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"Liquidator" - A Mixed Bag

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"Liquidator" is a time travel adventure that sets up a very interesting world but has a plot that feels a little thin.   Aubrey Street, a time traveling liquidator responsible for eliminating anachronisms in the timeline, is sent back in time to 1891 where a servant girl has gotten her hands on a copy of a feminist book from the future. When she can’t bring herself to kill the girl, she is swept up into a vast web of intrigue, secrets, and dark magic. 📖 “Liquidator Volume 1” 📝 Writer: Peter Milligan 👨🏻‍🎨 Artist: Piotr Kowalski 🖍️ Colorist: Brad Simpson 🔡 Letterer: Simon Bowland 🏢 Publisher: Mad Cave Studios   🗓️ Published: May 19, 2026 Thank you for Mad Cave Studios for providing a free advance copy of this eComic for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.   A mixed bag is the best way I can describe Liquidator. The setup and world building of this comic is excellent. This time travel adventure almost feels more like an espionage thri...

"Supergirl's Family Vacation" - Just a Delight

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 The Supermobile is back and it has fists! Need I say more?  📖 “Supergirl’s Family Vacation” 📝 Writer: Brandon T. Snider 👨🏻‍🎨 Artist: Sarah Leuver Age Range: 8-12 years 🏢 Publisher: DC Comics 🗓️ Published: May 5, 2026 Pre-teen Kara Zor-El, Supergirl, has the perfect family vacation planned for her family to the floating city of Argo. Kara’s flans are derailed when the Superman family is invited to a celebration on a seemingly peaceful planet. However, this apparently perfect world holds a dark secret that may just be the key to Kara finding her place in her found family.  What a delightful read! 
 There’s a lot of fun to be had with this breezy read. The characterization is spot-on. I especially enjoyed the writing of Clark and Lois. Clark is appropriately filled with hope and thinks the best fo everyone. Lois' reporter’s instincts cause her to start spotting cracks in the gleaming facade of the planet.  The tone of this graphic novel is decidedly and delightf...