This week on “Previously On,” I review Tom King and Andy Kubert’s Walmart Superman special, consider the trend of comic book publishers reflecting on their own history, and fall in love with new comic book day all over again. [Read more…] about Previously On #82: Tom King’s Superman, Marvel History Lessons, and #NCBD
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Marvel Year Thirteen: 1974 Pt. 1
Marvel comics of 1974. Debut of the Punisher! Secret Empire! JUNGLE ACTIOOONNNNNNN!!!!
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[Read more…] about Marvel Year Thirteen: 1974 Pt. 1The Essential Lois Lane Comics!
There are no small characters. Not even ones who stand next to giants.
Lois Lane is popularly thought of an adjunct to Superman. A mortal with no powers save the ability to ask a question and turn Clark down for a date. But she’s so much more than that.
She can be brave, brilliant, cunning, and utterly unique. There can be — in fact, has been — a world without Superman. But I can’t think of DC main continuity without Lois Lane.
I’m here to show why that is. [Read more…] about The Essential Lois Lane Comics!
Best Comics Ever #52: Krakin’ Krakoa #5 – The History of Nimrod
In this House of X / Powers of X companion, I breakdown the history of Nimrod, one of the deadliest villains in the X-Men’s history!
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Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) Reading Order!
Kamala Khan is my favorite new character in the Marvel Universe during the Marvel NOW era (2012 to 2015), with creators G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona putting a spin on the Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel legacy and creating a modern teen hero in the style of Peter Parker. [Read more…] about Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) Reading Order!