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Krakin’ Krakoa #77: X Of Swords (X of Storms) Theory: Who Is Ashake?

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I get a fair amount of Krakin’ Krakoa sleuths sending me theories and links about X-Men, which is a really fun way to see that people are engaging with the comics and with my own obsessing about them. In response to my X-Men FCBD 2020 video review, and theories about X of Swords and the mysterious Swordbearers of Arakko, a listener sent me their theory on the “Classified” apparent leader of the bunch. I stored the link away for later, but now that I’ve looked into it, I’m 98% certain their theory is spot on – I can’t for the life of me determine exactly who sent me this, so I just want to be clear I take zero credit for unearthing this, and want to thank everyone who sends me wild X-men theories to get my wheels spinning!

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I AM HEXED Interview with Writer Kirsten Thompson

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I had the chance to talk with writer Kirsten Thompson about her Kickstarted ongoing comic book I Am Hexed! We talk about the book’s world of magic, how it fits topically in so much of 2020, and tips for Kickstarting comics.

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New Krakin’ Krakoa Reviews: Cable #3, Excalibur #11, Empyre X-Men #4!

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Episodes #74 to #76 or Krakin’ Krakoa X-Men review, analysis and theories are now live, as I review new issues released this week including Cable #3, Empyre X-Men #4, and Excalibur #11.

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Injustice Reading Order (DC Comics Universe)!

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Conceptually, I don’t actually *like* Injustice. The premise for this entire comics universe stems first from the 1 on 1 fighting video game, and the brief story of that video game is far from extraordinary.

The story of Injustice begins when Joker and Harley Quinn steal a nuke, launch it at Metropolis, and trick Superman from preventing the tragedy by tricking him into fighting an illusion of Doomsday that turns out to be his wife, Lois Lane. Enraged, Superman finally crosses the “no kill” line, murders Joker, and creeps deeper and deeper into an ironfisted tyrant of the world. As the face of DC’s “Kill No Man” campaign, Batman leads a rebellion against Superman. [Read more…] about Injustice Reading Order (DC Comics Universe)!

Creannotators #13: X-FORCE Interview With Artist Joshua Cassara!

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This week on Creannotators, I talked with artist Joshua Cassara about X-Force in Marvel’s Dawn of X, creating Krakoa’s Green Lagoon Tiki Bar, and what’s to come in X of Swords!

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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