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2014 in Review: Things We Hated

December 20, 2014 by Travis J. Cook 2 Comments

2014’s been a busy year! Because of this, we’re looking back on things we did or didn’t like in the year, as well as looking forward to what has already gotten us excited for 2015. This is the second part of the series, where we talk about the things in 2014 that absolutely drove us up a wall.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: 1989, Angelina Jolie, Convergence, DC Comics, football, House of Cards, Kevin Spacey, Maleficent, Michigan Wolverines, Robin Wright, Taylor Swift

Super Fatigue: Marvel, DC, and the Blockbuster Bubble

November 12, 2014 by Travis J. Cook 2 Comments

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We’ve all seen the announcements, major events reminiscent of Apple conventions, wherein the stuff of comic books are plotted out in their latest big screen adventures. This year, both Marvel and DC have declared (civil?) war upon movie screens and wallets across America. Over the next six years, there will be over 40 (!) superhero movies featuring the characters of the two comics publishers released, setting the tone for blockbusters for the immediate future to come. On the surface, this sounds exciting – there’s never been a better time to be a comic-book movie fan.

And that might not necessarily be a good thing.

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Posted in: Films, Op/Ed, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Superheroes Tagged: Ant Man, Batman v Superman, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Civil War, DC Comics, Marvel, Marvel Comics, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, X-Men

J&STAC: October’s New #1 Issues

October 22, 2014 by -J. Leave a Comment

-J. Michael Bestul is a writer for the Addison Recorder. Stephanie Ruehl works in a comic book shop. They’re married and have a lot of discussions about comic books and graphic novels. Combine all that into a biweekly feature and you get “J. & Steph Talk About Comics.”

Every month, loads of new series, mini-series, or one-offs are released to the public. We take a look at some of the #1 issues of the past few weeks that grabbed our attention, in ways both good and bad. We start with Marvel’s god of thunder, who is now the goddess of thunder:

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Posted in: -J. & Steph Talk About Comics, Comics & Graphic Novels Tagged: Archaia Comics, Birthright, Butterfly, DC Comics, Deadpool, Gotham Academy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Image Comics, Lobo, Marvel Comics, Thor

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