Nick Friar

Previously on Barbaric (First Arc)

Previously on Barbaric (First Arc)

(NOTE: This is a refresher from the first arc of Barbaric and the title’s recent one-shot, Barbaric: Harvest Blades #1, along with a spoiler-free review of Barbaric: Axe to Grind #1. If you didn’t actually read the first arc of Barbaric and Barbaric: Harvest Blades...

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Previously on Killadelphia (#23)…

Previously on Killadelphia (#23)…

(NOTE: This is a refresher from Killadelphia #23, along with a spoiler-free review of Killadelphia #24. If you didn’t actually read Killadelphia #23 yet, read that before checking out this week’s issue.) This arc of Killadelphia has been absolutely out of control....

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What happened last issue of Radiant Black (#15)

What happened last issue of Radiant Black (#15)

(NOTE: This is a refresher from Radiant Black #15, along with a spoiler-free review of Radiant Black #16. If you didn’t actually read Radiant Back #15 yet, read that before checking out this week’s issue.) If you haven’t seen the video Kyle Higgins and company put...

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Comic of the Week: Canary #1 from ComiXology

Comic of the Week: Canary #1 from ComiXology

This is the best first issue of the Scottober books that have come out from ComiXology so far. In general, one of my favorite issues of 2022. Already had high expectations for this series, but Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian have elevated my view of Canary to a new...

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Rogues’ Gallery #1: Image Comics Review

Rogues’ Gallery #1: Image Comics Review

This title has a lot of potential. The social commentary is very much relevant for comic books fans. More importantly, it’s spot on. Whether your poison is Twitter or Reddit, the characters you meet in Rogues’ Gallery #1 feel all too familiar. Image ComicsWritten by:...

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Comic of the Week: Killadelphia #23 from Image Comics

Comic of the Week: Killadelphia #23 from Image Comics

It’s always amazing when a title somehow raises the bar after such a long run of success. Maintaining excellence is one thing; that alone is a challenge. But improving over and over is something else. That’s exactly what Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander have...

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Black Mass Rising: TKO Studios Review

Black Mass Rising: TKO Studios Review

Black Mass Rising is one of those books that’s tough to talk about without getting into spoilers. There’s more to it than the twists, but if there’s one thing that will stick with readers, it’s the major surprises they get throughout this story.  TKO...

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Basilisk #9: BOOM Studios Review

Basilisk #9: BOOM Studios Review

Just when it seemed like we had everything figured out. The first two arcs of Basilisk were intense, but Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf flipped the title on its head with Basilisk #9. There is so much more at play than readers were initially led to believe. And this...

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Comic of the Week: Public Domain #1 from Image Comics

Comic of the Week: Public Domain #1 from Image Comics

It’s pretty well understood that not all comic book movie fans are comic books readers. But if there was ever a comic the non-reader, diehard comic book movie fans could appreciate, it’s Public Domain #1.  Image ComicsWriting and Art by: Chip Zdarsky It took a...

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