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Krakin’ Krakoa #93: X-Men X Of Swords Pt. 1 – Creation Review!

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It begins! The 60+ page “Creation” kickoff to X-Men: X of Swords is here, marking the epic beginning to the 22 part X-Men event of 2020.  The launch book is fantastic, effectively a Lord of the Rings for the Krakoa era of X-Men, with plenty to dig into.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How does Creation kick off Ten of Swords, and what do we learn about the event?
  • What major or minor revelations are given, and what X-Men characters are most impacted?
  • What are the secrets of Otherworld and S.W.O.R.D.?
  • Theories and predictions for what’s to come!

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Batman by Paul Dini: Mortal Fate

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Grant Morrison was inspired by paranoid fiction authors like the Scottish Iain Banks and Americans William S. Burroughs, Phillip K. Dick, and Hunter S. Thompson. Frank Miller had his hard-boiled detectives. Scott Snyder, pulp monster mags.

But Paul Dini’s Batman run is pure radio play. Through Batman: The Animated Series (B:tAS) and other works, Dini has proven that Batman, Gotham, and everything between them exists in a world of rumor, suggestion, and uncomfortable silences. The conflicts he writes feel unavoidable as opposed to obligatory, caused by characters who don’t know how to be anything else. [Read more…] about Batman by Paul Dini: Mortal Fate

Creannotators #18: “Old Head” Interview With Cartoonist Kyle Starks!

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This week on Creannotators, I talked with cartoonist Kyle Starks about his work on Old Head, one of my favorite graphic novels of 2020, a comedic masterpiece about a retired NBA player taking on Dracula and the monsters in his neighboring castle. Oh, also we talk NBA. Like, a lot.

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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Hickman’s X-Men Will Conquer The GalaXy

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As often as the X-Men historically interact with the vast Marvel cosmic landscape of alien civilizations, most often when we think of mutants, we’re thinking of generally Earth-bound human looking characters. In the Hickman era of X-Men, though, we’re as immersed as we’ve ever been in the philosophy that Krakoa is for “all mutants” – not all EARTH based mutants. How might this impact the world of Marvel’s X-Men comics?

Today I’ll Answer:

+ Are there alien mutants in the Marvel Universe?

+ Does the Krakoan mission extend to these alien mutants, and how does this fit Marvel’s X-Men into the Marvel cosmic landscape? How cosmic is Krakoa’s mission?

+ How does the new Marvel space age set up a confrontation between the X-Men and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?

*Spoilers For Discussed Comics – Including Empyre – May Follow!*

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