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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #4 review
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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #4 Review

After a great three-week start, we get a bit of filler and set-up in Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #4. With Krix and Zeen split from one another, the two feel lonelier than ever. Even […]

May 21, 2021
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Batman Fear State Event Ties Current Stories To Gotham Future State

Throughout Future State, Gotham was in a bad, well, state. The magistrate had taken over and imposed a totalitarian rule over the city. Bruce Wayne, presumed dead, barely had the strength or resources to stand […]

May 19, 2021
Heroes Reborn Week Two, Blade, Hyperion, Captain America, Peter Parker the Amazing Shutterbug, Imperial Guard, Spider-Man, Starjammers, Cyclops, Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Havok, Fantastic Four, Human Torch, Johnny Storm, Nova Corps
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Heroes Reborn Week Two Brings More Meta Storytelling To The Event

Heroes Reborn Week One felt like we were thrown into the middle of a late 80s or early 90s Marvel event. Except for Blade, Aaron wrote everyone’s dialogue in the bombastic style we used to […]

May 19, 2021
New LGBTQ Superhero Somnus, Marvel Comics, X-Men, Reign of X, Krakoa, Steve Orlando, Luciano Vecchio, Queer Characters, Marvel Voices: Pride
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New LGBTQ Superhero Somnus Gets His Debut In The Upcoming Marvel Pride Anthology

One of the most used arguments against changing the race, gender, or sexual identity of a superhero is that it would be better to make new characters. That’s a marvelous (no pun intended) idea, but […]

May 12, 2021
War of the Bounty Hunters: Alpha, Charles Soule, Steve McNiven, Star Wars, Boba Fett, Jabba the Hutt, Jango Fett, Marvel Comics, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Attack of the Clones, Snatch, Guy Ritchie
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War Of The Bounty Hunters: Alpha Kicks Off The Biggest Heist Challenge In The Galaxy (Spoiler Review!)

Ever see Guy Ritchie’s Snatch? That might seem like a far cry from Star Wars, but the comparison works in this case. Because that’s what War of the Bounty Hunters: Alpha kicks off: Snatch by […]

May 11, 2021
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Heroes Reborn Week One: A Small Start To A Big Story (Spoiler Review!)

Marvel’s event train has now entered its fourth stage. Following Empyre, X of Swords, and King in Black, Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness’s Heroes Reborn kicks off week one with just the opening issue and […]

May 9, 2021
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War of the Bounty Hunters Event For Star Wars Is Marvel’s Biggest, Longest, And Most Manageable Yet

The year of big events continues at Marvel, but this time, we’re not looking at the 616. We’re looking at Star Wars. Or, if you prefer to call it, Marvel’s other cash cow. However, the […]

May 9, 2021
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Doctor Strange In WandaVision Finale? It Almost Happened!

When marvel fans watched WandaVision, they had checkmarks for what they thought was supposed to happen. For instance, Mephisto making an appearance. Or that Scarlet Witch would open the Multiverse. Or Quicksilver was supposed to […]

May 4, 2021
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #3 Review
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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #3 Review

There’s something really really wonderful building in Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures. The series might cater to a younger readership, but I’m probably enjoying the story as much as any of the High Republic releases so […]

May 3, 2021
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