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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Saturday Morning Adventures #1

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If you listen carefully while reading the first issue of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Saturday Morning Adventures you can almost hear the 80s cartoon’s theme song humming from the pages. Designed to look and feel like an episode of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, even with a “Something to Know” segment in the epilogue, G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Saturday Morning Adventures #1 has Aladdin’s lamp fall into the hands of Cobra.

For his first wish, on the counsel of Destro, Cobra Commander makes giant B.A.T.s which he unleashes on the Joes who successfully take them down. Turns out not the best wish. However, learning a bit from his mistakes, the second batch are improved as Cobra threatens three cities around the world. Round Two will may be harder for the Joes, but they seem ready for the challenge. Yo Joe!

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Seven Secrets #14

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Canto’s betrayals continue in Seven Secrets #14 as he secures more of the secrets for the cause, as Canto and Amon maim and murder more of their former friends to acquire the most dangerous of all the secrets.

Seven Secrets #14 is a quick-moving issue with more action between the two secret sects consumed with protecting or acquiring the seven secrets. It doesn’t delve into just what Caspar is, or where his unusual power comes from (did he acquire it while growing up in the other dimension, or was it something he was born with?), but we do see him gain more control over it heading into our cliffhanger. Realizing more of their dwindling number are in danger, our small group of heroes is once again too late to make a save but they do arrive just in time for another case to be opened, and perhaps see the precipitating even of Caspar’s death?

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Moon Knight #8

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With Marc Spector having been beat up and incarcerated by the Thunderbolts as part of the ongoing Devil’s Reign crossover, Hunter’s Moon has set up shop in the ruins of the Midnight Mission. On a tip from Detective Flint, our stand-in goes in search of the presumably resurrected Stained Glass Scarlet who has returned with some strange new powers and begun a murder spree.

Moon Knight #8 is a weird issue, but one that focuses on the positive relationship between Khonshu and this Fist. This is certainly a contrast to Moon Knight’s relationship to his god. Hunter’s Moon summons his god, one of the oldest stories, to battle one of the newest (who is apparently a godling?). The art is the real highlight here, providing some fun moments even if the story is a bit hit-and-miss and ends without offering any resolution.

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Angel #1

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The reimagined Buffyverse continues in a new series for Angel who is now a TV detective with Cordelia while his friends continue to fight monsters and things that go bump in the night in his absence. Angel #1 gives us a look at Angel’s life on-set while the action from the comic comes from Fred (who apparently is now a Slayer?), Spike, and Wesley taking down a mummy. Things go fairly well, until Wesley gets stabbed with a cursed dagger.

I’ve lost touch with BOOM! Studios’ Buffy comics, so I’m not exactly sure who the bloody interdimensional being skulking around for the issue is supposed to be. As for Angel, Fred’s attempt to buy Wesley some time (and save him from a curse) has unexpected consequences for Angel setting the stage for some soul-searching (so to speak).

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Darth Vader #20

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Using the list provided, Darth Vader begins killing off suspected members of Crimson Dawn. Knowing that only half the list is accurate before starting to paint a bloody swath all the way to the Emperor’s own chambers doesn’t deter the Dark Lord of the Sith. Is this something he’s proving to his Master, or to himself?

The comic also sees the return of the former handmaiden Sabé who has joined Crimson Dawn basically to fuck with Vader (she’s the one who is responsible for the flawed list) and to keep better tabs on his movements. Still having questions about Vader’s connection to Padmé Amidala, Sabé finds the birthing chamber and droid which reveals that Anakin Skywalker had a son and that Vader is hunting him. However, a very big piece of that puzzle has still yet to reveal itself to her.

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