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The Shadow #18

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The Shadow #18The Shadow‘s battle of wills with The Light comes to a close high above the city on rooftops and the top of the bridge as Lamont Cranston fights the crazed nun believing she is doing God’s work killing the sinful and purifying the world of the evil they represent.

Although I think this story arc is at least one issue too long, I can’t argue with the fact that it’s gotten stronger as it has gone on. The conclusion, with the two vigilantes both of whom equally believe their version of justice is righteous and the other’s is tainted, offers a physical battle as well as a battle of words and a debate on each of the vigilante’s actions set to some great panels by artist Giovanni Timpano.

The issue comes to a close with The Shadow victorious, but the inability of the police to discover a body in the river suggests we may not have seen the last of The Light nor her mission. Worth a look.

[Dynamite Entertainment, $3.99]

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Elementary – Poison Pen

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  • Title: Elementary – Poison Pen
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“First time in my career someone’s alibi for murder has been that they were busy planning the same murder.”

Elementary - Poison Pen

Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) investigate the murder of a CEO who was poisoned and then dressed up in S&M gear and found by a dominatrix (Keesha Sharp) to add further insult to injury by a killer who wanted the victim’s name drug through the mud after his body was found. Although Homles tracks down the man (Paul Fitzgerald) who dressed his dead employer in bondage gear, but despite having motive he isn’t their murderer. While investigating the crime Holmes crosses paths with the family’s nanny (Laura Benanti) who changed her name and disappeared 15 years ago after being accused and acquitted of murdering her father in a method nearly identical to the current crime.

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Escape Plan

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  • Title: Escape Plan
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Escape PlanSylvester Stallone thrown into prison at the whims of a madman is hardly a new story (the plots of both Tango & Cash and Lock-Up include these themes). In Escape Plan, Stallone stars as expert prison escape artist Joe Bresslin who has been working for the last several years to find holes in various prison systems, 14 of which he’s successfully escaped.

After a brief introduction involving Breslin’s escape from his latest job, he and his associates (Amy Ryan, 50 Cent, Vincent D’Onofrio) are approached by a CIA agent (Caitriona Balfe) offering $5,000,000 to Breslin to test out the government’s top secret, and privately run, new rendition facility for those criminals too dangerous to house on U.S. soil once Guantanamo Bay is closed down for good.

Breslin accepts the job, despite the fact that his location will be kept completely secret from his team, meaning he will be going in blind without back-up (breaking all of his usual rules). Of course, it doesn’t take long before things go wrong.

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White Collar – At What Price

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  • Title: White Collar – At What Price
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“The irony of this is not lost on me.”

White Collar - At What Price

White Collar begins its Fifth Season with the tables turned and Peter (Tim DeKay) languishing behind bars for six weeks. Needing to prove Peter’s innocence before the indictment which, even if later acquitted, would cost him his job in the FBI and Neal (Matt Bomer) his provisional freedom, the con man accepts a deal with the first criminal he helped Peter take down. The Dutchman (Mark Sheppard) guarantees Peter’s freedom if Neal forges a confession from his father and agrees to perform a job for the still incarcerated forger.

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Batman ’66 #1

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Batman '66 #1I finally decided to pick up the first few issues of Batman ’66, the print version of the digital comic inspired by the 1960s Batman television show. Batman ’66 #1 features Batman and Robin dealing with the return of the Riddler and his odd puzzles as he sets out to steal three pieces of priceless artwork from Gotham City created by a renown artist whose love for puzzles was well known.

While tackling the Riddler, Batman and Robin end up in the new night club owned by Catwoman who isn’t pleased with the mess they make of her club and her goons. Not involved with the crimes, Catwoman agrees to help the Dynamic Duo stop the Riddler (and take the opportunity to try and steal one of the pieces of art for herself).

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