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Comics Anatomy: Colors and the Watchmen

September 02, 2022 by Tatsuya King

Guest writer Tatsuya King takes a detailed look at John Higgins’ coloring in Watchmen, often overlooked when discussing Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic series.

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September 02, 2022 /Tatsuya King
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Classic Comic of the Week - Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga

June 06, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga remains a great read on its own as the Legion are faced with seemingly insurmountable odds from one of the backbones of DC's rogues gallery.

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June 06, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Legion of Super-Heroes, Great Darkness Saga, DC Comics
Comic of the Week
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Man Without Fear...By The Year: Daredevil Comics in 2010

June 02, 2022 by Bruno Savill De Jong in Man Without Fear Years

It’s 2010. The BP Oil Spill occurs, Lady Gaga wears a meat dress to the VMAs, and Chelsea Manning discloses confidential documents to WikiLeaks. People are listening to “Rolling in the Deep,” watching Inception and reading Daredevil.

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June 02, 2022 /Bruno Savill De Jong
Daredevil, Man Without Fear
Man Without Fear Years
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Shell(f) Space: 'Cowabunga Bruce!', Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics

June 01, 2022 by Kris Markl in Shell(f) Space

Why Batman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are such a natural fit.

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June 01, 2022 /Kris Markl
Batman, TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Shell(f) Space
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With The Mysterious Micro-Face #1, an NPR podcast makes a new comic from a public domain hero

May 31, 2022 by Clyde Hall in Comics

Is there a better fit for this project than a Golden Age superhero who has sound equipment for a face?

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May 31, 2022 /Clyde Hall
NPR, The Mysterious Micro-Face #1, Alex Segura
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Classic Comic of the Week: The Boys, Vol. 1

May 31, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

The Boys, Vol. 1 isn't for everyone, but I do kind of want to suggest people give it a try….

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May 31, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
The Boys, Garth Ennis
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Check out this EXCLUSIVE art from the UNICO: AWAKENING Kickstarter

May 26, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Kickstarter

We’ve got exclusive pages from the UNICO: AWAKENING children’s book by Maddie Cop, as well as a first look at the process art for Junko Mizuno UNICO: AWAKENING print.

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May 26, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Unico: Awakening, Unico, Kickstarter, Osamu Tezuka
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Black Widow Underestimated: Black Widow Unbound - Past, Present, Future

May 26, 2022 by Paul Thomas in Black Widow Underestimate

Black Widow Volume 5 begins a 20-issue run by Nathan Edmondson, writer, and Phil Noto, artist in issue 001 with Natasha in disguise, announcing “No one will ever know my full story.”

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May 26, 2022 /Paul Thomas
Black Widow
Black Widow Underestimate
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Classic Comic of the Week: Dastardly & Muttley by Garth Ennis, Mauricet

May 23, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

Dastardly & Muttley by Ennis, Mauricet, Kalisz, and Steen was probably one of the less talked about Hanna-Barbera Universe reimaginings, but it's no less a fun adventure that creatively and faithfully examines the source material.

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May 23, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Dastardly & Muttley, Garth Ennis, DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera
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Man Without Fear...By The Year: Daredevil Comics in 2009

May 19, 2022 by Bruno Savill De Jong in Man Without Fear Years

It’s 2009. The swine flu pandemic occurs, Michael Jackson dies, and Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs. People are listening to “I Gotta Feelin’,” watching Avatar and reading Daredevil.

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May 19, 2022 /Bruno Savill De Jong
Daredevil, Man Without Fear, Ed Brubaker
Man Without Fear Years
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game event is coming in August

May 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

This event story has been building throughout the first 100 issues and on within the new TMNT comics.

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May 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Armageddon Game
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Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and many more team for BATMAN: ONE BAD DAY, a series of one-shots

May 17, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Batman, Comics

The team behind Mister Miracle and The Sheriff of Babylon are re-teaming for a new 64-page contained story about The Riddler.

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May 17, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
The Riddler, Batman, Batman: One Bad Day, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, DC Comics
Batman, Comics
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Classic Comic of the Week: Caliban by Garth Ennis, Facundo Percio, and team

May 16, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

The plot and themes in Caliban will be very familiar to fans of sci-fi/horror, but they're perfectly executed by Ennis and team.

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May 16, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Caliban, Garth Ennis, Avatar Press
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Black Widow Underestimated: 'It’s Not the Length of Life that Matters…'

May 12, 2022 by Paul Thomas in Black Widow Underestimate

Probably unintentional, but Deadly Origin represents well that ultimately Marvel seems not to know what to do with Natasha/Black Widow.

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May 12, 2022 /Paul Thomas
Black Widow
Black Widow Underestimate
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DC Deep Cuts: Meet Eve Eden/Nightshade, an unheralded Charlton Comics character

May 12, 2022 by Deidre Freitas in DC Deep Cuts

This new monthly column looks at deep cut characters and stories that readers can find via the books on the DC Universe platform.

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May 12, 2022 /Deidre Freitas
DC Comics, DC Deep Cuts, Eve Eden/Nightshade
DC Deep Cuts
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Dan Slott, Mark Bagley team on new Spider-Man comic, EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE

May 11, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics, Spider-Man

The new anthology miniseries will debut in August, releasing three issues that month.

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May 11, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Spider-Man, Edge of Spider-Verse, Dan Slott, Mark Bagley
Comics, Spider-Man
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Heroes of X: What Did I Do To Piss You Off? On Marauders and The Discreet Charm of Kate Pryde

May 10, 2022 by Micheal Foulk in Heroes of X History of X

This week, the Heroes of X/History of X column is hitting the high seas with Captain Kate Pryde and her ragtag crew of mutant Marauders.

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May 10, 2022 /Micheal Foulk
Marauders, X-Men, Heroes of X
Heroes of X History of X
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Garth Ennis, Russ Braun re-team on JIMMY'S LITTLE BASTARDS for AfterShock

May 10, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

Due in August, the new series is a follow-up to the story that Ennis and Braun have been telling now across two volumes.

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May 10, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Jimmy's Little Bastards, AfterShock, AfterShock Comics, Garth Ennis
Comics
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Classic Comic of the Week: Bloody Mary by Garth Ennis, Carlos Ezquerra

May 09, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

This under-the-radar Vertigo Comics classic actually did get a second life.

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May 09, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Bloody Mary, Garth Ennis, Carlos Ezquerra
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SWORD OF AZRAEL miniseries due in August from Batman: Urban Legends team

May 05, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Batman, Comics

Writer Dan Watters and artist Nikola Čižmešija will re-team for a new six-issue series starring Jean-Paul Valley, set to start with a first issue due on August 2.

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May 05, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Dan Watters, Azrael, Sword of Azrael
Batman, Comics
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