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Category: Comic Books

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 19, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #4: “Invaders from Mars” (part 4 of 4)

Last issue: The League was down, save for the traitorous Martian Manhunter, as well as Batman, who’s discovered the Hyperclan are [gasp!] Martians! After taking out four superheroes, Protex seems to lose it and hits the doomsday button,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 11, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #3: “War of the Worlds” (part 3 of 4)

Last issue: Wonder Woman and Aquaman were down! Green Lantern got double-teamed! Superman was rendered helpless by (sigh) kryptonite! And Batman is… dead? Possibly? Maybe? We open with two people talking about keeping someone alive, and we see…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 4, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #2: “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (part 2 of 4)

Last issue: Alien heroes calling themselves the Hyperclan have arrived on Earth, performing wonders, staging public executions of super-villains, and winning the hearts and minds of the public. Only Batman and the Justice League know they’re up to no good.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 27, 2021

Grant Morrison’s JLA (1997) #1: “Them!” (part 1 of 4)

“Comics sucked in the ‘90s!” has been thought by many to be “common knowledge”. And I get it, because I was caught saying the same thing a time or two when I looked back at some of the dreck I…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 15, 2021

Falcon & Winter Soldier: the comic series (2020)

So with the apparent success of WandaVision, it seems Disney might be on to a winning formula, with a combination of streaming series coupled with movie releases… …in theory. Soon, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will premiere, and…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 21, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

So hopefully over the past couple of weeks, you read my articles regarding the two Vision and Scarlet Witch limited series that were published in 1982 and 1985. While I enjoyed the first series, I found the second series a…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 21, 2020

Top 10 Astro City tales (part 2 of 2)

Read part one of this list. I knew when I was compiling this list and going back through the Astro City library that there were going to be stories that almost made the cut but didn’t. Such is the strength…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 14, 2020

Top 10 Astro City tales (part 1 of 2)

I love Astro City. I love the concept of Astro City, a sprawling anthology series about the heroes and normal people living in what is arguably the most amazing metropolis ever seen in comics. That sounds like hyperbole.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 16, 2019

The 10 best comics maxi-series (part 3 of 3)

I continue my look at the “maxi-series” format and list my top 10 favorites of all time. Make sure to check out part one and part two if you haven’t already. And now, the thrilling conclusion! 3. Avengers Forever With…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 9, 2019

The 10 best comics maxi-series (part 2 of 3)

As promised, I continue to take a look at the “maxi-series” format and explore my top 10 favorites of all time. If you missed the first part of this list, you can read it right here. And now, on with…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 2, 2019

The 10 best comics maxi-series (part 1 of 3)

So a few things are going on right now. HBO is airing the sequel series to the Watchmen comic; the CW is airing their five-part crossover event “Crisis on Infinite Earths”, which looks so intriguing I feel I might have…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Feb 20, 2018

3 insane forgotten superheroes that need a reboot

Apparently readers in the '40s had a real taste for cruel and ironic mutilation.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Jan 18, 2018

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

So I’ve talked before about DC screwing around with their classic characters by throwing them into new settings that range from “plausible” to “this writer is clearly having a nervous breakdown, please get them help.” One of the best sandboxes…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Dec 13, 2017

3 forgotten DC superteams who definitely need their own movies

The villains they fought weren't exactly historically accurate, unless you believe that Wolfenstein 3D was a documentary.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Nov 2, 2017

3 Green Arrow moments you won't be seeing on Arrow

Inspiration ended with the archer concept, because the rest of the character looked like he had gotten all his gear from Batman's yard sale.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Sep 28, 2017

3 Justice League stories that need to be blockbuster movies

What followed was basically Girls with superpowers.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Sep 14, 2017

3 horrifying Punisher villains Netflix definitely needs to use

It's still a more satisfying fight than anything Floyd Mayweather is in.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Sep 7, 2017

3 Luke Cage villains that probably won’t show up on his Netflix show

Cashing in on the blaxploitation fad by tossing a street-smart, jive-talking superhero up against the usual mix of comic book villains, which at the time were mostly campy, color-blind disco rejects.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Aug 28, 2017

3 horrifying Spider-Man stories they'll never turn into cartoons

With Spider-Man: Homecoming officially in the books as both a critical and financial hit (over $700 million globally), we all know what that means! Okay, yes, a sequel that’s going to suck and make another reboot necessary, but that’s not…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Aug 16, 2017

3 insane DC Comics reboots nobody asked for

DC had a treasure trove of nonsensical Silver Age garbage that was just waiting to be spun into grimdark gold.