Marvel comics of 1985. Ragnarok n Roll! Iron Monger! Absolute Vision!
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Previously On #110: X-Men Milestones!
This week on “Previously On,” I explore Marvel’s “X-Men Milestones” collections, considering the selected events and whether they provide an adequate exploration of X-Men comics history. The inspiration for the column is inspired by the following question.
Joshua asks via the X-Men reading order:
This guide is incredible, thank you for putting it together! i’m interested in reading the messiah complex storylines and subsequent related arcs; do you think the three new milestones trades (messiah complex, messiah war, and second coming) do a good job of covering the necessary material? and should i also read the necrosha milestones trade in the middle of there somewhere?
Crackin’ Crisis: DC’s 1st Anti-Crisis Event — Death Metal #1 Review!
Dark Nights: Death Metal is the sequel to 2017-2018’s Dark Nights Metal, one of my three favorite comic book events of all time, bringing back the creative superteam of Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and collaborators, amplifying everything that made the original a success to 11. Death Metal’s ambitions are impossibly grand, seeking to unify the history of DC’s Crisis events and the particularly discordant recent years into one epic saga.
Today I’ll answer:
- How does Death Metal fit into the legacy of DC Crisis events?
- What makes this an Anti-Crisis?
- What are the Watchmen Connections to Death Metal?
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Creannotators #4: “Little Bird” Deep Dive With Writer Darcy Van Poelgeest
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Darcy Van Poelgeest about Little Bird and the upcoming sequel Precious Metal.
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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Zack & Dave cover your questions, poll results, and recap the Marvel Comics of 1984 parts 3 through 5!
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We were made aware that one of the MMY character names in this episode is a potentially offensive, improper term. I (Dave) apologizes for the oversight, and won’t make the same mistake again. For awareness, I’m including the following article which explains the issue: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/24/475129558/why-you-probably-shouldnt-say-eskimo?t=1592243990281
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