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Making Exceptions

Making Exceptions

Over 60 years ago Marvel Comics exposed the world to a superhero “team” from writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby that, if the team’s founder’s ideology is accurate, should never have needed to exist.  With it’s opening page, Uncanny X-Men #700 summarizes and...

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A Considerable Gap

A Considerable Gap

As issue #2 of Boom Studios Uncanny Valley opens Oliver is still attempting to come to grips with the lunacy that has been introduced into his life. We catch up with him as he plays catch up with his newly discovered grandfather, Pecos Peet. A pit stop in a diner...

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When A Tangle-Web Spider Weaves

When A Tangle-Web Spider Weaves

This week's list of Marvel Comics releases included four by the eight legged league. Of those comics, Spectacular Spider-Men is the only title whose description specifically states the adventure entails more than one Spider. The three others initially appear to be...

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The Devils In The Day Job

The Devils In The Day Job

The title of Dark Horse Comics new series would be good as a mantra or a mission statement. Even a memoir, given the medium, since I'm working off the idea that Cullen Bunn has a hidden message in these hysterical pages. Then again, having growing up in a world where...

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Your MOVE

Your MOVE

What do you do when everyone is leaving planet Earth on jet planes, without any plans to come back again? Ghost Machine Comics UNNAMED man behind the iron mask remembers his father refusing to cheat the land. But once their farm burns down, by his father's hand, his...

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SCOUTS DISHONOR

SCOUTS DISHONOR

The absolute worst fate for any loyalist is finding themselves stuck behind enemy lines. Even worse, the longer they remain there the greater the likelihood of discovery; leading to imprisonment, death or both. Sadly, that's been the fate for Simon Pure for the better...

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THe Underside of Royalty

THe Underside of Royalty

There is a lot of distinction and dignity that surrounds being a member of the upper class. Still, we often fail to factor in many of the disturbing details that reality really entails. That is until we finally witness it unraveling right before our eyes. So while...

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THE PROSE ON GALAXYCON RICHMOND 2024

THE PROSE ON GALAXYCON RICHMOND 2024

From Friday March 15th to Sunday March 17th fans from every quadrant of the Geekverse descended on The Greater Richmond Convention Center for GalaxyCon Richmond 2024. Since 2006, GalaxyCon has given attendees the opportunity to enjoy, engage and - if they're...

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I Do It For The Love

I Do It For The Love

What's my motivation? This line, delivered by an actor portraying a basketball player in a classic 90s Sprite commercial, is both thought provoking and personal. Just the word "motivation" itself indicates an external desirable objective and the relinquishing of...

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Rock-A-Bomb Baby

Rock-A-Bomb Baby

It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine. If that sentiment seems unsettling to you then rest assured you are not the only one thinking that way. Actually, you probably have a lot in common with the main characters in Image Comics newest series, Napalm...

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