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Strategic Advantages of Renting Pumps
Across construction, process industries, mining and the water/wastewater utilities sector, more managers are recognizing pump rental as a strategic tool to manage risk, improve utilization and maintain uptime in complex, capital-constrained environments. Rapidly deployable and tailored to the application and conditions, rental pump systems provide cost-effective solutions for short- and long-term demands without requiring a capital expenditure (capex).
‘Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman’ #1 is a crisis point for the character
I’m not trying to be hyperbolic when I say that I find Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #1 to be borderline offensive as a Wonder Woman fan. The central conceit of the series is that Trinity is trying to find her father, Steve Trevor, who died in last year’s Wonder Woman #14. Without even getting into the underlying politics of Wonder Woman’s made-from-clay origin, the focus of Diana’s daughter’s first solo series being finding her father is regressive.
Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of May 28, 2025
Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, our celebration of the best comics of the week! This week, DC continues to dominate with the top three spots, while Marvel and Image round out the top five.
‘Absolute Martian Manhunter’ #3 is another barn burner
It’s rare a book comes along that’s as prescient as the work that Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez are doing with Absolute Martian Manhunter. It’s even rarer that said prescient work is coming from one of the Big Two. That’s sort of become a recurring theme for Camp though, as he continually reveals himself as one of our most incisive and inspired creators.
‘New Gods’ #6 is a race to the death
With New Gods #6, Ram V, Filipe Andrade and Evan Cagle have crafted the quietest and most contemplative issue of this series so far. For much of the book, Andrade’s portion, readers accompany The Black Racer, Death’s embodiment, as they deliver a soul to The Source. This takes on a unique tone and character to the other segments of this story so far. It’s melancholy and hopeful and vast in a way that makes you, the reader, smaller.
Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of April 23, 2025
Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, where we give props to the best comics of the week! This week, DC continues to be Absolute-ly amazing, Spider-Man goes one on one with Predator, and a lot more. Let’s get to the books! Best comics of the week: April 23, 2025 Overall, Bug Wars #3 passes the “limited series test” with flying colors. It’s remained entertaining and engaging, even at the halfway point, and if the creative team has its way there’ll be much more on the horizon.
‘Absolute Martian Manhunter’ #2 adds color to your world
Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez’s Absolute Martian Manhunter is really undeniable on the back of the sheer volume of choices they’re intentionally making within the work. Each facet of this book exudes a feeling of having been considered and deliberated over, including the fantastic lettering of Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.
Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of April 16, 2025
Welcome back to another Fantastic Five, where we shout out the very best comics of the week! This week was a DC clean sweep, as New Gods once again claims the top spot joined by Superman, Catwoman, Nightwing, and Flash. Let’s get to the books! Best comics of the week of April 16, 2025 Absolute Flash #2 is a great follow-up to the series’ debut issue. It’s filled with action, intensity, and enough emotion to captivate readers through a well-paced story.
‘New Gods’ #5 achieves a clash for the ages
“What happens when one of us dies?” asks Lightray in New Gods #5’s opening pages. This is the common question Ram V, Evan Cagle and guest artist Andrew MacLean use to better explore the nature of a conflict between gods. It’s also the vehicle V uses to highlight how taking inspiration from Hinduism won’t simply allow for the New Gods to feature in new stories, or for those stories to be told in different ways, but it will fundamentally shift how these characters are read.
Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of March 12, 2025
Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, where we shout out the best comics of the week! This week was all about Image Comics, between the anticipated Assorted Crisis Events and the next edition of Snotgirl. Let’s get to the books! Best comics of the week: March 12, 2025 Overall, this is an excellent start to this latest endeavor from the Minor Threats umbrella.
‘Absolute Superman’ #5 explodes across the page
Absolute Superman has been the slowest burn of the Absolute line’s initial books. In contrast to the electric pace of Absolute Batman and the understated, classic approach of Absolute Wonder Woman, Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval have taken their whole initial arc to get Superman off of Krypton. This has meant dedicating a large portion of the series’ first five issues to letting readers sit within the world of Absolute Superman and soak up the experiences and feelings of its characters.
Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of February 19, 2025
Welcome back to Fantastic Five, our Friday roundup of the best comics of the week! This week, Marvel and DC both had perfect continuations and stellar first issues, while Dark Horse came out swinging with a devilishly good debut. Best comics of the week: February 19, 2025 High strangeness, historical fiction, and compelling family drama collide in one of the most exciting debut issues of the year thus far.
‘New Gods’ #3 plants the seeds for a future epic
Ram V, Evan Cagle and Riccardo Fedirici develop some much-needed backstory in New Gods #3, which lays the groundwork for so much of what’s seemingly to come. Furthermore, they continue a project DC Comics has been engaging in recently through Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s work on Action Comics and Green Lantern: War Journal, which is developing the other “worlds” which predated the Fourth World. This issue solidifies the expansiveness of this project within itself and for the DC Universe as a whole.
Wonder Woman and Pygmalion: ‘Amazon. I’m an Amazon.’
Wonder Woman as a concept has more integrity when feminist themes are centered. Her creator, William Moulton Marston, knew this, and subverted the Greek myth of Pygmalion in service of this truth. Radically for the time, Marston insisted on the self-possession, and interiority of female comic characters, as well as the idea that womanhood and femininity did not need to proceed from manhood and masculinity to have value.
Wonder Woman and Pygmalion: A new war commences
Wonder Woman as a concept has more integrity when feminist themes are centered. Her creator (Marston) knew this, and subverted the Greek myth of Pygmalion in service of this truth. Radically for the time, Marston insisted on the self-possession, and interiority of female comic characters, as well as the idea that womanhood and femininity did not need to proceed from manhood and masculinity to have value.
Wonder Woman and Pygmalion: What does it mean to be sculpted from clay?
Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman’s Absolute Wonder Woman channels the spirit of Wonder Woman better than any mainline Wonder Woman book has in years. Thompson and Sherman build on the foundational themes which have supported the character’s best outings. “Love is transformative.” Diana repeats this adage in the early issues of the series, and reminds readers that Wonder Woman is best read when feminist themes are central to her stories.
Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of January 15, 2025
Welcome back to Fantastic Five, where we look back at the best comics of the week! This week was a varied one, as four publishers contributed to our top five. Let’s get to the books! Best comics of the week: January 16, 2025 Star Trek: Lower Decks #3 masterfully combines humor, heart, and high-concept science in a tightly woven narrative that stays true to the adventurous spirit of the franchise while exploring relatable character struggles.
‘New Gods’ #2 review: What’s a god to a nonbeliever?
In New Gods #2, readers begin to get a better understanding of how Ram V and Evan Cagle will synthesize their version of these characters. How will their new creations fit into the world Kirby created, and will it feel like it works? What do their efforts to balance the various tones of the New Gods look like? And, can they handle Apokolips as well as they’ve handled New Genesis in issue #1? V and Cagle begin by introducing Karok, the imminent threat who was teased in the series’ first issue.
Hangman Page, CM Punk, and the vulnerability to be violent
At its heart, professional wrestling is about masculinity. In art, reality affects fiction and we can see the way the lived masculinity affects the art about it in the ring. Through the 2022 feud of ‘Hangman’ Adam Page and CM Punk, as well as each of their respective 2024 feuds, readers can see and understand this. The environment each performer came up in, the way each performer chooses to perform masculinity and the reality behind the scenes will inform that understanding.
Opinion | Man to Man, You Need to Care About Your Neighbors
The world has changed a lot. I’m not shocked that President Trump won, but it feels as if I have personally been made to be different by this change. It’s simply that whatever reality white men like me are living in, I feel that I cannot possibly be in the same place and must be someplace other. I feel afraid of this sudden sobriety that maybe I am outside of the so-called “silent majority.” What has separated me like this?
Early Life as a Pain Pill Addict
In the beginning, it feels innocent enough. A prescription for pain pills after a surgery or injury, a doctor's assurance that they will help manage the pain, and the gradual, almost imperceptible descent into addiction. Early life as a pain pill addict is often a journey paved with good intentions but ends in a labyrinth of despair and dependency. The Lure of Relief For many, the journey starts with a legitimate need.
Forelska Cocktail Recipe | Master Bartender
Discerning Drinkers (1 rating) WhatsApp These links will open in a new window How to make: -Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin, -Fill shaker with ice and shake.
Top Trends in Data Privacy
Following our attendance of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit 2023, we’re sharing our Top 6 Takeaways from this year’s conference. These are the big ticket items that we heard repeated as key issues and trends in data privacy and protection for the year and beyond – beginning with the two letters on everyone’s lips: AI. 1.
‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ #2 review: Look! Up in the sky! It’s a… boat?
Comic Books Taylor and Timms have nailed almost every shot they’ve taken in these two issues this far. In Superman: Son of Kal-El #1, Tom Taylor and John Timms laid out Jon Kent’s mission statement as “for truth, justice and a better world.” This is exactly where Taylor picks up Kent’s story in Superman: Son of Kal-El #2. In contrast to the common portrayal of Clark Kent, readers find themselves on a journey with a less sure-footed, but more ambitious superhero.
‘Infinite Frontier’ #4 is quality incarnate
Comic Books Infinite Frontier #4 makes such a strong case that nobody is on fire right now quite like Joshua Williamson. Infinite Frontier #4 makes such a strong case that nobody is on fire right now quite like Joshua Williamson. The DC Universe he’s both building and rebuilding is the place fans have waited to read about for a long, long time. Taking inspiration from Grant Morrison, George Perez and Mark Waid is just the tip of the respect he pays to the larger DC Universe.
Fantastic Five: The best comics of the week of July 28, 2021
Comic Books Top fantastic five reviews included titles from Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics this week. By David Brooke, Chris Showalter, Julian Coupal, Ryan Perry and Lia Kolb on July 30, 2021 Welcome back to Fantastic Five, our weekly column to highlight the highest-rated comics reviewed on AIPT. We strive to review as much as possible each week to give you a good sense of what came out and what is working for our staff of over 20 reviewers.
‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ #1 is fireproof
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Taylor and Timms establish a great introduction to who may become one of the most prominent heroes in the DC Universe going forward. It’s rare that a character and the piece of art which is centered around him face the same struggles, and carry the same weight, but both Jon Kent and Superman: Son of Kal-El find themselves wrestling with the legacy of Clark Kent’s Superman.
‘Infinite Frontier’ #3 continues to display endless quality
DC Comics Comic Books Infinite Frontier #3 is another exciting issue in DC’s best event in years. Hot on the heels of last month’s cliffhanger, Joshua Williams and a slew of artists won’t stop swinging as Infinite Frontier rushes on. Whether readers are spending time with Alan Scott and Obsidian, Roy Harper, Calvin Ellis and Thomas or Barry Allen, the series is delivering the most concrete developments that have been seen so far.
‘Moon Knight’ #1 review: All parishioners welcome
Courtesy Marvel Comics Comic Books MacKay and Cappuccio promise more than this singular issue would let on. As has become commonplace these days, a character nearing their MCU debut, in this case Moon Knight, is getting a new comic series. Following in the footsteps of Shang-Chi (2021) and Eternals (2021), most recently, Marc Spector is returning to the spotlight in Marvel Comics for the first time since Max Bemis wrote the series in 2018.
Fantastic Five: The best comics of the week of July 14, 2021
Comic Books Fantastic Five features the highest-rated comics on AIPT for the week of July 14, 2021! By David Brooke, Ryan Perry, Madeleine Chan and Ryan Sonneville on July 16, 2021 Each week, comics have over a hundred options as far as fantastic stories are concerned and we here at AIPT try to review them all. To narrow down the best comics of the week, AIPT presents our Fantastic Five, the top five highest-rated comics of the week.
‘Wonder Woman’ #775 is an Olympic struggle
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books One can hope that Conrad and Cloonan have something special up their sleeves to reverse course here. Diana ventures into the Graveyard of the Gods in the most recent issue of Wonder Woman. Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan and Andy MacDonald draft the newest depictions of DC’s Greek Gods, while giving readers their first real look at Janus, the series’ villain.
‘Infinite Frontier’ #2 is one giant leap for the DC Universe
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books This is one of the most exciting times in the DC Universe in years. Following the explosive opening of DC’s newest event, Batman and Superman get involved, Darkseid looms and the missing JSA take precedence. The twists only keep coming from there as Joshua Williamson pens one of the most exciting comic events in recent memory.
‘Batman’ #110 review: Back on track
Courtesy of DC Comics Comic Books Tynion IV and Jimenez kick this book back into gear with one of its most exciting and important issues in months. The rubber finally meets the road in the long-brewing rivalry between Batman and Saint Industries. James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez ramp up the action in order to deliver the exciting turning point of the story leading into Fear State. What is Simon Saint’s next move? What of the Scarecrow’s angle?
J.M. DeMatteis returns to the team with 'Justice League Infinity' • AIPT
TV producer James Tucker and famed comics scribe J.M. DeMatteis last worked together on Justice League Unlimited. Now, some 15-plus years after the show’s ending, the pair have reunited for a comic book revival of the beloved series, Justice League Infinity. The seven-issue miniseries (with art by Ethen Beavers) is a direct sequel to the animated story, and for the first time takes these dynamic heroes into the depths of the multiverse.
'Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular' #1 hits the mark • AIPT
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books As good of an anniversary issue as readers have seen in a while. Kicking off the launch of a handful of 80th Anniversary issues this year, Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular brings together a handful of established and legacy creators to tell a testament of the Emerald Archer.
‘Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom’ #2 breaks the chains
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #2 is a step up from an already exciting first issue. Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom debuted with a lot of promise and an exciting first issue, but it could very easily have been a series that slipped away in subsequent issues. Thankfully, Brandon Easton and Fico Ossio have made sure that isn’t the case, and the second issue of this series further solidifies its exciting potential.
‘Wonder Woman’ #774 thunders onto Olympus
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan enter their second arc on Wonder Woman with a new artist in Andy MacDonald. Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan enter their second arc on Wonder Woman, focusing on the Greek pantheon with artist Andy MacDonald. Diana and Ratatosk have made it into her correct afterlife, yet everything is in disarray and no one knows why. What will be the next development in this grand mystery of the Infinite Frontier era?
‘Infinite Frontier’ #1 expands the horizon
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Williamson and Xermanico seem to be off to the races with a better sense of the DC Universe than many creators in recent years. DC’s Infinite Frontier era charts a path forward in its newest event, the aptly named Infinite Frontier #1. Joshua Williamson and Xermanico go to the furthest reaches of the DC Universe to establish a mystery that draws from the company’s long history of events and deep roster of exciting characters.
‘Static: Season One’ #1 shocks Milestone back to life
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books This ain’t your daddy’s Static. Readers should not expect Vita Ayala, Nikolas Draper-Ivey and ChrisCross’s Static: Season One #1 to be Dwayne McDuffie, Robert Washington III and John Paul Leon’s Static (1993) #1, or the Static Shock! cartoons. That’s the trap of this issue. This creative team has brought the first unique voice to the character in a decade, and in many ways the book feels fresh because of that. This ain’t your daddy’s Static.
Revisiting for the First Time: ‘Static Shock: Trial by Fire’
For a little history, Milestone Media began publishing in 1993, wherein series such as Static, Icon, Hardware and Blood Syndicate were published regularly for between 35 and 50 issues. The company shut down its comics division in 1997. Since then, Milestone comics have been irregularly collected — Static Shock: Trial by Fire in 2000 and Hardware: The Man in the Machine in 2010 — with the books being impossible to find digitally or in most comic shops.
Vita Ayala and ChrisCross spark a conversation about 'Static Season One' • AIPT
On June 15, Static will return with Static Season One, his first headlining comic in a decade — and the first under the Milestone imprint since 1997. Vita Ayala, Nikolas Draper-Ivey, and ChrisCross are bringing the character into the modern day, where he’ll be influenced by modern social movements and even his classic cartoon Static Shock. The book will be the first of three all-new Milestone books hitting shelves this summer, marking the line’s full-scale relaunch into the world of comics.
‘Wonder Woman’ #773 barely avoids a Greek tragedy
Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Travis Moore complete their first arc as the creative team on DC’s Amazing Amazon with Wonder Woman #773. All the hallmarks of their short run are expectedly here — the sure-footed pacing, creative use of her supporting cast, and beautiful art, but the question is whether it finds that bit of magic that takes it from wonderful to iconic. It can’t be understated how much Cloonan and Conrad have proved they deserve to be in this space.
‘Far Sector’ #12 has the emotion, but doesn’t go far enough
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Jemisin and Campbell deliver an issue that feels bittersweet. Far Sector #12 brings to a close one of the best series in print over the last two years. N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell have obviously poured their heart and soul into a book that will assuredly go down as a quintessential Green Lantern story, especially considering the oncoming breakout of Sojourner Mullein. So how is readers’ last day in one of the deepest, most expansive worlds in comics?
‘Action Comics’ #1031 review: Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s Superman epic
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Action Comics and Superman are a compelling duo of books that show why this classic character really never goes out of style. Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s Superman epic continues to rapidly expand across time and space, accruing an intimidating classic rival and an endearing new Superman. Action Comics and Superman are a compelling duo of books that show why this classic character really never goes out of style.
‘Wonder Woman’ #772 reveals the series’ first flaws and best surprises
DC Comics Comic Books ‘Wonder Woman: Afterworlds’ is the most exciting Diana story in a decade. Wonder Woman #772 continues down the series’ path of being essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the new DC Omniverse. Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Travis Moore explore mysteries ranging from Olympus to the Parliament of Trees, and continue to compel readers to dive further into this series.
‘Superman’ #31 continues Jon Kent’s rehabilitation tour in Infinite Frontier
DC Comics Comic Books Johnson, Godlewski and Rapmund deliver a side-adventure integral to the re-development of Jon Kent as a prominent character. It’s simple to see that the foremost objective of Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s early work with Superman has been to try and get this aged up Jon Kent over with the audience, a tall task which most readers would not envy him for. With this in mind, skeptical readers ought to come in and marvel at the work he’s done.
Our predictions for the 2021 Academy Awards
Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock ( Movies Our picks for the top awards. By Ryan Perry, Regina Chavez Muir, Davis Pittman and Nathaniel Muir on April 24, 2021 Things are going to look a little different this year, but the Academy Awards are finally here. This year, the event will not have a host and in many ways will mirror what is going on in today’s world. Movies like Judas and the Black Messiah and Promising Young Woman tackle topical issues.
‘Justice League’ #60 might as well give top billing to ‘Justice League Dark’
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books Readers genuinely would get their money’s worth for this whole issue simply from this backup. Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez return with an issue similar in quality to the last issue in the series. It’s seemed from very early on that this series is exactly what readers would expect from it. If you’re a huge fan of either of their work that might not be a bad thing, but it rarely comes off as either of their best work. Is this really Justice?
‘Superman’ #30 charts a course for Clark and Jon’s future
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books This is a book which, unlike Superman #29, truly feels like the start of a journey. Phillip Kennedy Johnson is joined by Future State: Superman: House of El artist Scott Godlewski for his second issue of Superman. The two both mount an attempt at entrenching Superman in a classic sci-fi story, unlike most anything he’s done in years, and solidify the family structure of the book introduced during Patrick Gleason and Peter Tomasi’s run.
‘Wonder Woman’ #771 opens up a divine mystery
Courtesy DC Comics Comic Books The whole team brings out their A-game for the second issue of Infinite Frontier’s Wonder Woman. Readers return to Valhalla, home of… Wonder Woman? Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Travis Moore continue to spin a mythological mystery that effectively incorporates elements of Diana’s mythology and challenges her character. What had once seemed like it might be a silly tie-in to Death Metal might become a hallmark modern Wonder Woman story.
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