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The A.X.E.: Judgment Day Reread

November 10, 2022 by David Bowen Leave a Comment

[From Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men; art by Dustin Weaver, Marte Gracia and Cory Petit; the only time I recall seeing the “vs.” included in the event title—misleading much here in the free promo?!]
This is the first of several pieces that looks at the core “A.X.E.: Judgment Day” story from start to finish. We’ll focus on the event series A.X.E.: Judgment Day and the tie-ins written by event author and architect and ongoing Immortal X-Men writer Kieron Gillen (working with artists Valerio Schiti, Guiu Vilanova and Lucas Werneck, respectively), as well as the X-Men: Red tie-in issues from Al Ewing and Stefano Caselli, the surprise mini-masterpiece Legion of X #6 from Si Spurrier and Rafael Pimentel and Marauders #6 from Steve Orlando and Andrea Broccardo—which isn’t as essential as the others but is significant for devoting an entire issue to Krakoan reactions—specifically, the Marauders’—to the Progenitor’s judgment; indeed, the story deals with developing a healthy response to a false god’s terrifyingly bratty judginess.

So, we’re narrowing in on what’s already a wealth of material, paring down from 30+ issues with the tie-ins to appreciate the core of this epic story and its most integral side stories, while appreciating the nuances of character, theme and continuity that each storyteller brings to this apocalyptic barnstormer.

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Creannotators #98: “DeMultiverse” with J.M. DeMatteis

November 8, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

This week on Creannotators, I interview comics writer J.M. DeMatteis on “DeMultiverse” launch, Ben Reilly Spider-Man, and Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt. We discuss the new Kickstarted “shared universe” comics, Kraven’s Last Hunt, Justice League, Doctor Fate, when stories take over, and a whole lot more!

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

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2000 Pt. 2: Black Panther & Punisher!

November 7, 2022 by Comic Book Herald Staff Leave a Comment

Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s Welcome Back Frank, and a bunch more of Priest’s Black Panther!

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Who Watched the Watchmen? Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt

November 3, 2022 by J.Y. Leave a Comment

It is often said that Watchmen is the most influential comic ever to be released. That comics wouldn’t be where they are without it, for good and for ill. But how did we get here, exactly? More to the point, just what influence did Watchmen provide to the larger world of comics? What, ultimately, is the legacy of Watchmen? Who watched the Watchmen?

It was inevitable that someone would create a map for a post-Watchmen world, in comic form. And that’s exactly what Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (2019) is: not an exploration of what Watchmen is or means, but a rebuke, a retort, and above all else, a set of instructions that direct artists out from under the “iron hand” that Watchmen has on the medium.

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Bendis’ Justice League & The Hierarchy Of Power In DC- Part III

November 2, 2022 by Ritesh Babu 1 Comment

The unthinkable had happened.

Bendis had moved to DC. He’d done everything except the one thing people expected him to DC- Justice League.

And then he did Justice League. But it was not anything anyone was expecting.

So what on earth was it? Let’s continue to dig in, picking up where we left off…

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