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Reading Six Guns (2011) 5 as part of Marvel's wider catalogue reveals an issue with a clear personality and a surprisingly immediate sense of purpose. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of Six Guns, it places Five 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. ⁠ The plot is strongest when Six Guns (2011) 5 allows one decision to create the next problem instead of relyin

New Avengers (2010) 22 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 29 February 2012 as part of New Avengers, it places New Avengers 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. ⁠ The plot is strongest when New Avengers (2010) 22 allows one decision to create the next

Moon Knight (2011) 10 provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of Moon Knight, it places Moon Knight 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. ⁠ The storytelling in Moon Knight (2011) 10 works through accumulation, adding one co

What first stands out about Moon Knight (2010) 10 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of Moon Knight, it places Moon Knight 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. ⁠ The storytelling in Moon Knight (2010) 10 works through accumulation, adding one c

KA ZAR BY MARK WAID & ANDY KUBERT 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 29 February 2012 as part of KA ZAR BY MARK WAID & ANDY KUBERT VOL. 2, it places KA ZAR BY MARK WAID & ANDY KUBERT 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 pressu

A strong comic issue should offer a reason to care before the machinery of the plot takes over, and INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 8: UNFIXABLE (Trade Paperback) understands that principle. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 8: UNFIXABLE, it places INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 8: UNFIXABLE 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. ⁠ The

There is something inviting about the way FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 (Trade Paperback) establishes its world, its conflict and its emotional temperature with very little fuss. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1, it places FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1 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. ⁠ The storytelling in FF B

FF (2011) 15 is the kind of issue that makes an old publication date feel less important than the energy waiting on the first page. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of FF, it places Council of Reeds 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. ⁠ The storytelling in FF (2011) 15 works through accumulation, adding one concern after another until the final m

Reading Avengers (2010) 23 as part of Marvel's wider catalogue reveals an issue with a clear personality and a surprisingly immediate sense of purpose. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of Avengers, it places Norman Osborn 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. ⁠ The storytelling in Avengers (2010) 23 works through accumulation, adding one concern after anot

Astonishing X Men (2004) 47 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 29 February 2012 as part of Astonishing X Men, it places X Men 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. ⁠ The storytelling in Astonishing X Men (2004) 47 works through accumulation, adding

Amazing Spider Man (1999) 680 provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. Published on 29 February 2012 as part of Amazing Spider Man, it places Spider Man at the centre of a conflict shaped by discovery and technology. The opening explains enough to welcome a new reader while keeping the emotional pressure clear. ⁠ Rather than crowding every page with explanation, Amazing Spider Man (19

What first stands out about X Men Legacy (2008) 262 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. Published on 22 February 2012 as part of X Men Legacy, it places Cyclops' X Men 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. ⁠ Rather than crowding every page with explanation, X Men Legacy (2008) 262 le