Author Archives: Alexander Jones

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Eternals #1 featured Reviews
“Eternals” #1

By | Jan 7, 2021 | Reviews

With a recent film on the way, Marvel’s coveted “Eternals” property is finally coming back to comics after an extended hiatus. Celebrated author Kieron Gillen is returning to Marvel with the great Esad Ribic lending his interior art to the title. Both Gillen and Ribic pick their projects incredibly carefully making this comic feel even […]

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“Faith’s Winter Wonderland Special” #1

By | Dec 25, 2020 | Reviews

We are taking a few days off from publishing new content for the holidays, so enjoy some of our favorite Christmas-themed writing over the past 11 years! Merry Christmas to all! Faith has returned just in time for the holiday season, however, this time not with traditional series author Jody Houser. “Faith’s Winder Wonderland Special” […]

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Comic Book History of Animation #1 Featured Reviews
“The Comic Book History of Animation” #1

By | Dec 10, 2020 | Reviews

If you are serious about the medium of comics I can’t recommend “The Comic Book History of Comics” enough. The book was able to distill a lot of complicated information and weave a narrative around an art form. Fans who are interested in reading more about comic books but aren’t ready to dive into prose […]

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Suicide Squad #11 Featured Reviews
“Suicide Squad” #11

By | Nov 26, 2020 | Reviews

Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo feel like they broke new ground in their run on “Suicide Squad.” The series has featured a group of new characters with Osita alongside Suicide Squad staples like Deadshot. It is remarkable to consider just how adventurous this run has been. Taylor immediately moved on from Amanda Waller in the […]

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Excalibur #14 Featured Reviews
“Excalibur” #14

By | Nov 12, 2020 | Reviews

Due to the incredible quality of “House of X” and “Powers of X” readers were X-Cited about the prospect of a Jonathan Hickman-era X-Men event comic. Enter “X of Swords.” The fabled X-Men event featuring a grand tournament with the Swordbearers of Arakko is here and it appears to be… underwhelming? Readers spent chapter after […]

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This Month in Comics: October 2020

By | Nov 4, 2020 | Columns

It doesn’t matter what kind of reader you are, This Month in Comics has something for you. If you are a big Marvel fan, we had huge moves in Marvel’s most interesting current crossover event “X of Swords.” If Batman is more your thing, we saw important releases and plot developments in “Dark Nights: Death […]

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The Department of Truth 2 Cover Reviews
“The Department of Truth” #2

By | Oct 29, 2020 | Reviews

Going into a story fresh without knowing the subject matter can be exciting. I only had a vague notion regarding how political writer James Tynion and artist Martin Simmonds “The Department of Truth” #1 would actually be. The horror of evoking what a far-right conspiracy meeting would look like when factoring in supernatural elements was […]

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Dark Nights Death Metal #4 Featured Reviews
“Dark Nights: Death Metal” #4

By | Oct 15, 2020 | Reviews

“Dark Nights: Death Metal” has been promising major developments but can the series stay focused long enough to actually make the plot feel important? The stakes of the event could not be higher but author Scott Snyder has had a difficult time juggling the plot and obscenely large cast in the series. This title is […]

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“Batman” #99

By | Sep 17, 2020 | Reviews

Despite the fact that James Tynion IV has written over a dozen “Batman” issues, it still feels like his time with The Dark Knight is just getting started. Tynion and artist Jorge Jimenez’s biggest story yet, ‘The Joker War’ is coming to an end. We are here to cover the penultimate issue of the story […]

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Seven Soldiers Featured Podcasts
The DC3cast, Episode 240: Crisis Management, Part 19: “Seven Soldiers” with Alexander Jones

By , , and | Sep 16, 2020 | Podcasts

The DC3cast is Multiversity’s weekly podcast digging into all things DC Comics. Each week, hosts Vince, Zach, and Brian dig into one of DC’s events from the past in a series we are calling ‘Crisis Management.’ We are still popping back to new stuff for bonus episodes, as well as discussion of news and exciting […]

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“Sex Criminals: Sexual Gary Special”

By | Sep 3, 2020 | Reviews

We’ve seen Sexual Gary in the background of early “Sex Criminals” issues but do we really know Gary? What makes him tick? Why is Gary sexual? Queue author Matt Fraction setting the record straight on Gary’s past, present, and future for a special one-shot about a bonified “Sex Criminals” legend. With only one more issue […]

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