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BATMAN by Grant Morrison: In The Grip of The Black Glove

June 18, 2020 by Matt Draper Leave a Comment

There is a hole at the center of everything. A mystery that can never truly be solved, even by the world’s greatest detective. And within that hole lies a trap waiting to be sprung.

Grant Morrison’s seven-year run on Batman is the story of Bruce Wayne being confronted with threats older than time and greater than reality. It’s the story of one man’s struggle to defeat evil that may come at the cost of his sanity.

While this long-unraveling story of The Dark Knight being broken down physically and mentally may seem like deconstruction, Morrison’s Batman is the story of one man rising to defeat evil again and again until he becomes something unchained by time and space. [Read more…] about BATMAN by Grant Morrison: In The Grip of The Black Glove

Filed Under: DC Reviews, Featured Tagged With: Batman, Grant Morrison

Crackin’ Crisis: DC’s 1st Anti-Crisis Event — Death Metal #1 Review!

June 17, 2020 by Dave 1 Comment

Dark Nights: Death Metal is the sequel to 2017-2018’s Dark Nights Metal, one of my three favorite comic book events of all time, bringing back the creative superteam of Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and collaborators, amplifying everything that made the original a success to 11. Death Metal’s ambitions are impossibly grand, seeking to unify the history of DC’s Crisis events and the particularly discordant recent years into one epic saga.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How does Death Metal fit into the legacy of DC Crisis events?
  • What makes this an Anti-Crisis?
  • What are the Watchmen Connections to Death Metal?

[Read more…] about Crackin’ Crisis: DC’s 1st Anti-Crisis Event — Death Metal #1 Review!

Filed Under: DC Reviews, Featured Tagged With: Batman, DC Comics, Wonder Woman

Krakin’ Krakoa #58: Excalibur’s Alternate Realities & Incursions! | Excalibur #10 Review

June 10, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

Exaclibur has grown into the series I always wanted it to be. Across issues 9 and 10, Tini Howard, Marcus To and the creative unit have built up a saga of multiverses, alternate realities, and an all-new Captain Britain Corps that both fits into the legacy of Marvel’s Exaclibur dating back to the late 80’s, and provides our first serious glimpse into alternate realities in Dawn of X.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How do all the pieces of Excalibur build to this moment in Excalibur #10
  • Who’s causing the alternate realities in the Dawn of X?
  • What does the re-emergence of Hickman’s Secret Wars era Incursions mean for the X-Men?

Potential spoilers for discussed comics may follow! [Read more…] about Krakin’ Krakoa #58: Excalibur’s Alternate Realities & Incursions! | Excalibur #10 Review

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Reviews Tagged With: krakin krakoa, X-Men

Annihilation – How Marvel Cosmic Was Reborn Through Its Destruction

June 10, 2020 by Matt Draper Leave a Comment

What power in the universe can stand before the Annihilation Wave?

Bound together by the need to survive, one group of often-ignored intergalactic heroes and villains will be the only thing standing between the Marvel Universe and its complete destruction. And from this fight will come the rebirth of Marvel Cosmic and a new generation of heroes.

Annihilation, an event that spanned 29 issues, two years, and 8 different series, was brought to life by writer Keith Giffen and editor Andy Schmidt to give dozens of characters, worlds, and concepts a new lease on life. But to do so, the Marvel Cosmic Universe needed to be brought to the brink. [Read more…] about Annihilation – How Marvel Cosmic Was Reborn Through Its Destruction

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Reviews Tagged With: Annihilation

Captain America: The First Avenger – Assembling a Timeless Hero

May 20, 2020 by Matt Draper 1 Comment

There’s a romantic idealism at the center of Captain America. A figure who’s both a relic of the past and a timeless source of inspiration across generations. And while longtime readers have loved Captain America for decades, one film bridged past and present to set the hero on the big screen adventure of a lifetime.

In 2011, Marvel Studios brought Steve Rogers to life in Captain America: The First Avenger, a World War II-set story that sees the transformation of weak and sickly Rogers into a powerful beacon of heroism in a time of conflict and fear. Locked in battle with the vicious Red Skull and fighting the forces of Hydra across Europe, The First Avenger is the fifth installment in the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, and one of its purest examples of old fashioned heroism. [Read more…] about Captain America: The First Avenger – Assembling a Timeless Hero

Filed Under: Comic Book Movies, Featured Tagged With: Captain America, Marvel, mcu

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