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Your intrepid host runs into the Dreaded Deadline Doom and has to tag in his sometime replacement Derek Coward, who finds a way to make at least two factual errors in less than two minutes. Regardless of that bout of idiocy, Derek plays an entire Movie Noise episode where he reviews The Guardians of The Galaxy with his long suffering children. Then Steve and Kevin rescue the episode with a talk about classic Guardians of the Galaxy.

Black Bolt is one ticked off king.  After being held prisoner and replaced by the shape shifting Skrulls, the Inhuman’s silent ruler is out for a little revenge.  And he isn’t about to let anybody stand in his way to get it. Get ready for some high octane space action in this hot new one shot that kicks off Marvel’s next big galactic event, War of Kings!

Secret Invasion: War of Kings was a very cool start to this new event.  Penned by Marvel’s go to space guys, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, this issue has me really fired up to see the rest of the story.  It seems Abnet and Lanning are unbeatable when it comes to space tales, and this issue just helps prove that.  There is no huge build up to the story, it just takes off from the first page and gets us right into the action.  The pacing of the story was really well handled, with the writers giving us just the right amount of action mixed with scenes of dialog.  I never felt as if the story hit any slow points or areas that lost my interest, as I often times tend to do with space tales.  I thought the dialog was really well written, especially with the character of Maximus.  This was the first time I’ve ever read anything with this character, but I could really get a sense of who he was just from his dialog.

The art from pencilers Paul Pelletier and Bong Dazo and inkers Rick Magyar and Joe Pimentel was truly top notch!  The two artist seem to be a great match together as I never felt a sudden jolt in art change when the other artist took over a scene.  The pages were beautifully rendered with great detail and I love Pelletier’s space ship and machine designs.

I only have one complaint about the issue and that is with the font used at the beginning to represent Skrull speech. At first I thought there was something wrong with the way the issue was printed, but quickly realized it was the font itself.  It looks as if flakes of ink came of the letters leaving the pieces broken looking.  There were several times it was hard to tell what the letters even were.  I appreciate the effort to make the Skrull speak look more dramatic, but felt the effect came up short.

In all, this was a really great issue.  From start to finish the book had me hooked, and kept my interest even through a second read through.  I have no doubt that Abnett and Lanning are going to deliver another grade A space epic with this event!  Definitely give this book a shot, and be sure to pick up the free copy of War of Kings Saga to go along with it.  Not knowing much Inhuman history, I found it to be invaluable!

COVER BY: BRANDON PETERSON
WRITER: DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER & BONG DAZO
INKS: RICK MAGYAR & JOE PIMENTEL
COLORED BY: WIL QUINTANA & MIKE KELLEHER
LETTERED BY: JOE CARAMAGNA
EDITOR: BILL ROSEMAN
One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

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The Return Of The New Mutant Warlock Leads to Conquest Finale!

Selffriends, everyone’s favorite New Mutant Warlock has returned in the pages of Nova! But the comeback may be short-lived as Warlock, his protégé Tyro, and a transmode virus-infected Nova must face an enraged Technarch adult in Nova #12. And with the Phalanx-delivered virus ravaging his body, can Nova survive to lead this strange calvary into the double-sized Annihilation: Conquest #6?

Month after month, Nova has reviewers like Ain’t It Cool News raving, “The series that knocked my socks off with each and every issue this year was Nova…and more than any other series, has me chomping at the bit for the next issue.”

Warlock has never looked so good thanks to the pencils of Paul Pelletier, inker Rick Magyar, and colorist Guru eFX. And writers Andy Lanning & Dan Abnett have crafted a story more than worthy of the former cult fave.

With the events of this issue leading directly into the conclusion of Annihilation: Conquest, plus the return of this beloved New Mutant, you do not want to miss Nova #12!

NOVA #12 (FEB082250)
Written by ANDY LANNING & DAN ABNETT
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 3/20, On-Sale – 4/9/2008

Ultron Triumphant? Annihilation: Conquest Reaches Its Stunning Conclusion!

It’s a rag-tag band of the universe’s bravest sci-fi heroes against the seemingly unstoppable Ultron in a battle so big it needed a double-sized issue to show it all! Annihilation: Conquest #6 (of 6), from the acclaimed writing team of DnA (Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning) and the fan-favorite art duo of Tom Raney & Wellinton Alves, presents the battle that will determine the fate of both the Kree Empire and Earth! Wrapped in a stunning cover by rising star artist Aleksi Briclot, this is the issue that reveals the fates of Nova, Adam Warlock, Quasar, Star-Lord and all the heroes caught in the climactic cosmic conflict!

“Do you like evil robots, green-skinned assassins, warrior sorcerers, human rockets and talking raccoons? Then have we got the comic for you!” said editor Bill Rosemann. “DnA weave all the seemingly-unconnected threads together in this issue as all our major players collide on the burning streets of Hala! All this, plus the seeds are planted for the upcoming new Guardians of the Galaxy!”

Who will survive? Who will fall? And what is the price of victory? Discover the jaw-dropping answers in Annihilation: Conquest #6, concluding the epic that IGN.com crowns, “one of the best event books of the year.”

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #6 (of 6) (JAN082137)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TOM RANEY & WELLINTON ALVES
Inked by SCOTT HANNA
Colored by FRANK D’ARMATA
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—3/20/08, On-Sale—4/9/08