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Daredevil: Dark Nights #6

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Daredevil: Dark Nights #6The mini-series final arc begins here as Matt Murdock heads down to Miami with a witness and agents of the FBI to protect the lawyer’s latest client, a dishwasher unfortunate to witness a drug dealer stab a man to death in a back alley.

Murdock gets a couple of surprises while enjoying the lush surroundings. The first, running into Misty Knight at the hotel pool, is rather pleasant. The second, having his witness be abducted and seeing the man’s FBI protector gunned-down in front of him, isn’t as much fun. Together Daredevil and Misty night search for the missing witness who both fear is already dead, a search which will lead them to take on the kingpin of Cuba as the story continues.

I always enjoy Daredevil’s various flirtations with a host of female and criminals who can’t get enough of Daredevil (seriously, blind lawyer is like catnip for the super-hero/villain set). The sexual tension between the pair is obvious, and entertaining, as is the art by Thony Silas. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $2.99]

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G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files #8

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G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files #8Tomax is loose, the secret Las Vegas facility has been breached by Firefly and Night Adder, and thanks to Clockspring‘s unintentional cooperation every member of the team is now in jeopardy.

A drunk, drugged, and beaten Flint shows that he still has some fight left in him by throwing one of their unwelcome party guests out a very high window and saving the lives of both Billy and Ronin in the process.

Heading into next month’s final issue of the title it appears no matter who survives Tomax’s betrayal, Flint’s team is done. I don’t see IDW willing to kill any major characters such as Flint or Lady Jaye, but the setting for the finale leaves the fate of several of the team’s lesser members, possibly even Chameleon (who doesn’t quite fit in either of the other current JOE titles) a bit more uncertain. I’m been meaning to drop at least one of the G.I. JOE titles for awhile now, and it looks like IDW’s made the choice for me. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]

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The Mentalist – Fire and Brimstone

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  • Title: The Mentalist – Fire and Brimstone
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The Mentalist - Fire and Brimstone

With no murder case of the week to solve The Mentalist centers its entire episode on setting up a fateful meeting to get Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) one step closer to identifying Red John. Over two days the events of the episode slowly build tension as Jane and the CBI arrange for all five of the remaining suspects to be at a predetermined time and place of his choosing allowing Jane to identify and, if The Mentalist gets his way, kill Red John.

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News and Notes

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news-and-notes-11112013-nightwing-wonder-womanThe Wrap is reporting Girls star Adam Driver is the front-runner for the role of Nightwing in 2015’s Batman vs. Superman

The Vulture is reporting that David Cross will make an appearance on Community for “at the very least, the second most important game of Dungeons & Dragons ever”

Variety is reporting Gal Gadot, Elodie Yung, and Olga Kurylenko are all in the running to play Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Superman

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Once Upon a Time – Dark Hollow

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  • Title: Once Upon a Time – Dark Hollow
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Once Upon a Time - Dark Hollow

“Dark Hollow” opens in Storybrooke with the departure of Hook‘s (Colin O’Donoghue) ship and the rescue mission to Neverland. Left behind, Belle (Emilie de Ravin) is given a cloaking spell and a warning from Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) that others are coming. Although the protection spell works, it’s too late to stop two new travelers (Matt Kane, James Immekus) from making their way into its now magically-protected borders with a mission to stop the newly-arrived Ariel (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) from finding and returning to Neverland with a weapon Rumpelstiltskin believes can stop Pan.

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