For the next 10 weeks, we’ll be posting 10 selections from the upcoming CBH guide to the best 100 DC Comics since Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985). Once released, all 100 will be published together for one mega guide in general chronological order! [Read more…] about The Best DC Comics Since Crisis: #51 to #60!
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SENTIENT Team Interview With Jeff Lemire & Gabriel Walta!
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I had the chance to ask Lemire and Walta a variety of questions about the work in the wake of their Eisner recognition, and you’ll find their thoughts on the work below!
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Should You Read Jack Kirby’s Eternals Before The MCU Movie?
The Eternals – written, drawn, and edited by Jack Kirby beginning in 1976 – is visually stunning, a bombastic treat loaded up with the King’s singular creativity. For 20 issues (including one Annual), Kirby and his collaborators – John Verpoorten on inks and letterers Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza, and Irv Watanabe handling the first four issues, Mike Royer taking over both for the rest of the series, and Glynis Wein neé Oliver supplying colors throughout – have assembled a fun, if inconsistent, comic book epic that practically rattles with potential. The new Eternals: Complete Collection is worth a read, though best when taken on its own terms. [Read more…] about Should You Read Jack Kirby’s Eternals Before The MCU Movie?
Krakin’ Krakoa #62: Empyre X-Men #1 Review – Scarlet Witch’s Resurrection Protocols
When I asked Jonathan Hickman at 2020 C2e2 about writing X-Men Empyre tie-ins he seemed uniquely excited about the storytelling chances the mega event afforded him, and now we can see why in the deliriously fun Empyre: X-Men #1.
Today I’ll answer:
- How does X-Men tie into Marvel’s Empyre event?
- What role does Scarlet Witch play in the story, and what does her presence mean for mutant resurrections?
- What is X-Corp and why does it matter?
How SHAZAM Changed The Comic Book Industry (By Getting Screwed Over by DC and Marvel)
With a single word, young Billy Batson can become the World’s Mightiest Mortal with the power to defeat any opponent, break any chain, overcome any challenge.
Well, all except one. A lawsuit. [Read more…] about How SHAZAM Changed The Comic Book Industry (By Getting Screwed Over by DC and Marvel)