Author Archives: Matthew Blair

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Getting it Together Featured Reviews
“Getting it Together” #1

By | Oct 9, 2020 | Reviews

Fair warning: This comic portrays and discusses sexual activity in fairly graphic fashion and as a result is for readers over the age of 18. Comic books, especially American comic books, tend to live off of spectacle and action. For most Americans, the default vision of a comic book usually involves a muscle bound hero/heroine, […]

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X of Swords Creation 1 Featured Reviews
“X of Swords: Creation” #1

By | Sep 24, 2020 | Reviews

Remember when the X-Men were a relatively simple cast of characters that were a powerful and effective stand in for discussing race relations and bigotry in 20th century America? Well, now the X-Men have their own nation on the sentient island of Krakoa and while it has proven to be a haven for mutantkind, dark […]

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Judge Dredd Megazine 424 Featured Columns
Multiver-City One: Judge Dredd Megazine 424 – Thirty Megnificent Years!

By , , , , , and | Sep 16, 2020 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our monthly look at the “Judge Dredd Megazine!” Let’s get right to it. Judge Dredd: The Victims of Bennett Beeny Credits: John Wagner (script) Colin MacNeil & Dan Cornwell (Art) Chris Blythe (Colours) Annie Parkhouse (Letters) Christopher Egan: “Judge Dredd: The Victims of Bennett Beeny” Part 1 sees “Judge Dredd” […]

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Cyberpunk 2077 Trauma Team issue 1 featured Reviews
“Cyberpunk 2077 Trauma Team” #1

By | Sep 11, 2020 | Reviews

I don’t follow video games for reasons that we will not get into here, but even I’m aware of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 through the considerable amount of hype that it’s generated. I’ll admit, the idea of playing through an incredibly detailed and fantastic cyberpunk world sounds like a lot of fun. However, I’m […]

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“Fantastic Four: Antithesis” #1

By | Aug 27, 2020 | Reviews

When you compare the modern pop culture footprint of Marvel heavyweights such as Iron Man or Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four it’s almost sad to see how far the First Family of Marvel has fallen. Granted, in the wider scope of things it does make sense considering that every movie the Fantastic Four have been […]

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2000 AD Prog 2196 Featured Columns
Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2196 – High Speed Thrills!

By , , , and | Aug 26, 2020 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! THIS WEEK IN 2000AD Cadet Dredd: Bad Seeds Credits: Mike Carroll (script), Luke Horsman (art), Matt […]

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Judge Dredd Megazine 423 Featured Columns
Multiver-City One: Judge Dredd Megazine 423 – Step into the City of the Future!

By , , and | Aug 19, 2020 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our monthly look at the “Judge Dredd Megazine!” Let’s get right to it. Judge Dredd: Grand Theft Royale Credits: Arthur Wyatt (Script), Jake Lynch (Art), Jim Boswell (Colours), Annie Parkhouse (Letters) Christopher Egan: This week’s Judge Dredd one-shot is a hodge-podge of sci-fi action movie tropes and it is all […]

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Seven Secrets issue 1 featured Reviews
“Seven Secrets” #1

By | Aug 13, 2020 | Reviews

Should a story be about big ideas and large groups of people or should a story be smaller and more personal? There’s no definitive answer to that question, but it’s important for writers to figure out what they’re trying to say when creating a story. Unfortunately, it’s also necessary to strike some sort of balance […]

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2000 AD Prog 2194 Featured Columns
Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2194 – Smokin’ Bacon!

By , , , and | Aug 12, 2020 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! THIS WEEK IN 2000AD Judge Dredd: End of Days, Part Eleven Credits: Rob Williams (script), Henry […]

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2000 AD Prog 2193 Featured Columns
Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2193 – Nothing to See Here?

By , , , and | Aug 5, 2020 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! THIS WEEK IN 2000AD Judge Dredd: End of Days, Part Ten Credits: Rob Williams (script), Henry […]

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Hedra-artwork-featured Reviews
“Hedra” #1

By | Jul 30, 2020 | Reviews

Are comic books a respectable form of art? Annoyingly, this is a question that comic book creators, readers, and fans have had to deal with for a very long time and the obstacles have been daunting over the years. In the beginning of what we know of as the comic book industry in the late […]

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2000 AD Prog 2192 Featured Columns
Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Prog 2192 – Bearing Down!

By , , , and | Jul 29, 2020 | Columns

Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to it! THIS WEEK IN 2000AD Judge Dredd: End of Days, Part Nine Credits: Rob Williams (script), Henry […]

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