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Secret Invasion #1, Marvel Comics Written By: Ryan North Art By: Francesco Mobili Responding to a lead in rural Iowa, and now a freelance agent, Nick Fury encounters a woman and children who believe her recently dead husband was actually a Skrull. Realizing they are only using this belief as a coping mechanism, Fury tells her he'll look into it, and goes to see Maria Hill. It's here we realize that the story told about the Iowa family was false, and Nick is now being impersonated by a Skrull. Captured easily, the Skrull reveals there are multiple Skrulls posing as...

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Batman and The Joker: The Deadly Duo #1, DC Comics Story and Art By: Marc Silvestri After a suspicious murder occurs in The Bowery district of Gotham City, Batman investigates along with Detective Harvey Bullock, while Jim Gordon is out of town. A grisly murder scene reveals the victim was an ex-SWAT member, who despite shooting the killer at close range, was still torn apart before the killer jumped down a five story elevator shaft to escape. Clues at the scene point to the Joker, but when Batman tracks down the real killer, he quickly realizes its a new character...

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Damn Them All #1, Boom Studios Written By: Simon Spurrier Art By: Charlie Adlard Orphaned and raised by her Uncle Alfie, Ellie begs him to show her real magic when she was seventeen. His first lesson: magic doesn't work without sacrifice. After a successful summoning spell and ritual, Ellie is introduced to supernatural forces for the first time. Despite her Uncle's assumption that she would be too scared to ever get involved with the supernatural, or magic, again, Ellie learns more from her Uncle until his death twelve years later. After her Uncle's funeral, a wake is held by the...

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Star Trek #1, IDW Publishing Writers: Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing Artist: Ramon Rosanas After three years missing, at the conclusion of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and presumably kidnapped by the Bajoran Prophets, Captain Benjamin Sisko mysteriously returns to Deep Space Nine with a warning. The Prophets have told him a single word, Hephaestus, as a clue as to where to go to prevent something terrible from threatening the galaxy. After being cleared for duty, Sisko asks Captain Picard on the Enterprise for help in finding a ship and crew to join him. Picard agrees, on the condition that Commander...

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GCPD: The Blue Wall #1, DC Comics Written By: John Ridley Art By: Stefano Raffaele Warning: As a note on the first panel suggests, this comic contains language of a racially offensive nature, and may not be suitable for all age groups, or for readers for whom such language could be triggering or hurtful. Writer John Ridley is no stranger to writing comics that are commenting on difficult situations and topics within society. Using comics to comment on the way things are on in the world, on the streets, or between racial groups isn't unique or original, it just highlights the...

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