From A Library – Thunderbolts: Faith In Monsters

Thunderbolts #110–115 by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodata Jr Warren Ellis' work-for-hire books for Marvel falls into the category 'wait for the trade'; when he is brought onto an ailing title for the purposes of boosting sales in the wake of a crossover, this is a confirmed decision. Thunderbolts was…

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From A Library – Wolverine: Death Of Wolverine

Wolverine #56–61 by Jason Aaron (#56), Marc Guggenheim (57–61) and Howard Chaykin I reserve books from my library using their online search facility – I searched for Jason Aaron after discovering how brilliant Scalped was, and this collection was listed under his name. It was only when I got it…

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From A Library – New Excalibur TPB 3: Battle For Eternity

New Excalibur #16–24 by Chris Claremont and various artists I don't know why I do it sometimes. I used to like Chris Claremont's writing growing up; I'd been re-reading old Excaliburs because of the ClanDestine mini-series; and Paul Cornell was bringing back Captain Britain to his own title. Put all…

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From A Library – Moon Knight: Midnight Sun

Moon Knight #7–13 by Charlie Huston and David Finch/Mico Suayan/Tomm Coker, plus Annual #1 by Duane Swierczynski and Jefte Paolo Although I didn't completely enjoy the first collection of Huston's take on Moon Knight, it didn't mean I wouldn't read any more of the stories. Now that Huston has set…

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From A Library – Superman: Camelot Falls vol 2

Superman #662‒664, 667 and Annual #13 by Kurt Busiek & Carlos Pacheco This second trade of Busiek & Pacheco's run on Superman, finishing off the story started in the first Camelot Falls collection, which I reviewed here. To catch up: Arion has told Superman that Superman will be responsible for…

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From A Library – Fantastic Four: The Beginning of The End and The New Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four #525–526 + #551–553 and #544–550 by Dwayne McDuffie & Paul Pelletier and Karl Kesel & Tom Grummett I like the Fantastic Four: stories about exploring the edge of narrative imagination and about family appeal to me. However, creators don't always get this mix right, resulting in some less…

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From A Library – Checkmate: A King’s Game

Checkmate #1–7 by Greg Rucka (1–5), Rucka/Nunzio DeFillipis/Christina Weir (6, 7), Jesus Saiz (1, 2, 4, 5), Cliff Richards (3, 6, 7) Even though Checkmate revives a previously used concept in the DC Universe (of which I have almost no knowledge apart from the John Ostrander Suicide Squad), these new…

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