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February 5, 2021

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The X Spot: Spider-Man: Reign Isn’t Terrible. Seriously.

Will Nevin4 years ago4 years ago025 mins

For the last few months, I’ve been averaging 10+ miles per day on my runs. Hold your applause, please — it’s not so much an accomplishment as it is daring my body to fall to pieces on me. (My body has not done so to date. The coward.) But I was thinking earlier today with…

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Hope for Superman and Darkness for Flash in this Week’s Future State Round-Up

Justin Partridge4 years ago4 years ago011 mins

Welcome back to the land of tomorrow, where things are still pretty much as crappy as they’ve been for the Flash family in the recent past in Brandon Vietti, Brandon Peterson and Will Conrad’s Future State: The Flash #2. Meanwhile, the heroes of Metropolis get to put a check in the wins column over in…

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  • Dark Horse

Advance Review: Black Hammer Visions #1 Does a Mighty Fine Ghost World Impression

Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

“My secret plan was to one day not tell anybody and just get on some bus to some random city and just move there and become this totally different person.” Enid Coleslaw, Ghost World (Daniel Clowes) The summer after high school is an often painful transitional period. Maybe it’s your last chance to hang out…

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Future State Swamp Thing 2
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The Future is Actually Eternal Darkness in DC’s Future State: Swamp Thing #2

Ari Bard and Vishal Gullapalli4 years ago4 years ago022 mins

Jason Woodrue and Obsidian threaten to plunge the world into eternal darkness and our only hope is…vegetables?!  Join us in looking at Future State: Swamp Thing #2, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Ari Bard: Hey Vishal… I think plants are our only hope. …

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  • Odds & Ends

Jump into the World of Black Hammer with this Handy Reading Guide

Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago018 mins

It’s 2021, and the question on every comic reader’s mind is, “What is Black Hammer, and how do I get into it?”  Well, maybe not every comic reader, but with three miniseries currently being published, an anthology series coming next week and three new series announced recently, the world of Black Hammer might seem a…

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  • Batman
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Too Many Plots to Wrap up with One Issue Left in The Next Batman

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 years ago4 years ago019 mins

Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Batman is on the run from The Magistrate, Duke Thomas makes a speech and the Arkham Knight makes a statement in Future State: The Next Batman #3 with: “The Next Batman,” written by John Ridley, drawn by Laura Braga with breakdowns by Nick Derington, colored by…

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