Tag: superheroes
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The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew – A Book Review
The Shadow Hero is an interesting graphic novel for several reasons. The first is that it takes an obscure hero from the Golden Age of comic books—the Green Turtle—and gives him an origin for the first time in seventy years. It’s also interesting because it’s largely believed that the Green Turtle is the first Asian…
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Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come (Part I) – A Graphic Novel Review
I’ve always enjoyed JSA, mostly because Geoff Johns has made a point to keep one foot in the past with the title while keeping the other foot firmly planted in the future. With the Justice Society of America re-launch, the team has a new mission statement of making sure the world has better heroes, and…
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Justice League of America, Volume I: The Tornado’s Path – A Graphic Novel Review
Let’s just get this straight: I love the Justice League of America. I always have, and I always will. I loved the Detroit stories, I loved the “Bwah-ha-ha” era, I loved when Jurgens tried to get it more serious, and I loved it when Nuklon and Obsidian joined the team. When Morrison came along, I…
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Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Volume 2 – A Graphic Novel Review
I’m a tremendous fan of Brian Michael Bendis’ Daredevil, so when the news arrived that he was leaving the title, I found myself distraught. Before Bendis’ run, I’d never really cared much for the character. And though many criticized the level of deconstruction he brought to the line, I always found his work riveting and…
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52: Volume I – A Graphic Novel Review
I’ll admit it, I read every spoiler of this series on a weekly basis. I know how it ends, but even that did not diminish the sheer pleasure I derived in reading 52: Volume I. Reading the collected edition of this series cannot possibly mimic the experience of reading it on a weekly basis, but…
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All-Star Superman: Volume I – A Graphic Novel Review
I’ve never had much interest in Superman. I’ve gone on record in several instances claiming that while he has the potential to be a wonderfully well-rounded character, too many of his handlers in the past have opted to make him nothing more than a super-man battling giant monkeys and avoiding fragments of rock. Morrison does…
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Chabon Writes about Superhero Unitards
Being a regular kind of dude, I have to admit I’m not a frequent (or even infrequent) consumer of The New Yorker. However, last week I read several notices and received a few emails informing me that The New Yorker had published an article focusing on two of my favorite literary subjects: Michael Chabon and…
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