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REVIEW: What is love in ‘Tokyo Ghost #10’?
This titular question fits quite perfectly after I read the tenth and ultimate chapter of TOKYO GHOST. Love is an emotional force that makes the world around. Rick Remender presents his formulaic emotional grinding storytelling...
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REVIEW: ‘Deadly Class, Vol. 4′ is a well-deserved Battle Royale
Rick Remender and Wes Craig pay tribute to the greatness (and notoriety) of the Japanese cult classic, Battle Royale, in the latest volume of Deadly Class, DIE FOR ME. It contains issues #17 -21 with some artistic features cour...
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REVIEW: A rebirth for ‘Pedro Penduko: The Legend Begins’
Pedro Penduko is one of National Artist in Visual Arts Francisco Conching‘s greatest pop cultural creations. I primarily remember this cultural icon in the movie version which either Janno Gibbs and/or Hubert “Biste...
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REVIEW: ‘Deathstroke #1′ is anything but perfect
DC Entertainment continues its current dominance in the comic book industry due to its Rebirth phenomenal gambit, and most of its title releases are undeniably well-written, direct to the point, accessibly fun, and most importa...
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REVIEW: The hunger’s wrath on ‘Patay Kung Patay #3′
National Artist in Literature F. Sionil Jose wrote a highly thought provoking essay entitled “Why We Are Hungry?” I suggest readers to read this why indeed we are still “hungry”. I bring this up because ...
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REVIEW: Christmas comes closer on ‘Klaus #7′
KLAUS #7 closes the postmodernist theoretical take on the origins of Santa Claus (or Klaus) that basically the fusion of the Northern European supernatural and folkloric elements and the usual Grant Morrison‘s weirdness a...
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REVIEW: Prison Break: Star Wars style in ‘Star Wars, Vol. 3: Rebel Jail’
Jason Aaron writes some of the good stories in the Star Wars mythologies right now. So good that unsurprisingly, Jason got re-nominated for this year’s Eisner’s for Best Writer due to his ever increasing confidence in tone and ...
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REVIEW: The taste of conflict in ‘Starve. Vol. 2′
It is a rare moment for comic book readers to read something innovative, radical and socially relevant that mainstream comics fail to utilize and moreover, empower readers to the greater cause. More so, if one applies FOOD as a...
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REVIEW: ‘Kill Or Be Killed #1′ gives a twisted second chance
Without further ado, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips‘ Kill Or Be Killed #1 starts off WITH THE BANG! The story starts with a killing spree and ends with an inevitable crossing of the Rubicon. It almost looks a start of the ...
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REVIEW: The Journey really matters in ‘Bone: Coda’
Jeff Smith’s BONE series is considered as one of the best, if not the greatest, all-ages comic book genres ever created. This is no exaggeration at all. Critics often cite BONE as one of the most accessible, heartwarming, and a...