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Black Cat #4

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Black Cat #4 comic reviewWith the “King in Black” crossover complete, before moving Black Cat on to her next heist, Black Cat stops to examine the perspective of Queen Cat who has been watching and tracking Felicia for several months. I’m not wild about the art here with Nina Vakueva taking over duties with this issue. While Queen Cat works well enough, a character we don’t know as well, Felicia never comes out quite right.

Presented entirely from the perspective of Queen Cat, the issue fills in some of the backstory for the character as a Hob-Hero (volunteers who were turned into a would-be heroes by the Hobgoblin) and helps explain a bit of her obsession with the Black Cat who she wants to take down and replace.

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Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #2

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Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #2 comic reviewThe second issue of Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land provides more information about Scarlett Santiago who had become a cult figure and something of a vigilante prior to disappearing over the ocean. Crashing on the hidden island, the Sky Devil was taken in by the island’s ape men known as the Ohnar who not only saved the young woman’s life but also transferred into her the power of their god-spirit Un-Gaah (allowing her to transform into a giant ape herself which turns out to be a useful skill when saving Hellboy from a T-Rex).

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Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1

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Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 comic reviewI’ve always liked Marvel’s Black Knight, the mix of super-hero and Arthurian legend (although I must admit my favorite version wears a leather jacket on top of chain mail armed with a lightsaber). Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 offers some insight into the mental and emotional state of hero and part-time Avenger Dane Whitman who is in possession of the cursed Ebony Blade which offers him the chance at heroic action but only by diving head-first into dark emotions and power he doesn’t fully understand.

While there is still quite a bit of story to get introduced, the first issue does showcase the Black Knight’s role on the team, why he feels the need to play the fool, and the concerns some of the other heroes have about him. It also features the character’s death at the hands of an unknown assailant in front of the Avengers (but don’t fret, a bit of blood and our hero is back in action by the issue’s end).

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James Bond: Agent of SPECTRE #1

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James Bond: Agent of SPECTRE #1 comic reviewThere’s a problematic question at the heart of the first issue of James Bond: Agent of SPECTRE which asks how James Bond might end up working for the Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion. Of course, the answer is never. However, writer Christos Gage does provide a scenario where Bond might appear to work with the evil organization to further his own ends.

James Bond: Agent of SPECTRE #1 is notable for the conversation between Bond and Ernst Stavro Blofeld in which the villain uses bribery and threats against Felix Leiter as attempts to convince Bond to take a job to assassinate a rising star within SPECTRE who wants to overthrow Blofeld.

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Sonjaversal #2

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Sonjaversal #2 comic reviewThe second issue of Sonjaversal doesn’t do anything to clear up just what caused Red Sonja‘s current trouble of having Sonjas from every shade jump dimensions and attempt to kill her. While the comic restates the fact that Red Sonja has apparently done something to anger her god, we don’t see much evidence as to what that might be (other than perhaps the seemingly disconnected story of Sonja battling and then bedding an attractive warrior some time before any of these events were set in motion).

The second issue does clear up the confusion that the Sonja we see recruiting others is a Sonja and apparently the head acolyte to the god that Red Sonja has somehow offended. The story also seems to imply that the goddess is a bit flaky and isn’t above lashing out at perceived slights.

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