Fantasy

Once Upon a Time – A Curious Thing

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Once Upon a Time - A Curious Thing

Realizing Henry (Jared Gilmore) remembering and believing in magic may hold the key to restoring their memories and breaking the curse, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) reluctantly agrees to help her parents and Regina (Lana Parrilla) search for the book which began stimulating his imagination and sent him after his birth mother in the first episode of the series. With Henry increasingly frustrated with the secrets everyone is keeping from him the show finally does the right thing by restoring his memories, and through him those of everyone else.

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Once Upon a Time – Bleeding Through

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Once Upon a Time - Bleeding Through

Realizing she knows very little about Zelena (Rebecca Mader) or what motivates her, Regina (Lana Parrilla) organizes a magical seance to bring forth the spirit of her mother and finally get some answers. At first the night appears to be a bust, but when the ghost of Cora appears to attack Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) it falls on Regina to save her former foe. Before the end of the night Regina will have her answers and both she and Snow will realize their family trees were woven together well before either of them were born.

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Once Upon a Time – The Jolly Roger

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Once Upon a Time - The Jolly Roger

While an important subplot revolves around Regina (Lana Parrilla) beginning to properly teach Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) about magic, the majority of the storylines (both current and in flashbacks) of “The Jolly Roger” center around Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) and his interactions with the returning Ariel (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) once again in search of her missing Prince Eric.

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Legends of Red Sonja #5

Legends of Red Sonja #5The five-issue mini-series featuring a number of artists and writers offering various takes on the She-Devil with a Sword comes to a close as Red Sonja picks off another member of the Grey Riders in a tale by writer Blair Butler and former Secret Six artist Jim Calafiore and one more member of the band will fall to the tricks of a band of actors and thieves in a story by Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro.

From there Gail Simon and artist Jack Jadson bring the series to a close as Red Sonja, tired of playing games with the group out for her head, springs one final trap and teaches the remaining soldiers and mercenaries a deadly lesson about being careful about what they wish for.

Legends of Red Sonja #5 ends the mini-series a strong note (and unfortunate use of hero’s chain-mail bikini by one of the acting troupe). Those who have stayed with the series are rewarded, and for those who haven’t I would recommend looking out for the likelihood of a trade paperback collection in the near future. Worth a look.

[Dynamite Entertainment, $3.99]

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Once Upon a Time – It’s Not Easy Being Green

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Once Upon a Time - It's Not Easy Being Green

After the Wicked Witch of the West (Rebecca Mader) reveals her true parentage to Regina (Lana Parrilla) and the entire town she challenges her half-sister to a duel. Given enough time to prepare, and discover that Zelena speaks the truth, Regina chooses to give her heart (literally) to Robin Hood (Sean Maguire) allowing the Evil Queen to keep safe the one item her sister is truly after. By the end of the episode the town will still be in the dark but the audience will understand what kind of spell she’s collecting ingredients for and what the Wicked Witch has in mind.

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