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My Ultimate Year #5: Ultimates Season One Concludes + Spider-Man!

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Zack and Dave read & discuss every single issue of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe!

Topics discussed include:

* Is critiquing Mark Bagley’s actual human face fair game for a couple comic podcasters?
* Whose face does Zack like?
* Should Zack have to face consequences for his opinions on Bagley’s art?

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Creannotators #19: “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” Interview With Derf Backderf!

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This week on Creannotators, I talked with cartoonist Derf Backderf about his work on Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, an investigation and accounting of the events that took place on the campus of Kent State in 1970, leading to four college students shot and killed (and more wounded) by the US National Guard. We talk about the emotional resonance of the student’s stories, the harrowing modern parallels around protests across America, and whether we’ve learned any lessons from Kent State.

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/visual annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

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Krakin’ Krakoa #94: Everything To Know About The X-Men’s Swords in X of Swords!

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Swords! In my coverage of X of Swords Creation, I asked if you’d all be interested in a follow-up Krakin’ Krakoa ep on the history of the swords in this event, and the answer was a resounding YES. Swords! More Swords!

Today I’ll answer:

  • What are the 10 swords mutantkind will use in their battle against the forces of Amenth in X of Swords?
  • What’s the Marvel history of each blade and what can it tell us about the story to come?
  • What small clues do we have about the Arakkan forces named swords?
  • Theories and predictions for what’s to come!

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Krakin’ Krakoa #93: X-Men X Of Swords Pt. 1 – Creation Review!

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It begins! The 60+ page “Creation” kickoff to X-Men: X of Swords is here, marking the epic beginning to the 22 part X-Men event of 2020.  The launch book is fantastic, effectively a Lord of the Rings for the Krakoa era of X-Men, with plenty to dig into.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How does Creation kick off Ten of Swords, and what do we learn about the event?
  • What major or minor revelations are given, and what X-Men characters are most impacted?
  • What are the secrets of Otherworld and S.W.O.R.D.?
  • Theories and predictions for what’s to come!

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