Category: Op Ed
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“The Basic Goodness of My Fellow Americans” A Letter to Comic Book Readers Explaining Why Mark Waid is Right About the United States
And so, to the creators who animate these thoughts and ideals into the shape of heroes, please do not give up hope. Do not give in to the whispering words of worldly rhetoric. Do not fall into the seclusion the man of steel sunk into. Somewhere within this myriad realm of thought and hatred is…
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Flashpoint Fatigue: Please, Make it Stop.
Hearing customers in comic stores saying, “No one asked for this. Why are we getting this?” Upon the announcement of Flashpoint Beyond (2022), it was clear something was awry. Flashpoint (2011) was becoming a stake in the bubble of weekly comic store reservists, and Flashpoint Fatigue was born.
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Give Grant Morrison The Credit They Deserve, DC Comics.
Over a decade after Grant Morrison penned the Final Crisis sequel, Multiversity, and DC still relies heavily on Grant’s concepts—in fact, the current wave of DC’s comics are derived from specific works from Grant. From Batman Vs. Robin to Multiversity to Batman Incorporated to Justice League Incarnate, all of these are buds grown from the…
Double-Sized Issue Reviews! 