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Avengers Assemble #9 – #13 Review! Marvel NOW’s Cinematic Infusion

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I had half a mind to exclude Avengers Assemble altogether from my Marvel NOW! reading order. Partially this was because of how uninterested I found myself in the Brian Michael Bendis helmed first seven issues (when Zodiac and Thanos fall flat, you know you’re in trouble), but mostly because Avengers Assemble is the most heavily connected to the Marvel cinematic universe of any Marvel comics. In many ways, this is a comic that feels disconnected from Marvel continuity at large (it’s kind of a hobby). Nonetheless, with Kelly Sue Deconnick taking writing duties, and with a long run of tie-ins to Age of Ultron and Captain Marvel: The Enemy Within, Avengers Assemble has earned its place in the Marvel NOW! reading order (literally the highest honor I can bestow). [Read more…] about Avengers Assemble #9 – #13 Review! Marvel NOW’s Cinematic Infusion

Avengers #35 Review! The Three Avengers

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Well we have quite the doozy on our hands folks. All the events that have been building and building in Avengers, and New Avengers, are starting to come to a head. Finally. Way, way back in the early issues of the reboot of this Avengers line, this was written: “The idea begun by two men. One who was life. And one who was death.” Ominous, but we now get some insight into what that means. [Read more…] about Avengers #35 Review! The Three Avengers

12 Reasons Summer 2012 Will Be The Best Comic Book Movie Season Ever

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You heard that right. Summer 2012 is shaping up to be the best season of comic book movies of all time. Aside from the glorious summer of 1990, few summers have ever come close. And guess what? That’s not even counting DC’s The Dark Knight Rises. My premise is based purely on the onslaught of Marvel trailers released since the Super Bowl. How do I know all this? I’ve got 12 reasons:

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