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(Re)Read Hickman’s X-Men: “Renewal,” New Mutants #1

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A Primer for 2019’s New Mutants by Jonathan Hickman (#1-2, 5 & 7)

One of the best things about the current New Mutants series is that Rod Reis has been its semi-regular artist with 10 of 20 issues so far. Another is that this is the first ongoing title featuring the original New Mutants since 2012! Such a crime.

Unfortunately this fourth New Mutants series was hampered early on by the odd sequencing of its first two story arcs, one by Hickman, starring the original New Mutants, the other by Ed Brisson with art by Flaviano, spotlighting a motley crew led by the much later New Mutants addition Boom-Boom (better known from her X-Force days) and Armor from Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men.

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Old Head OGN Review!

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You know how Dragon Ball is ostensibly about Goku, a lovably stupid monkey man and hilariously flawed father, getting into fun fights for our enjoyment but occasionally the narrative goes out of its way to keenly remind you that everyone on Goku’s planet died and he’s the last line of Earth’s defense against legitimate cosmic horrors?

Kyle Starks’ and colorist Chris Schweizer’s newest OGN, Old Head, following fighty former basketball player Nash “The Knife” Gliven, Jr. locked in a court-based duel to the death with Dracula is a raunchy, bombastic riff on that. [Read more…] about Old Head OGN Review!

Creannotators #58: “Banned Book Club” with Ryan Estrada!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Banned Book Club with co-writer Ryan Estrada.  We talk about the production of Banned Book Club, the increase in American-awareness of Korean comics, and Ryan’s comics career.

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 annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

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