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Forgive But Don’t Forget: Scarlet Witch & Shadow King Reborn in New Mutants #23 & Trial of Magneto #4

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Today marks the release of New Mutants #23 and Trial of Magneto #4, two unrelated issues set in the Krakoa era of X-Men that share thematic DNA looking at the paths to reformation and self-acceptance for Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, and Amahl Farouk, aka the Shadow King. I’ll be exploring the parallels and differences in these well known characters journeys, and how current events are shaping where they might fit into mutantkind’s Krakoa and the Marvel Universe going forward.

* Spoilers Follow *

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New Mutants #23

Writer: Vita Ayala

Artist: Rod Reis

Letters: Travis Lanham

Trial of Magneto #4

Writer: Leah Williams

Artist: Lucas Werneck and David Messina

Colors: Edgar Delgado

Letters: Clayton Cowles

At the center of these stories we’ll look at how far mutant forgiveness extends, and what accountability looks like for Scarlet Witch and Shadow King. I’ll start with New Mutants and Amahl Farouk, primarily because this run is one of the best New Mutants runs, and easily one of my favorite X-Men comics in 2021. [Read more…] about Forgive But Don’t Forget: Scarlet Witch & Shadow King Reborn in New Mutants #23 & Trial of Magneto #4

Creannotators #69: “Echolands” with writer/artist J.H. Williams III!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Echolands with writer and artist J.H. Williams III. We talk about the horizontal landscape format of the comic, artists that inspire J.H., watching the rise of Batwoman, and highlights from J.H.’s incredible career! Plus a bunch more!

Some mild spoilers for Echolands issues #1 to #3 may follow!

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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Creannotators #68: “The History of Science Fiction” with Mark Waid!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk The History of Science Fiction with Humanoids Publisher and Editor, Mark Waid. We talk about the cultural prevalence of sci-fi in 2021, what makes The Incal a special work as Taika Waititi adapts the graphic novel, and Mark finally answers what’s up with the Tony Stark / Emma Frost wedding teaser from The History of the Marvel Universe!

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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