Monthly Archives: December 2013

12/31/2013: Bad Blood #1 (Dark Horse)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by comicspectrum

I was really impressed with this comic, Bram Stoker award winning author Jonathan Maberry has done a really great job in creating a story in comics format (which is something a lot of novelist struggle with).  Read my review here.  … Continue reading →

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12/24/2013: The Saviors #1 (Image)

Posted on December 24, 2013 by comicspectrum

Pretty slim pickings in new comics this week.  Marvel is putting out Avengers #24 (and I was fairly unhappy with the deus ex machina ending of Infinity) as well as Origin II #1 with more on the early days of … Continue reading →

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12/18/2013: Saga #17 (Image)

Posted on December 17, 2013 by comicspectrum

In honor of this series making the leap to #1 on my reading list (out of the 130+ comics I read every month) I decided to give this my Comic of the Week, as well as my #1 Series of … Continue reading →

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12/11/2013: Doc Savage #1 (Dynamite)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by comicspectrum

I’ve been reading Doc Savage stories since Jr. High when I discovered the Bantam paperback reprints of his pulp adventures, more years ago than I care to remember.  I’ve since read all of his comic book incarnations (with the exception … Continue reading →

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12/04/2013: Shadowman #13 (Valiant)

Posted on December 4, 2013 by comicspectrum

The new creative team of writer Peter Milligan and artist Roberto De La Torre look like they are going to help this book TAKE OFF! I’ve seen preview pages so far & this book looks fabulous!   I’ll be reading/reviewing it … Continue reading →

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