Booster Gold #14

I have only four words for this issue. "Thank you magic hand!" (You'll see when you read it).

Ok maybe a few more words than that. This issue wraps up the Starro storyline that was going on in Booster Gold, as well as brings into focus a new villain (villains?) to challenge our protagonists. The writing remains clever and funny as it ever is, and despite being a book about time travel, it's never confusing. More books should be this good.

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Green Lantern Corps #30

While Rage of the Red Lanterns just came out, this issue of GLC instead focuses on the diplomatic relations between the Guardians and the Zamorans with their Star Sapphire Corps. There is some intriguing buildup of plot and the conflict between the two factions. A sideplot of how the Sinestro Corps has undertaken a war of terror upon the families of the GLC was far more impacting, I think.

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Captain Britain And MI 13 #7

Captain Britain started off strong but this issue had me scratching my head. The discourse between Blade and Spitfire was great, but the whole 'dream corridor' thing was a bit strange. Guest appearance by the mindless ones for NextWave fans, however.

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Rogue Fan's Reviews

Manhunter #36

It's a crying shame that this book is being cancelled. While this
issue hasn't been the strongest issue of the series, it's still one of
the better books on the market today. Marc Andreyko has created a
superheroine who is just as relevant and impressive as many of the DC
heroes that have been around for decades. Manhunter is also a book
that both gives homage to the history of the DC universe while
maintaining enough of a distance as to be appealing to the non-DC
fans. The only weak spot in this series since it's return a few
issues ago has been in the choice of artists. While Michael Gaydos is
a good artist, I feel that his artistic style was not suited for this
book. When he was the artist for Pulse and Alias at Marvel, his style
matched the noir-like feel of the story. However, it's not what
Manhunter needed. It's a shame that this book will be ending with #38
because this is the type of book that DC needs to be publishing.

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Fables #78

Many Fables fans were concerned that the book would suffer after the
conclusion of the Adversary War. However, this issue puts those
concerns to rest with the introduction of a new threat to Fabletown as
well as the return of an old enemy. With excellent art by Mark
Buckingham and talented writing by Bill Willingham, Fables continues
to be a book worthing checking out.

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X-Men: Magneto Testament #3

Continuing the story of the early days of the boy who would one day
become Magneto, this issue sees the Nazi army increase their
persecution of Jews that culminates with the creation of the
concentration camps. What makes this mini-series interesting is
finding out more about Magneto's family, especially the roles that his
father and his uncle Erich play in creating who Magneto has become.
Greg Pak has created a fine tale that fills in a few gaps of Magneto's
origin that readers were unaware of. The art by Carmine Di
Giandomenico is well suited for this period piece. With only two more
issues to go, I'm interested in seeing what more about Magneto's past
is yet to be revealed.

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Wolverine #69

"Old Man Logan" continues with Wolvie saving Hawkeye just in the nick-of-time (was there ever any doubt?), with the new kingpin giving chase. Sadly, this issue is mostly filler as they escape and Logan gets ready to finally tell Hawkeye why he won't pop his claws. Next issue should be pretty exciting, but this one just didn't feel like it was worth my time.

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Batman: Cacophony #1

Can you believe it? A book written by Kevin Smith is actually being released on time! Jabs aside, I'm very glad I picked this up. I loved his run on Daredevil and even Spider-Man and Black Cat (not to mention all the comics based on the View Askew movies). Sadly, I've never been a big DC fan, so I skipped the Green Arrow run. Growing up with the Batman cartoon, and having seen all the flicks, I didn't think the transition would be THAT harsh. Unfortunately, there was a quick moment or two where I found myself completly lost. Yes, it has Batman, Gordon, and the Joker in it. But it also has Deadshot, Onomatopoeia (Who is now my new favorite villain. "Blam. Blam."), Zsasz, and Maxie Zeus (who seems more like a leftover from the Adam West show). That being said, it's not something that will detract from the book at all. A few quick word balloons lets you know where everyone stands, so you get a quick feel of who's who. I strongly recommend picking it up, especially for the dialogue with Onomatopeia and Joker.

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