My Latest Pull List – April 10th, 2013

Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app. After the light week last time out, I’m back to seven new books on my list for Wednesday. I’m really looking

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My Latest Pull List – January 23rd, 2013

Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app. My initial list for this week went up to eleven new books, but some changes to the shipping schedule have it

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REVIEW: Marvel’s Avengers vs. X-Men

After six months, Marvel’s Summer blockbuster Avengers vs. X-Men wrapped up its twelve issue run last Wednesday. As the conclusion ushers in the publisher’s line wide “refresh” known as Marvel Now!, we’re taking a look at how the latest event held up. Obviously, spoilers for the series may follow so if you’re behind in your

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Standard Deviations vol. 15:
Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers #1 variants

The Marvel Now! movement begins today with the release of Uncanny Avengers #1 in comic shops across the country. The publisher is pulling out all the stops with its line wide “refresh” including an appearance by Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The inaugural series of the Marvel Universe’s

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Standard Deviations vol. 7
House of M

As Marvel’s Avengers versus X-Men event looms on the horizon and Avengers: The Children’s Crusade wrapped up this week, this edition of Standard Deviations takes a look back at the set of variant cover images from 2005’s House of M. The Scarlet Witch’s “no more mutants” spell has been a defining moment for the Marvel Universe

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X-Men Day Eve 2010

No comics shipped this Wednesday due to the 4th of July holiday, so new books will be in stores tomorrow, July 8th. Tomorrow will be particularly special as Marvel has declared it “X-Men Day” since we’ll be seeing the launch of a new X-Men series with a number one issue. This is the first “X-Men

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Astonishingly late X-Men

This was another week without an issue of X-Men: Second Coming, and while that’s disappointing all such feeling was replaced by shock when I saw Astonishing X-Men #34 was on the shelf yesterday. The latest issue of the often delayed series is the penultimate chapter of the current story arc and the title. The book

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REVIEW: X-Men Second Coming ø5

X-Men: Second Coming Chapter ø5 hit stores yesterday, and this is the big “death” issue that’s been talked about since the crossover began. I’m never really sure how to handle major plot spoilers in reviews, so I’m probably going to overcompensate. Click through to read on, provided you don’t mind knowing all the tragic details.

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