Author Archives: Devin Fairchild

Truth- Red White And Black 7 Featured Reviews
“Truth: Red, White, And Black” #7

By | Jul 13, 2021 | Reviews

And here we are, having reached the end of this scathing critique of American history mixed with classic comics fun, “Truth: Red, White and Black.” It is the saga of the first super soldier, Isaiah Bradley. I feel I am better for having read it, this second time around. I don’t know how this story […]

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Truth 6 Featured Reviews
“Truth: Red, White and Black” #6

By | Jul 6, 2021 | Reviews

The old adage credited to Spanish philosopher George Santayana “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” never rang more true than it does at this very moment. Another more recent and more eccentric philosopher the late Terence McKenna had an interesting theory about the modern era. The leader of the psychedelic […]

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“Truth: Red, White and Black” #5

By | Jun 29, 2021 | Reviews

From the opening sequence of issue 5 of “Truth: Red, White and Black,” there is a blue moonlit tint of two German soldiers. Instead of white faces and a grey or green uniforms, they are solid blue. Once again, super soldier Isaiah Bradley is depicted as a silhouetted shadow attacking two unsuspecting German shadows. This […]

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Truth Red White and Black 4 Featured Reviews
“Truth: Red, White, and Black” #4

By | Jun 22, 2021 | Reviews

The cover of issue 4 of “Truth: Red, White, and Black” features a massive silhouetted super soldier holding a German soldier over his head a feat of superhuman proportions. The only feature of the super soldier not silhouetted is glowing white gritted teeth, which gives the figure an ominous air. The German soldier by contrast […]

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Truth Red White and Black 3 Featured Reviews
“Truth: Red, White, and Black” #3

By | Jun 15, 2021 | Reviews

If gods of media ever initiate me into their secret Mount Olympus fraternity and I could only adapt one comic book into a movie or TV series it would be so difficult to choose. Grant Morrison’s “The Invisibles” would be a no brainer, but I’m operating under the optimistic assumption that the rumors are true […]

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Truth Red White and Black 2 Featured Reviews
“Truth: Red, White, and Black” #2

By | Jun 8, 2021 | Reviews

Basic training can be hard for anyone. But going through basic as a black man in the 1940s has a unique specific set of challenges of its own. The US and other allies were gearing up to fight fascism, most would say that’s a noble cause. But black soldiers were very aware that their bravery […]

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Truth Red White and Black 1 Featured Reviews
“Truth: Red, White and Black” #1

By | Jun 1, 2021 | Reviews

After 18 years (or 80 years depending on how you look at it), Isaiah Bradley is finally a household name. He is finally getting the recognition he deserves in both our familiar world and the dimension given to whimsical flights of fancy known as Earth 616, where most of our favorite Marvel heroes reside. Beyond […]

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