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Force Storm is the first series in the Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, a new setting illustrating the very beginnings of the Jedi Order, with the creative crew from Star Wars: Legacy at the helm. Will this series bring balance to the Force? What does that even mean?

Jubilee has been a vampire for at least a little while now, and she’s coping well enough to be on a team, but is there more she can do?  Find out after the jump. . .

Parents have the tendency to talk about how rebellious their child is. But ask yourself this parents, “Has my child ever ran away to be trained by an assassin who wants to teach him to harness his anger in a more destructive way?” No? I guess you don’t have it that bad then.

This writer’s favorite of the DC Relaunch titles so far draws to a close as the Penguin’s penchant for pervasive punishments prevents peace.

Remember when the Avengers came together to deal with the menace of the Hulk? Did you know that somebody else did the same thing almost 20 years earlier?

Or – “Boy Meets Girl…” Is it just me, or does Superboy have the old pre-Flashpoint Super-symbol?  Does this mean something?

I’ve always had a complicated relationship with the My Little Pony franchise. I always really liked them aesthetically and spent a good deal of time trying to convince my sister to let me play with the ones she had. The ponies often became mounts for He-Man and Nien Nub, and my sister was OK with it as long as I was willing to let her play with Teela every once in a while. But when it came to the animated shows I usually found them saccharine, trite and even disingenuous. Which was sad because I always liked the toy design.…

Or – “Natural Storytelling Or Courting Controversy?” **Alternate Dialogue for this week’s cover** Buffy – “PLEASE tell me that was a stake…” Spike – “Sorry, pet.  I AM just happy to see you…”

Captain Victory faces the consequences of his actions from the last issue as Galactic Command puts Victory on trial for the genocide of the planet Kloon!

Or – “The ‘How Is This Secret?’ Joke Is Officially Played. What Else Have We Got?” There are pluses and minuses to Marvel’s current editorial stance that everyone needs to be an Avenger.  The positive is that we get character interactions that we’ve never seen before (The Black Widow and the Valkyrie haven’t shared the screen very often, and the Ant-Man/Giant-Man team is one that I’m perversely fascinated with.)  The downside is that it often shuffles characters like The Beast, a high-profile 90’s X-Man, into a purely supporting role.  This book is about to launch it’s new cast, creative team,…

This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for, many questions are answered, as shivers (or is it evil tapeworms) run up and down your spine.

Or – “Which One Is Joanie And Which Is Chachi?” Spin-offs are always unpredictable, in any medium, but in comics they’re doubly erratic.  A different writer or artist may lose some of the nuances that you loved about the character while she was guest-starring with Turnip-Man.  Or, even worse, they may take your fave-rave background player and stick them in a story you just don’t care about.  The sad truth is, not every spinoff can be Hellblazer.  So, is this John Constantine (300 issues and counting) or poor Doctor Voodoo limping to the barn on the TPB minimum six-issue arc?

Tales of the Old West can go two ways – be totally awe inspiring or a total waste of time. In the latest outing, Dynamite Entertainment’s The Lone Ranger certainly qualifies as something awe inspiring.

When you’re being hunted by the king of the zombies, the last thing you need is for one of your companions to suddenly turn on you. Valen the Outcast from BOOM! Studios continues to tell an epic journey set in the world of sword and sorcery that gives readers a little bit of everything.  If everything means a witch dressed in a skin tight costume chasing you through the forest.