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ComicList Week In Review
Volume 17, Issue 53
The past week's posts and tweets from ComicList!

BUT FIRST! Happy New Year to all of our great ComicList fans and readers! Thank you for all your support during 2011, and a very special thank you to Brandon Borzelli for a year of fantastic reviews- I couldn't do what I do without all of you! God bless and have a safe New Year's Eve!

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Updated shipping information for Dark Horse comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/04/2012, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, and is © 2011 by Charles LePage.

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Updated shipping information for Marvel comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/04/2012, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, and is © 2011 by Charles LePage.

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Updated shipping information for BOOM! Studios comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/04/2012, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, and is © 2011 by Charles LePage.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Kick-Ass 2 #6 of 7
Icon (Marvel) Comics
Millar & Romita Jr

Kick-Ass 2 issue number six stretches things out to set up the big finale in the next issue. This issue really only gets the heavy hitters into the same place at the same time to make sure everyone is going to end up bloody by the next issue. It's an average Kick-Ass comic book that really feels like this series should have been shortened by a couple of issues. Sure, the book is entertaining, which is all you can ask for, but it doesn't really bring much new to the arc. The big issue hasn't hit yet.

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Media Release -- Happy New Year to the friends and partners of the Baltimore Comic-Con! The show may not be until September 8-9, 2012, but we've been very busy lately lining up some absolutely amazing guests for our 13th annual event!

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Rick Remender kicks his explosive run on SECRET AVENGERS in style in issue #21.1! Joined by artist Patrick Zircher, Remender sends Captain America’s covert strike force into the belly of the beast as he and Hawkeye uncover a huge threat to the Marvel Universe. The two must break into Red Light Nation, a country run by criminals for criminals, to stop an evil plot from breaching the border headed up by...an all-new Masters of Evil?! In this perfect starting point for anyone looking for an action packed thrill ride uncovering the dark underbelly of the Marvel Universe, no fan can miss this.

Just before Hawkeye takes the reigns from Steve Rogers, the two must make it out of the villainous nation in one piece. It all begins next month in SECRET AVENGERS #21.1!

SECRET AVENGERS #21.1 (NOV110499)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils & Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
FOC – 12/26/11, ON SALE – 1/25/12

Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

American Vampire #22
Vertigo (DC) Comics
Snyder & Albuquerque

The start of a brand new arc brings about a good jumping on point to an outstanding series. This arc, entitled "Death Race", is set during the 1950s with a new (mostly anyway) set of characters. The book provides some nice character work, good story misdirection and some excellent art. Dare I say that if this is the only American Vampire issue that you read you will be entertained, get yourself a complete story and find a nice cliffhanger to come back for more. What else are you looking for in a comic book?

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Midwest Book Review: MetaMaus
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon
c/o The Random House Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, NY 10019
9780375423949, $35.00, www.pantheonbooks.com

METAMAUS: A LOOK INSIDE A MODERN CLASSIC, MAUS provides a rich masterpiece reviewing the classic that altered and emphasized the connections between literature, comics and the Holocaust. Any familiar with Maus must have Metamaus: it considers the origins and meaning behind Maus, offers new analysis and color comics, and includes a bonus DVD providing a digitalized reference copy of The Complete Maus linked to audio interviews with his survivor father, historical documents and Spiegelman's private sketches and notebooks. A 'must' examination of the modern phenomenon that is Maus!

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Midwest Book Review: Marvel Comics In The 1970s
Pierre Comtois
TwoMorrows Publishing
10407 Bedfordtown Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
1605490342, $27.95, www.twomorrows.com

Any comics history holding must acquire Marvel Comics in the 1970s, a foundation title providing an issue by issue field guide to Marvel's various comic productions in the 1970s. Here is a sequel to Comtois' history covering the 1960s, offering an ongoing consideration of the company's evolution, artists, and major achievements during which Stan Lee moved from writing to publishing, Jack Kirby moved over to DC, and Roy Thomas fostered in a new era of Marvel artists and writers. Interviews and black and white comic page reproductions make this a winner for any serious comic history holding!

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