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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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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Bebop & Rocksteady

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Bebop & RocksteadyThe latest issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series turns its attention to the powerful, but rather dim, pair of mutants created by the Foot Clan to battle the Turtles. Issue #7 gives us a brief glimpse of the lives of the pair of street punks before they prove their worth to Karai who chooses to transform both into mutant warriors under her command.

As fans of the old television show may expect, the first big mission for Rocksteady and Bebop doesn’t go exactly as planned. Still not used to their new enhanced strength, and overconfident with their enhancements, the pair accidentally start an all out war in the compound of a rival gang Karai is there to negotiate with on behalf of the Shredder.

The timing works out well as the pair made their debut in the recent issue of the ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title, and this one-shot helps fill in the basics for those unfamiliar with Bebop and Rocksteady whose mix of power and dumbassery seems to have survived this transition into the new Turtles comic universe. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]

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Once Upon a Time – Ariel

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  • Title: Once Upon a Time – Ariel
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Once Upon a Time - Ariel

Continuing to prove to himself he’s a good man, Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) chooses to tell Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) about Peter Pan‘s (Robbie Kay) message that Neal (Michael Raymond-James) is alive and on the island. Despite Regina (Lana Parrilla) objections which cause the witch to abandon the group, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) decides to rescue Neal but is unprepared for the games that Pan is prepared to play which leads the group into Echo Cave where the only chance each member has to survive and rescue Neal is to admit their darkest secrets.

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