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I tried this reviewing-comics-every-week gig, first with Weekly Haul, and then New Comics Yay!, but it just doesn’t stick with me. I know I’m passionate enough about reading comics, but blogging about it is an entirely different thing. With the real world usually foiling my plans of writing comic book reviews every week, I’ve decided to stop. But not completely. I’ll try doing this on a monthly basis. I still believe that by reviewing comics, I’ll somehow save the world. Hasn’t happened yet, but at least I’ve inspired people. I think. Anyhoo, let’s do this!

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I read a couple of issues of Ultimates 1, but I wasn’t really thrilled with it. Late shipping didn’t help with catching my interest. Madureira on Ultimates 3 isn’t really making me want to pick up this new “season”. The art looks awesome, though.

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That’s a very nice gatefold cover. It’s awesome to see Ultimate Venom and Ultimate Sabretooth together. That’s just badass. I don’t like how Ultimate Thor’s drawn, though. He looks like a giant dwarf from the Lord of the Rings. And what’s up with Ultimate Magneto? Why’s he looking at the camera when there’s an impending clash between his troops and the heroes? That Magneto, so wacky.

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What happens when Beta Ray Bill’s awesome hammer meets a frickin’ huge sword being swung by Asteroth?

The results are mind-numbingly spectacular. CRAKTHAM!!

Don’t swing your sword at Bahlactus! You’ll lose. Magnificently.

*** Senses-shattering image from Marvel’s Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #5.

Blonde chick doesn’t realize Moon Knight is a sucker for reverse psychology. Poor Bushman.

Amidst all of this, Bahlactus grins.

*** Unstoppable face-hitting image from Marvel’s Moon Knight #1.

I didn’t get to hop on the Planet Hulk train but that didn’t stop me from picking up this lovely piece of What If? awesomeness. What If? Planet Hulk contains three stories by Greg Pak featuring alternate outcomes of the Planet Hulk saga, and all of it is a whole bag of nice. I specifically love the first one where the Hulk died and Caiera lived to raise hell on Earth. It was meaner, bloodier, and sadder. Brilliant. Also, can I just say that Leonard Kirk is the shit?

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