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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD ROUND 2, BATTLE 3 Follow the bracket here! INFINITY GAUNTLET #1-2 VS OLD MAN LOGAN #1-2   There’s a reason why Spider-Man remains Marvel’s company mascot, the character that is clearly their favorite among a stable of thousands of characters. It’s not just because he happens to be the most popular, and Marvel loves…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD WEEK SIX PREVIEW   ROUND TWOBATTLE THREE INFINITY GAUNTLET #1-2   DUSTIN WEAVER & GERRY DUGGAN (w) DUSTIN WEAVER (a/C) VARIANT COVER BY TBA – Thanos vs. Nova! VS OLD MAN LOGAN #1-2 BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) – ANDREA SORRENTINO (a/C) – He may be an Old Man, but never before has the world…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD ROUND 1, BATTLE 14 Follow the bracket here! WEIRDWORLD VS BATTLEWORLD: RUNAWAYS If there’s one thing that Battleworld: Runaways makes clear it’s that intro comics have a lot of groundwork to cover.  Even without having to explain the twists and nuances of the Battleworld setting, you’ve got like 24 pages to introduce the characters, introduce…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD ROUND 1, BATTLE 15 Follow the bracket here! THORS VS SQUADRON SINISTER Holy fuck! Another battle in the Battleworld Battleworld bracket and this shit is getting even crazier. This particular battle sees Thors (an hilarious new sitcom coming to NBC this Fall) and Squadron Sinister (a slightly less hilarious sitcom) go head to head…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD WEEK FIVE PREVIEW   ROUND ONEBATTLE FOURTEEN WEIRDWORLD #1 Writer: Aaron, Jason Artist: Mundo, Mike Del Cover Artist: Mundo, Mike Del * Welcome to the wildest, most dangerous new corner of the Marvel Universe. Welcome to Weirdworld. * A world of swords and sorcery and strange, perverted science. A world where one barbarian walks…

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ROUND 1, BATTLE 14 Follow the bracket here! MRS. DEADPOOL AND THE HOWLING COMMANDOS VS MARVEL ZOMBIES Ah, I love the smell of parallel issues in the morning. And I love the scent of sandalwood at night. And a nice barbeque mesquite in the afternoon. I could go on and on about the corresponding scents…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD   ROUND 1, BATTLE 13 Follow the bracket here! 1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA VS YEARS OF FUTURE PAST You guys, Battleworld Battleworld is getting insane! On the lucky 13th battle of this crazy shit, one book will reign supreme while the other will spend its time licking wounds inflicted by the cruel hand of…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD   ROUND 1, BATTLE 12 Follow the bracket here! CAPTAIN MARVEL AND THE CAROL CORPS VS GHOST RACERS   Secret Wars seems like it has spent the last month or so teetering on saying something. It doesn’t have to say anything; it’s a mainstream comic book released in the summer. This isn’t to say…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD ROUND 2, BATTLE 2 Follow the bracket here! SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #2 VS ULTIMATE END #2 Secret Wars: Battleworld reads a lot like Marvel’s old “What If?” series.  Each issue features two short arcs about a different wacky result of Battleworld’s existence.  Simply put, Secret Wars: Battleworld is what it’s like when worlds collide.  M.O.D.O.K. summons…

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BATTLEWORLDBATTLEWORLD WEEK FOUR PREVIEW   ROUND TWOBATTLE TWO SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #1-2 DAVID WALKER and DONNY CATES (w) JJ KIRBY and MARCO TURINI (a) – BLADE is on the trail of the dreaded Count Drakula, but not if HOWARD THE DUCK has something to say about it! (Spoiler: He Does!) – Rising star David Walker…

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