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Episodes #83 and #84 of Krakin’ Krakoa are now live (ep #85 will focus on Marauders #12!), as I review two new X-Men comics released this week, X-Force #12 and X-Factor #3.
Potential spoilers for discussed comics may follow! [Read more…] about New Krakin’ Krakoa Reviews: X-Force #12 & X-Factor #3
This week on Creannotators, I talked with creator Sloane Leong about A Map To The Sun
On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio/visual annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!
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[Read more…] about Creannotators #16: “A Map To The Sun” With Sloane LeongZack & Dave cover your questions, poll results, and recap the Marvel Comics of 1986 parts 3 & 4!
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[Read more…] about Marvel Year Twenty-Five: 1986 Variant Cover BIt’s entirely possible that history will look back at 2020 (and history will have plenty of reason to look back on this year) as the year that broke DC Comics. It’s definitely too early to proclaim absolute doom with unwavering certainty, but for the first time in a very long time, the future of DC Comics as a publishing entity – as one half of comics Big 2 – is in serious doubt.
Tremendous layoffs struck DC Comics in August 2020, as the effects of the ATT / Warner Brothers merger fully materialized. The publishing line was gutted, and despite Jim Lee’s efforts to assuage concerns that this is the end of DC Comics, there’s little use denying the publisher won’t be the same for some time. [Read more…] about The Best DC Comics of 2020 (So Far)!
I love comic book ephemera from Marvel’s Silver Age, the early 60’s through early 70’s when Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Stan Lee and the mighty Marvel bullpen were turning Marvel Comics into one of the biggest pop culture phenomena in the world. Sure, I love the comics first and foremost, but the historical treasures from the era – things like the Marvel Bullpen album Stan insisted they make – are a delightful trip down an out-of-state nostalgic highway.
So naturally when Abrams ComicArts publishing reached about sending me a copy of Marvel Mini Books to review, I didn’t hesitate to explore. Simply put, these minis (and their history) offer short and sweet spells of delight for longtime Marvel fans. [Read more…] about Marvel Mini Books – The World’s Smallest Marvel Comics Review!