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Ambidextrous 332- The Infinite Chill (And This is Why)
And now, we need to talk about Miranda Mercury… More specifically, we need to talk about this past weekend where the character’s very first hardcover collection was released at the Big Show. Obviously, a big moment both personally and professionally, … Continue reading
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This is Why (New X-Men, pt. 3)
And now we bring things to an end, ladies and gentlemen… Parts one and two are available at the preceding links, if you need to get all caught up. Last time we left off, we’d just talked about the Murder … Continue reading
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This is Why (New X-Men, pt.1)
Welcome to The Fiction House blog’s first exclusive installment of This is Why… For those just joining, the series works like this—I take a completed creative run of a comic, and methodically/obsessively identify just why it should be regarded by … 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 (Alias)
Seems odd that I haven’t done one of these columns spotlighting any of the acclaimed works of Brian Michael Bendis, doesn’t it? One of my favorite comics writers of all time, the only “problem” in regards to much of Bendis’ … Continue reading
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This is Why (The Ultimates 2)
Last time, I referred to The Ultimates 2 as the more “thoughtful” of the two volumes, and now that my return to the material is complete, I think that was something of an understatement… Nothing against the first volume (obviously, … Continue reading
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This is Why (The Ultimates)
Re-reading an entire series, in preparation for the upcoming launch of its follow-up, is one of those things that I always think about, but seldom have the time for… Fortunately, this was not the case with Mark Millar and Bryan … Continue reading
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This is Why (Wildcats Version 3.0)
Few months back, I did a piece on the first volume of Joe Casey’s Wildcats run, and why it was yet another example of why I love comics. This time I bring you the concluding chapter, that digs into Wildcats … 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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