Tag: Alejandro Sanchez

The Ultimates #1 review

The Ultimates was one of the biggest hits of Marvel’s turn of the century Ultimate line of comics, changing the superhero landscape and laying down the ground for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For whatever reason, the comics line was retired in 2015, the Ultimates universe vanished and that was that. Until recently, when a new […]

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Superman #13 review

House of Brainiac continues, with most of the Super Family bottled by Brainiac and dragged into outer space. The conqueror from Colu sicced the last citizens of the planet Czarnia on Metropolis, along with his droid warriors, and the hit and run caught the heroes off guard. Superman, though, has an idea as to who […]

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Action Comics #1064 review

Oh, now this is great! Not enough review for you? OK, a few details. It’s Saturday in Metropolis, Lois is having a rare day off and she has yoga on her mind. Yep, Superman is on patrol but soon he’s on the scene as Clark, the epitome of Hot Dork. He’s ready to show off […]

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Superman #8 review

Telekinetic bad boy The Chained continues his vendetta against Lex Luthor and while the Super Family do a good job fending him off, a secret revealed could shake one member to the core. Superman #8 – legacy number 851 – begins with a look back to the childhood of The Chained, and the day young […]

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Shazam #5 review

The Captain has been on the moon battling Queen Bee, Garguax and a gang of reprobates from Gorilla City. Transformed back into Billy Batson, he’s been thrown into airless space. Luckily, a rescuer arrives. Having made a breathable area for Billy, the red streak slows down and urges Billy to say his one magic word. […]

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Shazam! #4 review

The Captain has gone into space, having been told by Ted from Gorilla City that the Emperor of the Moon has plans to attack Earth. Which seems reasonable. After all, it’s Tuesday in the DC Universe. As it turns out, longtime Doom Patrol annoyance Garguax is being misrepresented in terms of his intentions. What he’s […]

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Superman #6 review

Lex Luthor has been stabbed in prison and lies between life and death. An angry Superman is not in the mood for messing about when robbers strike. Lois Lane feels like she’s in prison as filling in for absent Daily Planet Editor Perry White keeps her away from her first love, investigative journalism. Superman learns […]

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Shazam! #1 review

‘With one magic word… Shazam!‘ With the return of the 1970s tagline, and a cover unapologetically acknowledging Captain Marvel’s long comic book history, writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora declare that they’re going back to basics. The World’s Mightiest Mortal isn’t throwing magic lightning bolts around. He’s not turning every second person into a […]

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