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Darth Vader #39

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Darth Vader #39

Continuing the “Dark Droids” crossover event, on Mustafar an infected Zed sends an Octuptarra tri-droid after Darth Vader in an attempt to finally put the Dark Lord of the Sith down. It’s another issue of a struggling Vader facing off against dangerous droids (although I could never quite buy the Octuptarra as a Sith-killer). The attack forces Vader to stop relying on the crutches which helped him reconnect with the Force and reclaim his power once more.

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SHAZAM! #4

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SHAZAM! #4

It’s all Ted’s fault. This comic continues to be delightfully bonkers and I’m totally into it. While the rest of the family is still dealing with paperwork brought to them from the space dinosaur lawyer, Billy runs into some trouble on the moon first with Garguax and later with Zazzala. Of course Billy is also fighting off the meddling of the Olympian Gods who continue to play puppeteer with the Captain’s state of mind. Oh, and then there’s Ted and his Gorilla Militia who head into space to wage war on the moon.

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Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow #1

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Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow #1

Usagi Yojimbo returns to Dark Horse Comics for the first issue of this five-issue arc set in the northern mountains. We get two stories here coming out of Usagi’s last arc in IDW. First, we see Miyamoto Usagi and Yukichi working their way through the mountains after their latest adventure. They will be attacked by local bandits hoping to relieve the travelers of food and gold. After the brief skirmish Usagi is drawn to a cabin in the woods where a shy host offers them shelter, although it appears she may have more than their best interests at heart.

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The Vigil #5

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The Vigil #5

The Vigil #5 answers the question just what is the Vigil? Where do they come from? And what is their higher purpose? Unable to hide the truth from his team any longer, Dr. Sankaran explains his past trapped in a higher reality with Dr. Maddison Cypris and Dr. Feistus Hep after an experiment went wrong. Finding themselves apart from the world, but able to manipulate reality in multiple ways, Hep quickly becomes power mad and obsessed with bending reality to his will.

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Captain America #1

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Captain America #1

Captain America #1 is a bit all over the place. I’d call in a day in the life of a super-hero, except the comic covers multiple days decades apart. The current story focuses on Steve Rogers figuring out ways to make a difference when not dressed in a spangly outfit by buying the crumbling building of his youth and doing upgrades to prevent people in the neighborhood from getting evicted. It’s a nice idea, but I’m not sure where the story goes from here.

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