Alan Rapp

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – T.R.A.C.K.S.

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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - T.R.A.C.K.S.

Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team go after Ian Quinn (David Conrad) by tracking his $10 million purchase from Cybertek Technologies on a train through the Italian countryside. Breaking up into pairs, Ward (Brett Dalton) and May (Ming-Na Wen), Skye‘s (Chloe Bennet) and Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), and Coulson and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge), all board the train undercover as passengers hoping to nab Quinn when he shows up to take possession of his recent purchase. Unluckily for the team, the team chooses to trust the wrong man (Carlo Rota).

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Fables #137

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Fables #137The Camelot storyline comes to an end as Rose Red chooses her first six new Knights of the Round Table (Brump, Wellstuffed, Bo Peep, Reynard, Maeve, and Lancelot), we see the power of her actions begin to manifest, and Lancelot discovers (much to his dismay) his role this time around.

Although the arc comes to an end, and much of the focus is on Red and her quest, the perspective of the issue is from that of Snow White‘s intriguing daughter Winter who is simultaneously both a small child wanting to protect her mother and a wise and immensely power creature of nature slowly building her own forces should there come a time when Rose Red and Snow White’s dispute turns violent.

Fables #136 also foreshadows the return of Bigby with the completion of his statue (except from a tiny piece made into a ring) and some ominous words from Winter suggesting that the wolf’s eventual return may not be the cause for celebration all may hope it be. Worth a look.

[Vertigo, $2.99]

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Intelligence – The Rescue

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Intelligence - The Rescue

When two college students (Abbie Cobb, Kimberly Whalen) are abducted from their dorm room by a Mexican drug cartel, one of who turns out to be the daughter of a Senator about to pass important legislation involving satellite use to cut down on drug running near the border, Cyber Command is approached by Weatherly (Tomas Arana) and a shadowy government figure who it turns out is Lillian Strand’s (Marg Helgenberger) father (Peter Coyote).

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Transformers: Regeneration One #98

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Transformers: Regeneration One #98While Optimus Prime deals with the unexpected return and betrayal of Fortress Maximus, Rodimus Prime‘s plan of a preemptive attack on Jhiaxus leads the Autobots into a deadly trap that costs on of the original Generation One Autobots his life. The teasing of Shockwave and Starscream joining the fray also continues as the pair return to Cybertron setting up the comic’s final arc involving the fate of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, Earth, and perhaps even the entire universe.

I’m saddened to see Hound go and, given this is the end to the original Marvel Comics run that started back in 1984 (for .75 an issue), I wonder how many other names might be added to the list. And Maximus’ brutal attack on Optimus Prime introduces him as a dangerous threat as well.

Along with plenty of action, Transformers: Regeneration One #98 delivers a rejuvinated Shockwave, teases the return of Galvatron, and sets all the pieces in motion for what should be a very interesting final arc. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]

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