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Review: Dodge City #4

By Sam King

Dodge City #4 is the last issue in the current series published by Boom! Box. Some things wrap up rather nicely, while other threads are still left hanging. Other aspects that I wondered about were resolved in ways I found largely unsatisfying given how much time was spent mentioning them in past issues.

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Review: Teen Titans Special #1

By Hunter T. Patrick

Well, this will be interesting. Held after No Justice, the world has changed. Life is not viewed as it was before this event. Robin was as affected by the events as much as those who stayed on Earth, such as Red Arrow and Kid Flash. Half of Rebirth’s Damian Wayne’s Teen Titans team has been separated. Raven and Beast Boy have been upgraded to being Titans whereas Starfire is now in Justice League Odyssey. Teen Titans now consists of Damian Wayne Robin, Red Arrow, and Kid Flash.

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Review: Archie Meets Batman '66 #1

By Hunter T. Patrick

Holy crossover, Archie. Nothing is groovier than Veronica’s costumes mixed in with the exploits of the evil villains of Gotham City. This comic begins in Gotham with the dynamic duo facing off against the evil Poison Ivy. The first half focuses on the Batman ’66 world before going to the retro Riverdale, full of 1960s outfits. There is a dastardly new villain in Riverdale with the despicable power to control men. Zoinks. Okay sorry, wrong franchise. This issue serves as a prelude to what is coming up with the story setting up the villains of Gotham going to Riverdale. This issue boils down to setting up both worlds and leading towards the promised crossover. Expect a good number of villains and heroics, along with the good-natured Archie gang.

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Review: Kill or Be Killed #20

By Ben Snyder

No matter what, reading the last issue of Kill or Be Killed was always going leave me disappointed because I’ve loved the entire series so much. Seeing it end, although it inevitably had to, was always going to leave a bad taste in my mouth. But Kill or Be Killed #20, disappointed me in a different way all-together. After such a stellar run from Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser, the ending felt almost mean spirited with several instances of the rug being pulled out from underneath the reader for no purposeful reason besides to fill an entire chapter. Or perhaps I’m just jaded, because despite it’s faults Kill or Be Killed #20 is still better than most finales.

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Review: Farmhand #1

By Dan Traeger

Rob Guillory is an absolute genius. Just putting that out there in case any of you who’ve ever read his long-running Chew series had any doubt. For those of you who don’t know who Rob Guillory is, he’s half of the creative team behind the aforementioned series that won two Harveys and Two Eisner awards, so I’m not the only one who thinks the man is a genius. With his new series Farmhand, he splits off from his former partner John Layman and goes solo. Scary territory to be sure, but after reading Farmhand #1 I feel he is more than up to the task.

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Review: Descender #31

By Ben Snyder

Descender has come a very far ways from where it started. At first, the series was quiet, beautiful, almost meditative on the existence of A.I and the repercussions of its abuse. For a while, I thought that’s how the story would stay, but as the story unfolded it was clear that Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen were telling a sprawling and expansive space epic something on a massive scale. While it hasn’t hit the highs its creators have set out for it; Descender has been a success for most of its issue. Descender #31 is no exception, providing a bombastic and explosive entry before the series finale. It’s not perfect, but it’s good enough.

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Review: Batman Beyond #21

By Cat Wyatt

Something has been brewing for a while now in the Batman Beyond universe, and issue #21 gives us a slightly better idea of what has been going on. In the last issue, it was revealed that Terry is having more relationship issues with Dana, though at least this time it’s sort of on him… The last issue also had Matt’s first official introduction as Robin, which he royally botched. This issue should give us a better idea of how both of those situations are going, as well as the whole hallucinating Batman as an evil monster thing.

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Review: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #47

By Cat Wyatt

We were left at a pretty crazy cliffhanger at the end of the last issue. With Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #47, we’re finally given the resolution we’ve been looking for the last couple of weeks. Last we saw Arkillo had arrived just in the nick of time to prevent Guy from doing something horrible, Hammond had taken away Hal’s memories, and John was making preparations for the next move against the Darkstars. So yeah, needless to say, there’s a lot going on here.

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Review: Archie Superteens vs. Crusaders #1

By Robert Ramos

Great. Just what the world needs.. yet another Archie comic series. Isn’t it time this beloved series just goes away? I mean, who actually still reads Archie comics? If you do, please tell me and single me out. Regardless, we’re given another installment in the Archie universe, and this time, your favorite comic book ginger and his posse are superheroes. And you know what? It wasn’t half bad.

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Review: Unnatural #1

Using personified animals has been a very lucrative and productive method throughout the history of animation and cartoons. Disney consistently makes a hit movie every couple of years with this premise, and Fables used this idea to some extent as well. We could even go back to Animal Farm for instance. But that would be the only way that a book such as Unnatural could be mentioned within the same breath of said institutions. Unnatural #1 is one of the most heavy-handed, low grabbing, and uncomfortable stories I’ve read in a long time if not ever. I’d recommend anyone steers clear of this story unless they’re interested in low quality furry fan-fiction.


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