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Jurassic League #1, DC Comics Writer: Juan Gedeon and Daniel Warren Johnson Artist: Juan Gedeon Full disclosure, at first glance I thought the idea of a Dinosaur version of the Justice League was kinda dumb, but all it took was one panel, on one page, flipping through this issue to change my mind. Specifically, that one panel was of Black Mantasaurus attacking humans, and it is honestly epic in its coolness. I was immediately sold. And yes, all the characters have fun Dinosaur themed names. Honestly, this issue felt a bit like a Michael Bay movie, or a Fast and...

Metal Society #1, Top Cow Productions/Image comics Writer: Zack Kaplan Artist: Guilherme Balbi Metal Society is a fantastic story, set in a not all too distant future, where humanity has ultimately destroyed itself, it’s resources and it’s planet, and a robotic artificial intelligence has risen to take its place. In an ironic twist, it is the robots who now prosper and marvel in their own ingenuity, and create multiple new generations of humanity in a laboratory. Given a lower class status, and essentially only the jobs the robots didn’t want to do themselves, humanity functions merely to serve its robot...

Blood Stained Teeth #1, Image Comics  Story/Creator: Christian Ward Art/Creator: Patric Reynolds; Colors: Heather Moore; Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou  Image #1 issues usually do not disappoint, and Blood Stained Teeth does a great job of pulling you in from the very first page, and keeps up that pacing until the very last page. You are introduced to this dark world that favors first born vampires and the power they have over others. This world is messy and crime filled. The main character you meet, Atticus Sloane, is a vampire for hire who is rebellious and craves money enough to turn anyone,...

TMNT: The Last Ronin #5, IDW Publishing Writers: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz. Artists: Esau & Issac Escorza, Ben Bishop and Kevin Eastman.  In the final issue of this future Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story, Michelangelo, now The Last Ronin, prepares to complete his quest for vengeance against the evil Hiroto, the man responsible for killing his family. Still haunted by visions of his brothers, Mikey feels the weight of the world on his shoulders, as he sets out to right the wrongs of his family’s deaths. Meanwhile, Casey, the daughter of April O’Neil and Casey Jones, is...

Captain America #0, Marvel Comics Writers: Tochi Onyebuchi, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Artist: Mattia De Iulis Just another day for Captain America. When classic Cap villain, Arnim Zola attacks New York and launches a rocket that threatens to turn humanity into dinosaurs, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson spring into action to stop him. During the battle, Zola questions the loyalty of both Captain America’s to a country that he believes is rotting from the inside, calling their patriotism outdated and naive. Ignoring Zola, and saving the day, Steve and Sam discuss sharing the title of Captain America moving forward. ...