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Alice in Leatherland #1
Black Mask Studios | $3.99
Writer: Iolanda Zanfardino | Art/Cover: Elisa Romboli
I've looked up whatever Google could find on this book, since Black Mask doesn't send me DRCs. It's called an LGBTQIA+ rom
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April 15, 2021 — I had a strange experience with Godzilla vs. Kong, which premiered in theaters and on HBO Max March 26: It reminded me of lessons learned from a 43-year-old comic book story.
“Let There Be B
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April 8, 2021 — Welcome to Who Are These Guys, Falcon and Winter Soldier edition!
The third episode, “Power Broker,” introduced some people and concepts that are a little farther off the beaten path than usu
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April 1, 2021 — We’ve just wrapped up Women’s History Month, but the importance of women in comics is pretty much a year-round thing. Case in point: Three female-centric graphic novels this month that come h
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Batman the Detective #1 (of 6)
DC Comics | $3.99 | Card Stock variants $4.99 | 32 Pages
Writer: Tom Taylor | Art/Cover: Andy Kubert | Card Stock variant: Andy Kubert | 1:25 Card Stock variant: Riccardo Federici
This 6-issue mi
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Averee TPB
A Wave Blue World Inc | 6x9 | Teen | 136 pages | $16.99
Writers: Stephanie Phillips, Dave Johnson | Art/Cover: Marika Cresta, Andrew Dalhouse
According to the PR, this is a story that takes place in the near future,
Read more…GENRE TV
Snowpiercer runs two episodes this week back to back as the season 2 finale. "The Show Must Go On" and "Into the White" run on TNT on March 29. The show skipped last week, which is how we get two episodes this week, but it's been tough on v
Read more…Unite the Seven! Only we’re missing someone, as Zack Snyder’s Justice League stars only six characters (from left), Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg, Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/Flash, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Sup
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier follows Sam “Falcon” Wilson (Anthony Mackie, left) and Bucky “Winter Soldier” Barnes (Sebastian Stan) as they try to continue Captain America’s legacy. (Courtesy Marvel.com)
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Read more…Movies
The Seventh Day (VOD/digital, March 26)
A supernatural horror movie about exorcists. It stars Stephen Lang, which is the name an X-Men villain. What's an X-Men villain doing in an exorcist movie? Maybe a Mark III Sentinel gets possessed.
The T
Read more…Legionnaires:
Marvel is offering a Doctor Aphra Omnibus. I didn't know there was that much material available for the character. Perhaps a lot of it is Dark Horse. Anyway, I've never read anything with Doctor Aphra in it, and I'm wondering if I'd be
Read more…GENRE TV
The biggest news on the small screen this week is the debut of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Friday, March 19. I never thought I'd say this, but can it keep up the level of quality we enjoyed in WandaVision? It doesn't seem at all the
Read more…After six years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) has finally become The Scarlet Witch. (Courtesy Marvel.com)
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March 11, 2021 — So did you watch “The Series Finale”?
Q: Which
Read more…Welcome, everyone, to This Week in Comics, or as I call it, Captain Comics' Random Thoughts About Comics and Stuff. I hope someone brought snacks.
GENRE MOVIES & TV
It's a quiet week on screens. There are no new fantasy/sci-fi movies and no genre TV
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March 4, 2021 — So, DC Comics has rebooted its superhero line again. Except not really.
Through much of last year, the DC superheroes battled through something called “Dark Nights: Death Metal,” in which pre
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Feb. 25, 2021 — Graphic novels have become an essential part of our entertainment consumption, especially in the kids and young adult categories. In addition to be entertainment, though, they can also be imp
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Feb. 18, 2021 — We are lucky to live in the era of Peak TV. But, as with every explosion of light, there are shadows. A dark side. And in the case of Peak TV, it’s the ending.
The TV landscape is littered
Read more…Good afternoon, culture vultures! Here's an overview of the week to come in comics and related pop culture. It's a little late — I usually post on Sunday — but as you can see, we're trying something new.
For the record, in the outside world the Johns
Read more…GENRE TV
Snowpiercer, "Keep Hope Alive" (TNT, Feb. 22)
Black Lightning, "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Three" (CW, Feb. 22)
Superman & Lois, season 1 premiere, "Pilot" (CW, Feb. 23)
Superman & Lois, "Heritage" (CW, Feb. 23)
This two-episode pre
Read more…See "This Week in Comics: Feb. 22-28, 2021, Part I" for more.
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200 GN
Accelerators Vol 4: Forwards and Backwards TPB
Amazing Batvark one-shot
Amazing Spider-Man #60
Ascencia #2
Batman: Black & White #3
Cover by Joshua Middleton
Varian
