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    Comic Book Reviews for This Week: July 22, 2018

    Robot OverlordBy Robot OverlordJuly 28, 20189 Mins Read

    Welcome to the weekly rundown of comic book reviews from Major Spoilers. There is a lot of stuff on the site, but this is your one-stop post to find all of the comics we’ve reviewed this week.

    BONE PARISH #1
    Writer: Cullen Bunn
    Illustrated: Jonas Scharf
    Colorist: Alex Guimaraes
    Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
    Cover Art: Lee Garbett
    Variant Covers: Rod Reis & Tyler Crook
    Publisher: Boom Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    If you like a little noir with your mysticism, Bone Parish #1 with not disappoint. Bunn and company lead you into a world of drugs and family, with a major twist. This first issue takes a well-used story and turns it on its head, delivering genuine surprises and drama. The story of the Winters family has the potential to be a major league tale. – Stacy Baugher

    Charlie's Angels #2 ReviewCHARLIE’S ANGELS #2
    Writer: John Layman
    Artist: Joe Eisma
    Colorist: Celeste Woods
    Letterer: Taylor Esposito
    Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    Charlie’s Angels #2 is still fairly light-hearted, but there actually is a decent amount of plot to mine, and there is something kind of fun about a setting which is modern, yet lower tech than the present day. It isn’t quite so over-the-top as the first issue, but for settling into the plot, it is comfortable and it moves along nicely. – Ingrid Lind-Jahn

    DC’S BEACH BLANKET BAD GUYS SUMMER SPECIAL #1
    Writers: Various
    Artists: Various
    Publisher: DC Comics
    Cover Price: $9.99
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    An anthology is, by definition, gonna be a mixed bag, but the recurring theme in these stories is darkness, a bleak outlook and a lot of cynicism. I kind of liked the Giganta story, but I also don’t ever want to read it again, and it’s the best part of this book. I don’t recommend this, it’s just over-the-top disturbing, what the kids call “edgelord”, I believe. – Matthew Peterson

    The idea behind this book is fantastic, as it offers a number of stories to keep reading again and again. On the downside, there are some very dark and disturbing stories here as well. – Stephen Schleicher

    EDEN #1
    Writer: Eric Henson
    Pencils: Eric Henson
    Inker: Michael Babinski
    Colorist: Steven Downer
    Cover Art: Eric Henson
    Publisher: Alterna Comics
    Cover Price: $1.50
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    Eden #1 (of 4) is a great read. Its action packed and the strong female lead is refreshing. If you can give it time to percolate, it looks like it will be a great story that will entertain on multiple levels. – Stacy Baugher

    FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #12
    Writer: Jeff Parker
    Artist: Alain Mauricet
    Colorist: Hi-Fi
    Letterer: Carlos M. Mangual
    Editor: Marie Javins
    Publisher: DC Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 18, 2018

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    Future Quest Presents #12 is a fun, exciting bit of action-adventure which finally gets Buzz and Frankie to the status quo of their 1960s cartoon adventures, but does so in a way that makes perfect story sense and looks really great doing so, earning 3.5 out of 5 stars overall. Like a wise man with white skin once said, if ya gotta go… Go with a smile! I just hope this isn’t the last we see of the world of Future Quest. – Matthew Peterson

    Hit-Girl #6 ReviewHIT-GIRL #6
    Writer: Jeff Lemire
    Artist: Eduardo Risso
    Colorist: Patricia Mulvihill
    Letterer: Clem Robins
    Editors: Rachael Fulton
    Publisher: Image
    Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 5, 2018

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    It’s not often you come cold to a story arc as I did and immediately submerge into the storyline, but Hit-Girl #6 hit all the right buttons for me. I’m looking forward in eagerness for issue 7. – Robert Mammone

    ICE CREAM MAN #5
    Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
    Artist: Martin Morazzo
    Colorist: Chris O’Halloran
    Letterer: Good Old Neon
    Publisher: Image Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 18, 2018

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    When I read the first issue of Ice Cream Man, I knew we’d be talking about it for a while, and while I’m still in the dark on the title character’s true nature, the build-up is worth reading every month. Ice Cream Man #5 is a horror comic in the old E.C. tradition, with bleak humor throughout and a really shocking moment on the final page that raises tons of questions and makes me want to read next issue RIGHT NOW, earning 4 out of 5 stars overall. There’s something about a really well-crafted, inexplicable story of the unknown bringing terrible things, and this is an excellent example of contemporary horror with a strange metatextual edge. – Matthew Peterson

    THE IMMORTAL HULK #3
    Writer: Al Ewing
    Penciler: Joe Bennett/Leonardo Romero/Paul Hornschemier/Garry Brown
    Inker: Ruy Jose
    Colorist: Paul Mounts/Paul Hornschemier/Marguerite Sauvage
    Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit/Paul Hornschemier
    Editor: Tom Brevoort & Wil Moss
    Publisher: Marvel Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 18, 2018

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    Here’s the thing: It’s hard to do multiple artists in a single story and make it all coherent as a single story. The Immortal Hulk #3 not only pulls off that difficult trick, it manages to inject a little humor, a little pathos and a little more of the ongoing mystery into a clever, well-balanced issue that earns a solidly impressive 4.5 out of 5 stars overall. This book’s run of excellent, thought-provoking tales continues, and the promise of Sasquatch next time has me wondering what else is up this creative team’s sleeve. – Matthew Peterson

    JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH: CORONATION #5
    Writer: Simon Spurrier
    Artists: Daniel Bayliss, Irene Flores
    Colorist: Dan Jackson
    Letterer: Jim Campbell
    Publisher: Archaia
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation #5 is definitely not a jumping on point, but I find it rather darkly satisfying. We know where the plot is going, and now we can start wondering more how we get to the end point. (Remember – we already know Jareth get stuck here and becomes the Goblin King.) But now we also find out that the book as something to say about human emotion which makes it ever so much more interesting. – Ingrid Lind-Jahn

    Justice League Dark #1 ReviewJUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1
    Writer: James Tynion IV
    Pencils: Alvaro Martinez Bueno
    Inks: Raul Fernandez
    Letterer: Rob Leigh
    Cover Art: Alvaro Martinez Bueno
    Variant Cover: Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia
    Publisher: DC Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99

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    Despite some issues, both in the writing and the art, Justice League Dark looks like it will most likely evolve into a must buy. Right now, there are just a few issues you may want to know about going it. However, the portrayal of several characters, Detective Chimp and Kirk Langstrom especially, is a treat and worth your time. Hopefully, the rest of the book will catch up with them. – Stacy Baugher

    MAGE BOOK THREE: THE HERO DENIED #10
    Writer: Matt Wagner
    Artist: Matt Wagner
    Colorist: Brennan Wagner
    Letterer: Dave Lanphear
    Editor: Diana Schutz
    Publisher: Image Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 18, 2018

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    Reading Mage Book Three: The Hero Denied #10 is watching a master artist engaging in a labor of love, making the quiet preparations for the third act of this tale into compelling reading, introducing important elements (and a couple of mysteries) and looking really good doing so, earning a well-deserved 4 out of 5 stars overall. (I only hope that Kevin’s third arc ends as well as the first two, because I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but ‘The Hero Denied’ is a really ominous title.) – Matthew Peterson

    Real Science Adventures: The Nicodemus Job #1 ReviewREAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES: The Nicodemus Job #1
    Writer: Brian Clevinger
    Artist: Meredith McClaren
    Colorist: J. N. Wiedle
    Letterer: Tess Stone
    Publisher: IDW Publishing
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    What an interesting setting for a heist! And based on the books that the team is looking for, there are distinct hints of interesting things to come. I loved Real Science Adventures: The Nicodemus Job #1, and applaud the creative team’s decision to go for 11th-century science fiction. I can’t wait to see what they‘ve got in store for us. – Ingrid Lind-Jahn

    The Realm #8THE REALM #8
    Writer/Artists: Jeremy Haun & Seth M Peck
    Colorist: Nick Filardi
    Letterer: Thomas Mauer
    Editor: Joel Enos
    Publisher: Image
    Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 25, 2018

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    I really wanted to like The Realm #8. The cover, by Jeremy Haun & Nick Filardi is intriguing and monstrous. There are elements in the issue that with just a bit more…something could’ve worked really well. The coloring just didn’t do it for me. Of course, my opinion is exactly that. I’m sure there are readers out there who have lapped this series up from issue one, and for that, I can only salute you. And, if you’re wanting a hit of the really good stuff, you’ll excuse the cross-promotion, but Major Spoilers has this fantastic gaming podcast called Critical Hit you really should have a listen to… – Robert Mammone

    RUNAWAYS #11
    Writer: Rainbow Rowell
    Artist: Kris Anka
    Colorist: Matthew Wilson
    Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
    Editor: Nick Lowe
    Publisher: Marvel Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: July 18, 2018

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    If there’s a failing in this issue, it’s that the focus on internal turmoil and emotional moments can make it feel like nothing of importance happened, but there’s important moments for Gert, for Chase and especially for Victor which seem designed to set up what will happen next. Runaways #11 has lovely art, some strong character moments and finally an answer about Klara (with the added bonus of her not coming back to the team), earning a better than average 3.5 out of 5 stars overall. It’s the kind of comic that makes for a charming palette cleanser before the next big fighty-fighty mess, but here’s hoping Victor gets a body again soon. – Matthew Peterson

    StarCraft Scavengers #1 ReviewSTARCRAFT: SCAVENGERS #1
    Writer: Jody Houser
    Illustrated: Gabriel Guzman
    Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
    Letterer: Steve Dutro
    Cover Art: Gabriel Guzman, Michael Atiyeh
    Variant Covers: Timothy Greene II & Wei Wang
    Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
    Cover Price: $3.99

    Read the Full Review Here

    A solid beginning to a behind-the-scenes story that shows you a part of the Starcraft Universe where you are not immediately fighting off a Zerg rush. If you are a fan of the sci-fi, check it out. If you are a fan of the game, it is a no-brainer pick-up. – Stacy Baugher


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