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Comic books are vital to the survival of mankind.

As the mightiest task-masters of a sweaty world devoid of sleep, love, or social skills, comics incessantly beat on the drum that beckons us weekly to place small green bills into the pasty and hyper-knowledgeable hands of the Golfshirt-Tucked-into-Sweatpants-Man, who we call the comic shop owner.

We do so with satisfaction.

As members of an addict culture without a cure (except for maturing to adulthood, which we dismissed, like so many Rob Leifield Lithographs), we strongly support the reading, collecting, and hoarding of comic books. We understand that the addiction weighs you down, until you are hopeless - a shell of a man wondering through the dark Gothams and Metropoli of the mind. At Near Mint Minus we offer you a brief respite from your baleful, nerdish woes. Remember that these reviews are subjective and reflect the views of the NMM staff only, therefore it is incumabent upon you as the reader to read these books, and to judge for yourself, or God himself will judge you.

Read, laugh, cry, gnash, shake fists at your computer, spit, and repeat.

Enjoy it while you can.

Next Wednesday is closer than you think.

-Peblee

Near Mint Minus News in Briefs:

Tommy Castillo (pencils, Batman:LOTDK) has agreed to an interview! And, the Near Mint Minus staff will be attending Wondercon 2005, press-badges and cameras in hand, to offer you the latest scoop on what’s happening in the comic industry. Our first advertising partner will be joining us soon.Watch for more news and interviews to come!

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Five weeks have gone by. The site is getting bigger everyday. Check out the News, Collectors, Etc. via our home-page. Just click on the gaping mouth to see press releases, inane archives, and more. If you want to view all of our silliness from day one, check out the “Week by Week” section on the sidebar, or go to our Review Archives.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are (or should be) now on Google! Soon we will be on Yahoo! Then, my friends, we will take over the world!

Also we have now added two new Staff Members to the Site! Check out the review of Uncanny X-Men by "Goodnight" and watch for Wondercon photos and upcoming reviews by "Robotics"!

Thanks for checking out the site! We hope your jowells ache from the laughter, and that your brains swell with as you are exposed to the ancient arts of verbage, sarcastic mastery, and stupendous insolence.

-Peblee

This Week's Madness

* WARNING *

The following reviews are meant to be humorous and may be found to contain sarcasm, dubious associations, groundless opinions, and senseless rebukes for the sole purpose of entertainment (if not yours, then ours) all of which are substances known by the State of California to be harmful to your work-ethic, and may cause malignant tumors of laughter.

Caution advised while reading.

	Action Comics #824 By Peblee Batgirl #60 By Fumanchu
	Breach #2 By Peblee Captain America #3 By Peblee
	Concrete #2 By Fumanchu District-X #10 By Peblee
	Majestic #2 By Fumanchu Ultimate X-Men #56 By Peblee
	Ultimates2 #3 By Fumanchu Uncanny X-Men #455 By Goodnight
	Young Avengers #1 By Peblee Young Avengers #1 By Fumanchu
	4 #15 By Fumanchu Batman: LOTDK #188 By Fumanchu
	Inane Discussion Five: Two New Old Books and Issue Number Three of a New Friend
Young Avengers #1 By Heinburg, Cheung, and Dell	Inane Discussion Six: "Lads, Wings, Wierdos, and a 'Superman' that Everyone Can Love."	Breach #2 By Harras, Martin, and Lopez

Check Out the Tommy Castillo Interview!

February 18-20 Near Mint Minus staff will be on-site at Wondercon!

This Book Must Not Be Ignored!

Ready to be Blind-Sided by a book that is sure to turn heads?

Shanna The She-Devil offers much more than the expected scantily-clad mystress of boobonic-teaser proportions that one might expect. This comic with art and writing by Frank Cho is a knockout! Equipped with superb art, incredible story, and genuine humor, it is sure to shock all of you who were expecting a shallow resurrection from the deep grave that held this retro-hero. This comic is seriously good stuff, and Frank Cho deserves highest honors for its re-creation! Collectors better grab this one while they can because I have a sneaking suspicion that the price of this beauty is going to go up like the Chicago Fire!

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