an alien invasion occurs there forcing a Superman to rise and stop them. In the chaos, Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy

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Hello hello everybody. Wonder Woman #1 (Sep. 2011) by Azzarello, Chiang Azarello and Chiang bring in a new Wonder Woman for 2011! They don't bother to tell any origins about her, and just dive right into a story about the gods. As it turns out, Zeus has gone missing and Apollo tries to figure out where he's went. Meanwhile, Wonder Woman has to protect this human named Zola from a pair of

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 Can this be? The return of weekly reviews? I've taken up the habit again, so let's see how long this'll last.  Red Lanterns #1  by Peter Milligan, Ed Benes and Rob Hunter There's not much of a story here. Atrocitus messes up some dudes in space for harassing his cat, then he monologues about the massacre of his people and the waning of his rrrrrrrrage. Very little new information is given

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Check out this wicked splash from Spectacular Spider-Man #1. The symbiote's separated from its host, and it's taken on the form to beat down Spider-Man. Notice the "ribs" on its side -- that's actually Venom's symbol, given shape on his back. My local library's come through with a last few of my holds, and I couldn't help but share them with you. Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1 (2004) by

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"Wow that's really hard."    "Do you really think you can go all day long?"    "Well you always left me satisfied and smiling, so. . ."  courtesy World War Hulk #3, brought to you by Greg Pak and Jogn Romita Jr.

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Dial your bat-phones back a year or three, and you'll remember that Batman - Bruce Wayne - died, in Grant Morrison's Final Crisis. After a big hubbub in "Battle for the Cowl," Dick Grayson (the first Robin) took the cape along with Damian Wayne, who became the fourth Robin. Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn tells the first six issues of their story with Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Philip Tan.

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Batwoman: Elegy collects Batwoman's starting takeover of Detective Comics, from #'s 854-860. And it's only kind of a hoot. Greg Rucka carries over Batwoman's story from DC's year-long 52 epic. If you didn't catch it, I highly recommend it, but here's Batwoman's part: the crime cult in Gotham attempts to fulfill a prophecy in the Crime Bible by murdering Batwoman. They fail, and their leader dies

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I've been binge-reading ever since I got my library dues out of the way, and chezkevin's got a whole new menu! We've got three trade paperbacks for you today! Read 'em and weep! I found this gem from 2002 nestled away in the comics section of my local library. The entire thing is written, drawn, colored by Christopher Moeller. It's more a Wonder Woman story than a JLA one, as she visits the

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Dear Reader,Welcome to the Friendly neighborhood komics blog! We have moved to our sister site, http://www.airhikec001.livejournal.com. Our resident blogger has come to the decision to no longer use two different blogs. You may now visit airhikec001.livejournal.com for all your comic book blog needs, along with movies and whatever junk this guy does.We hope that this change does not inconvenience

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God bless America.

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Get this, you guys. I went to my local Comix Revolution today, looking for the Spidey Sunday Spectacular. As it turns out, they didn't have it, so I just got the free Marvel Thor saga promotion deal-y, and an ad for Free Comic Book Day.Free Comic Book Day! The ad was advertising Jeffrey Brown of Incredible Change-Bots fame, and that reminded me -- my local library had a copy of the first

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That's right folks; this week saw the death of the next Fantastic Four. How long it sticks, only Marvel knows. Did you get a chance to read the issue? If you have any thoughts, feel free to tell me about it. ITEM! Free Comic Book day's released their Gold titles. Check it out here. Then come back here and check out my Wednesday haul. I got two sequential art books today. One was 3.99, and the

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Are ya ready? It's time for another skull-cracking review of a collected sequential art book! I reviewed the first volume a while back, now here's its sequel: Justice League of America vol. 2: The Lightning Saga by Brad Meltzer, Geoff Johns, et al. WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Collecting JLA #'s 0, 8-12 and JSA #'s 5-6. Renowned mystery novelist Brad Meltzer continues his revival of the JLA,

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Back again. chezkevin's back. Tell your friends! That's right guys, with the new year, I am getting back into blogging. I haven't bought a comic book in a while, but hey, you know me, I just paid a visit to my local library. And guess what, just because I like you guys, I also brought Superman with me. Superman: Birthrightby Mark Waid and Leinil Yu WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Three years after 9/11 and

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Merry Christmas to all!

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Amazing Spider-Man #633by Wells, Bachalo, Rios In this issue: Manhattan goes Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs! Aunt May is attacked by Kirby dots! Spidey vomits on the Lizard's face! But naw, I'm mostly playing with you. Issue 633 is part four of SHED in the Spider-Man title, and it closes the arc. In a single-sentence story summary: Curt Connors becomes a new, shed lizard that induces the

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A new week means new comics! And what a week it is, bringing the return of Gail Simone with the Birds of Prey. It seems like only yesterday that Zinda Blake, Lady Blackhawk was showing us how to call a cab, and today she's showing us how to shoot terrorist kidnappers in Greenland.Birds of Prey #1by Gail Simone and Ed BenesGail writes the birds as they were meant to be written: head-on in the 11th

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A cow goes MOO, but what does a duck do? Yep! Right on the nose!

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Since y'all are probably tired of hearing about Ex Machina, I figured I'd mix it up and look at some other stuff. There are some books that deserve the "Absolute" treatment, as DC would put it, or the "Omnibus" treatment on Marvel's end. I myself have one fancy shmancy book in this style, and that's my Howard the Duck Omni, but I've put stuff up on the blog before, such as DC's Absolute Batman:

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All from the same issue, can you believe it! Amazing Spidey #620.

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I've never done this before, but I'll be reviewing TWO trades today. Twice the action! Twice the drama! Twice the romance! You can pay me in food. Ex Machina vols. 3 (Fact v. Fiction) and 4 (March to War) by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris and Chris Sprouse WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT: BKV keeps on pumping out different arcs one by one! In the first one, Mayor Hundred must face the greatest challenge

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Happy Valentine's Day everybody!

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Hey don't you just hate it when a guy makes a blog and neglects it for a week? Boy, whattabum! The Amazing Spider-Man #620 by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin with Javier Pulido This is the end of the "Mysterioso" three-part-er, bringing back Mysterio and throwing in Mr. Negative and New York gang wars. Slott really plays up Mysterio here as a slapstick guy who really loves putting on a show

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Do you know what year it is? Apparently, FCBD doesn't. Like, any other friendly neighborhood blogger, I go to FCBD's site and look for their new '10 banner, except all it has is their '09 banner!This is pretty ridiculous guys. Even the link says "FCBD10_banner," yet the image promotes "May 2, 2009." That is just incompetent web design. Here is a copy of the vehement e-mail I sent:Are you catching

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Sometimes it's nice to remember that I am not made of money, and actually need food. This week is one of those times, as there are a few titles I could be getting, but choosing not to.In lieu of actual material, please see these awful facsimiles of Tony Harris's art that I've tried to recreate. I apologize in advance.These were actually done in pencil, not pen. I just made the filter on my

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Big wheels keep on turnin', and little blogs keep on bloggin'! In hot anticipation of the convention season, ItsJustSomeRandomGuy of youtube fame has made a couple videos promoting C2E2, the new Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo! Check 'em out: To see more videos, check out his channel, but for now, I suggest you stick around for a while as we take a gander at Ex Machina vol.

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Y'know what that is? It's a refrigerator magnet, dudes. It's a magnet with the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #1. And it's freakin' mine. University had a presentation on their archive of comic books (mostly silver age, some golden, some underground comix), and they had goodies to give away! I was maybe one student of 2 who attended, most of the attendees being library nerds. It was all good,

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What a week! We had the unveiling of the iPad, President Obama's State of the Union Address, and the cancellation of a Chicago fireworks tradition -- only to split it up into three fireworks shows! It's been such an exciting time for news, and it's been an equally exciting time for my life. I purchased and read two comic books this week. Amazing Spider-Man #'s 618 and 619by Dan Slott and

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". . . but they were honored to, at last, see her head blown up and made into a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float."

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If you didn't get a chance to read my accolades for Amazing Spider-Man #617, well, here they are. And here are some more! The oversized issue had a lot of great PR, making some extra page space for conventions and costume contests and even a few individuals and the like. So much so that I think it deserves a few props. There's a double-page spread for "Kid's Day" at the New York Stock Exchange

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We all know that I like to take the Monday every week to review a trade, mostly from the library, but I don't usually tell people how many trades I've read. Sometimes I'll read a bunch of trades and not bother to review them, either because they don't need any reviewing (Watchmen) or I'm just so lazy. Recently, I've gone through Asterios Polyp and Parker: the Hunter. The former is a visual

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I originally planned on getting Amazing Spider-Man #618 this week, but by the time I got to the shop, they were all sold out. Okay, not ALL sold out. They had the Joe Quinones variant cover, but who's gonna pay double for just a different cover? Schmucks, that's who. That's why instead we review three issues from a series that are two months old or so. Gotham City Sirens #5-6 by Paul Dini

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New year means new banner! Swing up top and check it out. It's a panel from some issue of Peter Parker: Spider-Man. New year also means tons of new comics news, so let's go over what's already happened in. . . 13 days of January!The Birds are back! Hawkaaaaa! Us here at the blog - me - have a longtime affection for the title, especially riproarin' pilot Zinda Blake.Marvel pwns DC. I am really

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As we count down to the New Year, we also count down to . . . the FINAL CRISIS! That's right kids, my library got in the miniseries that we all called "confusing." and "overly reliant on continuity. I want a sandwich." What's my verdict? Am I too confused and in need of a sandwich? Final Crisis by Grant Morrison and a mess of artists WHAT IT'S ABOUT: There was a war and evil won! The

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Merry Christmas!

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You guys are probably aware by now that I am a large fan of Thunderbolts. I have been, ever since Warren Ellis's stupendous run on the series, and it was just as outrageous during Christos Gage's run during Secret Invasion. When Andy Diggle took over, he brought a new cast of T-bolts, and a bombastic running start that involved our President Obama himself.And then, well, he just treaded water

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Do you hear that? That small whisper in your ear as the wind gets colder, drier. You can maybe make it out, if you listen closely. That sound is. . . comics. The Goon vol. 2: My Murderous Childhood (and Other Grievous Yarns) by Eric Powell WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The Goon and his pal Franky fight a gang war against The Preacher's zombies and other paranormal ghosties on Lonely St.! The Goon gets

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Um, okay. Fair enough.

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I love you so much. From Jack of Fables vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape.

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It's been a while huh? Let's see if we can't get back on track. Amazing Spider-Man #606-607 "Long-Term Arrangement," by Joe Kelly and Mike McKone Joe Kelly and Mike McKone team up to bring back the Black Cat post-Brand New Day! You may have noticed the fairly juvenile solicits for the two issues. When all's said and done though, the arc was pretty darn good. Kelly brings up a throwaway

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. . . and suddenly I have this urge to move to the East Coast! Strange. Which is why I'll be in Boston from the 16th until Christmas. Some posts will be out. Take care and stay warm!

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Another Mighty Marvel Masterpiece from Stan and Steve! Spidey meets an all-new, all-horrible foe! Greater than the Lizard's scales! More terrible than Doc Ock's shades! Not even we know how to get outta this one, webheads! Wouldja believe -- tentacle rape? Quick! Use your spidey-sense! Hurl your body into the blazing fire! From Amazing Spider-Man #37, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

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. . .is of course, without a doubt. . . tooth decay. On this dread evening of all hallows, sweet tooths and skanky costumes, please be safe! And have a frightful, fruitful, Halloween guys!From DC's 52, by several wonderful people. This is volume three.

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I didn't know that being Canadian was a superpower!

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This week I did not get any comics, but you know what? I got some last week and the week before that, so let's not leave them all by their lonesome.Power Girl #5by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Amanda ConnerI have been hanging on to this title since issue 1, if you're curious. It's a nice title and all, and it's pretty fun too, but it's just so hard not to see Power Girl as another one of DC's

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Well who'dathunk I wasn't dead? The Goon Vol. 0: Rough Stuff by Eric Powell WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Take one sleazy Depression-era city with all its squirrel-sized rats, mob wars, rough-and-tumble bunch of dirtballs and add ZOMBIES and demons and whatnot. Need I say more? Okay, well, THE GOON is one tough guy with his pal Franky, and he's A GOON for a mob boss called Labrazio. He fights

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