Comic Watch Pride: Our Staff’s LGBT+ Must-Reads
Join our staff for #CWPride recommendations! We list our favorite, most touching, essential LGBT+ books in the hope they accompany others this month. Which are yours?
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Amazing Science Fiction: Unbreakable: One of Shyamalan’s best
Unbreakable
Unbreakable follows down-on-his-luck David Dunn as he finds he has superpowers he can use to do good. Director M. Night Shyamalan’s career is an interesting one. His highs are high and his lows are low. One of his best movies is Unbreakable. Why? Let’s find out.
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Avengers #33: That Time The Avengers Got Beat Up by Moon Knight
Avengers #33 (Aaron, Garron, Keith) pits Moon Knight against the Avengers… and prevailing?! Leaps of logic aside, this issue is a surprising amount of fun, setting the stage for a big mystery by baiting the narrative hook so well. This is a great place for readers to jump on if they haven’t already!
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Comic Watch Pride: About The Homoerotic In X-Men And A Gay Girl’s Teenage Years
Join us this #XMenMonday for a confessional reflection on LGBT+ romance representation and subtext in X-Men comics. As the story of the children of the atom calls for queer kids everywhere, how much is it giving back to them? #CWPride
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SUNDAY CLASSICS: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
Marvel Graphic Novel #5: God Loves, Man Kills
For Sunday Classics, take a trip back to 1982 with the Fourth Marvel Graphic Novel: God Loves, Man Kills! Revisit the classic X-Men story that really brought the X-Men’s struggle against bigotry to forefront of their comic!
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4 Kids Walk into a Bank: Steal Everything That Isn’t Nailed Down
4 Kids Walk into a Bank
4 Kids Walk into a Bank (Rosenberg, Boss, Mauer) is an incredibly charming tale that steals from everything and makes no bones about it. It is an instant classic well worth your time and money.
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Frankenstein Undone #2: Man is No Better than Beast
Frankenstein Undone #2
Frankenstein Undone #2 (Mignola, Allie, Wagner, Robins) is almost mystic in the approach to storytelling, making wonderful use of classic literature and mythology to tell a story that is both insightful and entertaining.
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Amazing Science Fiction: Ready Player One
Ready Player One
This story works on paper—a nostalgia fueled, quest driven coming-of-age story, complete with romance and social commentary—so maybe it should have stayed there.
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The Flash #754: Reverse-Flash Facts
Flash #754 (Williamson, Sandoval, Prianto, Terragona) may have a couple of blindingly obvious plot holes that exist due to an overuse of gimmickry, but that doesn’t stop it from being a flat-out FUN comic. Sometimes, pure escapism is all you need.
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The Wilds vol 1: Terrifying Quarantine Reading
The Wilds vol 1
The Wilds (Ayala, Pearson) is a beautiful twist on the post-cataclysmic genre that lands with extra punch during this global pandemic of 2020.
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Savage Dragon #248: Many Happy Returns
The Gathering Storm!
Savage Dragon #248 (Larsen, Koutsis, Toris) kicks off the march to 250 with style and lots of over-the-top craziness, just like fans like it! If you’ve never read this comic before, now’s the time to jump on board!
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Designing Women Teaches Us About Fandom
Season 3 of Designing Women taught us all about fandom we need to know.
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