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Creannotators #4: “Little Bird” Deep Dive With Writer Darcy Van Poelgeest

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This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Darcy Van Poelgeest about Little Bird and the upcoming sequel Precious Metal.

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 #57: Is Hickman’s X-Men An Alternate Reality?

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Since the launch of House of X and the Hickman era of X-Men, and certainly throughout my Krakin’ Krakoa exploration of X-Comics, the possibility of Krakoa as an alternate reality is a popular and potentially exciting theory. The ambition and vision of Professor X, Magneto, Moira MacTaggert and mutantkind is grand enough that it begs the question whether all this change is really happening in Marvel’s core Earth-616 timeline.

Today I’ll answer:

  • Is the Krakoa Era an Alternate Reality?
  • Who are the Omega Level mutants most likely to play a role in a Hickman era alt universe?
  • If there is an alternate reality in play, what should it look like?

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Creannotators #1: “Ice Cream Man” Deep Dive with writer W. Maxwell Prince

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I’m very excited to launch a new series, “Creannotators,” exploring the Image Comics comic Ice Cream Man in depth with book writer W. Maxwell Prince.

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

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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.

Today I’ll answer:

  • What’s the legacy of Carey’s work on X-Men
  • What concepts and ideas influence Hickman’s X-Men and the Dawn of X
  • Theories and predictions for Hickman’s X-Men

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