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Fund It!: The History of the DCnU

By | Jul 20, 2011 | Columns

I have a strange relationship with continuity. Primarily, I prefer for stories to be stand-alone enough that if you pick up a series from #1, you’ll have all that you need. However, if a setting has extensive continuity, I do like for it to match up well enough that you can form a reading order […]

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Fund It!: The Illuminati

By | Jul 13, 2011 | Columns

I may be in the minority, but I love Marvel’s Illuminati. There’s something that I find cool about a group of Marvel’s best running things behind the scenes. That being said, the group has never really reached the heights that I can see them getting to. You know who could bring them there, though? Jonathan […]

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Fund It!: Captain America… Noir?

By | Jun 29, 2011 | Columns

A couple of years ago, Marvel began their Noir line, re-imagining their classic characters in a gritty portrayal of the 1930s and 1940s. While not all of them were great, I think they all qualified as a fun “what if?” kind of diversion. Yet, there’s one iconic Marvel hero that didn’t make the transition that […]

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Fund It!: Walt’s One Rule for the DC Relaunch

By | Jun 8, 2011 | Columns

Speculation has been flying since the announcement of what fans have affectionately dubbed the “DCNu.” Who is going to be writing Batman? Who will be illustrating Action Comics? Are they the best fit? What seems to be forgotten by the casual fan, though, is the role or editorial in all of this. What “rules” are […]

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Fund It!: Earth One Edition

By | Jun 1, 2011 | Columns

We’ve all heard the rumors (and, since writing this, it has been revealed that the rumors are true): DC will be completely rebooting the main DCU following Flashpoint‘s end. For the moment, I’ll ignore the many problems I have with this idea and admit that, yes, it could very well bring in the new readers […]

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Fund It!: Comics Get Animated

By | May 25, 2011 | Columns

Comics and animation have always been closely related, whether you’re talking in terms of Scott McCloud’s observation that film is technically sequential art (read your Understanding Comics, everyone), or the more superficial level of there having been multiple animated superhero-based television shows over the years. Nowadays, Marvel and DC are both churning out feature-length animated […]

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Fund It!: The Weekly 616

By | May 18, 2011 | Columns

When comic fans discuss impressive landmarks in the past decade or so of the medium, one of the first things to be mentioned is DC’s 52. Even with four of DC’s best writers, skepticism ran high regarding whether or not a weekly ongoing series could succeed. It passed with flying colors, though, and serves as […]

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Fund It!: The New(er) Teen Titans

By | May 11, 2011 | Columns

Teen Titans has had a bit of a tumultuous time. When the latest volume was started by Geoff Johns in the early 2000’s, it was easily one of DC’s best titles. Since then, it has somewhat stalled out, with plenty of terrible stories “gracing” the pages of the book that used to be one of […]

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Fund It!: The "Return" of John Constantine

By | Apr 28, 2011 | Columns

So it appears that everyone’s favorite magician, John Constantine, is back. Well, he’s never really been gone, but in recent years Constantine’s involvement with the DC Universe has been very, very limited. Now, though, it appears that the Laughing Magician will soon be making his return to the world of brightly-colored capes and tights – […]

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Fund It! – Now That’s A Concept (Part 3)

By | Apr 20, 2011 | Columns

Alright you voracious viewers you, the third and final part of our latest Fund It triple-threat is here! I’m gonna keep up the trend of “extreme variety” that Walt and Matt put forth before me and tackle three wildly different releases from three distinct artists: Mastodon’s Crack the Skye, Hüsker Dü’s Zen Arcade and the […]

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