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Redemption #4
Bland.
“Let me die, damn you!”
Kaine doesn’t know what he wants. As an antagonist that makes him a lame duck. We know he’s not going to follow through on any of his dastardly plans. And we suspect that Ben will probably save him in the end.
The first mini-series--…
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Redemption #3
A bit better.
“We’d been on the run for months, changing identities, changing jobs.”
The focus shifts to Janine Godbe for several scenes, and her story is more interesting that Kaine’s. Plus, the Ben-Janine love story seems more believable here.
Kaine continues to…
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Redemption #2
Pointless.
“Where is she?”
Kaine is angry at Ben. He wants revenge. But it's a twisted revenge. Meaning the plot can meander and random things can happen. But, as a reading experience, it lacks momentum. And anything that does happen feels forced.
I quite like Kai…
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Redemption #1
Sad people being sad; dreary.
“We were born to misery—don’t you realise that?”
Barely a plot here. Mostly, it’s just naval gazing. At one point, Ben randomly meets Flash Thompson in a late-night bar and they have a very on-the-nose conversation. Without Flash reco…
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Daredevil #75
Detailed.
Matt and Foggy are in the Republic of Delvadia when the US Ambassador is abducted. The costumed revolutionary responsible is a mysterious, enigmatic figure.
Imaginative little tale which takes DD far away from the streets of New York. It can be overly wo…
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Professor Xavier and the X-Men #8
A slugfest that works.
"There's no place for me at your stupid goody-two-shoes school!"
It's a simple story, but there are real stakes. The X-Men are trying to convince Fred Dukes not to join Magneto's Brotherhood. The battle happens because Du…
10
Ghost Rider #72
Not engaging.
Snowblind.
Each of these scripts is pushing the same buttons over and over. You could swap some scenes across different issues and nobody would notice.
Stacy is back accusing Danny/GR of being a killer. Didn’t we cover this? Was it not over and don…
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The Daily Bugle
[Marvel Vision #5]
Weakest one yet.
Stories about attack at Avengers Mansion, Hobgoblin, Fantastic Four, X-Men.
It feels like less effort went into this one. The stories don’t feel authentic. Too much detail. Stuff you wouldn’t expect to see in the press.
5/10
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The Avengers #399
More of the same.
"--he just KOed three veteran Avengers without a hitch!"
The mysterious assailant inside Avengers HQ is interesting, but doesn't get much space. Instead, we get interpersonal drama that reads like petty bickering. As before, the scenes on the…
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The Avengers #398
Below average.
"For all we know, Masque's the one that did that to him."
Yet another story where the Avengers are attacked in their own HQ. It's such a lazy way to kickstart a story. Very little effort required (by the writers).
Before we get to that, we have …
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