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  • Black Panther

The good, the bad and the unfortunate in Black Panther #10

Jude Jones1 year ago1 year ago015 mins

After discarding Baba Nkisu, the Gray Wolf has found a new host: the crime lord’s daughter, Aliinya Nkisu. To defeat a supernatural power so great and to save Aliinya from the Gray Wolf, eater of souls, T’Challa calls upon the aid of allies new and old in Black Panther #10, written by Eve Ewing; drawn…

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  • Black Panther

Black Panther #4 shows the ways we aren’t doing enough

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago011 mins

Two of Birnin T’Chaka’s most powerful crime families are about to become one in a wedding that is the talk of Wakanda. Neither Black Panther nor Beisa are on the guest list, but that won’t stop them from making an appearance at this who’s-who of Wakanda’s rich, powerful and dangerous, especially with the assassin Deathlok…

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  • Black Panther

The city is a character in Black Panther #3

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago011 mins

The five crime families that rule Birnin T’Chaka have heard the rumors that the Black Panther is lurking in the shadows, so they bring in a hired gun to help protect their interests: the cyborg assassin known as Deathlok. Black Panther #3 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen and Mack Chater, inked…

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  • Black Panther

Meet Some New Wakandans in Black Panther #2

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

Who is the mysterious Beisa? Delve deeper into Wakanda as we, and T’Challa, have never seen her, in Black Panther #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen, inked by Craig Yeung, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Sabino. She arrives, shrouded in moonlight, white colored tights covering her svelte, slender figure….

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  • Previews

A Game of Panther and Antelope in Our Exclusive Preview of Black Panther #2

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

Wikipedia defines Beisa as a species of medium-sized antelope found in the horn of Africa. It’s also the name of a new antagonist for T’Challa as he returns to stalk the streets of Wakanda. If you want to know more about this new volume of Black Panther, read Jude Jones’ review of issue #1, then…

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  • Black Panther

T’Challa Comes Home in Black Panther #1

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

Banished from the throne and a fugitive in his own homelands, T’Challa still can’t leave Wakanda without its sworn protector. A king without a crown, he finds new purpose lurking the streets and shadows of the Wakandan city that bears his father’s name. Black Panther #1 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen,…

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  • X-Men

It’s Dark Web Time in X-Chat #5!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago019 mins

Welcome to Inferno! As our friends at Jay & Miles Xplain the X-Men like to say, Inferno never ends! And with that, we’re in the thick of “Dark Web”, AKA Inferno II: Electric Boogaloo! In Dark Web: #1, Christmas in New York gets interrupted by a familiar demon problem from Zeb Wells, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin,…

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  • Spider-Man

Miles Morales #37 Hides the Full Man Behind his Mask

Jude Jones3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

It’s a large world, yes, but it’s also very small. I find that niche communities— say, I don’t know, comic review sites, dispersed around the world as they may be— cultivate a connected community.  So as a member of this connected comics community, I’ve been more than tangentially aware of a few illustrators and writers…

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Cover to Miles Morales: Spider-Man #29
  • Spider-Man

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #29 Feels Like An Ending…Or a New Beginning

Jude Jones4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

Big things are happening behind the creative scenes of our young Spider-Man’s comic. But does that have anything to do with the story the creators are trying to tell? Well…yes and no. Miles Morales: Spider-Man #29 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Chris Allen, colored by David Curiel, and lettered by Cory Petit. Miles…

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  • Heroes Reborn

Heroes Reborn: American Knights #1 Is A Major Dud

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Heroes Reborn gets a whole freaking Gotham Central to itself in Heroes Reborn: American Knights #1. Swapping out Gotham City for Washington, DC, this noir-heavy tie-in finds Police Commissioner Luke Cage and his shift roster of honest detectives tackling police corruption from within. Handled with grace and tact, I’m sure. Written by Paul Grist. Drawn…

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