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REVIEW: “Dexter” #1

(Marvel Comics, 2013)

Review by Shawn Warner

WRITTEN BY:  Jeff Lindsay
ARTWORK BY:  Dalibor Talajic
COLOR ARTWORK BY:  Ive Svorcina
LETTERING BY:  VC’s Cory Petit

When I first heard that there was going to be a comic book based on Dexter, the serial killing Miami P.D. blood spatter expert and star of books and the Showtime television series, I thought,” Why not? If Chew and The Walking Dead are such big hits dealing with equally dark subject matter then Image is going to have another successful book on their hands.” Then I heard it was not going to be Image publishing Dexter but Marvel! This book is a definite departure for the predominately super hero comic publisher but I am very happy to report it is good. Jeff Lindsay, the creator of Dexter, handles the writing on this first issue and does an impressive job; needless to say he has no problem finding the character’s voice and is quite adept at writing believable dialog for these characters he knows so intimately. Continue reading

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REVIEW: “Thanos Rising” #2

(Marvel Comics, 2013)

Review by Shawn Warner

WRITTEN BY:  Jason Aaron
ARTWORK BY:  Simone Bianchi
COLOR ARTWORK BY:  Ive Svorcina
LETTERING BY:  VC’s Clayton Cowles

Thanos’ superior intellect was fueled by an inquisitive restlessness that led to macabre experimentation at a young age. As a young adolescent he was creating an ever widening chasm between himself and his classmates. This is evident when dissecting a lizard for class he is instructed to label all the major organs and organ systems Thanos not only completes the assignment before anyone else he also catalogues the stomach contents, extrapolates its life history and determines the cause of death of the creature. Continue reading