Author: Drew R.
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Tales Of Suspense #55:Tales Of The Watcher: The Sun-Stealer!
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsAfter our recent stories showing us some of the history of the watcher, we get a tale that shows the watcher in a more modern light, as he is visited on the moon by an alien space craft. the craft that is set on a go alto steal our earths sun. but the watcher is forbidden from interfering, only able…
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X-Men #6:Sub-Mariner! Joins The Evil Mutants
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsThis comic book review is of the story titled “Sub-Mariner! Joins The Evil Mutants” from X-Men #6 with a cover date of in July 1964. While the X-Men have been seen in other titles, this is the first guest star from the marvel universe at large to appear in the X-Men’s own title, as we witness…
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Doctor Strange: Season One
Published: Apr 12th 2012 | Review: 3.5 StarsThis comic book review is for Doctor Strange: Season One; and with it I plan to uphold the same level of expectations i did for the other season one titles I reviewed. If you would like to know more about my methods or my view points on season one as a whole, you can check out my…
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Journey Into Mystery #106:The Thunder God Strikes Back!
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 2.5 StarsToday, I follow-up and review the second part of a cliff hanger that was started in Journey Into Mystery #105. In that issue, Mr. Hyde and The Cobra teamed up to stop Thor, and by all appearances succeed, by separating him from his hammer. How can Thor stop the two opponents as Dr. Don Blake? We just have…
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Journey Into Mystery #105:The Cobra and Mr. Hyde
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 3.25 StarsThis comic book review is of the story titled “The Cobra and Mr. Hyde”; and serves as the first part of a two-part story that is started in Journey Into Mystery #105. in this epic tale, we have two former Thor villain, whom each almost stopped the god of thunder, teaming up to do what they could not do on…
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One Year of Reviewing Comics
Reviewingcomics.com has just surpassed the one year mark of its first comic book review. Fantastic Four #1. while the domain was registered on Aug. 26th the birth of the site was really Aug 30th. when the first comic book review went up. In that year I have done over 180 reviews from over 150 different comic books; most…
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Tales Of Suspense #54:Tales Of The Watcher Hands Off!
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsWorry not watcher fan’s, I did not forget the tales of the watcher story when i read Tales Of Suspense last week, here is my comic book review of the one from Tales Of Suspense #54 titled “Hands Off!” After last months tale where we learn the origin of the watcher, this month we get another tale evolving…
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Tales Of Suspense #55:No One Escapes The Mandarin
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4 StarsI could not wait, after reading Tales Of Suspense #54, I had to follow up with part II right away. Today’s comic book review is of The Iron man feature titled “No One Escapes The Mandarin” from Tales Of Suspense #55. but how can they follow up the last issue? how can Iron Man escape let alone save…
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Tales Of Suspense #54:The Mandarin’s Revenge
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4 StarsFor this comic book review I read the Iron Man feature from Tales Of Suspense #54. this story was titled “The Mandarin’s Revenge” and serves at the first part of a two-part story. In this tale, Tony Stark goes to Vietnam to investigate the cause of some of his missiles malfunctioning, only after some careful thinking does he concluded that…
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Hulk:Season One
Published: Aug 15th 2012 | Review: 3.75 StarsWhen it came to opening Hulk: Season One and reading it for the first time, i was unsure what to think or expect. like many of our hero’s the Hulk has evolved over the years, given both a deeper background, and understanding then what was possible in the early issues. What I hoped to get…
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Amazing Spider-Man #13:The Menace of… Mysterio!
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsThis Comic Book review is for Amazing Spider-Man #13, and the story titled “The Menace of… Mysterio!“. But it is a story that starts out, with a bit of an identity crisis, as news breaks of spider-man’s crime spree, even Peter Parker has doubts on spider-man’s innocence. but how can a doubtful superhero sleep at night? you will just…
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Fantastic Four #27:The Search For Sub-Mariner!
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4 StarsFor this comic book review I am reading Fantastic Four #27, and a story titled “The Search For Sub-Mariner!“, Yes, you have guessed right, the Sub-Mariner is back in Fantastic Four, for the first time since Fantastic Four Annual #1. Although Namor did have an appearance in Avengers #3 and #4. But in this issue as…
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Strange Tales #121:Witchcraft In The Wax Museum
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4 StarsFor this comic book review, i have read the Dr. Strange feature from Strange Tales #121 titled “Witchcraft In The Wax Museum“. In this tale we see Doctor strange given a nine page feature to face off once again against the evil Baron Mordo, but in this battle the fate of Doctor strange’s life seems to be…
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Strange Tales #121:Prisoner Of The Plantman
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 3.25 StarsThe first tale from Strange Tales that I am going to review is “Prisoner Of the PlantMan!” The Human Torch feature of that issue. This tale is a follow-up to Strange Tales #113 where we first seen plant-man, but never fear, the first page gives a good recap for those whom have not been reading all…
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Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #7:The Court-Martial Of Sergeant Fury
Cover Date: May 1964 | Review: 4.5 StarsWith most of the comic book I review the action takes place between the good guys and the bad guys, and is fought with action, but this story is different. as Nick Fury defends his very life in the court room. While there is some classic comic book action taking place in the pages of Sgt. Fury And…
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Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #6:The Fangs Of The Desert Fox!
Cover Date: Mar 1964 | Review: 5 StarsToday as I sit down to write my comic book review of Howling Commandos #6, the story titled “The Fangs Of The Desert Fox!” I am left with more to think about then just the artwork, and story, but the not to subtle deeper meaning that was the real heart of this story, one that…
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Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #5:At The Mercy Of Baron Strucker
Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 4 StarsThis comic book review is of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commando’s #5, where we have the howling commando’s first issue after the lost of Junior Juniper, something I seen as a major turning point for the series and comic books in general. But how does that all play into the ongoing story of our commandos? and can this…
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Ant-Man:Season One
Published: Jul 11th 2012 | Review: 3 StarsI was filled with excitement as I opened Ant-Man Season One for the first time. Ironic considering that until I stared doing this site, he was not even in the list of my favorite hero’s but his early stories and his character has seemed to grow on me; So much so that a modern In-Continuity…
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Tales To Astonish #56:Beware The Bog Beast!
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4.75 Starshis may be one of the best “The Wonderful Wasp Tells A Tale” I have read! it would leave me excited for more but at last, more was not to come. As Next month, the second feature would star the wasp, but not be a wonderful Tale. This is a tale, of a lovely woman,…
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Tales To Astonish #55:The Gypsy’s Secret
Cover Date: May 1964 | Review: 4 StarsA tale of great desire, and the ability to turn led into gold, how can such a story go wrong? In fact, it can go wrong in many ways, but I am pleased to say, “The Gypsy’s Secret” did not go wrong at all. this is the story of Gypsy who has the great secret of…
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Tales To Astonish #54:Conquest
Cover Date: Apr 1964 | Review: 4 StarsIn this issue we have another one of the stories in the series of “The Wonderful Wasp Tells A Tale” this one titled “Conquest“. in this tale we see a ruler driven to conquest to earn the admiration of his people, and just what that leads too for him. like the other stories in this series it…
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Tales To Astonish #56:The Coming Of The Magician!
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsIn this issue, just as the cover promises, we see Giant-Man using his power to his advantage, and then just as the last tale foretold, we get the hint of a looming proposal from hank Pym to Janet van Dyne. But will this story be as magical as we hope, or just a bunch of tricks? Artwork Dick…
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Tales To Astonish #55:On The Trail Of The Human Top!
Cover Date: May 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsIn tales To astonish #55 we have Hank Pym as both Giant-Man and Ant-man using his skills along with the assistance of Janet Van Dyne to stop the Human Top for the second time. The first time was in Tales To Astonish #50 and #51. But what does their second encounter have in store for us? and what of the…
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Tales To Astonish #54:No Place To Hide
Cover Date: Apr 1964 | Review: 2.25 StarsThis comic book review is for the Giant-man & Wasp story featured in Tales To Astonish #54, titled “No Place To Hide”. This tale features our hero’s after they are asked by the US Government to investigate a governmental change in the small nation of Santo Rico, and its new leader “El Toro!” But is “no Place…