Marvel comics of 1981. Doomquest! Moon Knight! A guy’s head with a gorilla body!
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[Read more…] about Marvel Year Twenty: 1981 Pt. 2Previously On #101: Post Batman-ism (Or, a Birds of Prey Movie Review!)
Today on “Previously On,” I unveil my theory that we’re living in a time of “Post Batman-ism” and Harley Quinn is precisely the right antidote. Oh, also I review Birds of Prey. [Read more…] about Previously On #101: Post Batman-ism (Or, a Birds of Prey Movie Review!)
Krakin’ Krakoa #32: X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 Review – The History of Omega Level Mutant Franklin Richards
X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 by Chip Zdarsky, Terry Dodson, and Laura Martin follows up on a thread first teased in House of X #1, when Cyclops told the Richards family he’d always have a home on Krakoa. In addition to major ramifications for the Marvel Universe, X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 combines elements from my favorite Fantastic Four series of the last 5 years (Marvel Two-In-One written by Chip Zdarsky) and my favorite ongoing Dawn of X title, Marauders, for a very strong opening issue. [Read more…] about Krakin’ Krakoa #32: X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 Review – The History of Omega Level Mutant Franklin Richards
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Deep Dives #6: What’s It Mean For a Comic To Stick The Landing? – East of West Review Pt. 2 (#30 to #45)
With East of West wrapping up its seven year journey into the Apocalypse, John and I are taking a look back at the Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin, and Rus Wooten series from Image Comics!
You can check out part one here covering East of West #1 to #29 (the first two in-universe years of the Apocalypse), and in part two we’re covering East of West #30 to #45, the final year of the Apocalypse!
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[Read more…] about Deep Dives #6: What’s It Mean For a Comic To Stick The Landing? – East of West Review Pt. 2 (#30 to #45)Previously On #100: My 100 Favorite Superhero Comic Book Runs Ever!
Welcome to a very special edition of “Previously On,” my weekly column that has somehow hit #100 this week. Since comic fans love to celebrate numerical occasions, I took the approach of #100 as motivation to compile my 100 favorite superhero runs across the Big 2!
A few details about the criteria, which is of course idiosyncratic and tyrannical: [Read more…] about Previously On #100: My 100 Favorite Superhero Comic Book Runs Ever!