Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #2

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Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #2

Another anthology issue offers three more stories of Spider-Man wearing the black suit which looks terrific in each of the stories presented here. Still new to the suit, in “The Edge of Rage” Spider-Man loses control with Morbius, beating him unconscious, and also later threatening Flash Thompson. We witness his recognition and shame for events but we also see the symbiote’s interest in Peter giving into his darker impulses.

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The Old Man – IX & X

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  • Title: The Old Man – IX & X
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The Old Man - IX & X

Episode IX catches up with Angela (Alia Shawkat) since her abduction. We see her learning the truth about her biological parentage and some antagonistic back-and-forth dialogues with Faraz Hamzad (Navid Negahban) including one where the pair attempt to murder each other. What’s surprising is the turn that happens afterwards with Angela being invited into the family and the shift in focus from what her abduction means to these core characters to what it means for the region.

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Jenny Sparks #2

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Jenny Sparks #2

The second issue of Jenny Sparks plays out mostly like the first. We get Jenny Sparks yanking the chain of another a core Justice Leaguer about the situation with Captain Atom, this time Superman, and then we get the Spirit of the 20th Century’s second go-round with the crazed super-hero with a god complex. It goes pretty much the same as the first (but still provides plenty of fun for the reader).

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Leverage: Redemption – The Museum Makeover Job / The Crowning Achievement Job

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  • Title: Leverage: Redemption – The Museum Makeover Job / The Crowning Achievement Job
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The final two episodes of Leverage: Redemption‘s Second Season offer tie-ins to Sophie‘s (Gina Bellman) past. “The Museum Makeover Job” is the better of the two episodes with the team heading overseas to investigate what went wrong with a job and uncovering Sophie’s old boss Ramey’ (Ralph Brown) involvement. It’s a family affair all around as Sophie’s step-daughter Astrid Astrid (Alexandra Park) is the agent on the ground looking into the recent break-in. The follow-up episode deals with the crew being framed for a different heist inside the museum and working to solve the mystery and clear their names before being caught.

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