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Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club #1

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Set in 50s London, The Silver Lantern Club #1 introduces Hellboy to Trevor’s uncle Simon Bruttenholm who has stories aplenty to tell of his spooky former adventures with a secret British paranormal society known as the Silver Lantern Club. Most of the issue takes place in flashbacks of Simon recounting his tale how an early wireless transceiver which trapped a demonic creature recently exorcised by members of the club.

Even if the adventure itself doesn’t feature Hellboy, and we get the titular character only in the bookends to the flashback, there’s still some fun to be had (especially in the manner which the demon was defeated, which I won’t ruin here).  Since it appears Simon has more stories to tell, at least until the pub’s last call, this is just the start of the mini-series.

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Foundation – Preparing to Live / The Mathematician’s Ghost

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  • Title: Foundation – Preparing to Live / The Mathematician’s Ghost
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What’s most surprising about the second and third episodes of Foundation is how much time is spent on Trantor with the Emperor clones long after Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) and his team have left the planet. In “Preparing to Live” half the episode is devoted to the investigation into the destruction of the Starbridge and the brutal punishment of both Anacreon and Thespis when neither will confess to the crime. The remaining part of the episode offers a look-in at the Foundation team traveling slowly through space which confirms a relationship between Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) and Raych (Alfred Enoch), makes an odd supposition that psychohistory isn’t complete, and ends with a bizarre series of events that isn’t even referenced in the next episode which pushes forward 35 years to Terminus.

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Transformers: King Grimlock #3

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The fight for Menonia begins Grimlock leads the Anglorians against the Red Wizard who unleashes more Wood-Bots and also an army of zombies against them. With Grimlock on their side, the Red Wizard (who turns out to be a Quintesson) and his armies fall. The third issue of the five-issue mini-series offers plenty of action while also leading Grimlock to an important revelation that he cannot ignore the Golden One, and agrees to help the locals against yet another adversary who grows strong on the planet’s source of Energon.

The issue also picks up on the thread of Arko who left Grimlock and has apparently signed up to work with the Golden One (wasn’t that who she wanted Grimlock’s help to take down?). Aside from making little sense, I’m not sure how this will play out over the two remaining issues which seem to set up a confrontation against the Dinobot and a very squishy human who, while brave, isn’t likely much of a threat.

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Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #1

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Set during the High Republic, in the years prior to the Star Wars prequels, opens with the death of Jedi Master Loden Greatstorm and the unexplained disintegration of his body. Jedi Investigator Emerick Caphtor is assigned to the case which will lead him to Vrant Tarnum and a mystery that will somehow tie into a children’s nursery rhyme and the actions of Coruscant private detective Sian Holt looking out for a friend who has gotten in over his head.

The idea of tying together Star Wars and detective story isn’t something I expected. The Emerick and Sian storylines feel very disconnected in the issue which has enough mystery going on without needing to add how the two tales supposedly will fit together. While an interesting idea, I don’t know that there’s enough here for me to come back and search for any answers.

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James Bond: Himeros #1

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The latest Bond tale opens with the murder of an inmate at Belmarsh Prison by an elite assassin hired by arms dealer Anton Barnes to keep the secrets of the villain, and his Dutch Ethno-Nationalists organization, safe from the world. Enter James Bond, assigned to protect the last remaining target that could tie Barnes back to the human trafficking ring of the dead inmate.

Bond doesn’t see much action in James Bond: Himeros #1 until he tracks down the capable Sarah Richmond at the end of the issue, arriving with roguish style. What we get here is mostly set-up, little more than an opening chapter to a larger story. Sarah is more capable than many Bond Girls, but with a super-assassin on the loose she’ll no doubt need 007’s help to stay alive.

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