FIRST WATCH: After “Descender” There Can Only Come “Ascender”
EISNER AWARD WINNING CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND DESCENDER LAUNCHES NEW FANTASY SERIES ASCENDER THIS APRIL
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Man Without Fear #4: The Devil is Dead, Long Live the King
Man Without Fear #4
Nothing is held back in this intense issue, Jed MacKay at his finest!
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Not Quite a Pass: Things I Tolerate to Get Through Comics
When you are deep enough in comics, there are things that rankle you, that sit wrong, but you learn – not to give them a pass, but – to tolerate them as they go by.
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DOMINO #10: Something Good (Really, Really Good)
DOMINO #10
Domino and her companions head to Mojoworld to help the ailing Longshot but will saving him bring about the apocalyptic vision of the Atlas Bear?
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The Punisher #5: The Lord Of The Rings Of The Mandarin
The Punisher #5
The Punisher #5: Starring Garron Winslow as Frodo and Frank Castle as Gollum
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Arrogant as Ever: Hubris, Monstrosity, and Hope in The Best Defense
The Defenders is the Clifford, the Big Red Dog of superhero comics. Every outing is an exercise in how do we make this work? Too powerful for most threats. Too territorial for one comic. Too touchy to team up. So, how did Al Ewing and the gang pull it off?
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Superhero Emotional Support
The hug and cup of coffee ethos and efforts in New Universe books, Squadron Supreme, and other mid-80s comics tested these waters, as well as The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen, and while this was now over thirty years ago, to be honest, superhero comics have not significantly matured since. The Unstoppable Wasp is out there being a forefront book, right now.
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FIRST WATCH: All Your February Reading Needs Are Valiant
Valiant Solicitations for February 2019: INCURSION #1 | THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN #1 | LIVEWIRE #3 | BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #4 | And More!
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X-Men Black Emma Frost #1: It is Not Enough To Pray Without Ceasing
X-Men Black Emma Frost # 1
Leah Williams loves the HELL out of Emma, and it shows in every panel and well-crafted thought balloon. She GETS this character; what makes her tick, why she does the things she does and just how deep and canny her strategizing is.
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20 THINGS THE BATMAN ARKHAM GAMES GOT RIGHT – PART 2
The blockbuster video game “Batman: Arkham Asylum” was released on August 25th, 2009, and the rest is history! Please join me in Part Two of this retrospective review of the best and worst the groundbreaking series had to offer.
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20 THINGS THE BATMAN ARKHAM GAMES GOT RIGHT – PART 1
The blockbuster video game “Batman: Arkham Asylum” was released on August 25th, 2009 (taking loose inspiration from Grant Morrison’s 1989 graphic novel “Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth”). At the time I had my head buried in the newly-budding fall-semester and the game details/release date had totally escaped me (I know, LOUSY excuse).…
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Wonder Woman #54: The Sands of War
Wonder Woman #54
The Bana-Mighdall are ready for war! Will Diana’s arrival cool things off or fan the flames even higher?
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