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- September 12, 2014
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Star Wars #1: A Promising Start to a New Saga
- Reviews
- January 7, 2020
Star Wars #1, the beginning of the new ongoing series from Marvel, hit shelves on January 1st, just a couple of weeks after the release of The Rise of Skywalker in theaters. And if you’re feeling sad about the end of the Skywalker saga, this comic is a good way to dive back into it
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IDW Pubwatch January 2020
Welcome to the January IDW Pubwatch! It’s the first IDW Pubwatch of the year and I couldn’t be more excited to share my finds with you. It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews.
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Marauders #5: Women’s Work Is Never Done
- Reviews
- January 6, 2020
The Hellfire Club was founded on sexism that even Emma Frost herself subscribed to in her own way, but things have changed. In Marauders #5, the Black King is trying his petty best to keep the women in their place, but the Red and White Queens have got things well under control.
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X-Men #4: Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest, Put Our Assassins to the Test
- Reviews
- January 6, 2020
The final indelible image of House of X #1 features Magneto in Jerusalem, resplendent in white, the sun glinting off his helmet. His words provide not only a stunning cliffhanger, but a statement of purpose for the entire X-line going forward: “You have new gods now.” X-Men #4, by Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Francis Yu,
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Previously On Comics: Do Some Research Next Time
I’m coming back off of a rough weekend of hard partying (I drank so much Martinelli’s Apple Cider, y’all) so I’m gonna be brief. Daniel Elkin has announced the introduction of a new comics journalism site, called SOLRAD, which is…so rad, as far as names go. The site includes a definition of the term, if
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“Spyfall, Part 1” Marks a Masterful Return for Doctor Who
- Television and Film
- January 5, 2020
Warning: Spoilers abound for “Spyfall, Part 1.” After his mixed-bag of a first season, I didn’t know if head writer Chris Chibnall could write a fun Doctor Who story or an engaging villain. After “Spyfall, Part 1,” I am more excited for Doctor Who than I’ve been in years.
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Incoming! #1 Braces for Impact in 2020
Incoming! #1 is a sort of State of the Union of the Marvel Universe. Like an annual check-in on familiar characters readers may have lost track of, setting up the events of the year to come. There is something for every fan in this oversized issue. It’s a relay race run by a wide team
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Superman Smashes the Klan Part Two Aims for the Heart
- Reviews
- January 3, 2020
Picking up where Superman Smashes the Klan: Part One left off, Part Two doesn’t quite deliver on the series title: while Superman does rough up a couple of Klansmen, he doesn’t yet smash the Klan.
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Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery Soars with More Adorable Witchy and Animal Antics
- Reviews
- January 2, 2020
In the sequel to Witches in Training, Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery takes Clarion and Annette on a new adventure in their efforts to earn their witch hats. You don’t need to have read the first series by Sam Davies in order to appreciate this one, but after reading The Flying Surgery, young readers will
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The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1’s John Constantine is the Best Kind of Garbage
There are some people that can happily read any iteration of a character and simply move on with their lives if that character isn’t done right. I’m not one of those people, which is why I’ve become intensely skeptical of every new iteration of John Constantine since my first attempt to read an ongoing series: Justice
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Casting Call: Why a Mixed-Race Kate Bishop in Hawkeye Makes Sense
- Television and Film
- December 31, 2019
When I saw that Hailee Steinfield was the frontrunner to play Kate Bishop in Disney+’s Hawkeye, I messaged everyone I knew about it. Finally, someone like me was going to play an Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) hero: a mixed race Filipinx person who fell into the “ambiguously brown” category. While my excitement was not universal
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 Brings Nostalgia & Intrigue
The Power Rangers are under attack from Rita Repulsa, but they actually have bigger worries—Green Ranger Tommy Marshall hasn’t been heard from in a while. Where is he? Meanwhile in New York City, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are up against the Hand, but they have a new and more powerful ninja in their midst
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Blade Runner 2019: What’s in a Name?
- Comics, Reviews, Television and Film
- December 31, 2019
Since I reviewed the first issue of Blade Runner 2019, I decided to revisit it when the trade paperback dropped — while I wasn’t blown away, I found the book’s momentum made me curious to see where it ended up.
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The Vampyre’s Legacy, Part 12: One More Decade
- Bookmarked
- December 31, 2019
Two centuries ago, Dr. John Polidori’s story “The Vampyre” was published, and vampire literature was born. The Vampyre’s Legacy series has charted the evolution of the genre over two hundred years, taking one story from each decade to use as a case study. But the most recent decade presents a problem: the period is still too
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Best of WWAC 2019
- Comics
- December 30, 2019
Best of 2019 lists have been making their way around the internet, but as the year draws to a close, I asked WWAC contributors to take some time to think about themselves. Here, several of our writers talk about the pieces that they are most proud of, either because of what the subject matter means
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Best American Comics 2019 Offers a Time Capsule of Exciting, Poignant Work
- Comics, Indie & Small Press
- December 30, 2019
Several weeks ago, I was browsing in a favorite local bookstore when Best American Comics 2019 (BAC) caught my eye. While the cover, illustrated by Sophia Foster-Dimino, has a bright, engaging image of a comics reader and comics character watching each other through a window (hello there, windows and mirrors theory!), it was the name
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