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Star Wars: The Selfless Force

By | Jan 1, 2021 | Longform

Before we bid 2020 a final farewell, we share some of our favorite writing from the past year.  We wish all of you a happy and healthy New Year, with the hope for brighter days in 2021.   What makes someone strong with the Force? After all, it surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy […]

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On Ahsoka Tano

By | Dec 17, 2020 | Longform

Ahsoka Tano was first introduced in 2008’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars. And from this appearance alone, I hated her. She was meant to be the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, a huge part of his life who he had never mentioned in any of the movies. Young Ahsoka had a real plucky attitude. She didn’t […]

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The Surprising Success of Stargirl

By | Aug 10, 2020 | Longform

In a lot of ways, Stargirl should have been anathema to my tastes. James Robinson’s “Starman” is my favorite comic series of all time, and I have a deep, deep love for the way that Robinson, David Goyer, Tom Peyer, and Geoff Johns took the inactive Justice Society of America and brought them back to […]

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No New Comics? No Problem!

By | Apr 8, 2020 | Longform

It almost seems like a cruel April Fool’s joke: no New Comic Book Day.  But it wasn’t. It was the reality of April 1, 2020, as COVID-19 continues its assault on the world, shutting down non-essential businesses (which includes comic shops, as much as we would all want to argue otherwise), and eventually, Diamond Comics […]

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Exclusive Preview and Essay: “A House Divided: The Accursed Inheritance of Henrietta Achilles”

By | Apr 1, 2020 | Longform

Next week, Graphic Universe will release “A House Divided: The Accursed Inheritance of Henrietta Achilles,” the first volume in a four part series by Haiko Hörnig and Marius Pawlitza. To celebrate the release, we’ve got both an exclusive first look at the book, as well as an essay from writer Hörnig about how Henrietta Achilles […]

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My Comics Decade: An Uneasy Alliance

By | Jan 3, 2020 | Longform

It is incredible to think about to just how different comics fit into the cultural landscape in 2010 versus 2020. By January 3, 2010, exactly two entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe had been released, one of which was a meager success at best. It had been years since comics themselves, not adaptations, had been […]

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Greg Lockard on Germany and “Liebestrasse”

By | Dec 26, 2019 | Longform

Last month, comiXology Originals released “Liebestrasse,” a new original graphic novel by writer Greg Lockard and artist Tim Fish. The book takes place in Germany, and Lockard has twice been to Berlin; the experiences there acted as partial inspiration for “Liebestrasse.” Lockard wrote an essay about the experiences, which we are happy to exclusively share […]

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What Tom Spurgeon Built

By | Nov 14, 2019 | Longform

There’s a very specific way someone in comics takes a compliment. There’s a step back; sometimes subtle, sometimes pronounced; and some kind of verbal admission of surprise that precedes the one of gratitude. The best and nicest people that read or make or write about comics are always surprised when you tell them how much […]

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