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A Superman Anthology, Kaiju Mania, Protocol V and More Staff Picks for 3/17

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Superman: Red & Blue #1: DC’s horny for anthologies anymore, so enjoy this one dedicated to the Man of Steel, featuring stories by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Wes Craig,…

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Bonus Reading Pays Tribute to the Big Two’s Superhero Handbooks (and the Weird Book about Their Pets)

Matthew Lazorwitz5 years ago5 years ago020 mins

There was once a dark age. A time when there was no internet. A time when the knowledge of comic book characters’ backgrounds could not be found in wikis, but in the memories of fans and in specially printed comics. Comics called handbooks or guidebooks. This week, DC released a guidebook to its “Dark Nights:…

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