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Krakin’ Krakoa #53: How Zeb Wells’ New Mutants Leads to 2020 Inferno 2.0

May 5, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

The Zeb Wells written run on New Mutants (the 2009 to 2011 volume) is definitely an underrated gem of the era, bringing the Xavier School students of the 1980’s Chris Claremont X-Men into the 2010’s as fully formed young adults, graduating to X-Men status.

Through connections to X-Men history and lore, Wells and company weave in developments for Legion, Inferno, and the realm of Limbo, all concepts and characters that have plenty of resonance in the X-Men comics of 2020.

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What makes Wells run on New Mutants special
How do the comics tie into the Dawn of X, especially the Wells written Hellions
How the conclusion of the run ties into a wild theory I have about the threat of a demonic cosmic Hell facing mutantkind!

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Marvel Year Twenty-Three: 1984 Pt. 1

May 4, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Marvel comics of 1984. Search for Reed Richards! Hobgoblin! DAZZLER THE MOVIE!!!

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Best Comics of 2020 (W/ Zack Quaintance)

April 29, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Counting down our top 5 favorite comics of the year so far with the head of Comics Bookcase and writer at The Beat, Zack Quaintance!

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You can also find our full lists via the links below. Otherwise we chat about our very favorites (including plenty of overlapping picks!) on this episode. Stick around to the end to hear our picks for favorite books that aren’t quite getting the attention we think they should.

Comic Book Herald’s best comics of 2020 (so far)

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Krakin’ Krakoa #52: Mike Carey’s X-Men Run – The Legacy Behind Dawn of X

April 28, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Mike Carey’s time writing the X-Men from 2006 to 2012 is the second longest consecutive run by any creator in Marvel history (trailing Chris Claremont), and despite a goldmine of concepts and character studies, the run is frequently overlooked in broader discussion of the best X-Men comics. Certainly, Carey’s work is referenced nowhere near as often as Grant Morrison’s time on New X-Men, or even the later run by Brian Michael Bendis.

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