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Baraka
- Jun 3, 2019
- 2 min
Wonder Twins #2 Review - What does Rehabilitation look like in the DC Universe
• Mark Russell (Author) • Stephen Byrne (Pencils-Cover) • Ramon Villalobos (Variant Cover) • DC Comics (Publisher) I had a great time with Wonder Twins #1. It was a fun and humorous take on the classic and often forgotten 70's characters. This issue is fun but there is a really dark and serious undercurrent just beneath the surface. Although the comic is billed as a Young Adult comedy, the series underlying themes are very strong especially if you take the time to soak them i
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Baraka
- May 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Lone Ranger #5 (of 5) The Excellence in Execution
• Mark Russell (Author) • Bob Q (Pencils - Colors) • Dynamite (Publisher) • Get it Now (Amazon) From beginning to end, The Lone Ranger has been a joy to read in the grand scheme of things and may be one of the best Mini-Series of 2019. The series may also be one of the best western comics ever made. I'm not being hyperbolic, the setting is a romanticism of the frontier era but Mark Russell has managed to modernize The Lone Ranger & Tonto for the current day in a way in which
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Baraka
- Mar 17, 2019
- 2 min
The Lone Ranger #4 Review
• Mark Russell (Author) • Bob Q (Pencils - Colors) • John Cassaday & Jose Villarrubia (Cover Artists)• Dynamite (Publisher) • Get it now (Amazon) Well, that was intense! Last month we were introduced to Conner. A well mannered, cannibal who was hired by our villains to take out our heroes. His impact was is immediately felt as he uses available evidence to get the drop on Lone Ranger and Tonto. Conner is a pretty Bad-Ass villain. He matches up well with our heroes and even ma
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Baraka
- Feb 16, 2019
- 2 min
Wonder Twins #1 Review
• Mark Russell (Author) • Stephen Byrne (Pencils-Cover) • Mike Cotton & Andy khouri (Editors) • Dustin Nguyen (Variant Cover) • DC Comics (Publisher) • Get it now (Amazon) I read a lot of comics, usually 2 to 3 a day. I rarely have a visceral reaction to any comic. Mark Russell and Stephen Byrne got one out of me today. Wonder Twins is modern re-imagining of the much-maligned characters from the old Super Friends cartoon. After an undisclosed event happens on their homeworld
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Baraka
- Jan 27, 2019
- 1 min
The Lone Ranger #3 Review
• Mark Russell (Author) • Bob Q (Pencils - Colors) • John Cassaday & Jose Villarrubia (Cover Artists)• Dynamite (Publisher) • Get it now (Amazon) I definitely got a Dark Knight vibe from The Lone Ranger #3. It's not as dark a story as the Nolan Film but some of the story beats are similar. After dealing our corrupt politicians a series of staggering blows they decide to bring in Conner, a depraved, cannibal bounty hunter. This issue was simply a joy to read. The dynamic betw
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Baraka
- Dec 26, 2018
- 2 min
The Lone Ranger #2 Review
• Mark Russell (Author) • Bob Q (Pencils-Colors) • John Cassaday & Jose Villarrubia (Cover Artists) • Dynamite (Publisher) • Get it now: Amazon The Lone Ranger #2 is a quick read but a also manages to pack a lot of fun into its 22 pages. This comic gives a proper introduction to Tanto. We get some character background and its quickly established that he is not going to be some silly sidekick or lackey for the Ranger. He may play the fool but he isn't one by a long shot. He's
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Baraka
- Sep 17, 2018
- 3 min
EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES #1 Review/Analysis
Art by: Mike Feehan Cover by: Ben Caldwell Variant cover by: Evan "Doc" Shaner Written by: Mark Russell Hanna-Barbera was past it's prime even when I was a child growing up in the 80s. I would watch reruns of the The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Wacky races but I was never really a huge fan of any of them. The Barbara Cartoons were the ones that I would watch between the G.I. Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe and later Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. One of the Hanna
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Baraka
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES #2 REVIEW/ANALYSIS
• Mark Russell (Author) • Mike Feehan (Pencils) • Ben Caldwell (Cover Artist) • Steve Pugh (Variant Cover) • Paul Monts (Colorist) • DC Comics (Publisher) • Get the series now: Comixology | Amazon Synopsis - Heavy Spoilers Snagglepuss #2 opens with Gigi Allen meeting with some of the countries leading playwrights. She tries to bring the writers onboard with her plan to infuse entertainment with nationalistic propaganda. She says that war was inevitable and "when lives are dep
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