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Title: Black Panther # 3 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Reginald Hudlin Penciler: John Romita Jr. Inker: Klaus Janson Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.25 Can Rating: 5 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The Rhino and Batroc working together . A more unlikely combination you could not find. Watching Rhino wrestle a rhino to the ground is worth getting this comic to see. Klaw has assembled quite a team the Cannibel a psychic vampire, Rhino the muscle, Batroc fighting skill and Igor. Klaw plans to kill Black Panther. His team may just be able to do it. They are all killers. The art showing Wakanda is magnificent. Hi tech and tribal architecture are combined to create an amazing city. There is a lot of politics here. The Black Panther is a ruler of a country first and foremost. The last member of Klaw's team is recruited. A new Black Knight. This Knight is loyal to the church and christianity. With the ebony blade he is a force to be reckoned with. You can see Klaw moving all his pieces into place. Its like he's playing chess and he is getting ready to go for checkmate. The art has a pastel look to it. The colors are subdued. The characters features stand out nicely. The cover has a fantastic pose of the Black Panther standing ready. Title: Marvel Knights Spider-Man # 13 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Reginald Hudlin Penciler: Billy Tan Inker: Jon Sibal Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.25 Can Rating: 5 stars out of 5 stars Comments: Wow Spidey looks so spectacular jumping at the Absorbing Man. Spidey holds his own against this major league villain but Creel escapes. And the Owl hires him. Creel is no longer as he as he's now a junkie. How the mighty have fallen. We see Peter still has problems. So for money he takes a full time job at the Daily Bugle. He gets to partner up with a new reporter a farm boy that wears nice suits. I wonder who he could be? Seeing the Avengers training in there first session is amazing. Than Wolvie yes he's here and he pops his claws in Spidey. Spidey should have never accused him of coming on to Mary Jane. Wolvie is to much of a gentleman to come on to another's wife. All the heroes are drawn as heroes. Except Luke Cage he doesn't have a costume. He needs one. Title: Incredible Hulk # 80 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Peter David Penciler: Lee Weeks Inker: Tom Palmer Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.25 Can Rating: 3 stars out of 5 stars Comments: This starts out with Bruce and Hulk having a talk. It looks as if Bruce is in control. It is always strange to see Bruce and the Hulk talking as they are the same person. We see the Hulk is his dark side. The cover shows Wolverine with the Hulk. But he's in his original costume, why? Kang is why. Why does he want the Hulk dead? Can he accomplish what so many have failed at? Kang is an imposing figure. But is it just in Bruce's mind? Is someone playing Bruce trying to confuse him? The way the story is written it is confusing and its meant to be that way. The Hulk looks good as a big lumbering brute. Wolverine is great as a feral Canadian runt not afraid of the Hulk. Title: Shanna The She-Devil # 3 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Frank Cho Artist: Frank Cho Price: $ 3.50 US, $ 5.75 Can Rating: 5 stars out of 5 stars Comments: Frank Cho delivers a stunning cover. Shanna in a dinosaurs mouth with its tongue between her legs. The saliva covering it adds a gross look to it. The art is simply amazing. The dinosaurs look realistic. They are fearsome in appearance. Jason Keith does a superb job on coloring them. Shanna is well drawn as a sexy savage. Her body is muscular and well rounded. Her poses show her off as she moves in poetic savagery. Shanna takes on a T-Rex and lives to tell the tale. She shows speed and agility but what allows her to emerge triumphant is her intellect. She is definitely not just a dumb blonde. Shanna's beauty does overshadow everything else. Frank Cho knows how to draw a beautiful woman. Title; Strange # 5 Publisher: Marvel Writer: J.Michael Straczynski & Sara (Samm) Barnes Artist: Brandon Peterson Price: $ 3.50 US, $ 5.00 Can Rating: 2 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The story gets into the rivalry that Baron Mordo feels towards Strange. Mordo will even make a deal with the devil to get even for being slighted. The Dreaded Dormannu looks like a second rate Human Torch. Watching Clea and Wong use their magical skills only to create hand held weapons makes them look like amateurs. The demons actually do look hellish. They are big and monstrous. The faces lack detail unless shown up close. The story lacks excitement, it lacks something to get you interested. The characters you do not know enough about to be interested in what happens to them. Title: X-Men/Fantastic Four # 5 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Akira Yoshida Penciler: Pat Lee Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia Inker: Rob Armstrong Price: $ 3.50 US, $ 5.00 Can Rating: 2 stars out of 5 stars Comments: We open on a battle field of destruction. Its mutants and cosmically endowed heroes vs the alien Brood. All the art is way to hard to make out the detail of as it is all in dark colors. Reed's face has no detail its almost flat. The story is simple aliens attacking Earth and heroes defending it. The strategy the heroes use is unique. You can count on Reed to always think of something. Title: X-Men: The End II: Heroes And Martyrs # 2 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Chris Claremont Penciler: Sean Chen Inker: Sandu Florea Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.25 Can Rating: 3 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The older more mature versions of the X-Men are a delight to see. They have grown into well prepared warriors. But the Warskrulls and Sinister and his mutants were to much for them. The X-Men are at war. Cyclops makes a good general. he's good at giving orders. The art as well shows the X-Men as a more mature lot. They function well together. The Warskrulls are depicted as soldiers even though they are alien its easy to tell they are soldiers by the way they act and talk. Title: Victory vol 2 # 4 Publisher: Image Writer: Marcelo Cassaro & Petra Leao Artist: Edu Francisco Price: $ 2.95 US, $ 3.65 Can Rating: 1 star out of 5 stars Comments: There is an explanation this issue as to what is going on, its about time. Victory is lured into a book by a lesser god where she battles him. There are a few good drawings of him. But most of the comic is a jumbled mess. Even Victory isn't shown off well. Her breasts are two huge circles in front of her not very appealing looking. Twenty-one pages of comic, eleven pages of ads. That's to many ads. Title: Superman/Batman # 18 Publisher: DC Writer: Jeph Loeb Penciler: Carlos Pacheco Inker: Jesus Merino Price: $ 2.95 US, $ 4.50 Can Rating: 4 stars out of 5 stars Comments: Superman and Batman put up a great fight against there mom and two dads and poor Ra's. The heroes finally figure out how to fix all this time traveling mess thanks to Darkseid. The mature Adult Legion of Super Heroes are drawn perfectly to show that they are an older version of the LSH. Seeing Superman return home to Lois is an emotional moment. He has his wife back. Supes and Bats both have to reaffirm they are back in their regular time. These two heroes can go through anything and they persevere it's what makes them the world's finest. At the end its a happy ending making all the hardships worth while. Title: Adam Strange # 7 Publisher: DC Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Pascal Ferry Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.00 Can Rating: 4 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The reunion of Adam with his wife and daughter is a happy emotional time. Alanna is gorgeous fresh out of the shower. The big villain in this series turns out to be Starbreaker an energy vampire who wants to convert all matter into energy and consume it. Starbreaker starts with Rann's sun. And if that isn't enough action a Thanagarian warship starts to attack Rann. The Thanagarians and Rann's defenders race to meet each other. The fight for a planet and the universe itself are at stake. The artwork and story shows this comic and its characters as much as a sci-fi adventure as super-hero tale. Title: Iron Man # 3 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Warren Ellis Artist: Adi Granou Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.25 Can Rating: 4 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The art will blow you away. The backgrounds are so realistic. The vehicles especially the jet is so well illustrated its amazing. Than you have Iron Man. His suit is a technological marvel to behold. The suit is colored beautifully. The battle between Extremis and Iron Man is so action packed as they go at it. Extremis is strong and fast. He can actually punch hard enough to break Iron Man's armour. There isn't much talking but it's not really needed in the fight scenes. The backgrounds are a little sparse. This series showcases Tony Stark the man inside the suit as much as Iron Man. Title: Michael Turner's Fathom Beginnings # 1 Publisher: Aspen Writer: J.T. Krul & Michael Turner Penciler: Koi Turnbull Inker: Jason Gorder Price: $ 1.99 US, $ 2.50 Can Rating: 3 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The eleven year old Aspen is a big blue eyed cutie. The gentleman that befriends her is portrayed as exactly that a gentleman. The comic portion is only seven pages long. The interview of J.T. Krul is interesting. Title: Vampirella Magazine # 10 Publisher: Harris Publications, Inc. Price: $ 3.95 US Rating: 2 stars out of 5 stars Comments: The first black and white comic is written and drawn by Liam Sharp. The drawing of the werewolf is incredible. The story well a werewolf falls in love with Vampirella and she kills it end of story. The fight isn't even shown. The comic is way to short. Vampirella is shown in a few provocative poses. The second story "A Day at the Beach" (Or Vampirella vs. The Fish-Men) is written by Dan Jolley and drawn by Jeff Zornow. For some unknown reason half way through the story the paper is changed from newsprint to glossy. Vampirella gets to fight a bunch of fish-men. The fight scenes are ok. The absent minded Dr. is some what funny. The ending is really silly and stupid. Frank Miller's interview is interesting. The pictures of Jessica Alba are sexy. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [11] Multiverse Observer and Explorer Reviews Paul Dale Roberts Silhouet98@cs.com http://www.jazmaonline.com [Paul promotes amateur and professional comic book artwork, scripts, storylines, and unpublished comic books with a newsletter called the Peoples' Comic Book Newsletter. Its website is at Jazma Comic Book Newsletter Productions at http://www.jazmaonline.com/ He is also a prominent letter hack, as anyone who reads comic letter pages would know. He is in production of his own self-published comic book called The Legendary Dark Silhouette and has copyrighted over 600 characters for his Jazma Universe.] SPOILER WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN MAY REVEAL SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE PLOTS OF SOME COMIC BOOKS, OR THE ENTIRE STORY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Name: Helios #1, #2, #3 Publisher: Dakuwaka Price: $2.99 Writer: Jason Rand Pencils: Gabe Pena Website: www.dakuwaka.com Contact Email: mikepenny1@comcast.net Comments: You get some very cool bios of the major players of this story on the back of the cover. The bios feature the picture of the character and some important stats about the character. It's easy to walk into this story and figure out what is going on. One of my favorite characters is Blur aka Captain Blair, she has purple hair and runs at super speed, I wonder what her speed is like compared to the likes of Quicksilver or the Flash? The artwork is of superb quality and I love the way Blur was drawn running on water. In this comic book, you don't have super soldiers, nor do you have mutants and you don't have mega- humans, you have Neogenics. Yes, Neogenics are superhuman and neogenics actually means new genetics. An altering of genetics to create super humans. In real life we don't have mutants that have super powers, but we may have mutated humans with 6 fingers. In real life we don't have super soldiers, but we have athletics who take steroids. In real life we don't have mega-humans period. But, in real life, in real science, we can alter DNA to create a super being. What this comic book has is science fiction that can become science fact. Magazines like New Scientist, American Scientist have articles upon articles on the alteration of DNA in humans. Perhaps some day, we will have neogenics walking amongst us. The bad Neogenics have to be locked up in special prisons and regular troops can't even take them on, it's too dangerous. The military discusses rogue Neogenics and the problems they cause mankind. There is plenty of drama going on as one of the prisons with Neogenics has a cell breach. One of the worst Neogenics is out and his name is Hate. He's purple and he's mean. The only sounds from his mouth is laughter and he laughs every time he kills someone. The more Hate kills, the stronger he gets. Then it's time to place a Neogenic task force against Hate and all hell breaks loose. Blur gets hurt severely during this conflict. Being a strong girl, she finally recovers by issue #3. It is up to the military to discover how 5 circuits failed and Hate was able to escape and cause havoc. This is something that shouldn't have happened. The reader is also introduced to another threat...the Shining Path, a Peruvian terrorist group. As the issues move along, the reader learns more about the Neogenic. Their powers increase steadily and at some point of time, it levels off. There is a lot to learn about the Neogenics and as the issues keep coming, I know there will be lots of surprises! The intriguing fever pitched drama builds up in Helios like there is no tomorrow! Can't get any better than this! Name: Cryptozoo Crew #1, #2 Publisher: NBM Writer: Allan Gross Artist: Jerry Carr Price: $2.95 Websites: www.CryptozooCrew.com or www.NBMPublishing.com Contact Email: cryptozoo@verizon.net Comments: The question remains...are Tork Darwyn and his lovely wife Tara Darwyn real characters that the creator met, or are they fictional? You make your own decision. This comic book is like a learning tool, you will come face-to-face with the Yeti, Skunk Ape and you almost come into contact with the legendary Mokele-Mbembe in the Congo. Tork and Tara are cryptozoologists and they search out everything from the Mothman, Loch Ness Monster, the black hounds of London and anything else that might be on a Cryptozoologist's list of unknown animals. Like I said the comic book is a learning tool, I felt like I was watching the Discovery Channel as I learned that the Mokele-Mbembe is not a brontosaurus, but something more like a Sauropod. There is plenty of adventure in this story and it at times has the feeling of a bit of Crocodile Dundee or Indiana Jones with a dash of Tarzan and George of the Jungle. There is a lot of great humor too! Tork encounters carnivorous man-eating plants that drip acid from the inside and Tara saves the day with her yoga. I'm not going to explain how, but she does and it's quite comical. Tork has a present for his mother-in-law, a tiny man-eating plant in a ceramic pot. That Tork, is a thoughtful guy! Later in the issue, there is a story about Tork in New Zealand and he deals with some cave monkeys. Tork falls in love with these critters and will walk the extra mile in taking out the monkey poo! The reader will learn that Tara is also a martial arts expert and this is helpful for their never ending treks. Tork meets up with a Dr. Gyatso who is trying to prove that the Yeti does not exist, while Tork tries to prove that Yeti does indeed exist. There is some great drama in the Yeti story, as Tork finds himself trapped in a snow drift hole of great size. When Tork goes from the Himalayans to the land of the skunk apes, he must deal with quicksand and Catacombs. He must also deal with some good looking skunk ape women...or does he? They say that miracles don't happen, that's not true, I just finished reading Cryptozoo Crew, a miraculously funny and adventurous comic book that is hard to put down! Name: Comic Effect #42 Publisher: Jim Kingman Price: $3.50 Email: jkcomeff@aol.com Website: www.comiceffect.com Comments: Wow! What an incredible cover! This is a Western crossover cover galore! The characters on this cover are no other than: Bat Lash, Jonah Hex, Firehair, The Two-Gun Kid, Jesse 'Preacher' Custer, Zorro,, Matt Dillon, Brett Maverick, The Man with No Name, Hoss Cartwright, Gabby Hayes, Dancing Girl! I had a blast just looking at the cover for awhile and seeing all these Western icons in one saloon! This is an all-western Comic Effect and it made me misty eyed reminiscing about all of these Western comics from days gone past. There are reviews of Prize Comics Western #93 by Feature Publications; Best of the West #13 by AC Comics; Rawhide Kid; Kid Colt Outlaw; The Ghost Rider; The Hand of Zorro; The Sword of Zorro; All-Star Western; Weird Western (where they discuss many Weird Western comics and the legacy of Jonah Hex). Then if you think all of these reviews are fun, they discuss an exciting Western series that touches upon Superman himself....yes, you remember...The Kents! As the reviews move along, you have Blaze of Glory; Apache Skies and Cheyenne Kid! After reading all of the great reviews, I found myself daydreaming or maybe I actually stepped into a time dimensional warp field, but I found myself sipping a beer with the likes of Cheyenne Kid, The Ghost Rider, Zorro, Silas Kent, Wyatt Earp, Caleb Hammer and Al Kare aka the Apache Kid! Silas Kent was serving up the beer and Zorro was leaving his Z mark on everyone in the saloon. Of course, things started getting kind of rowdy and I knew it was my time to zip out of there and before I knew it, I was safe at home with my new Comic Effect in my hand! One thing about Comic Effect, if you can't locate some of these old comics, the reviews are detailed in such a way, that you can get the full understanding of the story without actually purchasing the comic book. Jim picks out some incredible reviewers for his magazine and you get the full scoop with detail after detail! Comic book historians to comic book researchers to just plain old comic book aficionados, everyone who has the passion and love of comics, should subscribe to Comic Effect! Name: Kade #3, #4, #5 Publisher: Arcana Studio Writer/Creator: Sean O'Reilly Pencils & Inks: Allan Otero Price: $2.95 Website: www.arcanastudio.com Email: kade@kade.ca Comments: Kade goes well with some music. That music would be sung by Tina Turner and it's called: "We Don't Need Another Hero". This was a popular song to the Mad Max movie trilogy. Kade is a hero, he fights for his people, he fights the demon hordes, he is completely opposed to evil. Three powerful issues that concludes the story of Kade! In the first issue, Kade confronts a winged demon, which in itself is a powerful image. In this reality, a town called Nastrand means the worst part of hell and you can only imagine what Kade will have to go through to survive. Like in our own reality, an eclipse of the sign is an ominous warning of some kind and to these people it means something that is why there is an Order of the Black Sun. Kade has one thing on his mind, to avenge his father's death. As the story goes on, you will learn that a seer had foresaw Kade's birth. A boy born under the black sun, created out of evil. Even though Kade was created out of evil, he is to oppose evil and destroy evil. That evil is known as Apollyon. Prophesy has it that Kade will kill Apollyon and unveil the darkness! There are some superb battle scenes in issue number one and the artwork is truly amazing! The colors are dazzling too. There is an extra story called "A Brother's Love". The brother of Ezra is Erik and there is a touching letter that Erik writes to his sister Ezra, as he describes the horror of an empty soul. As the 2nd issue moves along, people mourn the death of Erik, a great ally to Kade. Kade recalls how Erik was a great leader and the respect he received, that he had vision and ability. Now back to that prophesy. Prophesy says that Kade will be the savior and as Kade looks for a sign from above, a battle ax nearly misses him. More great fight scenes and you can see Kade's brutal strength in each panel of artwork. The realization sets in that Erik was killed by demons and now Kade embraces the prophesy. In the 2nd issue, there is an added bonus called "Devil's Deal" in which the reader learns about Sagoth who has the ability to hunt and he is 2nd to none. His fighting methods are primal, unorthodox, barbaric and of course lethal. There is an intense scene in which Sagoth tells the demon that he wants his people left alone! Now as we get into the final issue, issue #5, Kade seeks out his destiny. Kade confronts the seer and learns that he actually died 20 years ago. There are a lot of twists and turns to the story and the reader never knows what to expect next. Apollyon wanted Kade dead when he was born and ordered that all newborns be slaughtered. Kade died, but yet survived because the black sun resurrected his soul. Kade now must stop Apollyon during the eclipse and close the bridge between Hell and Earth, before it even opens. Apollyon wants to bring about the Age of Apollyon. Finally, the battle you all been waiting for. Apollyon v. Kade, the final showdown between good and evil. Kade is in the worse of wear, as his hair is singed off and he is burned on most of his body, but he continues to fight on. Eventually Apollyon is slain and the gateway is closed. There is an added bonus, a superb art gallery of Kade artwork! Kade is a nosebleed of adventure! Name: Ezra #2 Publisher: Arcana Studio Writer/Creator: Sean O'Reilly Pencils: Alfonso Ruiz Price: $2.95 Website: www.arcanastudio.com Comments: Now that Kade is gone, I have another hero, her name is Ezra. Ezra is a mercenary and all she wants to do is survive, especially now that she is alone in the world. Her brother Erik is now deceased. I love the way Ezra handles herself. A fat man makes a pass at Ezra and she is quick with the insults. Also, you don't want to mess with Ezra, she is a fight skilled mercenary and can deliver lethal results. If Ezra didn't live in medieval times and lived in present times, they would probably have her on the cover of Soldier of Fortune magazine! Ezra is quite attractive and men can't help but notice her beauty. In this issue, Ezra seeks out a possible goddess named Nephilia and finds her! There are some great Ezra sketches in the back of this comic book! The artwork in Ezra is eye-candy for any comic book aficionado. Ezra reminds me of a line said in the movie Black Hawk Down, when Eversmann makes the following remark: "Nobody asks to be a hero, it just sometimes turns out that way." You want heroics, read Ezra! Name: Tozzer2 #4 of 5 Publisher: Ablaze Media Writer: Rob Dunlop Artist: Peter Lumby Price: $2.95 Website: www.tozzer.com Email: pete-rob@tozzer.com or rob@tozzer.com Comments: A fun romp with Tozzer and his pals as they dodge the parody likes of Star War's Yoda, Pulp Fiction's Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Jackson aka Mad Jax and Mr. Smith of the Matrix. There is a sniper on the loose and will Tozzer and his buddies be able to stop the sniper's killing spree? One of Tozzer's associates named S&M is trapped and looks like a decorative fixture of some sort and S&M is not thrilled about his situation and has some colorful words for Tozzer and his friends. Tozzer just ignores S&M's situation. Maybe if S&M could say please. Mad Jax with his bandaged nose has a great place to escape, it's called Kiddie-Land Ranch! Tozzer sees a bigger picture to this story, when Mad Jax hands him a comic book called Tozzer2, this comic book tells Tozzer's life story! A life story that Tozzer is not to thrilled about! I want my life in the fast lane without any brakes..ahh, I found it, it's called Tozzer! Name: Ant (Graphic Book) Publisher: Arcana Price: $9.95 Story, pencils & inks: Mario Gully Website: www.mariogully.com Comments: Mario Gully has the GIFT! I can't stop staring at his creation...the Ant! The Ant has a tight fitting outfit, it's all red and I would give a million bucks (if I had it) to see the Ant pair off with no other than Spider-Man! Spider-Man and The Ant are a match made in heaven and both characters represent bugs! Mario is an incredible artist! Well, let me get into the story, to give you an idea of what's going on. Hanna Washington is also gifted (like Mario). Hannah has a tragic life, she is young girl and she witnesses her father Danny Washington get arrested by the police. Hannah has a journal and gets lost in this journal fantasizing of becoming a superhero called the Ant. No one notices an ant, but an ant has incredible strength and that is what Hannah wants. She has inspiration to be a hero and wants to get her dad out of this mess with the police and find the real bad guys. The school kids think Hannah is weird and they pick on her and call her bug girl. One boy gets a hold of Hannah's journal and reads it and loves her story. When Hannah discovers her journal is missing, her world falls completely apart, I was happy when she got her journal back, as she writes the adventures of the Ant. The exo-skeleton of the Ant can absorb kinetic impact when the Ant leaps from a great height and comes back to the ground. Yes, the Ant has incredible strength. There is plenty of drama between Danny Washington and the mother of Hannah. The mother's name is Betty and it is suggested she might be an exotic dancer. Danny just wants to have a happy family for Hannah. Danny has all kinds of problems, he was laid off his job and now he faces a murder rap, supposedly he killed a guy named Paul Hugo. While all this is going on, Hannah faces her fears. There are some incredible fight scenes and I learn that the Ant's exo-skeleton is powered by blood sugar. I can't help but feel sorry for Danny, he sleeps in his cell dreaming of the electric chair. Ant is a very dramatically intense comic book with the most incredible artwork I have seen in a long, long time! Name: Cryptozoo Crew #3 Publisher: NBM Price: $2.95 Story: Allan Gross Art: Jerry Carr Email: cryptozoo@verizon.net Comments: Allan Gross had me engrossed with two stories in Cryptozoo Crew! Tork and his lovely wife Tara visit the Valley of the Flaming Tunnel Spider. This is believable because when I went to Auckland, New Zealand, I visited a cave with glow worms, that are only found in this one cave in this part of the world. Tork is very much into his work and has become distant with his wife and doesn't notice at first her new haircut. Tork tries to make amends and I hope he is more successful as the story continues. He kind of blows it when he mentions 'nice legs' and Tara thinks he is talking about her, when actually he was talking about the spider. There is some great comical situations as a spider gets on Tara pants. Then the 2nd story deals with the Mothman and there is a tie-in to the legend of Tithonus. I didn't see this coming, because I always thought the Mothman was connected to UFOs. This story has a twist. Actually a big twist, because the Mothman is actually a big Cicada and there is a comical situation in which a Mothman catches on fire and you have to see what happened for that Mothman to catch on fire. Cryptozoo Crew is high adventure mixed with humor, fun and thrills! Name: 100 Girls #3 #4 Publisher: Arcana Price: $2.95 Story: Adam Gallardo Pencils: Todd Demong Website: www.arcanastudio.com Email: mail@100girlsthecomic.com Comments: I kind of jumped in the middle of this story and Adam Gallardo keeps the mysteries rolling. There is some military action and a small squad deployment that is sent out to get these girls. There is a connection with all of the girls...could it be that they all have the same DNA, because they are all clones? Is this like the Boys from Brazil? The girls all have powers and when they are loose, the military is in a panic mode. The military breach team wants the girls caught and confined. One lady named Tabitha has a dream of heads on stakes, as she walks down a road. There is a Ms. Temple who appears to be in a psycho ward and when she escapes, all hell breaks loose. Tabitha is assigned to find 7 missing girls and there is this strange area where a lot of the girls are kept confined in human size tubes with liquid. 100 Girls is unique strangeness that makes the X-Files look tame. _________________________________________________________________ CBEM 522 concludes . . . Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. Replies to these messages will be received by the Editor ONLY, so you must CC: individual contributors if you want them to get your E-Mail. 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