Hrm. Thought I posted that last item at the bottom of the hour, but just did it now. So I’ll quick whip up another post. <\/p>\n
Doyce headed back out. Many thanks for the donuts.<\/p>\n
Ah, he dropped by a comic he’d borrowed that I wanted to review.<\/p>\n
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The Losers <\/i>#1<\/b> (Vertigo) [3\/1\/3\/2\/Y]
\nCleverly written in media res<\/i> series opener, as a set of disavowed special ops sorts decide to take their revenge on the government that has them on its death list. Andy Diggle writes fine military action, though Jock’s art is a bit rough to make it a smooth read. I’m looking forward to further issues — especially as Spycraft inspiration …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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