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A Nemesis: Reloaded #2 Micro-Review – Dead Cops and Feces

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Nemesis Reloaded 2, cover, February 2023, Jorge JimenezTITLE: Nemesis: Reloaded #2
AUTHOR: Mark Millar
ARTISTS:  Jorge Jimenez, Giovanna Niro (Colorist), Clem Robins (Letterer)
RELEASED: February 15, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

This issue contains dead cops, and a ring of human feces where an expensive necklace should be. So, yeah. There’s that…

An ad for the original Nemesis story famously asked: “What if Batman was the Joker?” It’s interesting to me how apt that little elevator pitch is. Because, like, the Joker, the things Nemesis does are horrible, and in some cases downright disgusting. But there’s also a dimension to him that’s morbidly humorous. A small part of us that we don’t want to acknowledge is laughing with him.

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A Nemesis: Reloaded #1 Micro-Review – Recapturing the Vibe

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Nemesis Reloaded 1, cover, January 2023, Jorge Jimenez, Giovanna NiroTITLE: Nemesis: Reloaded #1
AUTHOR: Mark Millar
ARTISTS: Jorge Jimenez, Giovanna Niro (Colorist), Clem Robins (Letterer)
RELEASED: January 11, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

In my 20 years of reading monthly comic books, Nemesis is one of the few characters I’ve come across that really makes me nervous. As in, what horrible and disturbing thing is this guy going to do next? It’s a tribute to Millar’s twisted genius that he keeps coming up with such truly awful things to do to other human beings. This character is like the personification of a Saw movie.

That’s all to say that this issue definitely recaptures the vibe of the first one. Somehow, I just can’t look away.

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Epic Covers: Blood Stained Teeth #8 by Andrea Sorrentino

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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Few creators do spooky quite like Andrea Sorrentino. The vampire grin he shows us on the cover of this week’s Blood Stained Teeth #8 is downright chilling. And when juxtaposed with the money it’s foreboding, yet it also invites intrigue.

Oddly enough the purple and green, along with the grin, are typically trademarks of the Joker. In another life, this concept might have made for a good Joker cover.

Blood Stained Teeth 8, variant cover, January 2023, Andrea Sorrentino

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Epic Covers: Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog #11 by Szymon Kudranski

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Fanboy Wonder

Blood coming from the eye socket. *shudders* I don’t even want to think about it.

Eyes inherently draw attention as it is. But then to have the blood underneath, along with the vascularity of the eyeball, adds that much more of a scare factor to this cover by Szymon Kudranski.

And did I mention the hooded murderer? Because he’s important too.

Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog 11, cover, January 2023, Szymon Kudranski

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A Do A Powerbomb! #6 Micro-Review – Shooting Star Press!

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Do A Powerbomb 6, cover, 2022, Daniel Warren JohnsonTITLE: Do A Powerbomb #6 (of 7)
AUTHOR: Daniel Warren Johnson
ARTISTS: Johnson, Mike Spicer (Colorist), Rus Wooton (Letterer)

RELEASED: November 9, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Do A Powerbomb! may be in the process of jumping the shark. Things were going just fine. Then we got to the end, and our heroes are met by a new challenger that’s….shall we say…unexpected? I’m really hoping they stick the landing on this one. Because up to this point, this has been one of the finest pro wrestling comics I’ve read.

On the upside: This issue sees Cobrasun do a Shooting Star Press off a balcony, which Johnson draws beautifully.

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An Above Snakes #4 Micro-Review – Diving into the Core

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Above Snakes 4, cover, 2022, Hayden ShermanTITLE: Above Snakes #4 (of 5)
AUTHOR: Sean Lewis
ARTISTS: Hayden Sherman, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Letterer)

RELEASED: October 19, 2022

Above Snakes continues to display its rugged and bloody charm, along with its delightfully vulgar sense of humor. But things take more of an emotional turn this issue, as we dive into the core of the story.

Above Snakes is, as much as anything else, a story of a man seeking justice and vengeance…though not necessarily in that order. This issue sees our main character, Dirt, look his goal straight in the face. But of course, it’s never as simple as just pulling the trigger, is it?

I’ll be sad to see this one end next month.

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A Do A Powerbomb! #5 Micro-Review – “No DQ, Barb Wire, Ladder, Falls Count Anywhere…”

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Do A Powerbomb! 5, cover, 2022, Daniel Warren JohnsonTITLE: Do A Powerbomb! #5 (of 7)
AUTHOR: Daniel Warren Johnson
ARTISTS: Johnson, Mike Spicer (Colorist), Rus Wooton (Letterer)

RELEASED: October 12, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Most of this issue consists of a “no disqualification, barb wire, ladder, falls count anywhere deathmatch.” In other words, a giant, bloody, violent fight. And yet the interesting thing? Most of what we see here has actually been done by real wrestlers. I’m not sure what that says about the wrestling industry.

Either way, Do A Powerbomb! remains chock full of fun. Especially for wrestling fans. What’s more, the drama takes an unexpected turn near the end. It’s a shame this story is only seven issues. It feels like it has a lot more juice left in it than that.

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Epic Covers: The Walking Dead Deluxe #48 by Julian Totino Tedesco

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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

There’s a page in The Walking Dead #148 (of which The Walking Dead Deluxe #48 is a full color reprint) where…well, I won’t spoil it. But something very bad happens to Lori Grimes and the Grimes family. Like, very, very bad.

For this new variant cover, Julian Totino Tedesco gives us his partial take on that horrible moment. For those of us who’ve read the issue, it brings us back to that haunting page. New readers, on the other hand, are given a vivid preview of what’s to come…

The Walking Dead Deluxe 48, Julian Totino Tedesco

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A Golden Rage #3 Micro-Review – Particularly Stabby

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Golden Rage 3, cover, 2022, Lauren KnightTITLE: Golden Rage #3
AUTHOR: Chrissy Williams
ARTISTS: Lauren Knight, Sofie Dodgson (Colorist), Becca Carey (Letterer)

RELEASED: October 5, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

This issue imparts a universal truth upon us: “You can’t pick your mum. But you can overcome her in hand-to-hand combat.”

A fitting truth, as this issue of Golden Rage is particularly stabby.

Our narrator for this issue is a Hispanic character that speaks, to an extent, broken English. I liked that, as it’s something you don’t see often. It gives that character a unique voice.

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A Do A Powerbomb! #4 Micro-Review – “Taste My Lariat of Steel!”

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Do A Powerbomb! 4, cover, 2022, Daniel Warren JohnsonTITLE: Do A Powerbomb #4 (of 7)
AUTHOR: Daniel Warren Johnson
ARTISTS: Johnson, Mike Spicer (Colorist), Rus Wooton (Letterer)

RELEASED: September 14, 2022

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

The big guy in the helmet on the cover does a move in this issue called the “Lariat of Steel.” That name needs to be used in WWE or AEW. Or somewhere. It’s too good to sit on the shelf.

On the other hand, there’s a tandem move called the “Coin Pouch of Judas.” Is that a reference to what I think it is? It must be.

The issue closes on a pretty bad-ass shot of Cobrasun, as he prepares to go hardcore next issue.

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