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Anatomy Lessons- The Saga of the Swamp Thing #24
Our next Anatomy Lessons entry comes just a few issues later on in Alan Moore’s brilliant Swamp Thing run—the story which not only offers the first real confrontation between the newly “awakened” Jason Woodrue and Swamp Thing, but also an … Continue reading
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Ambidextrous 322- Anatomy Lessons
This is the trial run (and the inspiration really) for an all-new feature series on this site called Anatomy Lessons… Something of a spiritual successor to This is Why, this new series will allow me to occasionally gush about some … Continue reading
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Double Stack- 12.2.09 & 12.9.09
Okay, so here’s what happened…the Wednesday before the last I went to the comic shop, as I typically do every Wednesday of course, but stay with me. I came home from this particular trip with only seven books, which is … Continue reading
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This is Why (Planetary)
I’d always planned to commemorate the long-awaited conclusion of the series with one (possibly two) of these features, digging into precisely why it’s another clear example of the medium functioning at its highest possible level. Problem being that for some … Continue reading
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This is Why (Y: The Last Man)
The first trade collection of this series contains one of the boldest cover quotes that anyone has probably ever seen—“This is why God created comic books.” But while most comics couldn’t even begin to live up to that level of … Continue reading
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This is Why (Grant Morrison’s JLA)
Going to do something different with this one… There is no question that Grant Morrison has written a number of classic runs and that his professional résumé is somewhat staggering, but many superhero fans will point to his tenure on … Continue reading
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This is Why (Wildcats, v.2)
Joe Casey’s Wildcats run was an important to modern superhero comics as Ellis’ The Authority. Both of these titles were just symptoms of the progressive nature of the Wildstorm brand, and Casey’s in particular showed just how dramatically you could … Continue reading
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This is Why (Batman: Dark Victory)
Much as I loved The Long Halloween, I’ve always thought Dark Victory a slightly stronger piece of work… The reasons for this are numerous and in some part elaborated below, but as is often the case, the more two people … Continue reading
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This is Why (Batman: The Long Halloween)
Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale always bring out the best in each other… Their frequent collaborations are among some of the finest that comics have to offer, and their names will always be cited whenever someone asks about the great … Continue reading
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