Tag Archives: Mark Waid

Comic Books Round-Up August 16 2013 Edition

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Grant Morrison has an unconventional interpretation of the seminal Batman comic The Killing Joke. Peter David recalled how the Phantom mini-series allowed him to become a freelance writer, as well as a disagreement with Phantom creator Lee Falk. Being involved … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man Comics Read In July 2013

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Thomas Mets

With the debut of Superior Foes of Spider-Man, I went and reread previous stories about the Sinister Syndicate, usually back issues I bought back a while back. Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1-4 was a dense in a good way series about … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man Comics Read in June 2013

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Read a bunch of Spider-Man comics last month. Superior Spider-Man #11-12 Solid death-trap and threat for Spidey. Some good moments with Jonah, as he starts going way too far, offering payoff to events set up by Slott years ago. The Lizard cameo … Continue reading →

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Comics Read in June 2013

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Thanks to decompression, cinematic storytelling or whatever you want to call it, I’m probably going to read about 4,000 comics this year. Here’s this month’s tally. Action Comics (New 52) #1-18, 0 There are a few flaws with Morrison’s Superman … Continue reading →

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Daredevil 102: Modern Man Without Fear

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Thomas Mets

After Miller’s stuff, I’d recommend Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada’s Guardian Angel arc (Daredevil Volume 2 #1-8). It was a good story, and it shook up the franchise. There are two later stories that deal with the aftermath, and are largely … Continue reading →

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Superman 103: The Epic Man of Steel

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Thomas Mets

There are several longer Superman stories worth hunting down for someone who has come to like the character enough to read a 40+ issue arc. There are also a few notable creative runs worth reading in their entirety, as well … Continue reading →

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What Readers “Know”

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Thomas Mets

After One More Day, do Marvel fans know that every relationship of Spider-Man’s is doomed to failure? Continue reading →

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