Tag Archives: Marvel Comics

Review of Ms. Marvel vol. 6: Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

Ms. Marvel is great!  As a character, and as a comic as a whole.  This volume is not.  It has issues, several issues.  The story is as disjointed as we have come to expect the art to be (my kingdom … Continue reading →

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Review of Star Wars: Darth Vader vol. 4: End of Games by Kieron Gillen

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

Volume 4 completes the 25 comic run covering Darth Vader’s adventures between the first and second Star Wars movies (i.e., Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back).  It’s everything you would hope for from a Darth Vader story—it’s visually gorgeous, … Continue reading →

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Review of Luke Cage Season 1

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

I was a big fan of Jessica Jones, and a big fan of Mike Colter’s portrayal of Luke Cage in Jessica Jones, so I was very excited about Luke Cage.  And to hear it had aspirations of being a superhero … Continue reading →

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Short Review Roundup – Graphic Novel Edition

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

The day and a half I spent without power post Hurricane Hermine was an excellent excuse to plow through some graphic novels.  And I did enjoy those I read, but it doesn’t really make sense to write long reviews of … Continue reading →

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Review of Captain America: Civil War

Posted on May 6, 2016 by

Truth be told, I wasn’t that excited about Captain America: Civil War.  Not that I’m not a huge fan of the first two Captain America movies—they may be #1 and #2 if I were to rank the MCU movies—but I’m … Continue reading →

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Review of Ms. Marvel vol. 4: Last Days by G. Willow Wilson

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

Ms. Marvel’s new run featuring Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel has been marked by three things: Kamala fighting small-scale battles to defend Jersey City, crossovers featuring much better established characters in the Marvel universe, and Kamala dealing with being a … Continue reading →

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Review of Ms. Marvel vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

After comics that stumbled a bit—a very, very little bit—in Volume 2, Ms. Marvel is back in a big way in Volume 3.  Volume 3 features another crossover, but one that works much better than the Wolverine crossover from Volume … Continue reading →

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