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Anatomy Lessons- Mr. Majestic #1

The first issue of Mr. Majestic is one of my favorite superhero stories of all time for a pretty simple reason…it’s an actual no bullshit for real superhero comic… What I mean when I say that of course is that … 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 (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 (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 (The Authority)

Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch forever changed the scale of superhero comics… There had been comics like this before, most definitely. Ellis was obviously setting the stage for this during much of his Stormwatch run, but even there, things shifted … Continue reading

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