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So, it definitely shouldn’t be called The Education of Hopey Glass. It’s a good title, but whereas Hopey’s adventures immediately leading up to her new job are good and all… it’s all about Ray’s story. Ray’s story kicks all kinds of butt.
It consists of seven chapters, usually only running a couple pages, and is all […]

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I bought The Education of Hopey Glass thinking it was new–something about Fantagraphics’s solicitation text. Then I found out it was a collection of Love and Rockets Vol. II material and was fine (I don’t have any of the issues… my Love and Rockets collection consists of Palomar and Locas, as I gave away the […]

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If I recall correctly, Morrison’s only really cliffhung All-Star Superman once. Last issue, he did not, instead doing an intricately jumbled timeline with a real conclusion. This issue, he wraps up some of the things he talks about in the previous issue, but doesn’t show… namely, the new costume and a big fight. So there’s […]

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This issue barely qualifies as a Werewolf by Night, with Isabella focusing mostly on Tigra. Jack Russell shows up for the first couple pages (he forgets it’s going to be a full moon, down in Mexico on vacation). Then he turns into the werewolf and stays the werewolf the rest of the issue. There’s even […]

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I thought, hoped and deluded myself the previous issue of Fallen Angel was an aberration. Sure, David’s had some iffy issues, but he was on a peak the last few years with Fallen Angel and X-Factor. Then, apparently, he fell off.
While this issue has better art than the last–J.K. Woodward’s attempts at conveying movement, the […]

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