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CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 2 (Trade Paperback) arrives with the confidence of a comic that knows spectacle matters most when the people inside it have something meaningful to lose. Published on 12 December 2012 as part of CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 2, it places CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 2 at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear.

A strong comic issue should offer a reason to care before the machinery of the plot takes over, and Cable and X Force (2012) 1 understands that principle. Published on 12 December 2012 as part of Cable and X Force, it places X Force at the centre of a conflict shaped by courage and justice. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Cable and X Force (2012) 1 builds tension by making each apparent solution expose another

There is something inviting about the way Avengers Assemble (2012) 10 establishes its world, its conflict and its emotional temperature with very little fuss. Published on 12 December 2012 as part of Avengers Assemble, it places Captain Marvel at the centre of a conflict shaped by courage and justice. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Avengers Assemble (2012) 10 builds tension by making each apparent solution exp

Avengers Arena (2012) 1 is the kind of issue that makes an old publication date feel less important than the energy waiting on the first page. Published on 12 December 2012 as part of Avengers Arena, it places Avengers Academy at the centre of a conflict shaped by courage and justice. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Avengers Arena (2012) 1 builds tension by making each apparent solution expose another complicat

Reading Age of Apocalypse (2012) 10 as part of Marvel's wider catalogue reveals an issue with a clear personality and a surprisingly immediate sense of purpose. Published on 12 December 2012 as part of Age of Apocalypse, it places Age of Apocalypse at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Age of Apocalypse (2012) 10 builds tension by making each apparent

Age of Apocalypse (2011) 10 opens the door to a distinct corner of Marvel history rather than feeling like a catalogue entry that should be admired from a distance. Published on 12 December 2012 as part of Age of Apocalypse, it places Jean Grey at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Age of Apocalypse (2011) 10 builds tension by making each apparent sol

Amazing Spider Man (1999) 700 provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. Published on 10 December 2012 as part of Amazing Spider Man, it places Amazing Spider Man at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Story momentum in Amazing Spider Man (1999) 700 comes from th

What first stands out about X Men (2010) 39 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. Published on 5 December 2012 as part of X Men, it places Domino at the centre of a conflict shaped by affection and trust. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Story momentum in X Men (2010) 39 comes from the gap between what Domino wants and what the situation will r

X Factor (2005) 248 arrives with the confidence of a comic that knows spectacle matters most when the people inside it have something meaningful to lose. Published on 5 December 2012 as part of X Factor, it places Monet at the centre of a conflict shaped by courage and justice. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Story momentum in X Factor (2005) 248 comes from the gap between what Monet wants and what the situatio

A strong comic issue should offer a reason to care before the machinery of the plot takes over, and Ultimate Comics Ultimates (2011) 18.1 understands that principle. Published on 5 December 2012 as part of Ultimate Comics Ultimates, it places UNITED WE STAND at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Story momentum in Ultimate Comics Ultimates (2011) 181 c

There is something inviting about the way Thunderbolts (2012) 1 establishes its world, its conflict and its emotional temperature with very little fuss. Published on 5 December 2012 as part of Thunderbolts, it places Red Hulk at the centre of a conflict shaped by identity and responsibility. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Story momentum in Thunderbolts (2012) 1 comes from the gap between what Red Hulk wants an

Star Wars: Purge The Tyrant's Fist (2012) 1 is the kind of issue that makes an old publication date feel less important than the energy waiting on the first page. Published on 5 December 2012 as part of Star Wars: Purge The Tyrant's Fist, it places Jedi Knights'on at the centre of a conflict shaped by duty and courage. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Story momentum in Star Wars: Purge The Tyrant's Fist (2012) 1