The Longbox Chronicles Archive

  • The Longbox Chronicles: Secret Invasion Part 1

    The Longbox Chronicles: Secret Invasion Part 1

    Posted on June 16, 2009 | View Comments
    Books read: Secret Invasion #1-3 Mighty Avengers #12-14 New Avengers #40-41 Captain Britain and MI-13 #1 I know I’m late to the party, but that’s the price paid for dropping almost all comics over a year ago. I still have some gaps that need to be filled in. Hopefully, I...

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  • The Longbox Chronicles: New comics from June 10, 2009

    The Longbox Chronicles: New comics from June 10, 2009

    Posted on June 12, 2009 | View Comments
    This week’s purchases were dominated by DC. I think I only bought two other books that weren’t published by them. Let’s take a look… Battle for the Cowl: Gotham Gazette – Batman Alive? DC Comics / $2.99 Long title aside, this issue focuses on the aftermath of the...

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  • The Longbox Chronicles – New Comics for May 28, 2009

    The Longbox Chronicles – New Comics for May 28, 2009

    Posted on May 29, 2009 | View Comments
    It was a light week as far as new releases go, and I couldn't even find all of what I wanted to get (I even pre-ordered one!). First, I picked up the latest issue of Previews. I managed to flip through all of the premier publishers. Since that's ground I've already covered in previous posts, I don't think I'll bother going into detail here. Green Lantern #41 DC Comics $2.99 This issue continues the

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  • The Longbox Chronicles – The Sword #3-5

    The Longbox Chronicles – The Sword #3-5

    Posted on May 22, 2009 | View Comments
    Dara Brighton was a paraplegic for the last five years. I say "was" because she isn't any longer. The sword healed her. The sword enables her to do other things, too. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

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  • The Longbox Chronicles – New comics for May 20, 2009

    The Longbox Chronicles – New comics for May 20, 2009

    Posted on May 21, 2009 | View Comments
    I did a good job of keeping to my $20/week budget yesterday. Unfortunately, the haul was only so-so. Beware, there may be spoilers ahead.

    Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3 DC Comics I'm severely disappointed that this series ended the way everyone knew it would, with Dick Grayson becoming Batman. I figured Dick was too easy to pick. If they were going to go that route, why bother with this whole mini-event? Well

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