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Danger Girl # 1 (1998)

 By Mark Rodriguez Danger Girl is another one of those series from the late 90's/early 2000's that I only heard about from Wizard magazine, similar to Witchblade, Gen 13 and the Tomb Raider comics. I finally got my hands on the first issue, so let's see what adventures these super spies get themselves into. "Dangerously Yours" opens with a 'previously on Danger Girl' that explains that Abbey Chase snuck into the Costa Rican lair of known criminal Donavin Conrad to steal the Golden Skull of Koo Koo Diego. Donavin managed to capture her and get the skull first and Abbey used an explosion as a distraction to escape and continue to pursue him. The Danger Girls are on the way to get her. Abbey stole a jeep and in trying to escape her captors she ended up driving off a cliff.  Elsewhere in the Bahamas, a man is relaxing an talking through a modified coconut phone as he hears of an explosion in the area that the Danger Girls were in. The man assures him that the
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TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures Continued- Halloween Special

 By Mark Rodriguez Even though 2023 didn't have a proper Halloween Comicfest, it didn't stop the 80's Turtles from having their Halloween Special anyways. Let's check out this bonus one-shot. The issue opens with some kids telling each other horror stories around the campfire until a monster villain 'Hook Hand Mitch' attacks them. This is a movie the Turtles are watching and Donatello wonders how the monster can run the chainsaw with hooks for hands. Leonardo wonders if the kids have a strategy. Splinter turns off the TV and says the kids have no strategy, only fear. He says fear can also cause people to rush into a mistake. Michealangelo appreciates the lesson but wants to see the rest of the movie. Splinter says he can use his imagination while going out on patrol. Raphael wonders if they have to go out that night since all the weirdos come out that night. The Turtles go on patrol and Michealangelo is worried about the combination of it being a full moon on a

TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures Continued- Endless Summer

 By Mark Rodriguez Looks like we can't get enough of the 80's Turtles, so alongside the monthly series, we got an extra Summer Special. Let's take a look as the Turtles hit the beach.  The issue opens with the Turtles leaping into action as they attack Foot Soldiers that were stealing discounted sneakers so they could flip them for a higher price. As the Turtles take turns dropping one-liners and destroying the robot ninjas, Michealangelo seems bored. The others ask if he's okay and he says it's summer time and they're supposed to be having fun. He feels they're just fighting the same villains over and over again and it's gotten old. As the crew head back to the sewers, Michealangelo says they're stuck in a never-ending loop while everyone else is having fun. Donatello says they could use some rest and relaxation and mentions they haven't had a break since their trip to Europe. As the Turtles talk, Michealangelo isn't even interested in eatin

Catwoman # 1 (1993 run)

 By Mark Rodriguez I was lucky enough to run into the first issue of Catwoman's run in the 90's at the local mall. We have a shop that sells all sorts of vintage items like 80's and 90's action figures and comics.  The issue opens with Catwoman being caught trying to rob a museum. Despite knowing the security guards' shift, they were guarding a part of the museum they usually don't. Catwoman uses her speed and agility to take the guards down before they can catch her. As she runs out of the building, she wonders what could have triggered the silent alarm. We see that a mouse just happened to trigger it as it nibbles on a snack. Catwoman runs into an alley where she runs into two thugs named Leopold and Bird. They were sent to check up on her by Bane. Catwoman hands them the stolen jewels she managed to escape with. Catwoman asks for her cut and Bird leaves, telling her it's too suspicious now and to send Leopold later.  Catwoman covers up her costume and put

Street Fighter Masters: Chun Li

 By Mark Rodriguez Udon started making these character-specific one-shots some time back. We already saw the ones for Blanka and Cammy. Now it's time to see what adventures Chun Li will face. "Fury of the Blue Jade" opens with Chun Li and a girl named Xuiying at a water-themed amusement park in Beijing. Xiuying is scared of the water slides since she heard on the internet about people dying in them. Chun Li offers a safe ride and says they can go together once Miao Ying gets back. Xiuying thinks ten people probably died on that water slide already and Chun Li thinks she needs to monitor her internet habits.  Miao Ying accidentally steps on a smartphone and the owner, Wong Who, is angry. Not caring that she's a child, he tries to attack her. Chun Li sends him flying out of the water with a Kikkoken.  Moments later, Tonfa arrives with the rest of the kids and Chun Li decides it's time to head out. The kids ask Tonfa if she also fights, and she says she used to judge

The Vindicators # 1 *heavy spoilers*

 By Mark Rodriguez X-53 Studios have brought out some interesting stories with fun characters like Arachna, Goshawk and Falconet. Their latest series is The Vindicators, a story about a cowboy and a vampire and their adventures. I recently got my copy in the mail, so let's check it out! The story opens in 1865, Painted Desert, Arizona, as a cowboy with a glowing eye and a metal arm rides a horse pulling a coach tries to get away from people shooting at him. The cowboy shoots back, but one of the men shoots the gun out of his hand. With a gun pointed to his head, the cowboy gives up. The thieves check out his coach and find a casket, thinking he's some sort of undertaker.  The men find a woman inside and one of them is dumb enough to put his finger in her mouth. The woman bites his finger off and wakes up. She looks at the men and calls them breakfast. One of the men shoots her but with no avail. She leaps towards him and bites down on him. He drops the man and looks towards his

Agents of SHIELD Episode 10 RETRO REVIEW

 By Mark Rodriguez Originally written on December 10, 2013. Keep in mind these reviews were done way back when the show first aired, so we had no idea what future events or movies would bring. Also, before it was retconned away, at least at the moment, the Agents of SHIELD show was in canon with the movies. This is an intense episode that not only brought back Mike Peterson from the first episode... but also Reyna and Centipede.. and anything related to that general story line. It was clever that they reran the episode with Reyna and Amador the week before since it keeps people who missed it up to date. This is also the first episode that starts with a 'previously on Agents of SHIELD' showing clips of the episodes with Mike Peterson and Reyna. Let's get this started! The episode officially opens in the Havenworth Federal Penitentiary with the mystery man in prison that Reyna was talking to in an earlier episode. Just then three soldiers bust in through the roof, and t