<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>THE HEROESONLINE BLOG &#187; Reviews</title> <atom:link href="http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/category/discuss/reviews/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog</link> <description>The Blog of Heroes Aren&#039;t Hard To Find and Heroes Convention</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2</generator> <item><title>A LOOK BACK AT COLLECTED STRIPS IN 2011</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/10/a-look-back-at-collected-strips-in-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/10/a-look-back-at-collected-strips-in-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:08:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10531</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s me! Your erstwhile Comic Strip and Golden Age fanatic reporting to you live from the Poorhouse.   I find myself in these somewhat Dickensian straits thanks to the quality and quantity of must-have reprints that were published over the past 12 months.  I tell ya, I was like a kid in a Comics shop&#8211;oh wait... 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How the heck should I know? I only read a handful of monthly titles.  However, there are two that are out and about that you may not be reading, but you really, really should! First up is SNARKED by our good friend from down-under [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/14/heroes-review-snarked-sergio-aragones-funnies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HEROES REVIEW :: AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1 &amp; #2</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/12/heroes-review-avenging-spider-man-1-2/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/12/heroes-review-avenging-spider-man-1-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:02:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Justin Crouse</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10192</guid> <description><![CDATA[Comics have changed drastically with the new millennium. The industry’s embrace of digitization has elevated the contributions of letterers and colorists to heights heretofore unseen. And while it has made these historically downplayed positions finally recognized as the arts they truly are, programs like Photoshop have also borne amateurish, ugly trends. Motion blurs. Digital inking. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/12/heroes-review-avenging-spider-man-1-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HEROES REVIEW :: SPACEMAN #1</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/07/heroes-review-spaceman-1/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/07/heroes-review-spaceman-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:37:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Justin Crouse</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=9815</guid> <description><![CDATA[I admit it: I’ve never read 100 Bullets. I’m a casual fan of the crime genre, and have a bad habit of trade-waiting with long running, highly acclaimed series. Given its status from even its earliest issues, 100 Bullets would always be available, so the urge to be current was never insistent. 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Hell on Earth-New World #1 – 5</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/01/17/review-b-p-r-d-hell-on-earth-new-world-1-%e2%80%93-5/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/01/17/review-b-p-r-d-hell-on-earth-new-world-1-%e2%80%93-5/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:38:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Heroes Online</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=6716</guid> <description><![CDATA[What does Hell on Earth mean?  In terms of publishing, it’s Mike Mignola giving an official name to the series&#8217; next uber-arc.  All the B.P.R.D. material to this point has been retroactively dubbed Plague of Frogs and will be re-collected under that title, in snazzy, reasonably priced hardcovers forthcoming.  Hell on Earth is the landscape [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/01/17/review-b-p-r-d-hell-on-earth-new-world-1-%e2%80%93-5/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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