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Musings on Diversity and Feminism in Marvel Comics – The New THOR
After months of speculations, we now know who is the new Thor — Dr. Jane Foster, of all “ladies”! After reading and thinking who is the “Worthy” one who already wields the mighty Mjolnir, Thor’s all-powerful weapon, I personall...
Comic Reviews
COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Saga #28 – Reluctant
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples delve on the human behavior of self-loathing and redemption in the continuing fantastic run of Saga #28. As always, it has three interconnecting stories that slowly but surely getting more sen...
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COMIC BOOK REVIEW: The Multiversity #2 – The Never-Ending Story
Grant Morrison shows the comics industry why he is one of the greatest comic writers EVER! Riding high on the recent 2015 Eisner’s nomination, his superhero epic saga THE MULTIVERSITY puts him again in serious contention with s...
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COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Convergence #4 – The Painful Truth
We are beginning to see some developments in the fourth chapter of Convergence. Two stories merge into one and a reveal of sorts for the next chapter. That’s how simple it is. So simple that I had to read twice or thrice to mak...
Comic Reviews
COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Convergence #3 – A Death of a Family
So far, so good this time around. Neither as majestic nor groundbreaking as expected, but to say the least, this third chapter of Convergence shows a bit of improvement in Jeff King’s scripting and writing skills in the comic s...
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COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Convergence #2 – That Moment!
The battle royal of DC Comics is getting a brief leeway and a bit of something unexpected in the second chapter of Convergence. If we are going to believe the current credits, Jeff King takes the entire credit in the writing of...
Comic Reviews
COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Secret Wars #1 – There’s GOD!
This is IT! The End is the Beginning of the End of the entire Marvel Multiversity commences in! Jonathan Hickman shows how to start the mega-comic event with the BIG BANG! Two Marvel Universes—616 (the mainstream Marvel proper)...
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COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Divergence #1 – The New, the Shame, The Omen
Divergence #1, the starting point for DC’s trinity of the New 52: Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman (and the premier team, Justice League). Released for the Free Comic Book Day (or FCBD), and this occasion becomes an outlet of ...
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COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Secret Wars #0 – Marvel’s Noah’s Ark
Marvel tries to outdo DC’s Convergence with its carefully planned (and hyped) comic event – Secret Wars by offering comic book lovers and potential readers Secret Wars #0 as its Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) offering and a t...
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COMIC BOOK REVIEW: Invisible Republic #2 – Evade!
Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko continue exploring a dystopian future of interstellar proportions in Invisible Republic #2. Picking up from the premier chapter, Crager Babb continues his research on the so-called hidden hist...
