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YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #5 Review: “Cage-Free Metaphors!”

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Earth-811 is never really a “healthy” source of nostalgia- unless you’re fond of no-win dystopias. The conclusion of writer Marguerite Bennett and company’s “inspired by” riff on the Claremont/Byrne touchstone isn’t so much about course-correcting and bringing about a much-needed ray of sunshine as it is full-bore allegorically presaging the shape of things to come. [Read more…] about YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #5 Review: “Cage-Free Metaphors!”

Question of the Week: What Are the Best Dark Reign Comics?

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I’ve been getting this one a lot lately, and I can understand why. Unlike the Marvel events from 2004 to 2008, Dark Reign was functionally a state of the union. Instead of varying degrees of essential tie-ins, you have a status quo reaching its sinister, and slightly green fingers into the heart of the Marvel Universe.

The end result is a whole lot of Marvel fanatics getting to the Dark Reign reading order and going “Wait, wut? That is so many comics!” [Read more…] about Question of the Week: What Are the Best Dark Reign Comics?

GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #4 Review: “Waiting for Groot”

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Sticking the landing is a particularly difficult thing when your endpoint is just another bridge. As the Guardians wrap their summer-long Secret Wars reimagining, it executes with less-than-satisfying results. [Read more…] about GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #4 Review: “Waiting for Groot”