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This Month in Comics: November 2019

By | Dec 3, 2019 | Columns

Ah, November. As Americans make their last turkey sandwiches for lunch and everyone looks down the barrel of the last month of the decade, we must think about the finer things in life. Comics. November brought us a number of things regarding that four-color medium. New Graphic Novels, new debuts, “New Mutants”…maybe we should call […]

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This Month in Comics: October 2019

By | Nov 5, 2019 | Columns

This month in comics featured the debut of some huge crossovers and an absurd amount of new X-Men comics. While a lot of the splashy, important issues fell short of expectations, there are lots of great comics on the fringes of DC and Marvel’s publishing lines and tons of titles extending beyond the Big Two! […]

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This Month in Comics: September 2019

By | Oct 1, 2019 | Columns

September is an odd time all around for pop culture; it can be filled with highs and lows, and comic book releases are no different. There is an undeniable lull between summer’s end and the holiday season spanning October to December. So did publishers keep readers interested? I’d say absolutely. These are the columns I […]

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This Month in Comics: August 2019

By | Sep 3, 2019 | Columns

August has come and gone, with a lot of comic-related media coverage focused on D23 and Disney Plus’s line-up of new television series. The debacle around “will they, won’t they” for Sony and Disney took Spider-Man by storm, and the expectations of movies coming up on the horizon, especially the thematically-charged Joker feature film, continued […]

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This Month in Comics: July 2019

By | Aug 6, 2019 | Columns

The month of July began with the surprising end of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s cultural phenomenon “The Walking Dead” with issue 193 and was bookended by a triumphant launch of the first of two mini series about a group of mutants by one of the comic book mediums most-respected creators. One of these things […]

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This Month in Comics: May 2019

By | Jun 4, 2019 | Columns

In the Month of May 2019 we had retcons, deconstruction of deconstruction, graphic choices, and new series. Best Issue: “Batman and the Outsiders” #1 Did it take a lot longer than anyone expected for a new Outsiders book to finally come out? Yes. After delays to position “Outsiders” to be more tied into the events […]

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This Month in Comics: April 2019

By | May 7, 2019 | Columns

With a month of blockbusters, crossovers, and silly pranks behind us, it is time to look back on the month that was April 2019. Best Issue: “Avengers: No Road Home” #10 “No Road Home,” the spiritual sequel to “Avengers: No Surrender,” is a more low key affair than its predecessor. Yes, the villain literally blots […]

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This Month in Comics: February 2019

By | Mar 5, 2019 | Columns

With a range including Marvel, Image, Titan, and Dynamite, here’s the recap of February 2019 for comic books. Best Issue: “Die” #3 by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans When it comes to the best comic of the month, the answer can come down to a visceral feeling, a gut impression. Which issue led to the […]

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This Month in Comics: January 2019

By | Feb 5, 2019 | Columns

It’s a new year of comics books, folks! 2019 has started very steadily with a slew of high profile and smaller indie releases, with a focus on long-running franchises and, refreshingly, a more all-ages audience. Celebrated and masterful comic creators Batton Lash and Ron Smith passed away this month with their contributions to the industry […]

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This Month in Comics: December 2018

By | Jan 8, 2019 | Columns

December always brings many reflective articles looking back on the best of everything that’s come out in the last twelve months. With so many pieces looking back over the entirety of 2018, it’s sometimes easy to forget that stuff is still coming out throughout December, despite the holiday wind-down that we’re all obviously on. So […]

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