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Supergirl #24

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Supergirl #24As the disembodied spirit of Supergirl fights to regain her body, Brainiac attacks I’noxia, and the restored Zor-El discovers his mistake at sacrificing his daughter to regain his own humanity.

Supergirl #24 wraps up the Cyborg-Superman storyline with the return of both the New 52 versions of the villain and the comic’s heroine. Although the planet is lost to Brainiac’s attack, Supergirl’s ordeal has cured her of the Kryptonite poisoning and both Kara and Cyborg-Superman are left unaware of the true series of events that allowed to regain her form as the villain, loosing the knowledge he gained as Zor-El, believes Brainiac’s attack is the cause of the experiment’s failure.

The comic ends with an appearance of an Oracle and the introduction of a Supergirl/Action Comics crossover (something I’m not too excited about) featuring “The Return of Krypton (something I’m really not excited about). I enjoyed this arc, but it may be time for me to give this comic another short break. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Morning Glories #33

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Morning Glories #33And here I thought the Jun/Hisao storyline couldn’t get any more complicated. Nick Spencer, you proved me wrong. Morning Glories #33 centers around Guillaume‘s attempts to reconnect with the boy he loves. He takes the standoffishness of Hisao (who everyone knows as Jun) to be the result of loosing his brother. The truth, however, is far more complicated.

The issue also gives us flashbacks of Hisao’s meeting with Hodge to try and earn his brother’s release from Morning Glories Academy after Jun took his spot. Although he earns his own ticket, Hisao isn’t able to get his brother released. It’s not until the sacrifice where we learn how Hisao was able to make up for his brother’s sacrifice with one of his own.

The result of Jun and Hisao switching bodies means the core group of students is left with a stranger in their midst with the face of a friend, and Jun and Guillame are both left to suffer the loss of their loved one. As to what this means for the future, and how/if Jun can successfully take his brother’s place (again), we’ll just have to wait and see. Worth a look.

[Image, $3.50]

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Fables #134

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Fables #134A single issue interlude in the “Camelot” storyline centers around the afterlife of Bigby who has been living out his days in a forested realm without remembering the series of events which led him there. Visited by Boy Blue, and one other important visitor, Bigby is roused out of his dream state to consider and question what happens to the legendary Fable going forward.

Although Blue doesn’t show him the way, his conversation to Bigby implies the wolf can return to the land of the living if he so desires. Or, if he believes that life is finished and is happy in his new surroundings, the wolf can stay in his new realm for eternity.

Bigby’s abscence in the comic has been felt, even before he was turned to crystal and shattered by Prince Brandish. This issue suggests that his return has more to do with the wolf’s decision and will than the various magics of Fabletown tirelessly working to put him back together again. The issue ends on a sweet, if melancholy, note, but I expect we haven’t seen he last of the wolf. Worth a look.

[Vertigo, $2.99]

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Guardians of the Galaxy #7

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Guardians of the Galaxy #7Fighting with the mysterious Angela didn’t solve anything, so in the latest issue the Guardians of the Galaxy try talking to the woman who it took all of them to eventually take down. Guardians of the Galaxy #7 reveals the cosmic event that brought the angel to the Marvel Universe (the same one Thanos mentioned last issue) as well as reveals her true origins to the Guardians as an angel of Heven.

There’s not much action here, as the issue is mainly used to introduce the character (finally) to those readers unaware of her origins. The interactions between the group while talking to Angela are fun, but both Tony Stark and Peter Quill push the flippant Whedonesque pop culture joke references well past the bounds of reasonable behavior.

With no reason or authority to hold her, the Guardians release Angela to Earth (a realm she only knows about through stories). Although the issue ends with the angel on her own, given the fact she appears on next month’s cover I don’t think it will take too long before we see her again. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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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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