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REVIEW: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, It’s Morphin Time!!

October 12, 2020

In 1993, Saban Entertainment and Toei’s Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers exploded onto television screens, kicking off what would become a long-running franchise. Nine years before that, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles did the same, adapted from comic books published by Mirage Studios. ...

Comics, Essays, Opinion

Comics Culture: Visiting a Comic Book Store in Russia

May 1, 2020

Back in the Before Times when people could still go outside and interact with each other in close proximity, I went to Russia to visit my relatives, whom I haven’t seen in several years. From December 2018 to early January 2019, I stayed at my aunt and cousin’s apartment in the southwest end of ...

Comics, Pubwatch, Reviews

Monthly Marvel Muster: Let the Answer Sustain You

November 22, 2018

Welcome to the Marvel Muster. We start things on a solemn note this month with last week’s news of the death of Stan Lee, the man who did more than anyone else to create and shape the Marvel comics universe. There have been many lovely tributes to Lee in the last few days; he influenced a lot ...

Pubwatch, Reviews

Monthly Marvel Muster – The More Things Change

August 23, 2018

Welcome back to Monthly Marvel Muster. I’m back once again with all the exciting, and not-so-exciting, news Marvel Comics has to offer. This month we have more new series debuts, some welcome surprises, some baffling decisions, and some exciting announcements.

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

Of Window Washers and Walkovers: Bella at the Bar

July 17, 2018

Bella at the Bar Jenny McDade & Primrose Cumming (Writers), John Armstrong (Artist) Rebellion July 2018 In 1971, Fleetway began publishing Tammy, a weekly comic for girls. One of its long-running stars was the newly-collected Bella at the Bar. However, what new readers might not realize ...

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

Praise Carol and Pass the Apocrypha!

June 27, 2018

The Gospel of Carol: Radical Teen Study Edition John S. Troutman Troutcave Comics The Gospel of Carol traces the life of Carol, the daughter of God, her brothers Thomas and Jesus, and her sister Miriam. She, not Jesus, is the Messiah, but people aren’t as willing to receive the Word of God from ...

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Grab a Sword and Enter the Cardboard Kingdom

May 23, 2018

The Cardboard Kingdom Chad Sell (creator & artist); Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, Barbara Perez Marquez (writers) Random House June 2018 Adventure roams the streets as a neighborhood of ...

Comics, Reviews

Riverdale Volume #2 Fights The Post-Season Blues

April 23, 2018

Riverdale Vol. 2 Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (stories); Aaron Elling, Will Ewing, Michael Grassi, Ross Maxwell, Brian E Paterson, Tessa Leigh Williams (writers); Joe Eisma, Thomas Pitilli (artists); Janice Chiang, John Workman (letters); Andre Szymanowicz (colors) Archie Comics March 2018 As season ...

Comics, Reviews

Let Capture Creatures Capture Your Imagination

March 20, 2018

Capture Creatures, Volume 1 Frank Gibson (writer); Becky Dreistadt (pencils); Kelly Bastow (inks); Tracy Liang, Joseph Bergin II, Lin VIsel, Becky Dreistadt, Katy Farina (colors); Britt Wilson (letters) Boom Studios February 2018 Decades after war ravaged the environment, teenagers Tamzen and ...

Comics, Reviews

Toward a More Intersectional Jew? A Review of Miriam Libicki’s Graphic Essays

December 6, 2016

Toward a Hot Jew: Graphic Essays by Miriam Libicki Miriam Libicki Fantagraphics Books September 28, 2016 For every human being stuck between two or more axes of oppression, the internecine fighting of intersectional politics can be as frustrating and upsetting as hatred. As sick and horrified ...

Comics Reviews

REVIEW: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, It’s Morphin Time!!

Comics Culture: Visiting a Comic Book Store in Russia

Monthly Marvel Muster: Let the Answer Sustain You

Monthly Marvel Muster – The More Things Change

Of Window Washers and Walkovers: Bella at the Bar

Praise Carol and Pass the Apocrypha!

Grab a Sword and Enter the Cardboard Kingdom

Riverdale Volume #2 Fights The Post-Season Blues

Let Capture Creatures Capture Your Imagination

Toward a More Intersectional Jew? A Review of Miriam Libicki’s Graphic Essays

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