Having a Point Other Than Narrative
From Al Hartley to Tom King, Archie, Batman, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Andy Capp, a comic has to get to a point eventually or the diminishing returns and lack of believable consequence make us shut off.
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Don’t Keep Perspective, Pursue Perspective
How did the Comics Code leading to an inability to sell massage wands or tampons leading to adult Colossus waiting for Kitty Pryde to turn fourteen to date her, turn into Zatanna performing stage shows with men dressed as the real life rapists of her friends, in comics that still can’t sell tampons?
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“Where’s My Show?”: Cancellations And New Shows Coming
The following is a list of genre shows that have been canceled since January 1, 2019. No doubt you will already be aware of some but you might also find some surprises! Also…some interesting new series premiering between now and the end of the first quarter of 2020.
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I’m a Jerk About Nerdcore
Nerdcore is music by people with nerdy interests expressed in that music, except it excludes all the really successful and most of the well-lauded people who fit that, and about then I become a jerk about it. Prince, Ghostface Killah, Bob Dylan, Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr, Rob Zombie, Amanda Lear, Tupac, Bat for Lashes, QueenAdreena!
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Wolfskin is a Role-Playing Game
Warren Ellis, Juan Jose Ryp, Juanmar, Jacen Burrows create an England that never was, an alt-history sword and sorcery riff with barbarian philosophers, traveling conquerors, lions, bears, wolves, drug trips and angry widows. They turn high fantasy crystal Europe into crystal guts.
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Baby Yoda: Bigger Than All of Us
These are divisive times, desperate for some aggressive agreement. By charming people across multiple backgrounds and beliefs, Baby Yoda unites us.
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Hell Raiser, Star Chaser, Trail Blazer
Ming Doyle, James Tynion IV, Vanesa Del Rey, Riley Rossmo bring us a thirteen issue romantic, old home week disaster of horror, charm, death and betrayal featuring John Constantine.
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OPINION: Comics, Culture, & More…A Personal Journey pt. 2
You ask what’s in an image, I will ask what’s in your heart.
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How Dismemberment Defines Star Wars
A deep dive into not just the frequency, but also the context of dismemberment reveals a pattern. While some instances are just simple displays of power, most signal to audiences that they are watching a moment of critical character development.
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The Welcome Insignificance of Who Shot First
The debate surrounding these few frames was so heated that it spread far beyond the usual limits of Star Wars fanaticism. Longtime viewers, casual viewers, even people who had never seen a single movie—everyone was asking who shot first, even if they didn’t know why.
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Middle, Beginning, End: Understanding the Order of Star Wars
Somehow, George Lucas found himself in the middle of a story far grander than he had originally planned and he wanted to tell it to the millions of people with whom he shared that galaxy far far away. When Star Wars suddenly introduced Episode IV, he made a promise to do exactly that.
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Guilt, Forgiveness, Toleration
Grant Morrison, Steve Yeowell, Tatjana Wood, and Jon Muth bring us two comics about guilt, forgiveness, and toleration. A sci-fi action satire of arts movements, the Beats, the Decadents, and a sad horror comedy that starts with the murder of God in a play.
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