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Batman: The Dark Knight–Master Race by Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, and Andy Kubert – A Book Review
Redemption. That’s the word I would use to describe Batman: The Dark Knight–Master Race. I mean this both literally and thematically. From a literal standpoint, Master Race undoes the travesty of Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. Of course, these are both sequels to the seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Master Race is the…
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Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1 – A (Comic) Book Review
Wonder Woman is nothing if not a contradiction. She is warrior of peace, after all. She absolutely believes in truth and justice, yet she will fight to the death in pursuit of those things. This complexity of character, an attribute that has always accompanied Wonder Woman, came especially to the forefront during Brian Azzarello’s masterful time…
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Keep the “Wonder” In Wonder Woman
Against my better judgement, I’m playing the old comic book fan card. You know the one: the “I’m quitting this comic because of a creative change!” Let me explain. A few years ago, DC Comics (sort of) rebooted their universe and called the (sort of) reboot “The New 52.” In the (sort of) new DC…
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Spaceman by Brian Azzarello – A Book Review
With art by 100 Bullets collaborator Eduardo Risso, Azzarello has created a bleak, unsettling landscape where the very rich are well taken care of, and the rest of us are left to survive by any means necessary. Spaceman follows the story of Orson, one of a group of genetically engineered astronauts meant to explore Mars. …
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Wonder Woman: Guts by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang – A Book Review
Guts is the second volume of Wonder Woman’s New 52 iteration. Now, I have to admit, I’ve never particularly been a Wonder Woman fan. I mean, sure, as a young boy, I liked her just as much as the next young boy, but I never read her comics. But, when DC decided to (sort of)…
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