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DV8: Gods and Monsters 2 of 8

Copycat continues to narrate the teams experiences on an Earth filled with simple native people. She recalls her first encounter with former team-mate Bliss and her tribe. Bliss’ first encounter was different than the other members of the team. She was forcefully taken by a tribe of Amazon-type women. She’s fascinated as she attempts to use her powers of emotions on them, only to find that they don’t work. Apparently the “Drones” that found Bliss were raised to be emotionless to better serve the tribe.

From there Bliss is held prisoner until approached by a member of the tribe. Bliss attacks her and kills her before being detained again. Later that night she’s given a way to earn her freedom by saving two lives. One of the tribe is struggling to give birth and the tribe is afraid that she’ll not only loose the baby but also her life. Bliss is more of a giver of pain than joy, so it’s an unusual task to help someone with positive emotions. She calms the pregnant woman allowing her to have an easy birth and saves two lives earning her freedom.

Sam & Twitch: The Writer 1 of 4

Sam and Twitch are two detectives that have seen their share of the strange and crazy. Not only are they friends with Spawn, but they played a role in helping him stop Armageddon from happening (Spawn 150-164). Now Sam and Twitch are the top dogs at the police station and are given all of the high profile cases. “The Writer” is a serial killer that carves stories into his victim’s bodies. In fact the victim is more of a canvas than a target, making his profile difficult to construct. Because it’s a high profile case it falls right into the laps of Sam and Twitch.

The issue begins with Sam showing up late to a crime scene. Sam is fat, smokes three packs a day, and showers less than that in a week. It’s not unusual for him to be late, in fact his partner Twitch, expects it. Twitch is everything Sam is not. He’s a family man; he’s thorough and catches all of the details, but most of all he’s bathed. The thing about their partnership is that even though they are the classic “Odd Couple”, it has nothing to do with their friendship or interaction. Rather it is more of a statement of how others interact with them.

Fringe’s “Other Side” Comics to See our Side?

Early this year Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Brightest Day) was promoted to Chief Creative Officer for DC Entertainment. Aside from writing some of the best books at DC, Johns was put in charge of finding ways to infuse the characters of the DC Universe into all faucets of entertainment including: TV, Movies, Animation and Video Games. Rather than whore their character to the highest bidder it seems that he has tried to infuse comic book culture into the mainstream.

Perhaps one of the least talked about examples of this has been character of Dr. Sheldon Cooper and his Green Lantern themed T-Shirts on the Big Bang Theory. Whether the shows has popularity amongst comic fans or not it has succeeded in making fans of the show ask about the shirts and there meaning.

Tracker #4 – Review

Alex O’Roark is a werewolf… that works for the F.B.I. Alright that’s a bit miss leading. Alex is a F.B.I. agent assigned to stopping an elusive serial killer that’s been killing for sixty years. Alex made the biggest break in the case by getting a photo of the unknown killer. Alex’s real problem is that the serial killer, named Herod, is a werewolf and the reason that Alex has become one as well. Now Alex must not only stop Herod, but save himself from turning into a werewolf permanently.

The story opens up with Alex and his partner, Jezzie, attempting to get to Herod’s next victim before he does. Alex’s curse has given him extra senses such as: Smell and hearing. He’s able to smell others with the Lupine blood so he’s shocked to find a sixth grader beating the hell out of another kid. The sixth grader is Herod’s next victim and now Alex must find a way to protect the boy.

Boom! Starts The Armory Wars

THE AMORY WARS is the story of Claudio Kilgannon, son of Coheed and Cambria, the subjects of a privately developed anti-terrorist unit. The insidious Supreme Tri-mage Wilhelm Ryan, self-proclaimed ruler of Heaven’s Fence, a network of 78 planets, sets forth to decimate those that could stand in his way, including Coheed, Cambria and their children. Claudio must discover his role in this galactic turmoil and come to terms with his own growth in worlds that are always changing. THE AMORY WARS is the story behind the band Coheed and Cambria’s music, and fans have tried to unlock the true course of events encrypted in the lyrics since the band first debuted.

Rescue – Women in Comics OneShot

Rescue is another in a series of one-shots starring the Women of the Marvel Universe. Rescue, for those not following Iron Man, is the name of Pepper Potts’ armor. Since the armor has no weapons and was made for search and rescue, it became the obvious choice in names. This is humorous, since this entire issue deals with choice.

The events of the book take place during Stark: Disassembled, in which Tony is in a coma forcing Pepper to wait for his return. She does what she does best and organizes someone else’s mess by cleaning a locker room. What she doesn’t count on is help from her dead husband, Happy, as she finds a boxing glove. No Happy is not back from the dead, but that doesn’t stop her from holding a conversation with him. She walks Happy through an event that happened to her on her way to saving Tony.

Time Bomb Coming From Gray & Palmiotti

May 20, 2010, Los Angeles, CA – Radical Publishing proudly presents Time Bomb, the newest Sci-Fi/Action thriller from acclaimed creators Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (Jonah Hex, Power Girl), now available to order in the May 2010 edition of Diamond Previews. Featuring interior art by award-winning industry favorite Paul Gulacy, Time Bomb takes the action and adventure of science fiction and throws it back into the explosive era of wartime Germany.

Time Bomb begins beneath the streets of modern day Berlin, where archeologists accidently activate the Omega Bomb, Hitler’s ultimate doomsday weapon designed to wipe out the human race. Now, equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and equipment, a group of specialists must travel one day back through time to stop the bomb from ever going off. However, they quickly discover that rather than going back as intended, they’ve been sent back into the heart of Germany, in the midst of World War II. Now it’s up to them to save the human race on a ticking clock before the bomb is even set and in the backdrop of war.