Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 2/17/2021
Welcome to this week in comic book reviews! The staff have come together to read and review nearly everything that released today. It isn t totally comprehensive, but it includes just about everything from DC and Marvel with the important books from the likes of Image, Boom, IDW, Valiant, and more.
The review blurbs you ll find contained herein are typically supplemented in part by longform individual reviews for significant issues. This week that includes
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Also, in case you were curious, our ratings are simple: we give a whole number out of five; that s it! If you d like to check out our previous reviews, they are all available here.
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The Expanse’s most beloved characters gregarious Martian pilot Alex Kamal (Cas Anvar) slurred off-screen in the finale of the show’s fifth season, “Nemesis Games.” We don’t get to see him die; our final look at him is of Anvar, slumped in his seat on the racing ship
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Screaming Firehawk, bubbles of CG blood pooling from his nostrils. He succumbed, tragically but suddenly, to one of the many risks the comparatively-grounded sci-fi series established in the beginning. High-G maneuvers in outer space can take a toll on your body, and even give you a fatal stroke.
Friday, 5th February 2021 at 9:03 am
The Expanse has finally wrapped up its fifth season on Amazon Prime Video, which aired weekly on the streaming platform starting from mid-December.
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The latest episodes of the sci-fi drama, which is set in a distant future where humanity has colonised the Solar System, focused primarily on the threat of Marco Inaros (Keon Alexander).
Following a devastating attack on Earth and the death of a longtime crew member, the stakes really have never been higher heading into the (supposedly) final season.
Read on for everything you need to know about The Expanse season six.
The Expanse has come and gone and, surprising no one who’s a fan of
The Expanse, it was brilliant. Season five encompassed many personal journeys for our heroes, and through trials, tragedies, and space battles, they ended up back where they belonged. Well, most of them did. Let’s take a look at the season finale, “Nemesis Games.” Spoilers for
First, we should dispense with the elephant in the room. Alex Kamal is no longer with us. We knew it was coming, but I’m still seriously impressed with how the production approached Alex’s death. Ever since the sexual misconduct allegations against actor Cas Anvar came to light, and the show’s investigation of the claims and announcement that Anvar would not be back for season six, we knew that Alex’s time was limited. But how do you write off a central character who means a lot to fans, when his actor’s alleged actions make watching scenes with him uncomfortable?
The Expanse Showrunner Explains the Major Character Death In the Season 5 Finale
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The Expanse s fifth season comes to a close today in the season finale episode Nemesis Games, now streaming on Amazon Prime. The show had more than one surprise for fans before wrapping up its penultimate season.
SPOILERS for those surprises follow. Nemesis Games, taking its title from the fifth book in James S.A. Corey s popular
Expanse series of sci-fi novels, sees the
Rocinante crew racing to save Naomi Nagata s life. James Holden rides headfirst into battle against the Free Navy forces of Marco Inaros while Alex Kamal and Bobbie Draper race to Naomi s location. Alex and Bobbie manage to get to Naomi in time to save her life, but it comes at a cost. The hard burn causes Alex to suffer a stroke that kills him in the pilot s seat.