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DEVIL COMICS MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2013

TELEVISION REVIEWS
PAGE 18 THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR

ISSUE 20 TOP february 2014 SOLICITATIONS

PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE 4-5 6 7 8-9 10 11 DC COMICS MARVEL COMICS IMAGE COMICS DARK HORSE IDW PUBLISHING VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT

FILM REVIEWS
PAGE 19 ENDERS GAME

november COMIC CRITIQUES

PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 GREEN ARROW: COUNT VERTIGO INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US SUPERMAN: KRYPTON RETURNS SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN INFINITY SHADOWMAN

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DEVIL COMICS ENTERTAINMENT EDITORIAL Editors Pick

DC Comics FOREVER EVIL #6 The final fate of Nightwing is revealed JUSTICE LEAGUE #28 The Metal Men are here! GREEN ARROW #28 The Outsiders War Part 3 BATMAN/SUPERMAN #8 First Contact crossover with Earth 2 WORLDS FINEST #20 First Contact crossover continues SUPERMAN: LOIS LANE #1 Character focus BATMAN: JOKERS DAUGHTER #1 Character focus SUPERGIRL #28 Becomes a Red Lantern GREEN LANTERN/RED LANTERNS #28 First New 52 Flipbook Marvel Comics SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #27.NOW Goblin Nation begins SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #28 MIRACLEMAN #3 UNCANNY AVENGERS #17 Planet X debuts! CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES LAST STAND #5 (of 5)

Welcome to the 20th issue of Devil Comics Magazine. DC Comics continues with Forever Evil, Outsiders War, Gothtopia, and First Contact. DC prepares for the aftermath of Forever Evil which brought Earth 3 villains and begins the crossover with Earth 2 in First Contact. 2014 Free Comic Book Day begins the 5 Years Later event leading to September where all the New 52 books jump to the future. Marvel Comics continues to bombard the market with new #1 issues which reset themselves after a year then celebrates when the issues reach centennial milestones. The marketing effort by Marvel leads to more illegal downloading of the books than purchasing issues based on writers and artists providing their best works. The Superior Spider-Man books debuts with Goblin Nation which will bring closure to the books before debuting Amazing Spider-Man #1. Image Comics brings new creator-owned number issues which bring a breath of fresh air to the comics market while continuing with their hit The Walking Dead. Dark Horse continues with their Star Wars series by Brian Wood and The Star Wars which is the original screenplay by George Lucas. IDW Publishing continues with their major Hasbro franchises including G.I. Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony as well as Star Trek. Valiant brings the first arc of Unity to a close while zero issues of Archer and H.A.R.D. Corps prepare for their crossover Mission Improbable in March. Eternal Emperor continues its futuristic Valiant Universe debut in Eternal Warrior. Next month we will bring back the Comic Milestones section. Keep connected on the latest comic news on our Facebook page: Devil Comics Entertainment, Twitter @devilcomics, and our store DevilComics.com. Happy Holidays!

ORIGIN II #3 (OF 5)
Dark Horse

Star Wars #14 The Star Wars #5

Image Comics THE WALKING DEAD #121 THE WALKING DEAD #122 IDW Publishing

STAR TREK #30

Valiant Entertainment ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0 BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS: H.A.R.D. CORPS #0 BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #19 ETERNAL WARRIOR #6

DC COMICS TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

DC Comics has big plans following Forever Evil in March and Free Comic Book Day in May. April will see the landscape change for the DC Universe. Highlights include: Lois Lane and the Jokers Daughter both get a one-shot issue The groundwork for the DC Multiverse to open up after Forever Evil includes both Batman and Superman meeting their Supergirl and Robin from Earth 2 The Metal Men make their New 52 debut in Justice League #28 Nightwing may become a villain after Forever Evil #6 Gothtopia crossover rolls through the Batman books Supergirl becomes a Red Lantern in Green Lantern/Red Lantern #28 Green Arrow deals with the Outsiders War in Green Arrow #28 Zero Year reaches its conclusion in Batman #28

DC COMICS TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

FOREVER EVIL TIE-INS FOREVER EVIL #6 JUSTICE LEAGUE #28 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #12 FOREVER EVIL: A.R.G.U.S. #5 FOREVER EVIL: ARKHAM WAR #5 FOREVER EVIL: ROGUES REBELLION #5 TRINITY OF SIN: THE PHANTOM STRANGER #16 CONSTANTINE #11 TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #8 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #28 SUICIDE SQUAD #28 SUPERMAN SUPERMAN #28 SUPERGIRL #28 SUPERBOY #28 BATMAN BATMAN #28 DETECTIVE COMICS #28 BATGIRL #28 BATWING #28 BIRDS OF PREY #28 CATWOMAN #28 NIGHTWING #28 JUSTICE LEAGUE GREEN ARROW #28 JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #3 EARTH 2 #20 INJUSTICE YEAR TWO #2

MARVEL COMICS TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

Marvel is bringing a slew of new number #1 issues including Wolverine, Fantastic Four, Ms. Marvel, The Punisher, New Warriors, Loki, X-Force, and She-Hulk. Most have these titles have numerous first issues in the past and will have more in the future while degrading their collectability factor. Highlights for February Solicitations include: Superior Spider-Man #27 begins the Goblin Nation Uncanny X-Force and Cable and X-Force merge into one title: X-Force The Trial of Jean Grey continues in All-New X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy Uncanny Avengers concludes Ragnarok Now! Cataclysm concludes the Ultimate Universe event Logan is captured in Origin II #3 The debut of Peter Parkers sister in Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business HC

IMAGE COMICS TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

New Series Collections Three new series debuts which show some promise including the Fuse, Undertow, and the Revenger. Zero collects the first five issues of the series.

Continuing Series All Out War continues in The Walking Dead #121 and #122. Both Deadly Class and Egos hits their second issues.

DARK HORSE COMICS TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

Dark Horse Comics focuses on major franchises including Star Wars, Terminator, and Tomb Raider as well as providing a collection of trade paperbacks. Limited Series The Star Wars #5 brings George Lucas original draft of the 1977 film Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows #3 takes place after Revenge of the Sith Star Wars: Dawn of the JediForce War #4 (of 5) the ancient past of Star Wars Star Wars: Legacy #12 the future of Stars Wars Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #1 (of 6) takes place in 1985 a year after the first Terminator film Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #3 (of 12) the full story of Terminator is told The White Suits #1 (of 4) mysterious killers in white suits

DARK HORSE COMICS TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

New Series Tomb Raider #1 Gail Simone (Batgirl) brings the adventures of Lara Croft Continuing Series Star Wars #14 Ben Kenobi haunts Darth Vaders thoughts

Collections The first volume of Brain Boy is collected in Brain Boy Volume 1: Psy vs. Psy TPB Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Force) brings back Fear Agent Volume 1 TPB The fourth volume of Lone Wolf and Cub is collected The second volume of Brain Woods Star Wars run is collected Star Wars: Dark Times Volume 7 is collected as a trap is set for Darth Vader

IDW PUBLISHING TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

March is a big month for IDW as Dark Cybertron concludes and the 100th milestone is reached for Transformers: Regeneration One and the 200th issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. G.I. JOE The main G.I. Joe series continues with the Secret History of Cobra Commander while Special Missions concludes Destro Must Dies story arc and Threat Matrix is collected in trade form. TRANSFORMERS The final act of Dark Cybertron continues within the two main series More Than Meets the Eye and Robots in Diguise before concluding next month. Transformers: Regeneration One #99 story ends with next months 100th issue.

STAR TREK Star Trek: Khan and Star Trek #30 concludes their story arcs.

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT TOP FEBRUARY 2014 SOLICITATIONS

One Shots Two zero issues are released including Archer #0 and HARD Corps #0 Continuing Series Eternal Warrior #6 shows the future of the Valiant universe in 4001 AD Concluding Arcs Unity #4 pits the Valiant heroes against one another as X-O Manowar # 22 brings us to the epilogue of the story.

Collections Valiant collects the fourth volumes of Harbinger and Archer & Armstrong.

DC COMICS NOVEMBER CRITIQUES

GREEN ARROW: COUNT VERTIGO HARDCOVER Green Arrow rescues Shado in Count Vertigos liar and discovers Emiko is his half- sister and Shado is her mother. Shado knows where the Green Arrow is hidden meanwhile Richard Dragon has come to take Seattle. The origin of Count Vertigo is told as he rises to power and kills his own mother in Green Arrow #23.1 After Count Vertigo blew out one of Green Arrows eardrums, Naomi and Shado decide to take him down alone with a Rocket Arrow. However Shado is interrupted by Richard Dragon which brings Green Arrow to take on Count Vertigo alone. Green Arrow rips the machine empowering Count Vertigo and leaves. In the present Diggle arrives on the seen to takedown Richard Dragon. Green Arrow #25 brings the first meeting between Diggle (Arrow) and Green Arrow while rescuing her mother from Killer Moth. It also marks the first meeting between the Dark Knight and the Emerald Archer. This hardcover collects Green Arrow #22-25 Green Arrow #23.1 RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5

DC COMICS NOVEMBER CRITIQUES

INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ANNUAL #1 Tom Taylor brings an enjoyable take of Lobo hunting down Harley Quinn. After arriving on Earth to collect a bounty on Superman, Lobo is convinced by Superman to hunt down Harley Quinn in exchange for a pill that gives ordinary people superpowers. Lobo confronts and captures Harley Quinn who steals and ingests the pill granting her powers. Harley Quinn takes on Lobo before heading to the Arrow Cave and teaming up with Green Arrow and Black Canary. The trio defeat Lobo and Harley rips his head off. Later Harley convinces Lobo to go after another target more worthy than her so he gets his ego back. Lobo leaves Harley and heads towards Apokolips to take on Darkseid. This is an enjoyable tale from beginning to end BY Tom Taylor to took an ordinary story of Lobo tracking down Harley and made it memorable. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 5 OUT OF 5

DC COMICS NOVEMBER CRITIQUES

SUPERMAN: KRYPTON RETURNS HARDCOVER According to writer Scott Lobdell, HEl was originally going to be the New 52 Bizarro. Following the end of HEl on Earth, HEl is transported back to Krypton and kills Jor-El in Superman #23.3: HEl. Now the New 52 Oracle brings together Superman, Supergirl, and Superboy reveals the origins of HEl and how he was able to move through space and time to resurrect Krypton. They met Faora who tells them she was chosen by Oracle after General Zod was murdered. Krypton lives in the present however its spirit is gone forever. Faora tells Superman the only way to stop HEl from enslaving Krypton is to travel back in time and reality where the nightmare began and allow Krypton to follow its original destiny. Each must travel back to different periods of Kryptons past with three specific missions. Supergirl must stop the clones, Superboy must make sure Supergirl leaves Krypton, and Superman must stop HEl. This hardcover collects Superman (2011) #23.3: HEl Action Comics Annual #2 Superman (2011) #25 Superboy (2011) #25 Supergirl (2011) #25 RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5

MARVEL COMICS NOVEMBER CRITIQUES

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN: NECESSARY EVIL TRADE PAPERBACK After the Age of Ultron, the space-time continuum is broken and in 2099 Tyler Stone who is the biological father of Miguel O'Hara AKA Spider-Man 2099 is slowly being erased. Now his company Alchemax is sending Spider-Man to 2013 to stop the time disruptions at the source. In the present Tiberius Stone has it out for Max Modell who is arrested by the US Government. A hostile takeover of the company by Liz Allan of Allan Chemical begins. Spider-Man pursues Tiberius Stone however is interrupted by Spider-Man 2099 who is there to save his own grandfather. The battle is short-lived and Spider-Man 2099 escapes with Tiberius. Spider-Man 2099 discovers Tiberius destroys Horizon Labs and Alchemax rose in its place. He knows how to stop it however he is interrupted by Spider-Man. To avoid the explosion Peter Parker needs to set the right equation to cancel the time door. Spider-Man erased Peter from his mind as well as the equation. Now Spider-Man 2099 wants a better future without Alchemax and Stones so he is willing to sacrifice himself. However Spider-Man enters the wrong equation and Horizon implodes however Spider-Man 2099 saves Tiberius Stone and works for him as Michael O'Mara. SERIES HIGHLIGHTS - Both Carlie and Wraith discover Doctor Octopus is funding Spider-Island - Carlie warns Mary Jane to stay away from Peter Parker - Peter Parker used Doc Ocks research for his PhD and gets kicked out of school - Stunner returns to enact revenge of Spider-Man for killing his Otto Octavius - Spider-Man defeats Stunner as Carlie is captured by the Goblin Nation - Peter becomes a Doctor while Carlie's journals falls into the hands of the Green Goblin This paperback collects Superior Spider-Man #17-21 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 5 OUT OF 5

MARVEL COMICS NOVEMBER CRITIQUES

INFINITY PREMIERE HARDCOVER The first issue of Infinity is released as Marvel prepares for the aftermath of Inhumanity. The Builders are heading to Earth as the Avengers meet them head on in space as Thanos strikes Earth. The event ends in November where the Terrigen Mists are released and Inhumanity begins in December. The profile of the Inhumans is raised as the House of Black Bolt crumbles into different houses like the ones on the Game of Thrones. Corvus Glaive arrives to Attilan to ask the Inhumans for tribute for Thanos which involves the heads of Inhumans between 16 and 22. The Avengers face the builders and Black Bolt calls on the Illuminati. Black Bolt reveals Thanos wants the deaths as a tribute to kill one person his son. During Thanos Rising, Thanos killed all of his offsprings to please Death however one exists on Earth. Thanos arrives to Attilan to demand the head of his son which Black Bolt refuses by destroying the city. Global Terrigenesis occurs across the Earth revealing the Inhumans. Terrigenesis reveals who you truly are and the son of Thanos becomes clear. The Avengers send Thor to negotiate with a Builder who he kills with his hammer. Now the final battle with the builders begins. On Earth Thanos has imprisoned Black Bolt and has captured his son Thane. Now he has a super bomb to destory the Earth. However the Avengers are aware of the situation and after defeating the builders they travel back to Earth with the Skrulls, Kree, and the Shi'ar Empire in tow. This hardcover collects Infinity (2013) #1-6 WASTED TALENTS 2 OUT OF 5

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT NOVEMBER CRITIQUES

SHADOWMAN: DEADSIDE BLUES TRADE PAPERBACK In Shadowman #0 Master Darque and his twin sister Sandria studied the dark arts with their father. He later kills his own father in order to save his sister from dying. During the Civil War, Sandria Darque saved a Marius Boniface from death on the battlefield. They soon give birth to a child which Sandria sacrifices to save her love Marius who becomes the Shadowman. A special Halloween issue sees Shadowman teaming up with Dr. Mirage. Also an anthology issue showing off various Shadowman adventures. This trade paperback Shadowman #0, #10-12 RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5

TELEVISION REVIEWS
THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR [2013] The celebration of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special brought a new mission for the Doctor. Gallifrey and the Time Lords were destroyed during the Time War due to the actions of the War Doctor (John Hurt). The War Doctor used the ultimate weapon against both the people of Gallifrey and the Daleks. Now the story unravels on how that day came about which begins with three time periods with three Doctors. Ultimately Gallifrey is saved however lost in space thanks to the combined effort of 13 Doctors including Peter Capaldi who is replacing Matt Smith during the Doctor Who Christmas Special 2013. Gallifrey is frozen in a moment in time and disappeared into space leaving behind a new mission for the Doctor to finally go home. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 5 OUT OF 5

FILM REVIEWS
SPOILERS AHEAD Earth takes the smartest children to the Battle School and prepares them against the alien invaders the Formics. Andrew Ender Wiggins the rare third child of a strict two-child policy has been picked to join the Battle School. The majority of the movie shows Ender in training and quitting after nearly killing someone at the Battle School before rejoining again with the support of his sister Valentine. Now Ender is taken to his final training where he will face and lead invasion fleet against the Formics home planet during the final 30 minutes of the film. Ender meets former war hero Mazer Rackham who he thought was dead. Mazer reveals to Ender that the Formics ship has a Queen ship that controls the other ships. Destroying that ship and the rest of the Formics fleet falls. Ender is quickly promoted to Command School where he prepares for battle. On graduation day he prepares for the final simulation and destroys the Formics planet. However it was not a simulation it was the real destruction of the Formics homeworld. The previous simulation was all real. At the end Ender discovers the Formic Queen has been communicating with him to help save her egg and restart the Formic race on another planet. The film is straight forward with very little surprises however the ending was something I never saw coming. RECOMMENDED 4 OUT OF 5

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