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Damian: Son of Batman #1

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Damian: Son of Batman #1No matter how you look at it, Damian: Son of Batman #1 is an odd comic. Written and drawn by Andy Kubert, the first issue of the four-issue mini-series is set in a parallel world that seems to have more in common with the pre-New 52 version of the DCU than the current state of things. In this reality it’s Batman, not Damian, who is killed in action, forcing his partner to go on without him.

Kubert makes several interesting choices including choosing to clad Damian in his original Robin costume from Grant Morrison’s run that introduced the character rather than the version he wore as Dick Grayson‘s, and later Bruce Wayne’s, partner. Kubert also takes the opportunity to chip away a bit at Morrison’s clone origin (and embracing Mike Barr’s original story) by suggesting Damian was more of a test-tube baby than a true scientific experiment.

With Batman vanquished, and Ra’s al Ghul and Talia washing their hands of Batman’s son, and no other member of the Bat-Family in sight, Damian is left to his own devices which leads the young man to brutally work his way through his father’s rogues gallery (mostly off-panel).

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – F.Z.Z.T.

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  • Title: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – F.Z.Z.T.
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - F.Z.Z.T.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is called in to investigate the mysterious murders of a pair of volunteer firefighters, both of whom were in the city during the Battle of New York, who were killed by an unexplained powerful electromagnetic field that started inside their bodies and left their corpses hovering in mid-air. Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team track down another member of the squad suffering from the same infection caused by a Chitauri trophy.

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G.I. JOE #9

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G.I. JOE #9As the separate JOE teams take on the three Cobra attacks which came from Duke‘s new source, Destro and the Baroness contact the JOE leader under the old proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” and lead Duke to the lair of the Mad Monk. What Duke and Destro don’t realize, however, is the new head of Cobra’s operations in New York is two-steps ahead of them.

Destro receives an unexpected visit from the new Cobra Commander, and his elite strike force, who is none to pleased to discover Destro has sold out a member of Cobra to G.I. JOE. Meanwhile, Duke doesn’t realize every move he takes makes him look that much more guilty to his team who have already begun to suspect that Duke may be Cobra’s mole.

The issue ends with Scarlett and her team unable to deny the damning evidence and setting out after their leader and the Mad Monk captured by Duke who is shocked to learn the final card the villain has left to play concerning Duke’s wife. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]

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Sleepy Hollow – The Sin Eater

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  • Title: Sleepy Hollow – The Sin Eater
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“Destiny isn’t a matter of chance but of choice.”

 

Sleepy Hollow - The Sin Eater

After Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) is abducted by Free Masons, Abbie (Nicole Beharie) receives a vision from Katrina (Katia Winter) who warns the detective that the Headless Horsesman (Richard Cetrone) will return by nightfall and the only hope to save Ichabod is to find the Sin Eater (John Noble) who alone has the power to severe the blood-tie that connects Katrina’s husband to one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. In order to accomplish the task and find the Sin Eater in under a day, Abbie enlists the help of her sister Jenny (Lyndie Greenwood) to convince the reluctant man to help find their missing friend.

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Guardians of the Galaxy #8

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Guardians of the Galaxy #8The invasion of Earth forces Abigail Brand to reach out to Peter Quill and the Guardians of the Galaxy to help retake S.W.O.R.D.‘s orbiting installation known as The Peak which has fallen into the hands of the enemy. With Gamora still sulking over Star-Lord’s chit-chat with her father, and the rest of his team lacking anything approaching stealth, Quill and Rocket Raccoon set out on an one-man/one-space-raccoon-thing rescue operation.

The pair are able to free brand and kill a lot of the alien invaders (raising the issue of Rocket’s new trademark catchphrase), the three heroes are eventually surrounded and in need of some serious reinforcements. However, they are unprepared for who shows up to come to their aid.

Guardians of the Galaxy #8 is a great example of a tie-in issue you can enjoy even if you aren’t following the main storyline elsewhere. Even though I’ve still yet to even glance at an issue of Infinity, I had no trouble following (and enjoying) all the usual craziness on display (even if I do have trouble buying Gamora running of to sulk with millions of lives in peril). Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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