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So here’s the thing. I want to enjoy this comic a lot more than I am currently. It’s been a…
Read full review and commentsWe are three issues into the Sif-era of JIM. So far the story hasn’t reached the heights of the guffaw-inducing…
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The Inhumans Take Center Stage in Marvel’s INHUMANITY Event
July 11, 2013 11:24 am The cynic in me says the difference is that Inhumans are still "in house" for Marvel Studios, and mutants are controlled by Fox...
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Top 5: Graffiti Artists in Comics
July 2, 2013 9:30 am Good list...the "No Man's Land" gang tags were the first thing that came to mind...
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June 4, 2013 – Astro City #1
June 6, 2013 8:38 am I've read some of the older stuff, all from the library. I wish there was an omnibus or series of nice hardcovers for it.
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New Comics for 06.05.2013 had soda on Sunday for the first time in weeks
June 3, 2013 4:17 pm Nice quiet week!
Age of Ultron
Astro City
Avengers Arena
Superior Spider-Man
BQ: Ranch dressing. Also Criterion Blu Rays.
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On The Increasing Complexity of Origin Stories
May 22, 2013 12:43 pm Good article, Ryan!
I wonder how much of this plays on the subconscious way that we react to fantasies.
As a kid, you think "How cool would it be to get struck by lightning and chemicals and be the Flash!" There is a sense of possibility, that you could become the superhero.
As an adult, we think "Well clearly being struck by lightning would be very painful, and the chemical burns would be a nightmare to recover from. So how is Barry Allen not dead?" And we crave the explanation because we need to understand why this hasn't happened to us.
Some origins I don't mind revisiting, Hal Jordan's for example. There's a lot of mystery around Abin Sur, and John's 'Secret Origin' was a fun way to revisit that.
More "modern created" superheroes have less to fill in. I love Booster Gold, but I would hate to read a 9 issue arc about his college career and time as a janitor before traveling back in time.
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Star Trek Into Fandom
May 21, 2013 3:18 pm The film fails because you are mapping your history with the franchise onto this film, and its depiction of the relationships and the emotional impact desired by the filmmakers should drive that on its own.
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New Comics for 05.22.2013 definitely knows who WOULDN’T be in the gang
May 20, 2013 2:17 pm Daredevil
Batman Inc
Avengers
Young Avengers
Uncanny Avengers
Superior Spider-Man
Journey Into Mystery
BQ: Driver.
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Movie Review: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (Spoilers)
May 17, 2013 1:18 pm Definitely. I was actually really surprised that it just..ended.
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Movie Review: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (Spoilers)
May 17, 2013 11:57 am Disagree with your assessment of the Spock/Khan part.Spock had to embrace a little of his human side, he lied to Khan, doing the unexpected.
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The Best of the Week in Panels – 05.08.2013
May 10, 2013 2:29 pm Yes! Yes! A thousand times yes!
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