Hey kids, it's the Nu52: Birds of Prey 1

[knight_moves]

Like anyone, I have a huge backlog of things to read, so let's knock Birds of Prey off the docket. It doesn't have that many issues, so this shouldn't take that long. And no analysis just yet: let's dive in.

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Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #43

[iamrman]

Writer: Michael Gallagher

Pencils: Dale Eaglesham

Inks: Steve Montano

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Woden would have words with his wicked uncle.

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Green Arrow #18 last year started an inversely toned run.

[thanekos]

The run's not like the preceding, which traded on the reader's investment in Oliver Queen as a character with a publication history in a shared universe - it's telling a crime story with only nodding acknowledgements to the greater setting, one where Ollie's role isn't obviously stage-setting for a future story.

The issue marks the shift in scope with Green Arrow's first appearance in it being the foiling of a convenience store robbery.

Afterwards, the crime's introduced.

( It's through news-as-exposition. )

Incredible Hulk #144

[iamrman]

Writer: Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich

Pencils: Dick Ayers

Inks: John Severin

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Doom invites his childhood love around to show off his new toy.

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Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #4

[cyberghostface]

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Iron Man #114

[iamrman]

Writer: Bill Mantlo

Pencils: Keith Giffen

Inks: Bruce Patterson

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The Unicorn is taken to Avengers Mansion for study, which is precisely what his master wanted.

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Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants

[iamrman]

Writer: Chris Claremont

Pencils/inks: Bob McLeod

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Let’s revisit one of my favourite titles. Has my opinion changed after all these years?

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Hey kids, it's the Nu52: Birds of Prey 2 and 3

[knight_moves]

These issues are basically very long action sequences, so I'll do two at once, save some bandwidth.

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