Author Archives: Jaina Hill

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“Star Wars” #108

By | May 31, 2019 | Reviews

Depending on your age and predisposition, you may have been a big fan of the original Marvel “Star Wars” comics which ran from 1977-1987. I was not born until the year after that series concluded, but I’ve picked up an issue here and there over the years. All of those stories are solidly considered “Legends” […]

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“Assassin Nation” #3

By | May 23, 2019 | Reviews

Like misbehaving Muppets and depraved children’s cartoons, there’s something strange to be said of seeing Erica Henderson draw foul-mouthed murderers. Henderson has been a big presence in my comics experience ever since she was doing work for the now-defunct Comics Alliance, but she really came to prominence with the wonderful all-ages “Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.” So […]

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Buffyversity: Is Angel Good?

By | May 21, 2019 | Columns

In 1999, Buffy’s broody boyfriend got a spinoff where he got to play vampire Batman. In the pilot, he even had the same grappling hook gun. Angel never reached the same heights as Buffy, but its ratings were perfectly adequate and it developed its own fan following. Years later, as people discover both shows, Angel […]

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“War of the Realms” #4

By | May 17, 2019 | Reviews

The craziest part of “War of the Realms” isn’t how good it is, it’s how easy it makes writing a humongous Event look. Marvel Events have been pretty low quality in the past, and even the good ones have left their writers a ruined wreck of their former selves. So what’s Jason Aaron’s secret? What […]

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“Murder Falcon” #8

By | May 9, 2019 | Reviews

I knew they were born to lose, and that gambling’s for fools but damn, this was the way I liked it baby and I knew it wasn’t going to live forever. With issue #8 “Murder Falcon” has come to and end. I’m an easy mark for over-the-top stories about monsters getting defeated by the power […]

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Mutantversity: When Cyclops Became Cyclops

By | May 6, 2019 | Columns

Welcome back to Mutantversity, a class offered at the Stately Xavier Mansion. This isn’t a place to find big reviews of X-books, but it’s a great way to keep up with one of the most complicated superhero books around. We’ll learn, we’ll laugh, maybe we’ll make some new friends, maybe we’ll witness some casual dismemberment. […]

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“Savage Avengers” #1

By | May 4, 2019 | Reviews

There’s a lot of sniffing in this comic. You gotta figure that any book with Wolverine is gonna have someone following their nose, but it turns out he’s not the only one. No less than three heroes use their olfactory abilities to save the day. When I try to remember what happened in this debut […]

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Good?

By | May 3, 2019 | Reviews

Is X-Men Origins: Wolverine a good movie? I can tell you that it is, but not with a straight face. But did I see it twice in the theaters when it first came out? Fine, I will admit it. But why? I don’t really care for any of the X-Men movies. They are at best, […]

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“Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” #1

By | Apr 26, 2019 | Reviews

There is a type of Star Wars story many people purport to hate. It’s the kind that feels the need to explain every little detail from the beloved films. Why did R5-D4 have a bad motivator? Why did Admiral Motti not believe in the Force? Did Poe Dameron get a good deal on his iconic […]

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