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SPAWN #375 (IMAGE COMICS/TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS)
Spawn is reluctantly teaming up with Sinn to take on Malebolgia. As Malebolgia keeps changing forms to take them on, Spawn needs to worry about more than just Malebolgia. How will this epic battle come to an end?
GEIGER #23 (GHOST MACHINE/IMAGE COMICS)
Tariq is sent back into time where he sees his family, but this is for only a moment. As he is yanked back to the present where the Northerner doesn’t know what happened. But a timely phone call at the Department of Historical Preservation shines some light on what’s happening.
FREE PLANET #12 (IMAGE COMICS)
The price of Lutheria’s freedom is going to cost its’ Freedom Guard.
Tensions have been high on the newly free planet. This weighs heavy on the planet’s last line of defense. Events have amped up to an all time high with a crippling embargo in place.
BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #1 (DC COMICS)
"Operation Peregrine" has claimed its’ first Bat-family victim.
During the city raids by Vandal Savage’s police force, one made a sacrifice to save the rest of the squad. Barbara Gordon allows herself to be captured and arrested.
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #2 (DC COMICS)
Bedford, Colorado is not ready for the fury that has been unleashed.
Firestorm, the Nuclear Man has arrived. No one seems to know why but there’s no time to ask. He starts experimenting on everything in sight.
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #16 (DC COMICS)
Parallax is back?! That’s just the tip of the galactic iceberg!
Katma Tui and Soranik Natu have their hands full on Korugar City. John Stewart is still recovering from the encounter with the fear entity.
ACTION COMICS #1098 (DC COMICS)
In the future, Clark Kent is missing after the events of DC K.O. What does this mean for the past? Everything.
Martian Manhunter, Mary Marvel and Booster Gold have travelled back in time to find the missing hero. They stumbled upon his early days as Superboy. When the Weapons Master attacks, the fight leads to a dangerous theft. Clark’s spaceship from Kyrpton is gone!
EMPEROR AQUAMAN #17 (DC COMICS)
The new stat quo for Arthur Curry is ambitious to put it mildly.
After taking over the Lighthouse from the Crimson Queen, Curry has wasted no time in attempting to set up more places of refuge. This hasn’t come without opposition.
D’ORC #4 (IMAGE COMICS)
Just when D’orc thought he was going to enjoy a nice meal, him and his band of misfits are face to face to face to face with a Thrawg! This giant three-headed dog is hungery and looking at our group as a nice snack.
GHOST PEPPER #11 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
As Ash finally confronts Bataar in person things that he once thought were true come out that they are not what they seemed to him. At the same time another plan is being put into motion by a couple of hidden puppet masters. What will Ash do when confronted by new truths and alternate plans?
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #11 (DC COMICS)
John Jones has hit his breaking point.
Ever since bonding with the Martian, his life has been turned upside down. Once the Agency captured The Martian after the pair split, Despair-The-Zero slid in as his new partner. The result has been endless chaos. This has extended into his personal life and family.
IRON MAN #5 (MARVEL COMICS)
Welcome to the world of Advanced Iron Man!
Madame Masque and A.I.M. have gone to great lengths to find the next Tony Stark. This has meant kidnapping top entrants in Stark’s awards for the brightest minds. Adam Ware was the winner of the competition. His prize was being tortured and forced to find a way to be the heir apparent.
ULTIMATE ENDGAME #4 (Marvel Comics)
Hello there! Padawan J here, the resident Star Wars expert from the ODPH! This week I'm going to be reviewing the 4th issue of Ultimate Endgame from Marvel Comics!
BLOOD & THUNDER #13 (skybound entertainment/image comics)
Akeldama is now locked up in the IPPF Correctional Community, the same cell that Desmiox was in. As she writes about her time and her plans to escape, will she be able to pull it off?
UNCANNY X-MEN #28 (MARVEL COMICS)
The Outliers have wound up in at Xavier’s school for gifted youngsters….but how?!
There’s no time to react. The group has to deal with Organic Sentinels! That’s not even the strangest part.
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #47 (BOOM! STUDIOS)
The Valmont Mountain House case has left a permeant impression on young Erica Slaughter.
She arrived with her mentor Jessica in search of a monster. This has not been an easy trip with Jessica dealing with her own issues. The result has left Erica to try finishing the hunt on her own.
BLEEDING HEARTS #4 (DC COMICS)
Can a zombie be a human again?
Poke’s a dead zombie by all definition. One day, his undead heart comes alive. This ushers in a new wave of emotions for the young zombie. On a hunt, he stumbles across Cara and Rabbit.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #18 (IDW Publishing)
The finale of the Ujigami Saga is finally upon us! Can our Heroes in a Half-Shell figure out a way to save themselves, the world, and their father? Even if they can save everyone and everything, will this be the end of their afterlife problems or just the beginning?
The Mortal Thor #10 (Marvel Comics)
Hello there! Padawan J here, the resident Star Wars expert from the ODPH! This week I'm going to be reviewing the 10th issue of The Mortal Thor from Marvel Comics!
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #20 (DC COMICS)
Bruce Wayne is finding out first hand what the definition of Fear truly is.
Absolute Scarecrow has been unleashing a deadly onslaught to anyone in his path. Batman’s first encounter came with a deadly cost. Jim Gordon was driven mad by Scarecrow’s fear. It resulted in his untimely death off a rooftop.