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If you are looking for the Major Spoilers reviews of comic books from the comic book industry, you’ve found it! The best and the worst comics are reviewed each week.

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Or – “It’s Always Darkest Before It Turns Pitch Black.” After the (perhaps overly) shocking turn of events last issue, the Legion of Super-Heroes may be on their last legs.  What more can befall our poor 31st Century heroes?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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Or – “That Moment Where You Drop A Well-Written Title Due To Art.” Captain Marvel is a book that I was quite excited about at its launch, only to find myself drifting away due to a growing dislike for the over-saturated, fully-painted art style, especially given how awesome the artists handling the covers were.  Having heard that the interiors are handled by a different artist, I thought I might check in on Carol Danvers’ adventures, to see if I might want to start picking it up again…  What’s the final tally?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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Danger Club proposes a world where all the heroes are gone and all that are left are the sidekicks; and things do not end up pretty. After a long hiatus the bloody, violent, series about adolescents playing hero returns. Does it live up to the previous issues’ praise? Was the hiatus justified in an increase quality? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in your Major Spoilers review!

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Or – “Time For The Scarf…” The First, Second and Third Doctors have all been somehow taken, isolated from their companions and their respective points in time.  The Fourth Doctor and Leela take the stage this time ’round, but will anything new be revealed?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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What darkness entered the life of Barnabas Collins to transform him from loving fiancé, son, brother and friend into the conflicted night stalker who feasts on the blood of the innocent. Dynamite seeks to tell that tale with “Dark Shadows Year One,” the origin story of the Collins family’s curse.

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A former drug addict, an alien princess and a previously dead Robin walk into a bar … . While that almost sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, it’s my hope instead that these new creators will take readers where this comic has not gone before!

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Like him or not, Tom Cruise doesn’t generally make bad movies. His flicks are slick productions, designed to be Tom Cruise vehicles. Oblivion, Cruise’s return to sci-fi, is no different, but is it any good?

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It’s kind of funny…Ock-Spidey has, for me anyways, been more appealing in books where the character teams with the rest of the Marvel U. than in his own title. Cross this opinion with the return of one of Marvel’s cult-hit-heroes and you have a book that could very well reek of awesomeness or put you to sleep. Check out the Major Spoilers review of Avenging Spider-Man #19…

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Amid a spot of controversy, Saga #12 by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples makes its way to shelves. Does it live up to the hullabaloo? Here! Have a review!

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The Black Beetle’s seen a lot of crazy stuff in the course of his latest case, but can he handle a man coming back from beyond? While we start off with our hero scoping out a jazz club and chatting up a female crooner, things quickly turn to action in the penultimate issue of this arc.

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“Sex” is a provocative comic that looks into the private lives of superheroes and their foes. Simon Cooke is a billionaire and former superhero, attempting to live a civilian life at the request of his mentor, Quinn, after her death. His constant training and night patrolling have left him sexually repressed. While Simon’s friends help him adjust to retirement, his former foes lurk in the shadows, filling the vacuum created during Simon’s absence. His return has a domino affect on Saturn City, as the secrets of his superhero past slowly come to light.

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Mike Mignola has created a little empire around his Hellboy story continuity, and well-deserved, I would say. It really highlights the strengths of having a single writer/creator on the tiller for the whole run and the ability to keep a consistent vision. Occasionally, Mignola does allow others to play in his sandbox. Here he teams with occasional collaborator John Arcudi on the latter’s idea for a story set on the battlefields of WWII Europe. Is it a good, spooky story, or does it just further blur the line between Hellboy and Atomic Robo? Find out after the jump.

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Or – “Can They Make Me Forget About The Hellblazer?” The first issue of John Constantine’s new ongoing did a lot to assuage the pain of losing Hellblazer after a quarter-decade.  Will #2 keep up the streak?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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Or – “Days Of Future Black-And-White…” After the big alternative comix boom of the 1970s, even Marvel Comics fell into periods of experimental and unusual storytelling.  Their black-and-white magazine line featured the likes of Conan, Dracula, and occasionally, more adult tales featuring their regular four-color cast of characters.  By the early 80s, only a few of the b&w’s remained, but Marvel still used them to tell stories that might not have worked in the pages of their regular books, but were they worthy of their more expensive format?  Your Major Spoilers (retro) review awaits!

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