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X-Men Red #5 Will Have You Screaming “Oh Shit!”

Jude Jones3 years ago3 years ago017 mins

Good Comics, like other great literary works, can be read and understood on two planes: a literal one and a metaphorical/metaphysical one. Take the Bible: You can read it literally and get some great superhero action, or metaphorically and learn to, you know, love people or whatever. And while people’s interpretation of the Bible can too…

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X-Men Red #4 Digs Into Immortality & Identity

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago033 mins

The meaning of death, the politics of immortality, and the determination of identity are on the table in X-Men Red #4, written by Al Ewing, drawn by Juann Cabal, Andrés Genolet & Michael Sta. Maria, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Jude Jones: Man, it feels like we were just here a…

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MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAT!!! in X-Men Red #3

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago025 mins

Tarn the Uncaring waged war and torture on Arakko for centuries. He’s the most hated being on Mars … and he sits on their ruling council. Abigail Brand has a plan to remedy that — and reap the rewards. So does Roberto Da Costa. But only one of them can win … and Tarn’s going…

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Trinary & The Aesthetics Of Representation

Ritesh Babu4 years ago4 years ago027 mins

I find myself thinking a great deal about representation, who gets represented and who gets to do the representing. Which is to say, I’m thinking a lot about X-Men: Red. Not particularly because it’s any good or memorable, but because it created and launched a character, who has since appeared in X-Books elsewhere. I find…

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