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DC’s been doing the weekly thing for about 3 years now.  “52” was a bit slow in the second act, but ulitmately a damn good series.  “Countdown/Countdown to Final Crisis” was kind of a wreck.  And I dropped “Trinity” after about 5 issues. They’re giving it another go with “Wednesday Comics“.  I’ve been trying to put words to this review …

“Refuge” Writer: Scott Gray Art: Roger Cruz Colors: Val Staples Marvel’s surprisingly good First Class stories continue, this time with the second team of X-Men and a surprise appearance by the Inhumans, in probably one of the better Nightcrawler centric stories we’ve seen in a while.  Spoilers within!

“Blackest Night Prologue: Tales of The Black Lantern” Writer: Geoff Johns Pencils: Doug Mahnke Inks: Christian Alamy Colors: Randy Mayor Cover: Mahnke, Alamy, and Alex Sinclair The Blackest Night is…here!  A special prologue features the most shocking page and a fantastic story focusing on villain William Hand, a.k.a The Black Hand.  Spoilers Within!

“Peter Parker Must Die!” Writer: Marc Guggenheim Pencils: Pat Olliffe Inker: Pat Olliffe w/ Lanning Colors: Antonio Fabela The latest Spider-wedding is upon us, and this annual sets up for that, an upcoming storyline, and probably the coolest twist on a hated Spider-Man story.  Spoilers within!

“Untitled” Writer: Fred Van Lente Artist: Salvador Larroca Colors: Frank D’Armata Make a list of team-ups/crossovers, and we all know what’s at number one: the infamous “The Punisher Meets Archie” crossover, that was so bizarrely absurd that you couldn’t believe it when it turned out to be good.  XXL Magazine and Marvel recently teamed up for “Eminem/The Punisher“.  The result …

The Grail, Part 2 Writer: Chris Yost Pencils: Ramon Bachs Inks: Art Thibert Colors: Guy Major Cover Art: Francis Manapul Tim Drake continues to scour the world for Bruce Wayne with an unlikely ally and a new attitude, prompting me to wonder just what in the hell they think they’re doing to Tim Drake.  Spoilers within!

Ed Boon confirmed via his Twitter account that DLC for last years Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe has gone the way of the Dodo.  The worst part is, it appears they were almost finished with two characters, MK protagonist Quan Chi and The Joker’s main squeeze, Harley Quinn.  Boon posted the accompanying image of Quan Chi, as a “look at …

The second episode of the HomeWorld’s official podcast brings it to blip.tv! Be sure to update your iTunes subscriptions to get the latest podcasts. The sound issues are fixed in this episode, though there is some minor distortion on my end at times. Special thanks to Autmn After for the intro/outro music, titled “Scarlett Scarlett”, on today’s episode. To find …