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Stillanerd Reads: Doomsday Clock #11 “A Lifelong Mistake”
“Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.”-- Alan Moore,...
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Stillanerd Reads: House of X #4
There are two things Jonathan Hickman does with House of X #4 that put the X-Men's situation into horrifying perspective. First, he opens with a "data page" entitled "Look At What They've Done," listing...
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Stillanerd Reads: House of X #3
One of the more curious aspects of the X-Men comics, especially over the last decade, is their portrayals of humans. They are unequivocally evil. They hate mutants for the mere act of existing. When...
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Stillanerd Reads: Powers of X #3
After House of X #2, I didn't expect any more major surprises. Or at least the Earth-shattering kind, anyway. After all, how could one top the revelation that Moira MacTaggert was secretly a mutant...
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Stillanerd Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #27
Among his fellow superheroes, Spider-Man is considered one of the funniest. Okay, maybe not the funniest as, by his own admission, his jokes are deliberately bad. It's also a great tactic for distracting bad...
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Top 10 Best-selling Comics for July 2019
July was a good month for comic fans and collectors. We've had a chance to look at the details from comic sales for the month and compile stats for the top 10 issues. The...
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Stillanerd Reads: Powers of X #2
At its core, the X-Men have always been about integration. They are, of course, stand-ins for minorities. The supposed purpose of the team is to ultimately achieve peaceful co-existence between themselves and humans. The...
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Stillanerd Reads: House of X #2
If you've read enough superhero comics, you know there's always that one issue which promises, "Nothing will ever be the same again." It's a lie, of course, but one we always believe. When one...