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Marvel Rundown: Three’s Company in IRON MAN #6

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The Marvel Rundown this week takes a look at Iron Man #6, X-Men of Apocalypse #4, and X-Men '97 Season 2 #1

Marvel Rundown: Ragnarök is here in THE ULTIMATES #23

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This week on the Marvel Rundown we take a look at Ultimate Ragnarök with The Ultimates #23 and Frank tries to find his groove with The Punisher #3.

The Marvel Rundown: SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN soars by staying grounded

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Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz’s Spider-Man/Superman is an instant classic for the way it focuses in on the human element of these larger than life icons.

Marvel Rundown: Journey down to Graymatter Lane with X-MEN UNITED #2

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This week the Marvel Rundown takes a journey to Graymatter Lane with a X-Men United #2. Plus, a review of Storm Earth's Mightiest Mutant #3

The Marvel Rundown: DAREDEVIL #1 is a self-assured, swashbuckling debut

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The Marvel Rundown reviews the latest releases from Marvel comics, this week spotlighting Daredevil #1 by Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett.
The Punisher #1

Marvel Rundown: Frank Castle is back in action with THE PUNISHER #1

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This week: reviews the latest launch of The Punisher, the beginning of Spider-Man and Venom Death Spiral and the conclusion of The Ultimates

The Marvel Rundown: It’s the Dawn of the Age of Monsters in INFERNAL HULK...

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This week the Beat's Marvel column tackles Infernal Hulk #1 for its main review, with blurbs about Black Cat, Cloak or Dagger, and more!

The Marvel Rundown: ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM ends in tragedy and potential

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The Beat reviews the finale of Marvel's big event, One World Under Doom, by Ryan North and R.B. Silva, plus a rapid rundown of several new releases.
Spider-Man and Wolverine #7 I was always going to be at least a little interested in a book featuring two of my (and the world’s) favorite Marvel characters. Their odd couple rapport is simply too good and I feel strongly a book featuring these two should always be available. Give me Kaare Andrews drawing, with Spidey and Wolverine going on huge, zany adventures with enormous action set pieces? It’s all I need. The first five issue story left me cold from a narrative standpoint with its focus on Peter’s secret agent parents, but after a one off with a full-in artist, this second story from writer Marc Guggenheim and Andrews is pure, over the top fun featuring a villain from an alternate earth that is a twisted amalgamation of our heroes. Kaare Andrews goes wild on the layouts in this issue, with massive double page spreads and contorted figures. The final page reveal is pure cool. The inventiveness of the visuals, and Andrews’ strange mix of McFarlane and Romita suits the contortionist Spidey and animalistic Wolverine. Sometimes you want your superhero books to say something about the human condition. And sometimes you really just want to see an artist pushing himself to the limit with your two favorite guys as the subject. This is easily the best script we’ve gotten from Guggenheim on the series so far, though. Moving away from the tortured motivation of the first arc’s mystery villain and the baggage of Peter and Mary Parker is a big help. Brian Reber’s retro approach to colors, mostly flat with simple shading and highlights, helps Andrews’ bold figure work stand out on the page. The switch in dimension also includes a subtle color shift to a more washed out, grimier palette that helps define the tone of this darker world. VC’s Travis Lanham’s lettering is clean and readable, tracking comfortably even among the wilder layouts and heavy caption use. You could easily skip the first arc of this series and jump in here and have a great time, but it’s worth seeking out past chapters too, if only for the great Kaare Andrews work. - TR

The Marvel Rundown: ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #22 sees the long game play out

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Welcome once again to another edition of The Marvel Rundown. This week as the year starts coming to a wind down, we have a...

The Marvel Rundown: PLANET SHE-HULK #1 boldly goes where She-Hulk has never gone before

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This week we're lookin at Planet She-Hulk! Plus, dispatches from the Age of Revelation, Amazing Spider-Man, and Alien vs. Captain America.
Imperial #4

The Marvel Rundown: Cosmic Marvel blasts off again in IMPERIAL #4

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The Imperial #4 finale issue leads this week's Marvel review column, which also looks at Death of the Silver Surfer, and more!
Battleworld #1

The Marvel Rundown: Past and future collide in BATTLEWORLD #1

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This week's column features Battleworld #1, plus the latest issues of Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe, The Thing, and Ultimate Hawkeye.

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