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M.A.S.K. #2

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Relaunched as a new comic, and part of the new expanded Energon Universe, M.A.S.K. was an 80s toyline and cartoon similar to G.I. JOE in a small force of heroes attempting to prevent the rise of an evil organization. It was also similar to Transformers in the vehicles of both heroes and villains transforming (but into other vehicles rather than sentient robots). However, the line had a much smaller impact than either of the other two franchises so I am curious as to who the comic’s target audience is.

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Zorro’s Legacy #1

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The new series from Alien Books offers two Zorros for the price of one. Setting Zorro in modern times (without Batman), the first issue of Zorro’s Legacy opens with a modern-day descendant of Don Diego de la Vega taking on the mantle attempting to do some good in the rough streets of Los Angeles.

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Nights #19

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Returning to the comic’s original timeline, Vince awakes to his new life as a vampire… and (as we learn in the final panel) something else as well. Reintroducing the “current” timeline for us mostly through the young vamp’s eyes, we get Vince learning the hard way how hard it is to control his bloodlust (even from a friend) but also see how willing he is to stand by Gray when the pair are attacked by the vampire hunter Eda. Vince may be a vampire, but it appears that his love for Gray hasn’t waned.

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The Last Starfighter #1

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Set in the weeks following the events of the 1984 film, Mad Cave Studios’ new series The Last Starfighter checks in on Alex Rogan living on Rylos with his girlfriend Maggie. As the comic opens, Alex and Grig are charged with rebuilding the Star League and Starfighter Command by finding new pilots to battle the Ko-Dan Armada and new threat of the Blackstars. As for Maggie, she gets a new role as well working alongside Centauri to bring in the new recruits.

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Hellboy in Love: Obsidian #1

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The first-half of another “Hellboy in Love” story, Hellboy and Anastasia Bransfield head to Crete to investigate a recent dig that unearthed a tomb similar to what the pair found in India leading the back on the trail of the witch and the mysterious Suaren Artea society.

Hellboy in Love: Obsidian #1 offers another solid entry with much of the first-half of the issue continuing to showcase the two lovers together before the delve back into the supernatural begins. The banter between the pair, with the story set in 1980 and the couple having been together for several months, continues to be a highlight as Hellboy is often best when he has another character to play off of.  The more of these comics Dark Horse puts out the greater the foreboding of tragedy as we know, ultimately, however things end between Hellboy and the woman he loves it isn’t likely to be pleasant.

[Dark Horse, $4.99]

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