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UNLEASHED |
by Mark Waid, Scott Peterson, Dennis Janke,
& Rick Taylor, et al |
Paperback: 176 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563894475 |
$17.95
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| Underworld Unleashed
was a good crossover. A powerful being named Neron invites a number of
villians to do business with him. Neron offers these folks -- ranging from
Mongul to Punch and Judee, with everyone in between -- their "heart's desire"
in exchange for their souls. Mongul learn the hard way that Neron can be
refused or ignored, but not challenged. |
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want souls he probably owns anyway, assuming he is some sort of demon?
What is his true agenda? The Trickster, from whose point of view the story
is told in large part, doesn't figure that out until the very end. All
he knows going in is what the Fiddler told him: that the word "Neron" was
used in ancient times to create the numerologic symbol "666."
There is a lot to like, such
as Trickster's P.O.V. Some is old hat. In many places the action was disjointed,
perhaps due to the absence of crossed-over stories from other magazines.
But overall this is a great read, both for the promised revamping of DC
villians and the creation of a genuine long-term player in Neron.
Dimensions (in inches): 0.29 x 10.10 x 6.58
April 1998
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Check out our entire WONDER
WOMAN listing
including
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The Wonder
Woman Archives
Wonder Woman-- Featuring
Over Five Decades of Great Covers
The Contest
The Challenge of Artemis
Lifelines
Gods and Goddesses
Amazonia: A Tale of the
Wonder Woman
and lots more!
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ARCHIVES
Volume One |
by Edmond Hamilton, Bill Finger, Curt Swan,
& Dick Sprang |
Hardcover: 224 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563894882 |
$49.95
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| DC releases
a hardcover collection of the first Superman-Batman team-ups, featuring
a new cover by Dick Sprang! Reprinting SUPERMAN (1st series) #76, as well
as the team-ups from the pages of WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #71-85, these stories
include the first time Superman and Batman revealed their secret idenities
to each other (in a classic adventure on a cruise ship), the first time
the two heroes traded identities, and the memorable tale in which Superman
loses his powers and Batman gained them! |
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JUSTICE |
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Sins
of Youth |
| by Peter David, Jason Wright, & Todd
Nauck |
Paperback: 320 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563897482 |
$19.95
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| The concept
of YOUNG JUSTICE: SINS OF YOUTH is lighthearted and fun: Adults around
the world are getting nervous about the Young Justice team and all other
teen heroes. The world media, possibly being encouraged by some person
or persons unknown, is making this worse by hyping the image of immature
kids with a lot of power. Everybody's got an opinion and as things heat
up a mix of magic and technology turns most of the adult heroes into kids
and all the kids into adults. Everyone splits up into teams to try to find
a way to reverse the mess, all the while the unknown factor behind the
media is getting closer to their ultimate goal... |
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Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x 10.21 x 6.64
November 2000
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