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WOLVERINE #159-161 (2001): The Best There Is; 1st Mister XAn assassin named Mister X kidnaps Wolverine and tries to get him to sign a quitclaim relinquishing his right to call himself “The...
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PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN #26 (2001)Titled, “Police Story,” we watch as NYC cops deal with the existence of Spider-Man. Some like him, some think he’s a nuisance, etc. We...
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THUNDERBOLTS #48-49 (2001): Scourge revealedJolt is back. Scourge shot her in the head a few issues ago, and it turns out, she survived–with brain damage. Yeah....
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X-FORCE #110-113 (2001): Rage WarPete Wisdom is dead, but the team can’t go after his killer because a Russian plot involving mutates called “Warborgs” is...
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Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Comics Magazine #1 (2001)AKA: Untold Tales of the Fantastic Four. Just like Kurt Busiek’s innovation, this comic fills a gap in continuity. The whole series...
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FANTASTIC FOUR #38-39 (2001)Carlos Pacheco and Rafael Marin continue to bring the Fantastic Four back to where it needs to be, after Tom DeFalco and Chris...
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THE DEFENDERS #1 (2001): 1st Pappa HaggReturning home from her book tour, Patsy Walker buys a meal for a homeless man who turns out to be Yandroth in disguise. He captures her...
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X-MAN #71-74 (2001): Fearful SymmmetriesThis is the one where Warren Ellis pays tribute to Superman. The first two pages are magnificent. That’s where...
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AVENGERS #38-40/#453-455 (2001): 1st Scarlet Centurion, son of KangLook at how gorgeous this two-page spread is. 38 It shows how The Avengers are beginning a new phase–a global...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DWAYNE MCDUFFIEBeloved Eisner-winning writer/editor and creator of Milestone comics characters like Static and Hardware.
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CAPTAIN MARVEL #17-18 (2001): Jim Starlin and Thanos!I like to think that Jim Starlin was paid tens of thousands of dollars for these two issues. He made a few Marvel books in the years...
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MARVEL KNIGHTS BLACK WIDOW #1-3 (2001)Yelena Belova shows up and decides she wants to be Black Widow. It makes Natasha question whether she is anything other than...
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BLACK PANTHER #26-29 (2001): Stürm und Drang: A Story of Love & WarThis story picks up a thread thrown down by Chris Claremont way back in Marvel Team-Up #100 , which had a short back-up story featuring a...
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Amazing Spider-Man #46-48 (2002-2003)These issues begin a big “spider saga” that really turns the legend of Spider-Man on its head. It’s a great, sweeping...
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MARVEL KNIGHTS PUNISHER (2001) #1-5 (first arc)There are many reasons why Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s run on Marvel Knights Punisher is beloved. Here’s one:...
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CAPTAIN AMERICA REMEMBERS THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMAArt by Jordi Bernet
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HOW COMICS ARE MADEThis is cool. Not sure who created it.
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IRON MAN #37-41 (2001): Remote ControlThis is a fairly bland arc that introduces Tyberius “Ty” Stone, Tony Stark’s boyhood rival and yet-another tech company...
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HULK #24-25 (2001)Until I started doing this blog and reading my way through every single Earth 616 story since Fantastic Four #1, I never realized that Paul...
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GENERATION X #71-74 (2001): Four DaysThis book has never been better. And it is headed towards cancellation with issue #75. Instead of ending with a huge story arc, we get...
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Uncanny X-Men #392-393; X-Men #111-113 (2001): Eve of Destruction“Eve of Destruction” is an arc that TRULY transforms the X-Men. Not because it’s so good, but because it makes way for...
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THOR ANNUAL 2001 (2001)Hercules, Beta Ray Bill and Thor are sent by Zeus to take on Desak, the Destroyer of Gods. Desak doesn’t like Gods...
