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“Old timey couple spend 15 pages bickering about what thing in sky is.” No intrigue, twist, character development. By the end, I was hoping the spaceship would blast them into bits. And, the last third of the book is a different story that doesn’t transition from the main story well, and doesn’t add to the main story at all.

I’m not about yucking anyone’s yum, just don’t expect writing on par with DOT, SIKTC, Nice House. Didn’t even feel like a Tynion book to me.

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Weird Previews is showing this variant is in stores on 3/8 and the rest of the covers on the date you listed. I’m sure it’s a glitch, but hoping my shop doesn’t reject my request because it’s past the glitched FOC

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Yeah when it comes to DC titles, I trust the Lunar dates over anything Previews presents. In any case, I’m sure your LCS has you. And if not, feel free to reach out to us. Cheers!

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Blue Book is based on the true story of Betty and Barney Hill. I picked it up for that reason alone.

Betty and Barney Hill is a hella of a story. One of my close friends is addicted to the Alien world. He recently went to an Alien convention in Mexico. He has gone to the Alien mummies in Chile.

He also told me that his wife has had some incounters with them. Some very interesting stories for sure.

Interesting world we live in, thats for sure…

SPAWN SCORCHED #16 CVR A SPEARS

X-O MANOWAR UNCONQUERED #1 CVR C STAEHLE

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preview of The Neighbors #1

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On another website Doyle, the writer, says, “I am so excited for THE NEIGHBORS. It’s a story about what scared me as a kid, what scares me as a parent, and the terror that shadows queer and trans people who are raising families in 2022."

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Sounds interesting. So many BOOM! limited series are turning into ongoing lately, I wonder if this one will too should it sell well.

@Artist_Formerly_Known_as_DW it sounds like the cage STILL doesn’t open in Hidden Empire 4.

Do you think Hidden Empire 5 will be the book to have when it comes to the Formatta Cage? It looks like the 1:25 is still under wraps… first cover of whomever/whatever is inside? Thoughts on who is inside? Naga Sadow? Bane? Ulic Qel Droma?

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#4 Solicitation
“The Sith have been summoned, and the Fermata Cage will open”

That mother ■■■■■■ fermata cage had damn well better open!
:laughing:

#5 is the last issue. Most likely setting up the next Star Wars event…

Who ever is in the cage, is tied to the next event…

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That’s their approach. Start as mini-series, see how sales do, ask creator to keep it going.

As I think this is a smart approach to test the waters with stories and ideas, I think most of the time the creators don’t originally think long term to keep an idea ongoing, so when it’s popular and they then decide to keep going, I think the stories start to lack over time, kind of them just flinging mud and seeing if it sticks. BOOM! should ask creators to write/plan mini-series (at least a story that can end after 4-6 issues) but also think of long term in case it turns into ongoing, then the stories and writing have a better chance for the long term if it’s decided to keep them going.

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Ok I don’t follow comics that closely. Sort of cheesy now IMO. Still cool now

Probably one of the worst designs for costume/outfit ever… WTF is up with the shoulder pads? Talk about having blind spots, hope he has some AI tech that tells him what’s to his left or right… Geez!

Avengers Beyond #1 (of 5)

Avengers Beyond #1 (of 5)

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Its Jeff #1 is gonna be one of those books you wish you picked up because 10-30 years from now it’s gonna make you money! Haha… I love it though!

Its Jeff #1

Its Jeff #1 (Doaly Variant)

Its Jeff #1 (Doaly Variant)

Its Jeff #1 (Ron Lim Variant)

Its Jeff #1 (Ron Lim Variant)

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Love that Doaly variant !

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Yeah, that’s the one I’d buy.

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Every time I see a silly looking shark; I think of Baby Shark and it starts alllllll over in my head again, and doesn’t stop. :hot_face:

And then I think of Katy Perry.

And then I’m singing that stupid song in my head and thinking of Katy Perry and those dumb sharks. It’s a ruthless circle in my head

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