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Episode 83 – May Comics and the Valiant Contest!

Pick #1 – Dead Drop #1

Reviewed by Greenloontern

Publisher: Valiant Comics

Art: Adam Gorham

Writer: Ales Kot

Colorist: Michael Spicer

Cover: Raul Allen

Characters: X-O Manowar, Archer & Armstrong, Neville, Detective Cejudo

Synopsis – The book starts out with X-O tracking down a woman in New York city who has a vial containing a virus that will wipe out the human race. With only 30 minutes to stop the woman X-O chases her through the streets while being pursued by the police.

Ratings –

Art – 4 out of 5

Story – 5 out of 5

Pick #2– Divinity #4

Reviewed by The Rambler

Publisher: Valiant

Colorer: David Baron

Penciler:Trevor Hairsine

Inker: Ryan Winn
Writer: Matt Kindt

Letter: Dave Lanphear

Characters: Divinity, Ninjack, Livewire, XO man of war, eternal warrior

Synopsis – story is 2 parts one part what is going on in Divinity’s mind and part with the hero’s of earth fighting to contain him. In Divinity’s mind he is talking to his Wife and daughter who both have passed away. His wife explains that she got married again and can’t handle this and asks to be sent away. You find out she passed away from natural causes and daughter died of cancer. After his wife goes away you hear his daughter tell him about her life. At the end she tells him how happy she is that he is back. Meanwhile outside the hero’s are trying to contain Divinity while not killing him or his followers. While the hole time Divinity is trying to re-enter their minds to give them what they really want. They finally contain him in a sphere. But they aren’t sure what to do with him now.

Ratings –

Art – 5 out of 5

Story – 5 out of 5

Pick #3 – Bloodshot Reborn #2

Reviewed by Roy Folkker

Publisher: Valiant Comics

Art: Mico Suayan

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Colorist: David Baron

Cover: Mico Suayan

Characters: Ray, Kay (The Geomancer), Bloodsquirt, Special Agent Diane Festival, and Harlan Cady

Synopsis: Bloodshot (Ray) is tracking someone who has the nanites in their blood (Harlan Cady) who had gone on a killing rampage. All while trying to deal with the ghost of the Geomancer, and bloodsquirt pushing him towards the nanites.

While this is happening, a new wrinkle in the mix is Special Agent Diane Festival who shows some strange post-cognition or memory replay ability starts tracking Ray.

Ratings –

Art – 5 out of 5

Story – 5 out of 5

I have no issues with this issue!

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