Author Archives: Drew Bradley

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Ghosts of Comics’ Past: August in Comics History – The First “Marvel Comics,” Carol Kalish, and the Variant Resurgence

By | Aug 5, 2019 | Columns

The first Monday of every month, this column looks back at three historical events from the comic industry that are connected to that month. For August 2019, we examine the first comic from Marvel, Carol Kalish, and the return of variant covers. August 31, 1939 Martin Goodman had been in the publishing business since 1929, […]

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“The Surrogates”

By | Jul 30, 2019 | Reviews

“Surrogates,” a detective story disguised as science fiction, is crammed with subtexts that will keep you thinking about the way society interacts with technology long after you’ve reached the last page. Thirteen years after it debuted, it still holds up to a careful examination. Written by Robert Venditti Illustrated by Brett Weldele The year is […]

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Wizard #56 – Amalgam Rises

By | Jul 25, 2019 | Reviews

Multiversity’s retro-reviews of “Wizard: The Guide to Comics” rolls on. Let’s look back at the top news stories from April 1996 and judge them as harshly as we can! A Bold Move, Likely a Bad Move Every Fall, “Wizard” ran a contest where readers submitted pictures of themselves dressed as comic characters for Halloween. In […]

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Wizard #55 – The Time Marvel Contracted Image Studios to Create Comics for Them

By | Jul 18, 2019 | Reviews

Way back in March 1996, the biggest news of the month was the arrangement between Marvel and Image founders Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee. Surely hindsight will show this short-lived and ill-remembered run isn’t the most noteworthy thing covered that month… The cover After the unsuccessful Marvelution (see last week’s review of “Wizard” #54), Marvel […]

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Wizard #54 – Not everything lives up to the hype

By | Jul 11, 2019 | Reviews

Last week, I started my summer binge reviews of “Wizard: The Guide To Comics”. Today, I continue my look back at the mid 1990s with issue 54, cover dated February 1996. The Cover This triple-wide monstrosity by Bart Sears was celebrating the “Marvel vs DC” miniseries that let fans vote on the outcomes of fights […]

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Wizard #53 – Looking Back at 1995

By | Jul 4, 2019 | Reviews

Part of writing my regular column for Multiversity, “Ghosts of Comics’ Past”, involves research to uncover forgotten moments in comic history. One of my trusted sources is “Wizard: The Guide to Comics”, and I’ve been on a journey through back issues for the last two and a half years. Each one has been like a […]

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An Ode to X-Men Origins: Wolverine

By | May 3, 2019 | Reviews

An ode to Wolverine: Origins The movie was fourth in the franchise. The third hadn’t been that great. Reviews calling Origins “good” were lies. The final act didn’t pull its weight. The early scenes were the highlight. When young James found his claws of bone, and Sabertooth backed him in a fight. Those happy years […]

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A god Somewhere

By | Apr 9, 2019 | Reviews

In mid-2010, Wildstorm released the OGN “A god Somewhere”, a comic that struck a chord with me. I recently re-read it for the first time in nine years to see if it still resonated. Written by John Arcudi Penciled by Peter Snejbjerg After a mysterious disaster, a young man named Eric finds that he has […]

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