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Darth Vader #3

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Darth Vader #3 #comic reviewIn order to serve his master and earn his new lightsaber, Darth Vader‘s journey leads him to the Mid Rim and the River Moon of Al’doleem in search of a former Jedi in exile. Not simply waiting to be cut down by the Sith, Master Kirak Infil’a puts obstacles in Vader’s path making the journey to the top of his mountain a treacherous one.

We’ve normally seen Darth Vader as an unstoppable force of nature. Here, early in his resurrection from Anakin to Vader, the character is not yet the Sith Lord the galaxy will come to know and fear. Although apparently ready for death should it come, Master Kirak Infil’a is by no means eager to fall to Vader.

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Wonder Woman #26

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Wonder Woman #26 comic reviewWhoa, where has this been? Wonder Woman #26 starts a new arc for Wonder Woman from writer Shea Fontana. Focused on the mental toll of being Wonder Woman, the latest issue offers us flashbacks to the first time Diana was forced to give something up to be the Amazon that Themyscira needed. We also get a day in the life of Wonder Woman and the strain she feels unable to share with her friends and co-workers while putting out fires around the world and shielding as many as possible from harm.

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Jessica Jones #10

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Jessica Jones #10 comic reviewThe life of Jessica Jones isn’t getting any less complicated. After being released from prison, finally putting her family back together, run-ins with S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, or whoever is actually calling the shots now, and cases which have ended badly for everyone, Jessica sits in her office and stews waiting for her client to show up. She doesn’t have to wait long, although the arrival of Maria Hill doesn’t help the super-powered private eye make sense of the shit-show she’s somehow landed herself in.

Convinced that Hill is lying at the start of the issue and convinced only that she doesn’t know what the hell is going on (not unlike Marvel’s current event), Jessica also has to deal with answering questions from S.H.I.E.L.D. and an unexpected bombing by the Hobgoblin. Yeah, she can’t even have her life threatened by the good Goblin.

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Green Arrow #26

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Green Arrow #26 comic reviewFramed for murder by the Ninth Circle, Oliver Queen hits the road to prove his innocence. This leaves Seattle in the capable hands of Ollie’s friends. Taking its name from Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams’ famous run (minus the social commentary), part one of “Hard Traveling Hero” catches up to Green Arrow on the road where his investigation crosses paths with another member of the Justice League: the Flash.

Despite the continued use of the awful costume redesign (seriously, this yellow piping has to go), it’s fun to see the Flash here. DC Rebirth keeps to the DCU’s history in that despite both being close friends with Hal Jordan, neither character gets along that well with the other.

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Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #23

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Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #23 comic reviewWhen a prisoner makes a damning allegation and a startling threat against the Green Lantern Corps, John Stewart is forced to take it seriously sending Guy Gardner and his partner Arkillo into the villain’s stronghold to take down the rest of his collaborators and find this “proof” he threatens to expose if the Corps doesn’t release him.

There a two subplots here, the first involves Hal Jordan‘s concern over Tomar-Tu‘s recent troubles which will eventually be revealed to be tied into the villain’s revelations once Gardner and Arkillo find evidence of Tomar-Tu murdering a member of the Sinestro Corps. Is the fragile peace so hard-won already about the shatter?

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