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DC Comics: Crisis of Creative Communication

March 19, 2020 by Mikayla Laird 9 Comments

For a comic book universe to tell its stories to maximum efficiency, creators, editors and departments need to have an understanding and plan in mind going forward. An excellent example is during the late-80s to mid-90s.  Especially post Crisis on Infinite Earths. The DC universe needed to be restructured, and to do this in a consistent and effective manner, the different departments have to be organised. The events following Crisis on Infinite Earths, such as Panic in the Sky and Legends were integrated extremely well into all the ongoing series that it effected. This takes masterful planning and a clear line of communication. DC Comics in particular have had periods where their organisation skills have been incredible. However, recently they have found themselves heavily segmented, resulting in one of the most awkward reading experiences in a long time.

If we look at the DC creative teams at the beginning of 2020, excluding Black Label as a separate entity, you can see some very clear archetypal groups.

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Krakin’ Krakoa #43: Excalibur #9 Review – Multiversal March to X of Swords!

March 18, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Tini Howard and Marcus To’s Excalibur #9 is moving closer to the Multiversal Mayhem I’ve always wanted, and teasing a March towards the upcoming X of Swords event.

Today I’ll answer:

  • + Who is Saturnyne and what’s her role in the Marvel Multiverse?
  • + What happened to the Captain Britain Corps?
  • + How is Apocalypse confirming my X of Swords theories?

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Krakin’ Krakoa #42: 3 Cosmic Prophecies in Marvel Comics- How Ewing, Hickman & the Celestial Messiah Intersect

March 17, 2020 by Dave 1 Comment

Marvel’s Celestial Madonna and Celestial Messiah concepts are some of the most confounding in Avengers and Marvel cosmic history, mysteries wrapped inside enigmas made of questions.

Today I’ll answer:

  • + What or Who the heck is Marvel’s Celestial Messiah?
  • + Why does the Messiah matter in 2020?
  • + What does this have to do with Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men?
  • + How Marvel’s cosmic prophesies are on a collision course!

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Marvel Year Twenty-One: 1982 Variant Cover!

March 16, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Zack & Dave cover your questions, poll results, and recap the Marvel Comics of 1982!

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The Essential Brood Comics Reading Order!

March 14, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Since their introduction in 1982, the Brood have been one of the most fearsome X-Men villains, an alien race that can infect mutants (and humans alike!) and transform them into a part of the Brood hive. The buglike swarms are also deceptively intelligent, exhibiting a merciless cunning that makes them terrifying to the X-Men, and an intergalactic presence. [Read more…] about The Essential Brood Comics Reading Order!

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