Was it ever established why Ray Palmer couldn't use his size/weight controls to grow rather than to shrink?
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Nov. 12, 2020 — It’s been a Joker kind of month.
Not because of the pandemic, or the Election Week Death March or the myriad other problems and tragedies that beset us. It’s because DC Comics has put so many
Read more…His Dark Materials stars the likes of Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ruth Wilson, but it’s also got armored polar bears, which is pretty cool too. (Photo courtesy HBO)
By Andrew A. Smith
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Dec. 3, 2020 — Recen
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Nov. 26, 2020 — My mailboxes, analog and digital, keep filling with great graphic novels. Here are a few:
DUNE
Abrams ComicArts, $24.99
The latest adaptation of Dune promises to be the most faithful yet. (Co
By Andrew A. Smith
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Nov. 5, 2020 — Ready to curl up with a good graphic novel? Here are some options:
BASKETFUL OF HEADS
Basketful of Heads is an original story by writer Joe Hill and artist Leomancs. (Cover art by Leomancs,
Dec. 7-13
GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, "Tower of the Angels" (HBO, Dec. 7)
Next, series finale, "File #10" (Fox, Dec. 8)
Star Trek: Discovery, "Terra Firma Part 1" (CBS All Access, Dec. 10)
The Mandalorian, "Chapter 15" (Disney+, Dec. 11)
Pennywort
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Inspired by the excellent The OTHER HISTORY of the DC Universe, I decided to re-read some of my Black Lightning comics. (I don't have that many so this won't take long.) I haven't read any of his original series, and passed on the tpb which reprinted
Read more…GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, "Theft" (HBO, Nov. 30)
Next, "File #9" (Fox, Dec. 1)
Star Trek: Discovery, "The Sanctuary" (CBS All Access, Dec. 3)
The Mandalorian, "Chapter 14" (Disney+, Dec. 4)
COMICS
BOOM! Studios
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #20
Your F
Blue In Green
Ram V., writer; Anand R.K., artist; John Pearson, color artist; Aditya Bidikar, letterer; Tom Muller, designer
Image Comics, 2020
As a jazz musician and critic I admit that a graphic novel about a jazz musician that takes its title from
Read more…...Following in the massive footprints of the " Incomprehensible Idiot " thread , I present...........
ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read more…The first episode of this TWD spin-off (delayed from April) finally aired Sunday night. I think it has potential. the two main characters are teen-aged sisters Iris and Hope. They live in the well-protected "Campus Colony" and are being courted to jo
Read more…Best-known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, he was well-known in the UK as the Green Cross Code Man, and also was the Minotaur in the 1972 Doctor Who serial "The Time Monster".
Read more…Daphne Byrne
Laura Marks, writer; Kelley Jones, artist; Michelle Madsen, colorist
DC Black Label, 2020
For this Hill House miniseries new comics writer Laura Marks (TV’s The Good Fight and The Expanse) teams up with veteran horror comics legend Kelley
Read more…Even now, Maria would be considered a firebrand.
She was born in Massachusetts, to a sickly and emotionally distant mother and a stern, religiously devout father named Francis. Mr. Francis was a successful baker, so she grew up in a solidly middle
Read more…It's official. Much-delayed mega-sequel WONDER WOMAN 1984 will get its announced Christmas Day release - and will be released to HBO Max the same day! It will be a normal streaming release, not a premium one, as Milan was - and Warner's described pla
Read more…So, I was re-reading some of the old reading project threads I'd done int he past, and it made me want to tackle something new. However, I think this time around I'd like some input from people here on what they'd like to see.
Here are some of the o
Read more…GENRE TV
His Dark Materials, "The Cave" (HBO, Nov. 23)
Next, "File #8" (Fox, Nov. 24)
Star Trek: Discovery, "Unification III" (CBS All Access, Nov. 26)
The Mandalorian, "Chapter 13" (Disney+, Nov. 27)
Pandora, "Tell Me That It Isn't True" (Fox, Nov.
Read more…The TWD spin-off is back for another season with new cast members (three kids), new villains (led by "Max Headroom") and, soon, another "crossover" character from the original series (Dwight). We also see a helicopter with the same markings as the on
Read more…Six Days: The Incredible Story of D-Day's Lost Chapter
Robert Venditti & Kevin Maurer, writers; Andrea Mutti, artist
DC Vertigo Comics, 2019
Another late Vertigo entry I had overlooked, this World War II graphic novel tells the story of the 182 membe
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