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Judge Anderson: Year One by Alec Worley

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A really interesting look into a character that believes they can make the world better by working within a corrupt system to change it, where the author falls on that issue is what is conflicting me from a 3 star or a 4 star review. Will have to sit and think on it. 
Mark of Chaos by Anthony Reynolds

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If this book didn't have some real iffy examples of fatphobia it would be a five.

An excellent book with some extremely amazing battle sequences. I've never played this game but I am 100% seeking it out after this book. Excellent split between sides of a conflict that acknowledges the flaws inherent in both. 
Savage Avengers vol. 2: Escape from Nueva York by Carlos Magno, David Pepose

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book definitely tries to cram in a 7-10 issue arc into 5 issues but as a result it flies by with great art and wacky things happening minute by minute.

Paced like a race horse with no downtime this was another enjoyable cheesefest. 

Ultron stories always land for me, just love the old mass murdering cyborg. 
Savage Avengers, Vol. 1: Time is the Sharpest by David Pepose

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I was expecting very little after Duggan's mostly disappointing run but I was pleasantly surprised with this goof-fest.

First off we get an actual team of Avengers, second we get to see Marvel heroes pronouncing around Conan's world which is endlessly fun, and THREE we get a story that basically just a Terminator ripoff which was truly splendid.

A wide array of characters with a genuinely surprising reveal about halfway through.

Definitely recommended for fans of cheese. 
Savage Avengers, Vol. 3: Enter the Dragon by Gerry Duggan

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

Look this series went downhill fast and hard, it was silly enough to begin with but this just ends up getting tied in to lame events, and LARGER storylines that are just meh.

So here's my review for 3 volumes in one because I can't be bothered to log the others.

3: Okay...just...okay
4: Conan reallly looks weird in normal clothes and the symbiote stuff is lame 
5: Tons of cosmic stuff that is just very boring typical event comic

A disappointment after a very fun volume 2.
Storm of Iron by Graham McNeill

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Graham McNeill knows how to write a great siege book with so many unique perspectives and wild moments.

Having read Angel Exterminatus before this I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of returning Iron Warriors that I recognized. 

Tremendously enjoyable!
C.H.U.D. LIVES!: A Tribute Anthology by Angeline Hawkes, Ross Baxter, Jason White, Eugene Johnson, Ben Fisher, David Bernstein, Martin Powell, Eric S. Brown, Tim Waggoner, Parnell Hall, Chad Lutzke, Jonathan Maberry, Mort Castle, Philip C. Perron, Alex Laybourne, Ryan C. Thomas, Robert E. Waters, David Drake, Christopher Fulbright, Mitchell Greg, J.G. Faherty, David Robbins, Nick Cato, Michael H. Hanson

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was WAY more enjoyable and fun then it had any right to be. It's a short story collection so not every story is a winner but the wide majority are offering many alternate perspectives upon CHUD with a wider array of settings then one would expect.

Worth checking out if you are a CHUD superfan or if you're just a weirdo who is unable to make sensible reading choices...LIKE ME! 

Rewatch the movie before reading this, it'll well worth it. 
Savage Avengers, Vol. 2: To Dine with Doom by Gerry Duggan

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

So apparently this series is less 'Savage Avengers' and more 'Conan Team-Up', the world is all the better for this choice.

Conan eating dinner with Doctor Doom is so silly and I loved it. 
Savage Avengers, Vol. 1: City of Sickles by Gerry Duggan, Mike Deodato

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A fun albeit pretty basic team up story that is most fun when it's just Conan the Barbarian doing weird Conan shenanigans like wielding an unconcious Wolverine like sword.
Friday the 13th Part 3: 3-D by Michael Avallone

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

Worth checking out for some alternate choices that makes this different from the movie, however the book is REAL BAD hahaha.