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The last time I read Soldier Zero, I was none too impressed, marking the book at just above average. Issue five marks the beginning of a new story-line from a new writer/artist team – can it re-capture my interest? Find out after the jump!

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When Reality Pump released Two Worlds in the fall of 2007, the game was noted by many critics as an ambitious game that fell flat due to its overwhelmingly unpolished and glitch-ridden delivery. My experience with the game was very similar. Coming fresh from the gameplay offered in the 2006 release The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, I had high hopes that Two Worlds would continue to satisfy my RPG needs. Sadly, I returned the game shortly after first starting it up. In many ways, Two Worlds 2 is the same as its predecessor in terms of shortcomings, but it does…

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Or – “Classic Heroes Unfamiliar To ME???  INCONCIEVABLE!!” Being from the wilds of Kansas, I have a particular regional view of my comics.  The Hulk fought Spider-Man in Kansas City, rather than Denver or Noo Yawk, I never see the Bronze Age regional 35-cent variants, and it’s damn near impossible to find late 60’s alternative rarities like witzend or the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.  That said, I have heard rumblings of the Golden Age of Canadian comics, names like Freelance, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, and Johnny Canuck, but they’ve never made it down to my neck of the woods. …

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The newest issue of Northlanders opens with thirty thousand raging Vikings versus two hundred Frenchmen stuck in a tower in the year 885 AD. What’s not to love?

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Given Wolverine’s assumed age, it should come as no surprise that Marvel reckons the most popular Canadian export short of Bryan Adams is deserving of a #1000 issue. Served up as an anthology, 5 distinct voices give life to everyone’s favorite Admantium runt. Find out if Logan knows the words to ‘Summer of 69’ by taking the jump!

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In his daring adventures, Atomic Robo has been to vampire dimensions, been lost in time and space, hung out with some of the most brilliant (and devious) minds in history, and fought a dinosaur bent on taking over the world. All the science stuff is well and good, but what about other pursuits? What about love?

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Or – “From The Major Spoilers Request Line!” Of all the writers at 70’s era Marvel, Bill Mantlo’s work has more meaning for me than any save the late Steve Gerber.  Mantlo’s greatest triumphs were in turning some of Marvel’s earliest toy tie-in books (Rom: Spaceknight and The Micronauts) into three-dimensional heroes in their own right, and it’s a downright shame that those series likely won’t see reprints because of their licensed nature.  Bill had a hand in Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu, Howard the Duck, The Defenders and more of my favorite vintage books, and brought in the unlikeliest antagonist of…

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Or – “In Which 45 Years Of Continuity Subtly Reappear…” Being the type of fan that I am, my major concern with T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents has been where (if it all) it fits into the continuity of the older Tower Comics series, and previous continuations thereof.  The first three issues have (probably wisely) focused on the new characters, but the reappearance of original agent NoMan last issue has brought us deeper into the world of T.H.U.N.D.E.R., and this issue answers most of my questions once and for all, while raising a few more troubling ones as it goes…

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Or – “I Think I’ve Read This Retcon Before?” I think that the worst part about any shared universe is the tendency to tie TOO MANY things together, to wrap up loose ends that aren’t really loose in what seems to be the pursuit of a complete history.  The latest attempt at doing so was in the Ultimate Universe, where literally EVERYONE seems to be part of the Super Soldier Project, from Samuel L. Fury to Richard Parker all the way down to the guy who runs the Thing’s favorite delicatessen.  There comes a point where tie-ins actually collapse the…

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Or – “Hey, I Forgot About This!” One of the unpleasant side effects of working on the fringes of the comic industry is that, sometimes, you get caught up in solicitations and coming attractions and forget that a particular event hasn’t actually HAPPENED yet.  I’ve been looking forward to the Legion Academy story and the return of Phil Jiminez to the 30th Century for some time now, but was pleasantly surprised when it arrived this week.  It’s one of the most talented artists of our time, plus Bouncing Boy and Duplicate Damsel?  SOLD!

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John Carter is on Mars, in the company of the Tharks – an honored warriors held in high regard. But what about the boobies? Dejah Thoris seems to be the main attraction for new readers, and in this issue the red Martian makes her grand appearance.

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Or – “Wouldja Believe, The Old “Rotating Roster” Trick?” As much as I want to love this book, I can’t help but remember what always seems to happen to every comic with a rotating cast like this.  Eventually, we find that the team locks in membership (usually with one or two big names to anchor the group) and becomes just another super-team book.  The Defenders (both Secret and regular), Justice League Task Force, a third option that just escaped me as I was typing this sentence…  It’s the same malady that ends up striking down anthology titles, but the real…

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