REVIEW: Nebula #1 dishes out headbutts and ethical tech philosophy

By Zack Quaintance — There is a question at the center of Nebula #1 and it is this — just because one can invent a certain technology, does that mean they should? This, of course, is a timely question, as the impact of big tech on the world and country is a continued source of consternation in society. We are as a civilization emerging from an age where we invented fast and often, and now because of the results of those inventions, we’re having to grapple with whether advances (especially in social media and data collection) were good ideas in the first place.

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REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 is the next evolution of Al Ewing’s high-concept cosmic madness

By Zack Quaintance — Look, I don’t mean to be one of those people who brag about being into stuff before it was cool, but I was into Al Ewing comics before it got cool. Specifically, I was into his special brand of cosmic comics madness as far back as 2015, after the end of Secret Wars destroyed the Marvel Universe (kind of but not really), and gave rise to a bunch of fresh starts in a new publishing initiative called All New, All Different Marvel.

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