Weekly Comics Pull; 4-11
For the Pick Three for the week of 4-9, it’s epic struggles, aliens with mysteries to solve and Darth Vader. Resident Alien: An Alien in New York #1, Immortal Men #1 and Darth Vader #14 are hot and fresh.
Author: J. Endress
Lando Calrissian, a White Rhino and Deadpool walk into a bar…
Deadpool, historically, has generally faced an uphill battle in terms of taking it beyond the...
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Wolverine: Old Enough To Be Your Dad
Old Man Logan launched as an 8-issue storyline in 2009 taking place in a hellish alternate Earth. After the Death of Wolverine, Old Man Logan became a full-on X-man, having relocated to one of the less hellish Marvel timelines. Just shy of a total reboot, Wolverine’s clone, X-23, took up the reigns for the monthly Wolverine title, with the addition of her tween clone, Gabby, aka Honey Badger. Daken, Logan’s son, also shows up from time to time. As does Old Man Logan, which ends up creating a bizarre family unit. There’s even a pet; Jonathan, the talking Wolverine.
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Classic Anime FLCL Returns for Round 2 AND 3
FLCL makes sense as if by accident, and many of the visuals and gags put the idiot in idiot box, but that’s why it’s cool. With plot lines like a Jackson Pollock painting and heart the size of a blue whale’s, FLCL is a call to arms to the backyard adventurers of our inner child.
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Wolverine: The Long Night is an ice cold thriller
Wolverine: The Long Night starts with a chilling explanation of how there are 1000 ways to die in Alaska. Logan, the Wolverine, is quickly implied among these gruesome fates. There’s a new stranger in the small coastal town of Burns, Alaska, and people are going missing and questions are being asked. Two very unwanted Federal Agents (from an undisclosed agency) are on the scene, a situation reminiscent of the opening of Twin Peaks. The sound of water on the docks, semis, creaking chairs all paint a tense scene. The power of Jaws or Halloween is not when you see the monster, but knowing it’s there, lurking. That music starts, and your heart rate skyrockets
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