2020 Summer Comics Binge

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Reviews
Remembering Amalgam: JLX Unleashed #1

By | Nov 16, 2020 | Reviews

As the journey through Amalgam Comics nears a conclusion, I find myself at “JLX Unleashed”, the follow up to the disappointing 1996 “JLX”. Luckily for everyone, this story is a significant improvement. The Mash Up Some of the lesser members of the Justice League have been mixed with the X-Men, and in Amalgam continuity the […]

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Remembering Amalgam: Dark Claw Adventures #1

By | Nov 9, 2020 | Reviews

With this review of 1997’s “Dark Claw Adventures”, we’re nearing the finish line in our journey through Amalgam Comics. The Mash Up Like the 1996 issue “Legends of the Dark Claw”, this issue merges Batman with Wolverine. Also returning is Sparrow, the Jubilee/Robin combo. Unlike the 1996 issue, “Adventures” is drawn in the Bruce Timm […]

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Remembering Amalgam: Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto

By | Oct 26, 2020 | Reviews

After weeks of duds, we finally find another gem on our journey through Amalgam Comics. More than just its gimmick, “The Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto” is a genuinely good story. The Mash Up This is largely the same cast as “Magneto and the Magnetic Men”, which means its Metal Men meet the Brotherhood of Mutants, […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “Thorion of the New Asgods”

By | Oct 19, 2020 | Reviews

It’s been a while since we had a wholly positive review of an Amalgam Comic. The drought isn’t over this week, but the journey through Amalgam Comics continues with “Thorion” anyway. The Mash Up Characters from “Thor” are merged with the New Gods. Some of these elements were introduced in the wave one book “Bullets […]

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Remembering Amalgam: “Bat-Thing” #1

By | Oct 12, 2020 | Reviews

This is about the Amalgam Comic “Bat-Thing”, not that panel in “Batman: Damned”. It’s also part 19 in our 26 installment journey through Amalgam Comics. The Mash Up Man-Bat meets Man-Thing, as told by Larry Hama, Rodolfo DaMaggio, and Bill Sienkiewicz. This is another DC production. The plot You’d expect this to be about Bat-Thing, […]

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Television
Five Thoughts on Fringe‘s “Midnight”

By | Oct 11, 2020 | Television

Welcome to Multiversity Comics’ Summer Binge of Fringe, a series that Parks and Recreation’s own Ben Wyatt once called “airtight.” This week, with the antepenultimate (yes, I did have to google that) episode of the season, the show delivers an exciting conspiracy and takes some small but meaningful steps forward in the season arc. 1. […]

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Remembering Amalgam: Lobo the Duck

By | Oct 5, 2020 | Reviews

Let’s be honest, if the title doesn’t grab you, there’s nothing else I can say to make you read the next review in our journey through Amalgam Comics. The Mash Up Lobo, DC’s hyper-violent anti-hero who was already past his peak popularity, meets Howard the Duck, Marvel’s cult favorite fish out of water who hadn’t […]

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“Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” #37-40

By | Oct 3, 2020 | Reviews

The conclusion of the main “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” series circles back in several ways to how the story began. Written by Si Spurrier Illustrated by Casper Wijngaard Colored by Lee Loughridge Lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #37-40, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual (2016) #3 and material from Star […]

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Remembering Amalgam: Generation Hex

By | Sep 28, 2020 | Reviews

I’ve never read “Jonah Hex”, and my only exposure to “Generation X” was that awful TV movie. Clearly I’m not the target audience for “Generation Hex”, but it’s the next stop on our journey through Amalgam Comics anyway. The Mash Up The best I can do without embarrassing myself is to tell you that this […]

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