Comics Fondle

You’re going to have to forgive the cantankerous tone of this first paragraph, but I’m getting really, really sick of the “Ed Brubaker Marvel Arc.” It’s the ten issue story split into two parts, each with its own arc title (like this one “The Devil His Due” or something similiar). It’s obviously so issues can […]

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There’s no question The Immortal Iron Fist kicks all sorts of ass–it incorporates all sorts of different related elements, from kung fu, to Danny Rand and Luke Cage’s relationship, to Danny Rand the billionaire, to the magic of the Iron Fist (or something)–and it does them all beautifully. Most of the time, collaborative writing doesn’t […]

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I hate to say it, but I think Uncanny X-Men is probably the best thing Ed Brubaker’s writing right now. It’s a big fat space adventure with some sci-fi standards and lots of continuity, none of which I knew, and it’s not afraid of being too serious, at least in terms of the reading experience.
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Batman: Turning Points has its problems. Greg Rucka trying to write in Frank Miller’s Year One style is atrocious and both Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon get saddled with generally useless issues. Brubaker writes two issues and his first one is a fun tribute to 1960s Batman, but his second one is so forgettable–well, I […]

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I’ve been trying to cut back on my blind faith. It’s been failing, to some degree, with filmmakers lately (I’m thinking The Classic mostly), and comic books in particular. Comic books are expensive. For example, every one of Revolution’s twelve issues cost $3, which makes it a $36 read. It took me about an hour […]

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