Writer Eliot Rahal on Black Lives Matter protests, living in a pandemic and sexual abusers in comics

Eliot Rahal is not a saint. He’s not a hero. He’s just a guy — albeit one who can write some great comics — who lives 15 minutes away from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct, the den of corruption and indifference that became the epicenter of protests after George Floyd’s death at the hands…

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Carol Investigates a War Crime While Her Sister Hits the City in Captain Marvel #19!

Carol has to channel her inner Jessicas, while Lauri-Ell proves that she’s worth it, at helping out in NYC, that is! And finally, a Corps is formed! The team of Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and VC’s Clayton Cowls bring us this Empyre seasoned issue. Cat Purcell: I’m always down for…

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A Matryoshka Doll Of Plots As Russia Squares Off Against Krakoa In X-Force #11

In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. Unfortunately, we aren’t so lucky. The team tries to perform another autopsy without their Omega Level mutant, because their last one went soooo well. Oops, now they have to deal with little skinless Russian gremlins everywhere. Will Beast or Piotr ever learn to feel remorse? Will Quentin…

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John Cena & Batman: From Firefly Funhouse Through Hypertime

Comic books and professional wrestling are both long-form media told through complicated continuity, intensely emotional character arcs and, of course, lots of punching. In “Panel Per View,” Charlie Davis and Robert Secundus create recommendation lists for comic fans. They hope that more comic book readers will be able to engage with a new medium telling…

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