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I also don't know why Harada doesn't just head doof people more often. Perhaps Ninjak with his advanced gadgetry can block that type of psychic attack .. but you would think EW would be vulnerable. The fact is Harada and Peter have been made much more powerful than the original characters - which I...

"You're weak... and I'll be safer without you."

Was anyone else reminded of Livewire's comment to Pete in issue 4? "You're an idiot who makes the worst of the opportunities he's given and we'll be better off with you gone."

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Again, though, if someone was only reading XO, they'd be completely lost as to how we got from the end of #20 to the beginning of #21. Summary pages aside, that's a problem IMHO. As someone reading both, its fine and I like not wasting pages rehashing events, but even an extra line or two of dialog...

Other than the Dox bit at the end, the other part that didn't feel right to me was Alyssa's offer to be with Jack. It's bizarre that they think a love to match Marius and Sandria's can just be turned on and off like that, especially when their motive is to control the loa, and not, you know, actual ...

I'm a bit mixed on this issue. I liked some of the character moments, but the action and the new characters recalled the worst of the Image era comics scene. The part I particularly disliked was the two page splash with introductory headshots of the Specialists. It just looked so corny. I remember a...

I'll echo what the last couple of posters have said -- the writing is good enough to offset the, um, quirky art. I've always been drawn to the writing over the art. (As an old-school X-Men fan, I didn't last long after Claremont left, despite having a slew of hot artists on the book at the time.) Do...

My life mainly consists of my wife and kids, the one or two people I see at work every day and a few friendships with my neighbors that I hang with every now and again. Other than that, you guys are the only friends that I communicate with on a daily basis. I gotta get a life. :P Lives are overrate...

Question: who is William Kozol? Is he PRS chief Morris Kozol's brother?

(I know, I know... his full name is William Morris Alafair Anne Conchita BOBBBB! Jingleheimerschmidt Kozol...)

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I kind of agree with an earlier comment -- Pete never gets to cut loose. He always gets waylaid by something or other before he does. I wonder if it's even possible for Pete to be as strong as Harada? We've never heard of Pete having these "sleep cycles", or doing all the multitasking that...

It seems like Romania is free for now, with the ship now in the (Atlantic?) Ocean. Does anyone have an estimate of how many "visigoths" Aric brought back with him? Were they all on board his ship when it took off? If not, the ones left behind would be an easy target for the Russians. 4 wol...

I'm inclined to believe the Bleeding Monk is the man behind the curtain so to speak. We were talking about this last night, and I went into a bit of a long-winded conspiracy theory, but thinking back to the issue where Pete leaves the Foundation in search of Joe.... 1. "Joe" was supposedl...

Good issue. Just one minor nit to pick, and it's literally the first thing we read on page 1. Harbinger Global Conglomerates? What, did Harada rename it after the Harbinger wars or something? Wait, I've got it! Harbinger Global Conglomerates is the sect faction within Harada Global Conglomerates! Ve...

The Kalfus triplets were the ones who busted up the Syria/Russia deal in Harbinger 0, weren't they? I thought they were Indian (they said they represented an Indian subsidiary of HGC), but now I'm not sure. Maybe there are more than one set of triplets? I thought one of the brothers was beheaded in ...

I thought the most apt summary of Harada came from Charlie Palmer: "Don't have any illusions about what goes on [at PRS]. The difference is, Kozol knows he's a *SQUEE*. Harada thinks he's Jesus . Which in my book is way more dangerous." (B&HC #14) I kind of liked the simplicity of Aric...

If this issue is an indication of what to expect with the HC team in tow with Bloodshot I could see them spinning out to their own book and Bloodshot being solo again. Maybe as early as issue #25. Maybe Bloodshot will be used to launch other titles? First, HARD Corps will spin off, then it'll becom...

(BTW, I got the HW trade, and, like the first Bloodshot trade, they made some corrections. Stronghold and Ion are properly colored/addressed, and James calls out to Katherine instead of "Maggie".) Wow, corrections in the trades? Nice! FYI, the Bloodshot correction was the the page where K...

One little thing that bothered me in this issue is Gilad fighting against Aric and his lightning sword. That sword easily slices through the Nin-jet and alien death machines, yet Gilad's piece of pig-iron is able to smash against it like it's a solid object not made of burning plasma. Sure, maybe Gi...

I agree with Jmatt; I'm glad they made Palmer a bit more human. I didn't like any of the HARD Corps in Harbinger Wars. I'm still not sure why Maniac is there though. The dude's so flakey he's more of a liability than an asset. Kozol's a sleeze, but I'm glad that Palmer knows he's a sleeze and isn't ...

Man, after reading all of the above, I think the latest Harbinger must have affected me more than I thought. I mean, I recognize most of those words as English, yet I have no idea what they mean.

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This issue wasn't as heavy a read as the other books this week, but I enjoyed it. I like that the powers-that-be have no idea who or what they're dealing with. It doesn't seem like Col. Capshaw knows Alexander is Vine. (I'm waiting for a first meeting between Alexander and Col Capshaw's trusted unde...

I could accept her deciding to bounce...that's a perfectly reasonable human reaction. It's just that 2 issues prior she put herself between the kids and Haradas Eggbreakers at her own risk and peril. That was just a few issues past her allowing herself to be taken prisoner and beaten by PRS and the...

I'm not sure if you did the same thing I did - but I initially confused Maniac with Hammerhead. Hammerhead is the one that was falling and asked lifeline for Flight (but lifeline was taken out by Harada) and ended up going SPLAT. I had to re-read it again after I saw Maniac alive at the end to real...

I don't know that it's my favorite issue, but "DINOPUNCH!" is among my favorite sound effects ever.

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I'd love to see Secret Weapons be made up of various supporting cast with ties to the various books. Led by Ninjak, with Livewire and Stronghold, Mary-Maria, maybe someone in the Commando Armor, etc. Hopefully, Harbinger Foundation won't "reclaim" Stronghold and Livewire like in VH-1. (Th...

Hm, from what we've seen so far, I think Harada seems like he tries to avoid mind-wiping and mind-reading where possible: I think he's more likely to give Stronghold the opportunity to make his own mind up on the situation. What'll happen from there though is anybody's guess :? [...] it could make ...