Hill House debuted in 2019 as a DC Comics pop-up imprint (it technically falls under the broader DC “Black Label” book categorization) with a focus on horror comics curated by writer Joe Hill. The son of Stephen King, Joe Hill is best known in the comics world for his long-running and celebrated series with artist Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key. [Read more…] about Hill House (DC) Comics Reading List!
Krakin’ Krakoa #38: X-Men #7 Review – What Is Hickman’s Crucible? What’s It Mean For Mutants?
X-Men #7 delivers a major update to the state of mutants on Krakoa and in the Marvel Universe, in easily one of the biggest issues since House of X ended!
Today I’ll answer:
+ What is “Crucible” and what does it mean for the X-Men’s resurrection protocols?
+ How does X-Men #7 tie heavily into House of M and X-Men “Decimation” stories from the mid 2000’s?
+ Why Nightcrawler is the perfect guide to introduce us to the new Crucible practice on Krakoa
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[Read more…] about Krakin’ Krakoa #38: X-Men #7 Review – What Is Hickman’s Crucible? What’s It Mean For Mutants?Krakin’ Krakoa #37: Giant-Size Jean Grey / Emma Frost Review!
Few power players in the world of X-Men are as essential to Krakoa with as much baggage between them as Jean Grey and Emma Frost, two of the world’s most powerful telepaths and members of Krakoa’s quiet council.
Today I’ll answer:
+ What does this Giant-Size special mean for Jean and Emma in the Krakoa era?
+ What’s the big picture role of the 5 Hickman written Giant-Size specials in Dawn of X?
+ What do you need to know about the history between Jean and Emma?
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[Read more…] about Krakin’ Krakoa #37: Giant-Size Jean Grey / Emma Frost Review!X-Men: Dawn of X Wave 1 In Review! (W/ Zack Quaintance)
Looking back at the entire first wave of X-Men Dawn of X to discuss what’s working, what’s not, and where we think X-Men comics are going in 2020!
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[Read more…] about X-Men: Dawn of X Wave 1 In Review! (W/ Zack Quaintance)DC Black Label Reading List
At least once per year, my local comic shop runs a “newer comics” sale, where books that are still on their shelves that came out at least a month ago are all $1.50. It’s a great sale, and I typically use it to obsessively collect runs I wasn’t pulling in real time, or in some cases to spot up for atypically expensive oversized specials purely based on the savings.
In 2020, I was most excited for the sale as an opportunity to catch up on DC’s Black Label books. For the unfamiliar, “Black Label” is an imprint within DC Comics that launched in 2018 with Batman Hung Damned, and offers standalone, (generally) out of continuity stories from A-list creative talent. While the exact marketing can get muddled, I think of it as something like Vertigo for just DC superheroes and villains, with stories that are targeted for more mature audiences and gunning hard for “must read” long-term status. [Read more…] about DC Black Label Reading List