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Matt Fraction, American Fiction, and Jimmy Olsen! (Pt. 1 of 2)

October 24, 2020 by Ritesh Babu Leave a Comment

I made Casanova and I’m telling you, I could never match the psycho-sexual Jungian underpinnings of Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen as presented by Mort Weisinger. By wife-beating, child-hater Mort Weisinger. – Matt Fraction

I must confess at this juncture:

I’ve never particularly been a Jimmy Olsen fan.

Now, now, put your pitchforks down, folks. I like the goofy ginger as much as the next person, always have. But he was never a character I was particularly obsessed with or enthralled by. You get me? He was fun. He was cute. He was charming. And you know what? That was enough. I didn’t think he necessarily needed to be more. [Read more…] about Matt Fraction, American Fiction, and Jimmy Olsen! (Pt. 1 of 2)

Filed Under: DC Reviews, Featured Tagged With: jimmy olsen, Matt Fraction

The 10 Best Flash Comics!

October 23, 2020 by Zoe Tunnell Leave a Comment

The Flash! He’s the scarlet speedster! The fastest man alive! One of DC’s most reliable mainstays, The Flash has been a fixture of their output for 70 years now…even if the man in the red-and-yellow suit might change. Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West have been the longest-tenured bearers of the mantle, and with hundreds of issues between, it can be a little tricky figuring out what Flash stories are worth your time. Luckily, that’s what this list is for! [Read more…] about The 10 Best Flash Comics!

Filed Under: Best of Lists, Featured Tagged With: flash

Tarot Reading of X-Men: X of Swords Chapter 10 – X-Men #13!

October 22, 2020 by Gabi Echenique Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Tarot Readings are a major thematic and stylistic component of the 2020 X-Men comics event, X of Swords. Since it’s not a field I know, I’m excited to bring in a specialist to provide unique readings based in the Tarot connections of the story. We’ll be running these Tarot examinations following each of the event’s 22 parts. Enjoy!

As each of the 22 chapters in the X of Swords crossover relates to one of the 22 Major Arcana cards from tarot, is time to analyze X-Men #13 and its connections to card number 9, The Hermit. [Read more…] about Tarot Reading of X-Men: X of Swords Chapter 10 – X-Men #13!

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Reviews Tagged With: x of swords, X-Men

Tarot Reading of X-Men: X of Swords Chapter 9 – Excalibur #13!

October 21, 2020 by Gabi Echenique Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Tarot Readings are a major thematic and stylistic component of the 2020 X-Men comics event, X of Swords. Since it’s not a field I know, I’m excited to bring in a specialist to provide unique readings based in the Tarot connections of the story. We’ll be running these Tarot examinations following each of the event’s 22 parts. Enjoy!

Chapter 9 in X of Swords, Excalibur #13, corresponds with the Major Arcana card number #8 from Tarot. Determining which card that is can be a little tricky, but I’m pretty confident that in this case it relates to Strength. In some decks Strength and Justice switch places, but since the imagery evoked by Tarot (the mutant) and Saturnyne’s readings is that of the RWS deck, then I guess it’s safe to place Strength as card number 8. [Read more…] about Tarot Reading of X-Men: X of Swords Chapter 9 – Excalibur #13!

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Reviews Tagged With: excalibur, x of swords, X-Men

SWAMP THING: American Gothic – The Dark Heart of a Nation Uncovered

October 21, 2020 by Matt Draper Leave a Comment

There’s a darkness spreading out from the heart of America. A darkness that finds its roots in the past, but whose evils are a reminder of our present suffering. It’s a darkness that Swamp Thing will discover for himself, even as he learns truths that will reshape his entire world.

Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing from 1984 through 1987 redefined the title as a modern existential classic that touched everything from the nature of identity to the legacy of comic books. From the internal reformation of “The Anatomy Lesson” to the cosmic love of “Rite of Spring,” the first half of Moore’s Swamp Thing run is intensely focused on the creature who once thought himself to be Alec Holland gaining a greater understanding of his true self and finding love with longtime friend Abigail Arcane. It’s a series of stories that slowly push into the mystical nature of reality and consciousness, and it’s that mysticism that violently collides with modern societal issues in a 14-issue arc known as “American Gothic.” [Read more…] about SWAMP THING: American Gothic – The Dark Heart of a Nation Uncovered

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