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#694: Back Issue Comic Reviews – The Cosmic Longbox Explores the Many Sins of Mister Sinister! The Two-Headed Nerd Comic Book Podcast
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Back Issue Comic Reviews from the Cosmic Longbox return (with a new comic review too)!
The new X-Men event, Sins of Sinster, hit the stands this week, so the Cosmic Longbox has the Nerds discussing back issue comics featuring Mister Sinister! What makes this guy so damn sinister? Also, they get bogged down in the clone-and-time-travel swamp that is Cable's origin. What a MESS! As usual, the THN boys will be using their "Buy It," "Skim It," or "Leave It" rating system, which barely makes sense when discussing a character's past but what else would you expect from these two?
Back Issue Reviews:
Joe:
X-Factor, vol 1 #75, Marvel Comics, 1992
The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1, Marvel Comics, 1996
X-Man # -1, Marvel Comics, 1997
Uncanny X-Men vol 2 #1, Marvel Comics, 2011
Matt:
Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #239, Marvel Comics,1988
Cable vol 1 #6, Marvel Comics, 1993
Weapon X vol 2 #14, Marvel Comics, 2003
Sins of Sinister #1, Marvel Comics, 2023
Must Read Picks for Next Week!
Matt's Pick:
Blood Tree #1
Image, $3.99
Written by Peter J. Tomasi
Art by Maxim Simic
Solict: SERIES PREMIERE Two obsessed NYPD detectives hunt for a vicious butcher called the Angel Killer, a sociopath who preys on the innocent family members of known murderers in order to 'purify' the rest of society. From comics super team PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Superman, Black Adam: The Dark Age, Super-Sons, Detective Comics) and MAXIM SIMIC (Escape from New York, Conan) comes a story that confronts the battle of nature versus nurture, considers how present and future generations are tainted by past generations and asks the age-old question: Who must pay for the sins of the fathers-and perhaps even the sins of the mothers?
Joe's Pick:
Almighty #1
Image Comics, $3.99
Written and drawn by Edward Laroche
Solict: MINISERIES PREMIERE! THE WARNING writer/artist EDWARD LAROCHE returns to comics with a five-issue epic! Max Max: Fury Road-style action combines with the mutated horror of Annihilation in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers. The year is 2098 in a Third World America ravaged by economic collapse, anarcho-warfare, and a mysterious environmental disaster contained behind a massive wall. A girl has been abducted, and a killer has been hired to find her and bring her home. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE, with thirty-eight pages of story and no ads for the regular price of just $3.99!
Trade/Graphic Novel Pick:
Silver Surfer Epic Collection the Return of Thanos TPB
Marvel Comics, $44.99
Written by Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin, and Various
Art by Ron Lim and Various
Solict: Kree-Skrull War II!
Back Issue Comic Reviews from the Cosmic Longbox return (with a new comic review too)!
The new X-Men event, Sins of Sinster, hit the stands this week, so the Cosmic Longbox has the Nerds discussing back issue comics featuring Mister Sinister! What makes this guy so damn sinister? Also, they get bogged down in the clone-and-time-travel swamp that is Cable's origin. What a MESS! As usual, the THN boys will be using their "Buy It," "Skim It," or "Leave It" rating system, which barely makes sense when discussing a character's past but what else would you expect from these two?
Back Issue Reviews:
Joe:
X-Factor, vol 1 #75, Marvel Comics, 1992
The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1, Marvel Comics, 1996
X-Man # -1, Marvel Comics, 1997
Uncanny X-Men vol 2 #1, Marvel Comics, 2011
Matt:
Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #239, Marvel Comics,1988
Cable vol 1 #6, Marvel Comics, 1993
Weapon X vol 2 #14, Marvel Comics, 2003
Sins of Sinister #1, Marvel Comics, 2023
Must Read Picks for Next Week!
Matt's Pick:
Blood Tree #1
Image, $3.99
Written by Peter J. Tomasi
Art by Maxim Simic
Solict: SERIES PREMIERE Two obsessed NYPD detectives hunt for a vicious butcher called the Angel Killer, a sociopath who preys on the innocent family members of known murderers in order to 'purify' the rest of society. From comics super team PETER J. TOMASI (Batman and Robin, Superman, Black Adam: The Dark Age, Super-Sons, Detective Comics) and MAXIM SIMIC (Escape from New York, Conan) comes a story that confronts the battle of nature versus nurture, considers how present and future generations are tainted by past generations and asks the age-old question: Who must pay for the sins of the fathers-and perhaps even the sins of the mothers?
Joe's Pick:
Almighty #1
Image Comics, $3.99
Written and drawn by Edward Laroche
Solict: MINISERIES PREMIERE! THE WARNING writer/artist EDWARD LAROCHE returns to comics with a five-issue epic! Max Max: Fury Road-style action combines with the mutated horror of Annihilation in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers. The year is 2098 in a Third World America ravaged by economic collapse, anarcho-warfare, and a mysterious environmental disaster contained behind a massive wall. A girl has been abducted, and a killer has been hired to find her and bring her home. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE, with thirty-eight pages of story and no ads for the regular price of just $3.99!
Trade/Graphic Novel Pick:
Silver Surfer Epic Collection the Return of Thanos TPB
Marvel Comics, $44.99
Written by Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin, and Various
Art by Ron Lim and Various
Solict: Kree-Skrull War II!
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