A series in which we attempt to find the single, perfect superpower by reviewing each one on a five-star scale.
Previous Superpowers reviewed:
This Installment: Transformation
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Deep Dives #4: World of Watchmen – How Doomsday Clock & HBO Watchmen Approach Sequels
This month John & Dave tackle Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank in relation to HBO’s Watchmen and the original limited series by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins.
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[Read more…] about Deep Dives #4: World of Watchmen – How Doomsday Clock & HBO Watchmen Approach SequelsThe Essential Morbius (The Living Vampire) Comics!
What happens when a desperate Nobel Prize-winning hematologist with his own fatally rare blood disease has a crazy lab experiment involving bats and electroshock therapy? Well, if you live in the Marvel Universe, that’s how you get a “living vampire”!
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The Five Essential X-Men “Generation X” Comic Book Stories!
Generation X has a special place in the hearts of X-Fans of a certain age. If you were born in the 80s, you probably just missed reading New Mutants as the issues hit shelves (unless you were an especially precocious pre-teen), Shadowcat had already moved to Excalibur by the time you were old enough to read, and Jubilee wasn’t exactly a central character in X-Men plots.
I was twelve when the Phalanx Covenant kicked off what would be the first team of mostly-original mutants in nearly fifteen years, helmed by two Academy headmasters that hadn’t exactly enjoyed the spotlight. I’d been reading X-Men in sporadic chunks for a couple years, but already knew I wanted to see more of Banshee, and that having the White Queen working for Charles Xavier was going to cause issues. [Read more…] about The Five Essential X-Men “Generation X” Comic Book Stories!
Previously On #90: How Does New Mutants #1 Fit Into X-Men Dawn of X?
This week on “Previously On,” I’m digging into New Mutants #1 and answering questions about the comics role in Dawn of X, and some theories about Marvel Cosmic connections.
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