Dueling Review

FLASH! AHA! He’ll save… no wait… this is that other Flash, where there can be only one.

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FLASH #63

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona

Publisher: DC Comics

Release Date: January 30, 2019

Cover Price: $3.99

It’s two against one when Gemini tag-teams the Flash! The threat is doubled for the Scarlet Speedster when Gemini gets their hands on the Strength Force. But where’s that leave Powerhouse? She and the Flash must ride or die together in order to get her super-strength back, but they’ll have to survive a trip through the Strength Force first. Follow along in the Flash’s footsteps on the next leg of his Force Quest!

In every generation, a new slayer is born… or gets a rebooted comic series from BOOM! Studios. How good is the New Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1? Let’s find out, shall we?

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1

Publisher: BOOM! Studios

Price: $3.99

Writer: Jordie Bellaire

Artist: Dan Mora

Colorist:Raúl Angulo

Letterer: Ed Dukeshire

Cover Artists:

Main Cover A: Matthew Taylor

Main Cover B: Kevin Wada

Main Cover C: Royal Dunlap (Virgin)

Preorder Cover D: Becca Carey (Virgin)

Incentive Cover E: Jen Bartel

Incentive Cover F: Jen Bartel

Unlocked Slayer Variant G: Miguel Mercado

Unlocked Willow Variant H: Kaiti Infante

Unlocked Vampire Variant I: Miguel Mercado

Unlocked Vampire Willow Variant J: Kaiti Infante

Synopsis:

Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon.

This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil.

But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-Winner Dan Mora (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends…and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.

WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Riri Williams is splitting here time between Chicago and M.I.T. Is this a good thing? Let’s find out in this week’s Dueling Review review of Ironheart #2 from Marvel Comics.

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IRONHEART #2

Writing: Eve Ewing

Artist: Luciano Vecchio

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Ironheart is caught between her need for independence and her obligations at M.I.T., and when an old friend is kidnapped, she needs to make some tough decisions. Luckily, she’s got a brand-new A.I. system on her side!

Two adventurers from different eras of space and time, must unite to review this week’s Barbarella / Dejah Thoris #1 from Dynamite Entertainment.

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Barbarella / Dejah Thoris #1

writer: Leah Williams

artist: Germán García

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Cover Price:$3.99

From opposite ends of time, two heroines unite for an otherworldly adventure! Barbarella, the siren of space, meets Dejah Thoris, Princess of Barsoom, and together they must solve a murder mystery that spans time and space in order to find their way home. Leah Williams (Adventure Time Comics, X-Men: Black) teams with Germán García (Action Comics, X-Men) for a fun, deadly, mind-bending epic!

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Conan returns to Marvel Comics! This week we take a look at Conan The Barbarian #1 from Marvel Comics.

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN

Writer: Jason Aaron

Artist: Mahmud A. Asrar

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover Price: $4.99

SOLICITATION: BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL!

From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet…

Robert E. Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death!

The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan’s destiny is forever changed!

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The Rat Queens are in dire straits, and the only hope is to pray to a god? How will that land? Let’s find out as we examine Rat Queens #13 from Image Comics.

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RAT QUEENS #13

Writer: Kurtis J. Wiebe

Artist: Owen Gieni

Publisher: Image Comics

Release Date: December 19, 2018

Cover Price: $3.99

“THE INFERNAL PATH,” Part Three

Lost in the dark in the Under Pit, the Queens struggle to find their way back to the surface. Meanwhile, Dee enjoys a slice of heaven in Heaven.

50 years of Star Trek, one giant special! Will Star Trek: Waypoint Special #1 go where no comic has gone before?

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STAR TREK WAYPOINT SPECIAL #1

Writers: Various

Artists: Various

Publisher: IDW Publishing

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: December 12, 2018

The anthology series spanning 50 years of Star Trek returns in this oversized annual! These weird and wonderful stories-set during the Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and more-expand on rarely explored corners of the universe or provide closure for long-forgotten plot threads. But they all remind us of why we love Trek. This volume features your favorite characters, including Data, Q, and Ezri Dax, handled by the top creators of today and the future!

 [su_quote cite=“Matthew’s Thoughts”]I think that the pricetag is a bit steep for what we get, but what we get is a lot of fun. It’s some of your favorite Star Trek folks and also Ezri!

[/su_quote][su_quote cite=“Stephen’s Thoughts”]Four Star Trek stories for $8.00? You could do worse. There is something here for every Star Trek fan, including Spot’s butthole! [/su_quote]

The Manhunter of Mars is now on Earth! Will his partner discover his horrible secret? Will fire bring down J’onn J’onnz once and for all? Find out in this week’s Dueling Review of Martian Manhunter #1 from DC Comics.

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MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1

Writer: Steve Orlando

Art: Riley Rossmo

Publisher: DC Comics

Release Date: December 5, 2018

Cover Price: $3.99

No matter what you know about J’onn J’onnz, you’re not prepared for this! The acclaimed team of writer Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo (BATMAN/ THE SHADOW, BATMAN: NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN) reteam for a reinvention of the Manhunter from Mars in this twisted, unexpected series. Back on Mars, J’onn was about as corrupt as a law officer can be, and when a reckoning comes for his entire society, he’ll get a second chance he doesn’t want or deserve! One shocking murder, and an unexpected fragment of the Mars he lost, will change his life-and the course of the Earth-forever!

It’s Superman vs. The Red Cloud! Plus Dial H for HERO and The Question! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Dueling Review of Action Comics #1005 from DC Comics!

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ACTION COMICS #1005

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: Ryan Sook

Publisher: DC Comics

Release Date: November 28, 2018

Cover Price: $3.99

The murderous mystery of the Red Cloud uncovered! Clark Kent draws closer to revealing a secret crime family that has operated for years in Metropolis, but the family’s enforcer-the mysterious Red Cloud-proves she’s a match for even the Man of Steel with an attack that leaves Superman breathless. Don’t miss the last-page shocker as we reveal the true face of the Red Cloud!

MATTHEW: Annie, are you okay, you okay, you okay Annie? You’ve been hit by, You’ve been struck by, A smooth criminal.

STEPHEN: Uh… no… we’re reviewing Smooth Criminals #1 from BOOM! Studios

MATTHEW: YOU’VE BEEN HIT BY, YOU’VE BEEN STRUCK BY, A SMOOTH CRIMINAL!

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Smooth Criminals #1

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios

Writer: Kiwi Smith & Kurt Lustgarten

Artist: Leisha Riddel

Letterer: Ed Dukeshire

Colorist: Brittany Peer

Cover Artists:

Main Cover: Audrey Mok

Incentive Cover: Chynna Clugston Flores

Unlocked Retailer Variant Cover: Naomi Franquiz

Price: $3.99

Synopsis:

There are certain things Brenda expects to find while hacking: money, secrets, occasional pictures of cats. She is NOT expecting to find a cryogenically frozen master thief from the 60s.

Mia is everything Brenda is not—cool, confident, beautiful. And utterly unprepared for the digital age. Despite their differences, the two will need to team up to find out what happened to Mia—and how to pull off the heist of the century.

Kiwi Smith and Kurt Lustgarten (Misfit City) team with breakout artist Leisha-Marie Riddel (Goldie Vance) in a story about felonies and friendship.