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People used to say that if Adam West’s Batman came across Frank Miller’s version of the same character, he would try to arrest him since he seemed more villain than hero! That’s kind of what’s happening in the Dynamite Entertainment’s new The Owl, a pulp hero being rebooted for today’s readers.

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Last of Us is one of the most popular video games of 2013. Set twenty years after a spore-based disease turned most of the human population into violent, zombie-like Infected, the game follows Joel as he journeys across the United States with his companion Ellie. The Last of Us: American Dreams comic mini-series is a prequel to the video game. It chronicles the adventures of Ellie and her friend Riley in one of the last remaining quarantine zones sheltering survivors. Through their eyes, we explore the world of Last of Us, a grim future full of Infected and desperate humans…

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Or – “Faster Than A Seltzer Bottle, More Powerful Than A Rubber Chicken…” I have often pointed out that creativity is a capricious and inconsistent beastie.  Stan Lee and Jack Kirby together created the Silver Surfer (poetic stranger in a strange land), while Jack alone created The Black Racer (just plain strange).  When Siegel & Shuster abandoned DC in the mid-1940s, after selling the rights to Superman, for the princely sum of $130 bucks, they took their talents to a rival publisher to try to catch lightning in a bottle again with the adventures of Funnyman!  Your Major Spoilers (retro)…

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On arid Barsoom John Carter, Warlord of Mars, leads an army to cleanse the planet of the white apes. In England John Clayton, Viscount of Greystoke, has some trouble fitting into high society. The differences don’t end there, so read on to learn more.

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Lenore The Cute Little Dead Girl is back with her misadventures and this issue promises the beginning of an epic story.  Does this issue live up to the promise?  Major Spoilers has your review!

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Wild Blue Yonder #2 from IDW has jet packs, fighter planes, a mysterious ritual known as Movie Night, all sprinkled with a liberal dose of post-apocalyptic scarcity tropes. But does this make a recipe for success? Major Spoilers has the review.

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The new Core Set for Magic: the Gathering, Magic 2014, came out about a week and a half ago now. Unlike the Expert Expansions, I have yet to be able to find the time and manage to go to a Core Set Prerelease. However, thanks to some nice folks over at Wizards of the Coast, I have had a few chances to go through the set and play with it a bit, so after the jump lies a Major Spoilers review of the Magic 2014 Core Set.

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A female ape, Ayala, is about to be beheaded for betraying her people, then some humans barge in and wreck up the joint while some bald people telepathically talk to a kid who’s the ape’s son. Yeah, there’s a lot here I didn’t understand either, but let’s decode it together after the jump.

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Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine, for the sixth time. His last movie was not particularly good, and left a bad taste in the mouth of fans. This movie, based in part of the classic Claremont/Miller arc, sees Logan in Japan, fighting samurai, yakuza, and ninjas. But can it erase Origins from our mind?

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Weaver has a unique ability: he can steal other people’s skills including their memories, abilities, and expertise for a limited period of time. However, rather than using this power for good, Weaver chooses to cheat and con his way through life. When he gets bored of one place, he moves on. However, after one of his cons goes wrong, Weaver finds himself on the run. With no where to go, he must trust a mysterious woman to help him. While following this woman, Weaver will learn he is not that special after all.

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Or – “These Days, This Isn’t My Usual Ashley Williams…” Mashups and crossovers are the order of the day in comics anymore, but seldom does an inter-property crossover make more sense than in this case.  Will two sardonic monster hunters with a flair for the old ultra-violence get along?  And, more importantly, how long before Ash hits on Cassie Hack?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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