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Last time we saw the Plutonian, we had to check to see if we had accidentally gone cross-eyed. This month find out why there are two Plutonians, what the unlikely team of Qubit and Modeus will bring about, and what new science fiction explanations Mark Waid will use to flesh out his universe!

Having had enough of the top cibopath at the FDA, Director Applebee is able to pawn Tony Chu off to NASA for a very special assignment. Have you met Toni Chu?

Pan, the deposed ruler of Neverland, is seeking a way back to his seat of power. Will he be able to make it? Does anyone want him to? And, what does this have to do with the Dream Eater anyhow? Find out after the jump.

I got a chance to play Rise of the Manhunters, the Green Lantern movie tie-in game for X-Box 360. Now I’ve played some superhero games in the past that didn’t live up to the character they were trying to recreate, so I went in with a lot of expectations (some might say demands) for the game. Here’s a list of specific (and largely unreasonable) things I wanted out of this video-type-game

As the Dream Eater takes more and more victims, what will happen to the denizens of Wonderland and those touched by its tainted presence? What will the escaped Cheshire Cat do to Violet Liddle? Find out after the jump.

In the race to the relaunch, DC’s “Flashpoint” hits its half way point. With the trio of Flash, Batman, and Cyborg hunting for their hopeful Kryptonian savior, can this issue make it to the finish line without falling flat on its face? Take the jump, and find out!

Or – “The Best There Is At What He Does: Moving Marvel Product.” The more I read ‘Fear Itself,’ the more I think that it is designed entirely as a “Oh YEAH?” to DC’s ‘Blackest Night’ crossover.  The ‘seven mysterious new weapons related to one we already know,’ the general fear factor (Not the Joe Rogen one, mind you) and the use of specific characters in specific roles make me think that, at least at some point, someone said “Let’s do that, only with our guys!”  It’s a common story in comics, but what does it mean for the actual…

Or – “Her… Um… Character Wasn’t Quite As Large Then.” There’s an urban legend in comics that inker Wally Wood (known for his rendition of very buxom and attractive women) made a point of inserting the type of figures that he loved into his inking jobs for DC, to the point where a new character in All-Star Comics became so buxom that it has become an intrinsic part of her character even 40 years later.  Are you ready for the first appearance of Power Girl?

Or – “Wanda’s Back!” The Wasp.  Mockingbird.  Spider-Woman.  The Scarlet Witch. Is it just me, or have the last six years made the Marvel Universe a very unsafe place to be if you’re a female Avenger?

Or – “This N’ That With Rusty!” Ever since the relaunch news hit, I (like many other fans) have been wondering about the status of fave-rave titles that haven’t been announced as part of the relaunch.  While not as irritated as fans of Donna Troy, Cassandra Cain or the JSA, I was a bit trepidatious to see no news of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents in the new world.  Thankfully, since the book isn’t part of the relaunch, it’s just going to skip big relaunch month and continue afterwards (which makes sense, as it doesn’t seem to be part of the DCU, as…

Or – “Wait…  This Is Still Ongoing?  Now, Waitaminnit!” I very clearly remember the first rumblings of Ultimate X coming in the wake of Ultimatum, back in the fall 0f ’09.  I remember being very upset last summer when I missed the window to review issue #2 (a very likable chunk of comics reading) and was pretty much certain that I’d never get my chance to talk about the book as it slowly fell off my radar, presumably ending.  Imagine my surprise when issue #5 came out this week, roughly a year after my frustrations on issue #2.  Will it…

Brought back from relative obscurity by his vocal cameos on “Family Guy”, Adam West, the former 60’s TV Batman, has been given his own comic book. Is this comic a fun, campy romp? Take the jump to find out. WARNING! This book has not yet been released. So SPOILERS may be ahead!

In the world of Flashpoint, Oliver Queen is no longer the Emerald Archer; instead Queen runs a major military company that hunts down super-villains and appropriates their technology for use in weapons that they then sell. Think Iron Man meets Robin Hood.

What further trouble is the Dream Eater causing for the characters of the Grimm? Find out after the jump.