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Marvel Year Twenty-Three: 1984 Variant Cover B

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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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Previously On #109: Who’s the Best Writer in Comics in 2020?

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After viewing a tweet recently wondering who the best writer in comics was this year, I realized I didn’t necessarily have a definitive answer, in part because it’s early in the year, and in part because comics have been on a virus-impacted hiatus for nearly two months. My stock-in-trade response has unquestionably been Jonathan Hickman since House of X, but now that East of West is concluded, Black Monday Murders is on a long-term hiatus, and Decorum is only getting started, it’s worth exploring whether that answer holds up. [Read more…] about Previously On #109: Who’s the Best Writer in Comics in 2020?

Krakin’ Krakoa #58: Excalibur’s Alternate Realities & Incursions! | Excalibur #10 Review

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Exaclibur has grown into the series I always wanted it to be. Across issues 9 and 10, Tini Howard, Marcus To and the creative unit have built up a saga of multiverses, alternate realities, and an all-new Captain Britain Corps that both fits into the legacy of Marvel’s Exaclibur dating back to the late 80’s, and provides our first serious glimpse into alternate realities in Dawn of X.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How do all the pieces of Excalibur build to this moment in Excalibur #10
  • Who’s causing the alternate realities in the Dawn of X?
  • What does the re-emergence of Hickman’s Secret Wars era Incursions mean for the X-Men?

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Annihilation – How Marvel Cosmic Was Reborn Through Its Destruction

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What power in the universe can stand before the Annihilation Wave?

Bound together by the need to survive, one group of often-ignored intergalactic heroes and villains will be the only thing standing between the Marvel Universe and its complete destruction. And from this fight will come the rebirth of Marvel Cosmic and a new generation of heroes.

Annihilation, an event that spanned 29 issues, two years, and 8 different series, was brought to life by writer Keith Giffen and editor Andy Schmidt to give dozens of characters, worlds, and concepts a new lease on life. But to do so, the Marvel Cosmic Universe needed to be brought to the brink. [Read more…] about Annihilation – How Marvel Cosmic Was Reborn Through Its Destruction

Creannotators #3: “Fearscape” Deep Dive with writer Ryan O’Sullivan!

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This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Ryan O’Sullivan about Fearscape and the upcoming not-sequel A Dark Interlude!

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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