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Krakin’ King: Strange Adventures #1 Review – Can Tom King Pull Off Another Miracle?

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The highly anticipated follow-up to Tom King and Mitch Gerads all-time great Mister Miracle arrives today with Strange Adventures #1, a 12 issue DC Black Label limited series bringing in artist Evan “Doc” Shaner on an Adam Strange story. It’s without question one of the most anticipated comics of 2020.

Today I’ll answer:

+ Who is Adam Strange?

+ Why are King, Gerads, and Shaner following Mister Miracle with this character?

+ What is Strange Adventures doing that sets itself apart from standard superhero comics?

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Dark Detective – Steve Englehart vs DC Comics, and Everyone Else

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Englehart, Pre-DC

Steve Englehart is one of the great, unsung heroes of the Bronze Age. Englehart got his start as a member of the Crusty Bunkers (a team of largely uncredited artists who helped out at Neal Adams’ studio), where his official role was as a proofreader, although Englehart has said he coscripted stories for Eeire as well as Marvel work like Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. [Read more…] about Dark Detective – Steve Englehart vs DC Comics, and Everyone Else

Book Review!: “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture”

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In the age of the internet (slightly fewer cullings than the Age of Apocalypse), there’s an inversion of an old TV trope. Whereas we’ve all known the old “1,000 channels but nothing good on TV,” we now have 1,000,000 tweeted articles, but nothing to read. As always, this is an overstatement, but the value of intelligent, witty, interesting articles increasingly stands out. [Read more…] about Book Review!: “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture”

DC: Rebirth of an Icon

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52 has become the number to look out for in DC Comics. It’s no surprise then that a huge event starting around May or June 2016 comes hot on the heels of mainstay titles 52nd issues. Ever since Jim Lee and Dan Didio posted their Rebirth teaser images, the internet has been going nuts with rumor and speculation. So far DC itself has been very quiet, keeping their cards close to their chest. But, it’s the creators that have been dropping hints and teases. [Read more…] about DC: Rebirth of an Icon

GRAYSON #8 Review

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From the onset of Dick Grayson’s foray into spyhood, I had my reservations about the whole “secret agent” thing. With Dick’s induction into Spyral, a new codename, and then finally, the use of guns – it all just seemed a bit, I don’t know, gimmicky. Sure, the guy’s been Robin, Nightwing, and even the freakin’ Batman; but could he really pull off being a clandestine agent? There’s absolutely no way that would work – right?

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