Monthly Archives: August 2012

Sequential Smart Ep. 2 – BLACK ROBINIA #1

Posted on August 26, 2012 by bmacconnell1

The second episode of Sequential Smart, my comics/manga review series, is finally here. It’s BLACK ROBINIA #1.

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The Weekly Pull – 8/22/12

Posted on August 25, 2012 by bmacconnell1

      It’s another of those months with five Wednesdays, so next week is a filler week with a lot of Annuals. For now, we’ll be dealing with most of the remaining books for August. This includes ALL STAR WESTERN #12, … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Pull – 8/15/12 (Part 2)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by bmacconnell1

    In part one, we looked at the books from DC and Valiant. Here in part two, it’s Marvel’s offerings, including DAREDEVIL #17, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #691, CAPTAIN MARVEL #2, and AVENGERS VS X-MEN #10. It’s time for c-list villains, lizard … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Pull – 8/15/12 (Part 1)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by bmacconnell1

    This was almost another one post week on the Weekly Pull, but then I decided to give some new series the chance to wow me. So now we’re back to two posts. Here in part one, we look at … Continue reading →

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Annuals – DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1

Posted on August 15, 2012 by bmacconnell1

The Man Without Fear really has been heavily on my mind these past two weeks or so. An issue of the ongoing here, news of the film rights negotiations there, and this coming week will have yet another issue of … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Pull – 8/8/12

Posted on August 12, 2012 by bmacconnell1

     Thankfully, only enough to fill one post this week, so let’s get cracking. Includes BATMAN #12, RESURRECTION MAN #12, DEMON KNIGHTS #12, SCARLET SPIDER #8, and THE STRAIN #7. It’s some classic good-natured hero-on-hero violence, sewers, and the turning … Continue reading →

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I Am An Idiot #1 – Delays

Posted on August 11, 2012 by bmacconnell1

In what will probably be the first in a long line of apologies for incompetance (and possibly a new, if hopefully infrequent, column), I’m sorry for not getting the Weekly Pull up sooner than it will be. Not much later … Continue reading →

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News & Views – Daredevil Film Rights Negotiations

Posted on August 9, 2012 by bmacconnell1

With the slew of successful superhero movies these days, movie studios are scrambling for whatever comic book character they can turn into a movie. So what’s there to do with The Man Without Fear? It depends on the ongoing licensing … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Pull – 8/1/12

Posted on August 6, 2012 by bmacconnell1

      With the prologue to Rotworld over with, we have the rest of the week’s books to talk about. These include DETECTIVE COMICS #12, EARTH 2 #4, DIAL H #4, DAREDEVIL #16, THE DEFENDERS #9, and AVENGERS VS X-MEN #9. … Continue reading →

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First Impressions – ROTWORLD: PROLOGUE PART 1 & 2

Posted on August 5, 2012 by bmacconnell1

Pushing back the pull list, we’re talking about the prologue for Rotworld, the storyline appearing in the Animal Man and Swamp Thing books. It’s ANIMAL MAN #12 and SWAMP THING #12. If there was ever a chance to hop aboard … Continue reading →

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