League of Legends - CLG.Black once again prove themselves against Dignitas

Dignitas vs. CLG.Black

For this match up, CLG.Black brought in Wingsofdeath as they're top laner and keeping everyone else as they were against iG. It would soon be proven whether or not this change would benefit CLG.Black.

Game one

Dignitas

Bans: Orianna, Alistar, Jayce

Picks

• Ezreal - Imaqtpie (adc)
• Blitzcrank - Patoy (support)
• Shen - Crumbz (top)
• Shyvanna - IWDominate (jungle)
• Karthus - scarra (mid)

CLG.Black

Bans: Diana, Evelynn, Rengar

Picks

• Maokai - Sycho Sid (jungle)
• Sona - BloodWater (support)
• Kog'Maw - Zuna (adc)
• Singed - Wingsofdeath (top)
• Lux - LINk115 (mid)

In game one, both teams opted for a passive farming game. Being the mechanically superior team, Dignitas pulled out ahead and slowly gained control of the game. Funnily enough, both teams decided to attempt a split pushing strategy with Singed for CLG.Black, and Shen for Dignitas. However, in the face-off between Shen (Crumbz) and Singed (Wingsofdeath), Crumbz had the upper hand. With Dignitas as a whole having the farm lead, and a more threatening split pusher, the passive play had completely different meanings for both teams. CLG.Black seemed to continue trying to be careful, while Dignitas seemed to be patiently waiting for their chance to win. This chance presented itself when Dignitas was able to pick up baron after winning back to back team fights. This allowed Dignitas to be more aggressive which won them a 4-0 team fight in a final push for the win.

Game two

Dignitas

Bans: Rengar, Jayce, Shen

Picks

• Kha'zix - Crumbz (top)
• Corki - Imaqtpie (adc)
• Orianna - scarra (mid)
• Taric - Patoy (support)
• Malphite - IWDominate (jungle)

CLG.Black

Bans: Diana, Evelynn, Karthus

Picks

• Ezreal - LINk115 (mid)
• Sona - BloodWater (support)
• Lee Sin - Sycho Sid (jungle)
• Olaf - Wingsofdeath (top)
• Sivir - Zuna (adc)

In game two, CLG.Black drastically changed their strategy. CLG.Black realized they can't play too passively against Dignitas and picked a mobile team. Sycho Sid on Lee Sin, was able to make good use of his mobility to effectively gank and counter gank. With such a mobile team and having more aggression, CLG.Black was able to gain the lead. Finally, at around 27 minutes, CLG.Black was able to ace Dignitas which allowed them to take an inhibitor and baron. Straight off of baron, IWDominate (Malphite) was caught out of position and killed, forcing the surrender from Dignitas, knowing they can't hold off a push from a baron buffed team in a 4v5 situation.

This game was drastically different from game one. CLG.Black's mobility allowed them to dodge AoE ultimates, and split Dignitas for more favorable team fights which always gave them the upper hand and allowed them to win.

Game three

Dignitas

Bans: Jayce, Sona, Ereal

Picks

• Varus - Imaqtpie (adc)
• Shyvana - IWdominate (jungle)
• Orianna - scarra (mid)
• Lulu - Patoy (support)
• Shen - Crumbz (top)

CLG.Black

Bans: Evelynn, Diana, Rengar

Picks

• Cassiopeia - LINk115 (mid)
• Alistar - BloodWater (support)
• Corki - Zuna (adc)
• Nidalee - Wingsofdeath (top)
• Lee Sin - Sycho Sid (jungle)

After a lane switch from both teams, Dignitas continued their passive play while Sycho Sid (Lee Sin) focused his aggression towards top, which helped Corki (Zuna) gain an early advantage against Varus (Imaqtpie). Bot lane became a farming lane between bruisers like game one. The game progressed with neither team gaining a clear lead. Eventually, Wingsofdeath would emerge as the hero of this match. After a certain point, Wingsofdeath (Nidalee)  refused to leave bot lane, constantly placing pressure on turrets. Of course, Crumbz, with his global presence, was the ideal candidate to stop Nidalee. However, CLG.Black would not allow the first game to repeat itself. The remaining four players of CLG.Black baited baron which pulled Shen away from the bot lane and allowed Nidalee to take the inhibitor turret. Realizing their advantage, CLG.Black would continue to pull Dignitas into fights, allowing Nidalee to whittle away the enemy base. Finally, with an open enemy nexus, CLG.Black engaged in a 4v4 team fight at top lane. Dignitas, hoped that Shen could keep Nidalee at bay, however, their expectations fell short. Nidalee was able to kill Shen and move on to win the game for his team.

Key Plays

• Constant baits and pressure from CLG.Black in game 3 allowed Nidalee to split push.
• Game 2, IWDominate (Malphite) was caught out of position after CLG.Black took baron, forcing the surrender

MVP

The MVP is undoubtedly Wingsofdeath in game three. Despite being the sub, he single handedly won the game with his Nidalee split push. He created a situation in which Shen could not leave bot lane without suffering consequences, and gained a lead big enough to beat Shen 1v1 for the win.

Other Thoughts

I felt Dignitas had no real will to win this match. There was no aggression, no threats created, and no drive to win. Dignitas played solidly, but too passively. This passivity allowed CLG.Black to walk all over them in games two and three. Even with their defeat in game two, Dignitas failed to make any aggressive responses in game three (despite game three being the closest match). On the other hand, CLG.Black immediately realized what they needed to win, and executed very well despite another change to their roster. They played much more in sync than even the match against iG. As the underdogs of multiple matches, their drive to win and adaptability allowed them to win this match. While once again, they seem like the underdogs in their match-up against Mono.Ferus, they have already proven, by knocking out two world class teams, that they are not to be underestimated.

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Wolverine and the X-Men #18 Review

Wolverine and the X-Men #18 is heart breaking. Sure, Avengers vs. X-Men had a death that everyone was talking about, but this issue features one that ripped my soul out. It's not done poorly or played for some sort of cash grab gimmick; it's sincere and sad and brutal. Maybe it's not how it looks; maybe the character isn't dead and this is all Jason Aaron playing with us. Either way, this is a character's death in superhero comics done right. This is just a damn good comic book.

Aaron delivers in all the best ways here. He manages to tie-in the ending of the major Marvel event without having it disrupt the story. It feels natural, like the characters populate the same world. Everything just clicks. The dialogue, the pacing, the humor, all of it. You can feel the weight of AvX in these pages and yet the events of Wolverine and the X-Men feel just as important. More so, actually.

The writing kicks major butt in this issue, but so does the art. Jorge Molina nails it. His crispy, clean style showcases the heart and emotion of this story perfectly. That's right: perfectly. There are glimpses of action throughout the book, but the best bits take place at a school dance. A school dance that Lockheed deejays. It's amazing stuff. When you see a little character's heart break, Molina makes sure your heart breaks along with him. If you like comic books, you owe it to yourself to check out Wolverine and the X-Men.

Benjamin Bailey has been crying all day. Follow Benjamin on Twitter @616Earth, or find him on IGN.

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MechWarrior Online Open Beta Date Announced

We've written about it several times at IGN, some of you have even been lucky enough to get into the closed beta, but now everyone finally gets a chance to try out MechWarrior Online on October 16th. While this is not the official release of the game, Piranha Games is launching the open beta, driving more users into their game so they can continue to make balance changes, tweak performance and continue to polish the next mech combat game.

To learn more about MechWarrior Online, check out our in-depth wiki. If you want to see the machines in action, as well as get the developer's take on what makes certain mechs and maps special, then head on over to our always-growing video index.

Anthony Gallegos is an Editor on IGN's PC team. He enjoys scaring the crap out of himself with horror games and then releasing some steam in shooters like Blacklight and Tribes. You can follow him on @Chufmoney on Twitter and on at Ant-IGN on IGN.

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The 9 Craziest Headlines of iPhone 5 Week

Now that everyone who wanted an iPhone 5 badly enough to wait in line in the cold has one, we're just going to get all the funniest stories we haven't covered yet out of our system at once.

Fox News reports the iPhone 5 will have a laser-keyboard and holographic display.

Mixing up a year-old concept video with on-the-ground footage led to a pretty amusing if utterly blundering couple seconds of programming at Fox.

Verizon CFO takes this opportunity to say "That Whole Unlimited Thing" was a Fad.

"…unlimited is just a word, it doesn’t really mean anything…. I think a lot of consumers think they consume a lot more data than they really do. So that whole unlimited thing I think is going by the wayside, and they see the benefit of shared [data]."

That's what Fran Shammo, CFO of Verizon, had to say about iPhone 5-buyers ditching their unlimited data plans. Sure Fran, it's not that Verizon's quit subsidizing phones for folks with unlimited plans; it's that we "see the benefit" of paying extra to get a data cap.

Of course, given that Verizon throttles the top 5 percent of its 3G users, it's hardly news that "unlimited is just a word" to them.

Source: Verizon

Samsung releases ad viciously mocking iPhone hipsters. Exactly like last time.

Last November, Samsung took a page out of Apple's book - not by copying the iPhone, but by copying Apple's "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ad campaign from a few years ago. If you'd like to see more of the same, good news: Samsung has refreshed its ad about how people who want iPhones are dumb and annoying while people who have a GS3 are smart and cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nf5-Prx19ZM

Apparently everyone agrees on one thing: a bigger screen is a better screen.

iPhone 5 queue is "retarded, superficial and pretentious," says girl in iPhone 5 queue.

Because time zones are a thing, Australia was the first country to get the iPhone 5 in stores. Apparently, Samsung's ad-execs aren't the only people who think everyone waiting in line for a new iPhone is an annoying hipster. Even the people in line for a new iPhone think so. A girl who waited overnight in flannel Cookie Monster pajamas (could we make this up?) to be second in line for the iPhone 5 referred to her compatriots as "absolutely retarded, superficial and pretentious."

Source: The Register

iOS 6 stole its clock face from a Swiss railroad co.

The design of Apple's new clock app is so clean! The only problem: it's been "borrowed" (as in not properly licensed) from the clock faces of Swiss rail company SBB. The company has stated that while they don't want Apple to stop using it, they do want to get paid.

Source: The Verge

Instead of apologizing for the new Maps, Apple goes on a hiring spree to fix it.

Okay, 6 new job postings at a company as big as Apple is barely news. But we needed an excuse to link to The Amazing iOS 6 Maps again.

Source: BGR

Burglars were among the first to get an iPhone 5. And they've got lots.

London residents hoping to pick up an iPhone 5 at the O2 Store near Wimbledon this morning were disappointed, because the store's entire shipment of iPhone 5 handsets (about 250) was stolen before the store opened for business.

In Japan, nearly 200 iPhone 5s were stolen from multiple stores in Osaka.

Source: CNet, WSJ

Some people bought an iPhone 5 just to break it.

We appreciate what the guys at iFixit do, but isn't there something sort of insane about buying an iPhone just to find out whether taking it apart will turn it into a paper-weight? No? How about throwing it at the ground with more and more force until the screen shatters?

Yes. It is possible to shatter the iPhone 5's glass screen.

Steve Wozniak's already tired of his iPhone 5, wants an iPhone 45.

You read that right (well, maybe). Speaking at a conference in Brisbane yesterday, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he's more excited about the iPhone 45 (forty-five!) than the iPhone he's got right now. Why? In his words, "In 40 years we will have computers that are conscious, that have feelings, that have a personality."

Is Woz scared? Nope; he can't wait. "My iPhone [45] will know so much about me. I won't want you humans."

On the other hand, it's fun to imagine how ridiculous we'll think the iPhone 5 was when we look back in 20 or 30 years…

Jon Fox is a Seattle hipster who loves polar bears and climbing trees. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN.

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Sony Gets Serious about Cameras

It may not have the track-record of Canon or Nikon, but Sony's making a strong case with new digital cameras for everyone from serious hobbyists to picky pros. Here's a run-down of the company's latest offerings for shutterbugs at all levels of the rabbit-hole.

NEX-6

At $850 (or $1000 with three new lenses), the mirror-less NEX-6 is really just a happy medium between the lower-end NEX-5 and Sony's more more expensive flagship, the NEX-7. It's not a DSLR, but the NEX-6's 16.1 megapixels are nothing to scoff at, and it can shoot 1080p video at 60 fps.

On-board WiFi enables simple, wireless photo syncs, but there's no touch screen on the NEX-6. Instead, a DSLR-style dial for switching camera modes and a digital view-finder (striking a compromise between an LCD screen and a reflexive ocular view-finder) gives the NEX-6 that "real camera" feeling that's missing from more and more point-and-shoots.

RX1

Sony's RX1 is the smallest full-frame sensor camera ever. What that means is that a camera from Sony's Cyber-Shot point-and-shoot line, a camera that weighs one pound and isn't much larger than a deck of cards, has a pro DSLR-level 24-megapixel, 35.8 x 23.9 mm full-frame sensor.

The amazing size comes with trade-offs: the RX1's 35mm Carl Zeiss lens looks pretty sweet, but you won't be able to change it - and that's on a $2800 camera; so if you're just looking for a point-and-shoot that fits in your fanny-pack you might want to keep looking.

Alpha A99

The first thing you'll notice about Sony's new flagship pro-level camera is how light it is: at 25.9 ounces, the A99 is manifestly lighter than high-end DSLRs by Canon and Nikon. It's got a 24.3-megapixel full-frame sensor, slightly better than Canon's 5D Mark III, but not yet on par with Nikon's D800.

The A99 is fast: it can shoot 6 frames per second at full 6000 x 4000 resolution, or 60 fps 1080p video; and, what's more, its autofocus uses two detection sensors, boosting accuracy and speed. That autofocus even works continually while shooting video; that plus the A99's in-camera audio leveling and an XLR port should make this $2799 (body-only) camera a competitive option for pros who like to shoot video now and then.

Does Sony have what it takes to run with the DSLR big-dogs? Let us know in the comments.

Jon Fox is a Seattle hipster who loves polar bears and climbing trees. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN. 

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Comic Book Reviews for 8/15/12

Everyone's favorite Watchmen loony finally makes his debut in Before Watchmen this week, and we're happy to report that the initial results are promising. Meanwhile, Avengers vs. X-Men loses its steam, Batwoman returns to form, Saga continues to kick ass, and the latest issue of Wonder Woman blows our minds.

DC COMICS

Batwoman #12

Written by J.H. Williams III & Haden Blackman | Art by J.H. Williams III

"A number of changes have occurred since you last read a Batwoman comic: J.H. Williams III is back on art, the format is back to a relatively linear format, and Wonder Woman is featured prominently. I would have expected each of those changes to benefit the book, but, together, they push the book to its best form thus far." -Poet

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Final Score:

9.0

Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1

Written by Brian Azzarello | Art by Lee Bermejo

"Poll a group of Watchmen fans on who their favorite character is, and chances are the majority will answer "Rorschach." There's something endlessly appealing about the dark, twisted vigilante who sets out to solve the world's ills with his fists. No doubt many writers would have jumped at the chance to pen the further adventures of Rorschach, but DC opted for the writer perhaps best suited for his bloody, grimy, nihilistic world -- Brian Azzarello. Unsurprisingly, Azzarello quickly and comfortably settles in with the character in Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1." -Jesse

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Final Score:

8.0

Birds of Prey #12

Written by Duane Swierczynski | Art by Cliff Richards

"Birds of Prey #12 isn’t brimming with forward progression or even notable character work, but it does pack plenty of pleasing action into its 20 brisk pages. Cliff Richards handles art duties here, and though many backgrounds are scarce and rely on the hues of Gabe Eltaeb, his figure work is detailed and his facial emotions are impressive. The action flows gracefully from panel to panel, with Richards ensuring a wide variety of blocking for the numerous action sequences and detailing each punch for maximum impact. Of particular note is a battle with on again-off again teammate Poison Ivy, which when coupled with Eltaeb’s fantastic green tones, gives us an aesthetically pleasing and dynamic action sequence." -Joey

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Final Score:

7.0

Catwoman #12

Written by Judd Winick | Art by Adriana Melo

"If Red Hood and the Outlaws was a critically maligned book that managed to make some crucial improvements over the first year of the New 52, Catwoman has mainly been spinning its wheels. Like Red Hood, the rampant sexuality is no longer the concern it once was. But unlike that series, Catwoman has failed to develop a sense of forward momentum or the crucial character relationships needed to keep readers invested over the long run." -Jesse

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Final Score:

5.0

DC Universe Presents #12

Written by Fabian Nicieza | Art by Jorge Jimenez

"After a fascinating and inspired arc about Vandal Savage, DCU Presents #12 cheapens the very prospect of this series by turning it into an unnecessary tie-in to Teen Titans, a book so overwritten itself that you’ll be stunned to learn that it needed more words elsewhere to paint the whole picture. This issue opens with a straining exposition dump – really just a recap page in disguise – and then launches into a high-octane story about Kid Flash fighting dino-teens. The premise is fine and good; unfortunately the issue itself is a one-way ticket to 'Check out Teen Titans #12'-ville, resolving nothing and leaving you empty." -Joey

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Final Score:

4.5

Green Lantern #12

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Renato Guedes & Jim Calafiore

"The Blackest Night event is a personal favorite of mine, so I was trepidatious when a Black Lantern ring popped out of Black Hand’s mouth, threatening to spoil the epic story that had already come to a fitting conclusion years ago. Geoff Johns has stymied my fears by choosing to put a new spin on Black Hand’s purpose in a way that severely shakes up Hal Jordan’s status quo. You’ll never guess what he’s going to be the 'greatest' at this time." -Joshua

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Final Score:

8.0

Green Lantern Corps #12

Written by Peter Tomasi | Art by Fernando Pasarin

"The quality of this story by Peter J. Tomasi is debatable. As far as pacing, character development, and fan-pleasing moments go, I would consider it high quality. But when you turn an eye to the story arc being told, it fails miserably because it forgets about why the story was told in the first place: John Stewart murdered one of his fellow Lanterns and he must answer for his actions. This series has been one of the stronger Green Lantern titles, so it’s all the more shame that this story didn’t come to any sort of conclusion on the matter." -Joshua

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Final Score:

5.5

Nightwing #12

Written by Kyle Higgins | Art by Andres Guinaldo

"Between the Dick Grayson-related revelations that came out of Night of the Owls and various other elements Kyle Higgins has seeded over the past year, Nightwing has a lot going for it. Unfortunately, the series too rarely seems to nail the execution. Issue #12 is another frustratingly uneven installment that nonetheless suggests some pretty cool things are coming on the horizon." -Jesse

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Final Score:

6.5

Red Hood and the Outlaws #12

Written by Scott Lobdell | Art by Timothy Green II

"Red Hood and the Outlaws has been chugging along for a year now, and this is one New 52 series where it's particularly interesting to examine its evolution over the past 12 months. If not without its problems, the book has nonetheless addressed a number of troubling characterization problems and proven that there's a place for a ragtag team like the Outlaws in the New 52." -Jesse

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Final Score:

7.0

Supergirl #12

Written by Mike Johnson & Michael Green | Art by Mahmud Asrar

"It’s been nearly a year since Supergirl and Superman first battled in Supergirl #2, but their reunion in this issue is significantly calmer. More importantly, we can feel the immense amount of progression that Kara has made since her arrival on Earth. She might not be able to speaking English yet, but the growth of her powers and acceptance of her loss are truly endearing and the writers play that up to the fullest in this issue’s opening conversation. Her distrust of Superman, while somewhat understandable, is growing a bit thin, but if the discovery at the end of this issue is any indication, that’ll soon be put to rest." -Joey

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Final Score:

8.0

Wonder Woman #12

Written by Brian Azzarello | Art by Cliff Chiang

"Brian Azzarello just made me a Wonder Woman fan for life. By dating this story just enough to let him play around with the origin of her powers, and reveal some new ones, Azzarello has given meaning to aspects of Wonder Woman’s character that have long been taken for granted. Flight is so commonplace in superhero books that it’s easy to forget its symbolic importance, as well as the rush of adrenaline that comes when your new favorite hero does it for the first time." -Joshua

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Final Score:

9.5

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Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Professor Layton Miracle Mask Release Dates

Nintendo has announced release dates for the 3DS and DS fall line-up. First up is Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone on October 1st, followed by Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask on October 28th and Paper Mario: Sticker Star on November 11th.

Release dates were also revealed for Crosswords Plus, Freakyforms Deluxe and more, as seen on the release calendar below:

• Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone - October 1st
• Crosswords Plus - October 1st
• Sparkle Snapshots 3D - October 18th
• Skylanders Giants - October 21st
• Style Savvy: Trendsetters - October 22nd
• Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask - October 28th
• Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive - November 5th
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star - November 11th
• Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion - November 18th
• Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed - November 20th

Titles without concrete release dates include FIFA 13 in September, Angry Birds Trilogy in October, Scribblenauts Unlimited this holiday and Rayman Origins in the third quarter of 2012. A complete list of planned titles for 3DS and DS - including Imagine Babyz and more - can be found on Nintendo’s full release calendar.

Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following him on Twitter or IGN.

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Comic Book Reviews for 7/25/12

Man, what a stellar (and pricey) week for comics. This week saw the return of everyone's favorite prequel-era Sith Lord, Darth Maul, in a fun "in between seasons" story that follows up on his appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. DC Comics also continued its rejuvenation of Aquaman, while Marvel delivered the latest twist in its plans to redefine the Lizard's status quo.

Please note, there is a review coming soon for American Vampire #29.

DC COMICS

All-Star Western #11

Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti | Art by Moritat

"While the rest of the Bat books have wrapped up their dalliances with the Night of the Owls crossover, All-Star Western continues to explore Jonah Hex's chaotic encounter with the 19th Century incarnation of the Court.  The series is practically reveling in its ties to the Batman mythos at this point. Besides returning the setting to Gotham, writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have brought in the Religion of Crime as a rival cult. They also seem determined to ensure that as many major Gotham figures as possible have historical analogues in this series. At some point it would be nice to be reminded that this book is about Jonah Hex too." -Jesse

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Final Score:

7.0

Aquaman #11

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Ivan Reis

"Apparently it's not enough for Geoff Johns to swoop in and make writing a compelling Aquaman yarn look like child's play. He also has to prove that it's perfectly possible to toss an entire team full of essentially new characters at readers and make these readers fall in love with them after a handful of issues. This is a book that makes good on all the promise the New 52 offered." -Jesse

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Final Score:

9.0

Batman: The Dark Knight #11

Written by Gregg Hurwitz | Art by David Finch

"Gregg Hurwitz's first issue of Batman: The Dark Knight was a mammoth leap forward in storytelling and quality. This feels like a Batman book now, instead of a turd smeared across paper and then stapled into the shape of a comic. Still, as we said in the review of issue #10, this series is not doing much to make itself a 'must buy' each month. Being an okay Batman book in a sea of good Batman books just isn't enough." -Benjamin

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Final Score:

6.5

Before Watchmen: Comedian #2

Written by Brian Azzarello | Art by J.G. Jones

"Before Watchmen: Comedian deserves some credit for being the only one of the Before Watchmen books so far to not attempt a standard origin story. The series skips over Eddie Blake's formative years and instead follows his misadventures in the '60s as a government agent. Unfortunately, despite the less formulaic approach, Comedian still falters quite a bit in its execution." -Jesse

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Final Score:

5.5

The Flash #11

Written by Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato | Art by Marcus To

"You can always count on The Flash to have an amazing title page and a new villain, and the creators do not disappoint here. While fiery baddie Heat Wave is nothing to write home about, his debut adds yet another member to Flash’s rapidly expanding rogues. Even better, Barry Allen changes the status quo on how he fights crime by moving into the seediest part of town and getting a job at the worst bar imaginable. It’s almost like hewants to get into a fight. Good news for us, he does." -Joshua

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Final Score:

7.5

Green Lantern #11

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Doug Mahnke

"Last issue, Black Hand decided to go cliff diving rather than become an Indigo Lantern once more. It was gruesome stuff, but now he’s back at it with a Black Lantern ring and a plan to bring back his dead family and eat Chinese food with them, among other more nefarious things. It feels good to have a clearly defined villain with an evil agenda in a Green Lantern book again. I enjoyed learning the mysteries of the Indigo Tribe, but now I’m ready to see how Hal Jordan and Sinestro are possibly going to get along long enough to overcome this deadly threat." -Joshua

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Final Score:

8.5

I, Vampire #11

Written by Josh Fialkov | Art by Andrea Sorrentino

"Since the start of the New 52, four books have continually impressed me issue after issue without fail: Batman, Wonder Woman, Animal Man, and I, Vampire. What they all have in common is their consistently high quality artwork, refreshing stories within their genre, and a cast full of memorable characters. With this installment, Andrea Sorrentino creates an epic battle scene between vampires and zombies while Joshua Hale Fialkov continues to develop the twisted romance between vampires Andrew and Mary. In short, it still kicks ass." -Joshua

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Final Score:

9.0

Justice League Dark #11

Written by Jeff Lemire | Art by Mikel Janin

"Let’s start this off right: in my opinion, Justice League Dark is – right alongside I, Vampire – one of the most consistently beautiful books at DC. To my memory, neither series has had a lapse in artist and yet has remained pristine issue after issue. Mikel Janin delivers yet again in JLD #11, perhaps even topping himself with stunning layouts and pristine lines that formulate one of the trippiest – yet cleanest – looking issues yet. There is seriously so much detail packed into his characters that it’s astonishing to see this book arrive on time month in and month out. The editorial team at DC should take a bow for assigning Janin to this book, and issue #11 is precisely the reason." -Joey

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Final Score:

9.0

National Comics: Eternity #1

Written by Jeff Lemire | Art by Cully Hamner & Derec Donovan

"In a move that I’m still quite excited about, DC Comics has debuted its new done-and-one series called National Comics, aiming to reintroduce some of the DCU’s more obscure characters month in and month out in a series of one-shots. The debut features a revamped Kid Eternity, written by Jeff Lemire with are by Cully Hamner and Derec Donovan. As a re-introduction (or perhaps just an introduction for some) to the character, Eternity #1 suffices just fine. In fact, the only storytelling detriment I can pinpoint is the fact that the story doesn’t exactly wrap-up in a way that will leave you satisfied. Instead, it ends on a rather heart wrenching cliffhanger that will just leave you waiting for the next issue. That’s not a knock against the book itself, it’s just that, at least at this point, that next issue doesn’t exist." -Joey

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Final Score:

8.0

Spaceman #8

Written by Brian Azzarello | Art by Eduardo Risso

"Spaceman is finally getting around to making a point. There are moments in this issue when we finally start to see the story come through. Some of these scenes could have been pretty poignant and meaningful -- if they had happened three or four issues ago. This series has just become to long and to unwieldy. It's saying something, but does anybody even care anymore? I doubt it." -Benjamin

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Final Score:

5.5

Superman #11

Written by Dan Jurgens | Art by Dan Jurgens

"This Superman title has been less than stellar since its debut, but despite some cringe-worthy elements, this issue isn’t all that bad. The teaser text on the cover is an outright lie, the villain is a photocopy of a Predator, and Superman’s abnormally long neck is back, but a well-paced story manages to keep things interesting. It’s not a super story, but it’s getting there." -Joshua

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Final Score:

5.5

Teen Titans #11

Written by Scott Lobdell | Art by Brett Booth

"Teen Titans seemed to be taking steps in the right direction for the past few issues. It felt more interesting, like it was finally starting to tell these kids' story. That comes to a halt in this issue. The Teen Titans just punch some random dude that they invited over their apartment and then they punch each other. Thrilling." -Benjamin

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Final Score:

4.5

Source : ign[dot]com