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REVIEW: ‘Muhammad Ali’ – The Greatest deserves better
Biography is history. It concerns with one’s life, particularly his/her achievements, legacies, and motivations. It can be a hazardous source of information. If the author(s) has strong admiration with the subject she/he ...
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REVIEW: Adding insults to injury in ‘Southern Bastards #15′
The Southern Bastards #15 starts off a new story arc that is tense, suspenseful and even tenderness. The Jasons deliver their respective creative A-game to the next level to create a very tense atmosphere for a prodigal daughte...
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DEATH OR REBIRTH: A Discourse of the Graphic Narrative Phenomenon
The Conundrum to the Continuum Complication in Mainstream Comics So, Bruce Banner-Hulk will be back sooner than later, if the teasers in the current Uncanny Avengers say so. Doctor Octopus is now “alive”, so to speak. Jonah Jam...
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REVIEW: Go girl! in ‘CBLDF Presents: She Changed Comics’
It is very quaint nowadays to say that comics are exclusively for males, especially boys. This is equivalent to the so-called “male” dominance in historical narrative, where women (and other “colored” pe...
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REVIEW: Life goes on with ‘Action Comics #966′
If there’s an indication of improvement in the current DC Rebirth phenomenon right now, it’s the storytelling. As shown in the few past months, perennial Superman scribe Dan Jurgens is on the grove in delivering goo...
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REVIEW: Lois Lane Undercover in ‘Action Comics #965′
I have to admit it, DC REBIRTH brings back the respectability of classic storytelling of the yesteryears and fusing with modern visual narrative. Plus, Filipino graphic storytellers are on the forefront in making REBIRTH a true...
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REVIEW: ‘Darth Vader #25′ rules!
Kieron Gillen’s entire run of Star Wars: Darth Vader can be summed up in one word: EPIC. I am both sad and happy on his take with one of the most iconic pop culture villains of the 20th century (and beyond). The former is he is...
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REVIEW: What happens when you die in ‘Reborn #1′
In expanding the Millarverse, Scottish scribe Mark Millar explores the concept of life beyond in REBORN #1, with artist extraordinaire Greg Capullo. What if we’re told that whatever we do in life will be reciprocated by going t...
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REVIEW: ‘Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1′ is beautifully creepy
If there is one thing I can say about Lan Medina, it’s FLAWLESS. He may be old school but his illustrations are still behold to mesmerize, even implicitly telling us that he is the true definition/paradigm of an excellent...
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REVIEW: ‘Deadly Class #22′ wants to meet your maker
Deadly Class #22 starts off a new arc by highlighting a new set of students of the secretively infamous School of Deadly Arts. Sure, the remaining sophomores who survived the great final examinations from the last arc are enjoy...
