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Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 Review: A True Treasure Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 Review: A True Treasure Posted on 8.5/10 The Mouse House of Ideas assembles a fantastic cast of talent to bring stories, concepts and voices to the fore that you might not have seen otherwise.  With remarkable succinctness and the mixture of levity and action that has made the Mouse House of Ideas so much money on the silver screen, Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 is an anthology of short stories by Black creators and focused...

What They Say: It’s not a Gotham City gala without a drop-in from The World’s Vilest! It’s a good thing Wonder Woman is on the guest list…because Bruce Wayne’s got a secret identity to keep! Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers): Sometimes you can just distill it all down to fun and a good time. Sensational Wonder Woman does just that with this installment from writer Alyssa Wong where we get her pairing up with a Bruce Wayne who is sidelined fo...

X of Swords: Recovering What’s Been Lost X of Swords is by –  W: Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Leah Williams, Benjamin Percy, Vita Ayala, Gerry Duggan, Ed Brisson, Zeb Wells; A: Lienel Francis Yu, Pepe Larraz, Carlos Gomez, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matteo Lolli, Rod Reis, R.B. Silva, Stefano Caselli, Joshua Cassara, Phil Noto, Carmen Carnero; C: Sunny Gho, Marte Gracia, Israel Silva, Matt Wilson, Edgar Delgado, David Curiel, Nolan Woodard, Guru-eFX, Rachelle Rosenberg; L: Clayton Cowles, Joe C...

Marvels Deadpool Unexpectedly Faces Judge Dredd ✖ You always need to expect the unexpected when it comes to Marvels Deadpool, who breaks the 4th wall on a regular basis but is also apt to blow himself up just to get the job done if he needs to. Both of those came into play so to speak during the most recent issue of Savage Avengers, where he found himself locked up in a cell with Conan the Barbarian and both were looking for a way out. The answer? Well, in typical Deadpool fashion it meant a...

Shang-Chi #5 Review: A Fitting End, But a Far Better Beginning (Photo: Marvel) Shang-Chi has been wrestling with the responsibility of living in two worlds, one he wanted to fully embrace and another he hoped to leave behind. Even though the clash and outcomes between these two seemed inevitable, the series’ conclusion stops short of making it seem “predictable,” at least in a negative sense. Shang-Chi #5 may not be the series most visually impressive chapter or its best paced, but it is...

Close Search Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #1 Review: A Comic as Quick as Iron Fists Punch ✖ After a brief hiatus, the Immortal Iron Fist returns with his own title—a stab at the character by Marvel Comics legend Larry Hama. While the solicitation teased the return of fan-favorite supporting characters, the story unfolds quickly and melds into the ultimate Iron Fist fan-service story, for better or for worse. The first issue picks up some pieces left untied in earlier Iron Fist stories li...

King-Size Conan #1: An Issue Worthy of This King ✖ Conan the Barbarian is a funny character, in that the sword-swinging, Crom worshipping Cimmerian is as simple as you can get when considering his desires, but its from this simplicity that truly great tales may emerge and King-Size Conan delivers on that promise in celebrating fifty years of the warriors comic book tenure. The tales in this issue break down Conans character into a number of categories, ranging from "The Barbarian" to "The Th...

What They Say: Wonder Woman and Donna Troy enter an ancient and mysterious Labyrinth. Can they survive its challenges and make it to the center alive? Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers): Dan Abnett’s one of those writers that I have a weird relationship with as a writer. There are books that he’s on where they’re layered and engaging with some really creative turns that I just admire the forethought and planning on. But he’s also skilled at the...