Monthly Archives: September 2006

Silent Dragon

What happens when you mix in Andy Diggle (of The Losers Fame) with Leinil Francis Yu, the Japanese Yakuza, samurai, political backstabbing, broken alliances, all set in the backdrop of Japan in 2063? Simple answer is a little book from … Continue reading

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Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi

After so long in hibernation, and with damage to the carbonite unit, there’s little hope that Captain Solo will ever regain his sight. Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is an adventurous and thought-provoking “What if?” tale by writer … Continue reading

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Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back

Commander Skywalker, do you copy? This is Rogue Two. Rogue Two, this is Commander Solo. Come in, Rogue Two. Commander Solo, I read you load and clear. Are you okay, Commander? Affirmative, Rogue Two. But Luke . . . Luke … Continue reading

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The Low Orbit anthology is definitely one to look out for coming in November from Image comics. Definitely one to look out for. Reminds me of the excellent Flight Anthologies from the past couple of years.

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Dawn | Lucifer’s Halo

Rereading this series brings back a great deal of memories. Dawn was one of my oldest looks into the independent publishing world of comics in the mid 1990s. The landscape at the time was rife with pure and unreadable garbage. … Continue reading

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Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope

The torpedoes detonated prematurely, your Highness. I only hope enough damage was done to buy us some time. Princess, you must get to a transport immediately! The future of the Rebellion depends on your safety! Future? I’ve seen what that … Continue reading

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Planetes | Volume 1

First off I’ll say that I’m generally not a massive fan of anything that Tokyopop comes out with. It seriously lacks most of the class that other companies that manga publishers have. Specifically I’m comparing manga fare brought as from … Continue reading

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Comic Pants has got some pretty good work going over at the new comic book review site. I only heard about it because ex- thefourthrail dude Randy Lander’s contributing to the site.

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Batman: Hush

Tell me Batman, you let one Robin die. Want to go for two? Batman: Hush is a dark and captivating tale by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee. Batman: Hush takes you from the darkest corners of the Dark … Continue reading

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