Author Archives: Jaina Hill

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Television
Five Thoughts on Iron Fist’s “Target: Iron Fist”

By | Sep 11, 2018 | Television

After the traditional Netflix wheel turning and time wasting, we’re finally getting somewhere. I’m talking superhero costumes, superpowers, and dark rituals with inexplicable hipster witches. Welcome to Brooklyn I guess. Either way, I hope this means we’re getting into some real martial arts madness. Join me as we watch Iron Fist season 2, episode 4: “Target: […]

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“The Dreaming” #1

By | Sep 7, 2018 | Reviews

A continuation of “Sandman?” It sounds like a dream! This issue is not a gift from Lord Morpheus though- it’s a gift from Lord Gaiman, as part of the new Sandman Universe initiative. These series, curated by former Vertigo wunderkind Neil Gaiman, take us back to the Vertigo comics of old. “The Dreaming” #1 reunites […]

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“Lex Luthor/Porky Pig Special” #1

By | Aug 30, 2018 | Reviews

After “Batman/Elmer Fudd” became the best comic of 2017, there was no doubt that DC was going to mash-up more Looney Tunes and superhero characters. Few could have predicted that Porky Pig and Lex Luthor would be next on the list. On the surface, the two have little in common, but Mark Russell crafts a […]

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Reviews
“Mr. and Mrs. X” #2

By | Aug 24, 2018 | Reviews

The fact that “Mr. and Mrs. X” works at all is something of a miracle. Then again, the “X-Men” line as a whole is consistently miraculous. It has the most bloated and complicated cast of characters this side of the Legion of Superheroes, and the most complicated history this side of Hawkman yet it somehow […]

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“Crowded” #1

By | Aug 17, 2018 | Reviews

Predicting the future is a tricky thing. If you allow yourself to become too rooted in the present moment, you lose the chance to say something universal. That’s the tricky line walked by “Crowded.” A comic about Kickstarter and Uber and Tinder runs the risk of instantly dating itself. Fortunately, “Crowded” is about more than […]

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