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Hands shaking. Mind racing. Shortness of breath.  Deep breath now. Get these words down. It'll help. This is therapy. A universe-shaking Valiant event that promises to shake up the status quo like never before. A police procedural set in the far reaches of space starring the equivalent of a female Judge Dredd. A super sized magazine anthology featuring industry super talents. Three #1s landed in my pull list this week, each title I had been anticipating since their solicitations months prior. All three living up to the expectations I had set. Book of Death (Valiant), Mercury Heat (Avatar Press), Island (Image). Book of Death (Valiant) "These books all came out last week, how come you only got to them now?" Fair question. Comics are released Wednesday and my away-from-civilization home in Newfoundland doesn't get them until the following day; I usually buy my new comics every Thursday or Friday. This week past, however, I didn't until Sunday. I've...

Marvel Comics 30. Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 2012-2013, #646-655) Writer - Kathryn Immonen Illustrators - Valerio Schiti, Pepe Larraz Colourist - Jordie Bellaire Letterer - Clayton Cowles The Asgardian flagship title Journey into Mystery , the home of Thor and Loki comics for decades, switched gears towards the end of its long life and centered on Lady Sif, going by the title Journey into Mystery Featuring Sif . This was my introduction into the Asgardian corner of the Marvel universe, having read it before I read a single Thor comic. It immediately attracted me to the universe, and I've been reading all of the Thor/Loki/Sif/Angela comics since. Kathryn Immonen's Sif is an instantly likable protagonist, a good hearted warrior woman who, unlike Thor, doesn't fit in well in Midgard, and feels like an outsider to her surroundings. The comic is as much a straight and forward actioner as it is a meditation on Sif's struggle to understand humans. And speaking of...