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The 52 Review is moving! We'll be merging with nerd culture site CSICON. You'll still be able to find any posts you enjoyed here, and you'll still be able to read future updates by heading on over to their site. We hope this move will allow us to share even more great comic book content with you, and that it'll give us a chance to geek out over some other things as well. If you have any

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It went like this: Neil Gaiman was hired to work on the localisation of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke, and through that process he met artist Yoshitaka Amano.  They made plans.  Somewhere in the heavens the stars aligned, and in my world a little piece of heaven fell to earth. The Dream Hunters is a stand-alone story within the extended Sandman universe so it doesn’t require any

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From Supernatural to Dexter to the popular Whedonverse comics, more and more television series are continuing stories or telling new ones in the comic book medium. It can be a great way to carry on plot points without worrying about actors, or to do things that budgets don't allow. I'm a huge fan of serialized fiction, and I think tv and comics are often great for pretty similar reason. So, in no

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It's a testament to how fast paced Demon Knights has felt that this issue felt like a bit of a breather. Sure, people may have been dragged to hell, heraldic dragons may have been dodged, and the enemy may have upped the ante, but this issue still took things slowly compared to last month's dragon slicing delight. While I always enjoy a rollicking good action scene, it was nice to get

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I didn't develop an appreciation for Terry Moore until fairly recently. Somehow I missed out on Strangers in Paradise when everyone was raving over it, and I wasn't terribly familiar with his work outside of that and his brief run Runaways. Then, a particularly awesome person I know was kind enough to send me Echo, and it didn't take me long to see just what made Terry Moore so great.

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Batwoman can be a challenging series to review. The art is so overwhelming that it can be hard to look at the comic as a whole instead of focusing on that one beautiful piece. I was so sucked in by this issues dreamlike underwater pages that I lost all interest in turning the page. All I wanted to do was watch the way the water flowed from panel to panel, to admire the details JH Williams III

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Every week, the denizens of the internet work tirelessly to create awesome comic book fan art. Every week, we round up our favorite pieces and share them with you. Here's some of the best comic related fan art shared on the internet this week: theeyzmaster butones uwedewitt theeyzmaster butones daikkenaurora benttibisson joingaramo17 spazzcase mikemaihack soliton

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Another week has passed, and it's once again that time where we spotlight our favorite panels. From crime fighting via slim jims to a well placed Spinal Tap reference, there were plenty of fun panels to be found in last week's comics. Here are our 10 favorites: 10. Action Comics #3 If she's not actually Mxyzptlk I will be so disappointed. 9. New Mutants #33 "What every

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When I decided to check out Locke & Key, I made the mistake of only grabbing a few comics. It looked interesting enough, and I figured I'd flip through them the next time I was bored and looking for something to read. One hour later, I had devoured every issue. I was completely immersed in this world, completely attached to these characters, and didn't know how I was supposed to wait to read

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In the first issue of Red Hood and the Outlaws we’re introduced to Red Hood (former Batman sidekick Jason Todd), Arsenal (not yet code named in the new DCU Roy Harper, former Green Arrow sidekick, though that’s never explicitly stated either), and Starfire (Exiled alien Princess Koriand’R). They’re not a team but Red Hood & Arsenal have worked together before, and Arsenal has

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When reading O.M.A.C. #3, it occurred to me just why I love this comic so much. My love for Jack Kirby has more than a little to do with it, but what I think really gets me is the similarity to Japanese tokusatsu shows. They both have transformations, over the top heroes and villains, a heaping helping of silliness, and of course, wonderfully fun action scenes. Toku is something I

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Neil Gaiman’s short story / radio play Murder Mysteries got the comic book treatment in 2002, adapted by award winning writer Philip Craig Russell.   Gaiman wrote this tale during his glory days; he was so good back then it’s easy to imagine his quill sparkling with fairy dust if shaken.  Russell had previously adapted the works of Ray Bradbury and Michael Moorcock; in comics

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Let me say this to start: I did not read Spider-Island. I haven't been reading Spidey comics regularly for a while now, and the concept of Spider-Island wasn't enough to lure me back in. The Cloak and Dagger miniseries however, had me interested. I've enjoyed a great deal of Nick Spencer's work, from his terrific Jimmy Olsen backup stories to the Lost-esque Morning Glories. I've loved Cloak and

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Anyone who's ever read an old comic book should be familiar with the Charles Atlas ads. A wide variety of Atlas ads ran in comics, but the most famous feature a skinny nerd who gets bullied at the beach. The nerd gets sand kicked in his face and disappoints the female accompanying him. This embarrassed inspires him to order Charles Atlas' book, which gives him massive muscles

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Don't get me wrong, I've been thoroughly enjoying Stormwatch.It has terrific characters, it always makes me laugh, and the characters have gone up against some pretty interesting threats. But until now, I've thought a lot of the book's greatness was in its potential. You could see where the book might be going, it looked pretty fun, and there was plenty to entertain along the way. But

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This may have been the week of Halloween, but there's a surprising lack of spooky in this week's fan art. Still, as always, there are plenty of terrific pictures for any comic book fan to enjoy, especially if they're Batfans. Here are our favorite pieces of comic book fanart shared online in the last week. inkblotzart harpoktates rokklagio akipunch ladytalon1 tee00 mike

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The last week of October was packed full of entertaining panels. Whether you were looking for spectacular art or just a good chuckle, last week's books had plenty to offer. It wasn't easy to narrow it down, but here's what we think are the top 10 panels of the week. 10. FF #11 Explaining jokes is always comedy. Alex Power kinda looks like a palette swapped Striker. 9

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I wasn't quite sure what I should expect from Spaceman #1. All the solicit told me was that it was set in a post-apocalyptic future, and that it involved a celebrity child kidnapping case. It seemed like the story could go in a whole lot of directions, and I didn't know what I was going to get out of the first issue. I mostly bought this because of the book's writer, Brian Azzarello. Azzarello

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My Legion flight ring is of surprisingly decent quality. I expected the gold paint to look a lot yellower in person, but it has a nice metallic sheen to it and looks a little more expensive than the free lantern rings did. It's way too big to fit around my tiny child fingers, but I can wedge it in between my fingers long enough to get out a cry of "Long live the Legion!", and it looks nice on a

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Now this is really interesting to me, and maybe only to me, but here goes: when I first began contemplating the way to review this issue, I realized what I want to say is, "this is too far removed from reality." You'd be right to smack me across the forehead. I'm reviewing comic books and I'm expecting them to be close to reality? It's undeniable that the X-Men have created a reality of their

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I like Veil. I always liked her. I always liked every single character in this book, including ones like Speedball that I've never actually cared about before. (I'm serious—I slogged through that whole Civil War mess without giving a damn, but Gage gets his hands on the guy for a few issues and I just want to know he'll be okay.) But I'm mentioning Veil specifically because I've noticed she's

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Writing a character like Daken must be tough. His essential aspect is control, and as a writer you've got to be fighting with yourself not to control him. He could never work in bondage—he'd clearly die sooner, and Daken doesn't die easily. That's why I had a hard time making up my mind about Rob Williams's Big Break arc. He's found a way to chain Daken, and it's been ugly. But it's starting to

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The magic side of the DCU is my sweet spot, and the first issue of Justice League Dark hit it full force. From showing off what made some of my favorite characters great to introducing a truly terrifying supernatural threat, the first issue of the comic delivered a great story and showed a lot of promise for issues to come. It goes without saying that I was only expecting bigger and better

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There's no comic quite like Green Wake. Were I pressed to compare it to something, I'd name Silent Hill- both are set in mysterious, horrific towns that seem to draw you towards them. That understand the worst things about you, and the best ways to haunt you. Towns that, for most who come across them, there is no true escape. The series primarily focuses on Morley Mack and Kreiger, whose

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One of my favorite parts of every new issue of Daredevil is the very beginning. For those of you who don't read Daredevil (you really should), each issue begins with a newpaper styled recap of what came before. I don't normally pay attention to recap pages, but there's always plenty to enjoy in Daredevil's, whether it's humorous comments about the Marvel Universe or lines that slightly bend the

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