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Creannotators #31: “Genius Animals” Interview With Vali Chandrasekaran & Jun-Pierre Shiozawa!

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This week on Creannotators, I talked with Vali Chandresakran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, the creators of webcomic Genius Animals, one of my favorite reads of 2020 and available online for free! We talk about Vali’s crossover from writing for the likes of 30 Rock to comics, Jun-Pierre’s artistic progression on a first formal graphic novel, and the trouble with conspiracy theories, among much, much 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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Krakin’ Krakoa #139: 2020 X-Men Fast Track – 11 Biggest X-Men Stories in Dawn of X!

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2020 was the first full year of Jonathan Hickman era X-Men comics, following the summer 2019 House of X / Powers of X status quo reconfiguration, and the launch of the Dawn of X. We started the year early in the formation of Krakoa with Professor X, Magneto, and Apocalypse convening with world leaders in Davos, and we ended the year after the X of Swords event and the transition from the Dawn of X into the new era known as the Reign of X.

All in all, 2020 was a consistently interesting year for all things mutant, with some fantastic highs, and unquestionably moments that never lived up to the impossible highs of House / Powers. I’ve covered it all here in my Krakin’ Krakoa series, where I review every X-Men comic the day of release, and cover bigger topics, questions and themes with weekend videos. For those who missed out, are looking to get into X-Men in 2021, or just want a recap of what happened, this video will cover off on what I remember as the most important moments in the X-Men comics of 2020, with some thoughts on their relevance for anticipated or predicted stories in 2021.

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Krakin’ Krakoa #133: X-Men Inferno Event Legacy!

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In late 1988 and 1989, Marvel’s X-Men line built to a decade in the making universe-wide crossover event, Inferno! The world outside your window became infested with a demonic takeover, literalizing Hell on Earth, and arguably the first and largest all-hands-on-deck Marvel Comics invasion, in what has now become an event staple, from Secret Invasion to Empyre to King in Black. While conceptually this may sounds simple, Inferno is anything but, with years of X-Men storylines and continuity woven into the saga that in so many ways marks the end of both the Chris Claremont and Louis Simonson corners of the X-Men Universe that dominate Marvel’s 1980s.

Today I’ll answer:

  • What is Inferno and what’s it’s legacy in X-comics today?
  • What happens in Mister Sinister’s true debut and his obsession with the Summers/Grey bloodline?
  • Is Inferno satisfying as the unofficial END of Chris Claremont’s time of X-Men? It all builds to this – does it work?
  • A theory for how Inferno connects to Sinister’s secrets from House and Powers of X
  • Much, much more

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Best Comics of 2020 (w/ Zack Quaintance)!

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Year-end picks for the best comics of 2020! Zack Quaintance (Comics Bookcase, the Beat) and I share our picks for top 5 comics of the year, best single issue, best surprise, and biggest disappointment.

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Krakin’ Krakoa #126: 17 Reign of X Theories, Pt. 1 — What’s NeXt for Hickman’s X-Men?

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The conclusion of the X-Men’s X of Swords crossover event teased the upcoming Reign Of X, as the Hickman era of X-Men comics moves out of the Dawn of X and into the Reign. It’s a wonderful teaser, full of references and possibility, hot on the heels of a satisfying conclusion to the Dawn of X and X of Swords. Now, it’s worth noting that previous Marvel teaser images do NOT lock in stories or characters to come. The Mark Brooks promos for House/Powers and X of Swords tease things (like Professor X leaping into battle with a sword) that simply never come to pass. Nonetheless, it’s quite fun to think through what may come to pass in upcoming comics.

Today I’ll answer:

+ Who is on Marvel’s Reign of X teaser image?

+ What do these clues & hints mean for the next era of X-Men comics?

+ Theories and predictions for all things X-Men!

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