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Justice League: New Frontier DVD Review

The formation of the Justice League comes home in the newest DC direct-to-DVD film inspired by Darwyn Cooke's masterpiece. Review inside.
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Amazing Spider-Man 549, Annihilation: Conquest 4, Ms. Marvel 24, Silver Surfer: In Thy Name 4, and Uncanny X-Men 495
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Is Art Important?

In the collaborative medium of comics, does one element mean more to you than the next? Is it artist? Is it writer? Or is it title?
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Couple good, couple bad, and a couple of ehh's. Annihilation: Conquest 3, Exiles 1, Ms. Marvel 23, Silver Surfer: In Thy Name 3, Thunderbolts 118, and Uncanny X-Men 494
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Marvel hits the reset button on Spider-Man

The conclusion of the One More Day storyline is just that - one more boring day.
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Here's your holiday treat: reviews of Cable and Deadpool 48, Exiles 100, The Immortal Iron Fist 11, New X-Men 45, and What If? Civil War
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State of a Comic Book Company: Marvel’s Money

A special look at the earnings of a comic book company: Analysis of Marvel’s third quarter earnings.
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Three great reads, two good ones, and two that you could do without. Which is which? Annihilation: Conquest 2, Ms. Marvel 22, Silver Surfer: In Thy Name 2, The Twelve #0, Uncanny X-Men 493, What If… X-Men: Rise and Fall of the Shi’ar Empire 1, and X-Men: Die by the Sword 4
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Cable and Deadpool 47, Daredevil 102, The Sensational Spider-Man 41, Wolverine: Origins 19, X-Men 205, and X-Men: First Class 6
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Captain America: The Chosen 3, Marvel Zombies 2 #1, New Excalibur 24, Penance: Relentless 2, Wolverine: Origins 18, and X-Men: Emperor Vulcan 2
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How Not to Write a Comic Book

Have you ever read something so bad that you felt compelled to point to it as a warning? Look inside for the full story on the latest dreaded issue of the Fantastic Four, #550.
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Comic Book Fan Rant about Covers

It’s Fanrant time! Whose bright idea was it to split a great group cover into two separate covers for the same issue? Jerks!
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

New X Men 42, Penance: Relentless 1, Quasar 3, Thor 3, and Wolverine: Origins 17
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

The good, the bad, and the confusing. Amazing Spider-Man 544, Exiles 98, Ms. Marvel 19, New Excalibur 23, Uncanny X-Men 490, Wolverine 57, and Wraith 3.
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The Mysterious Death of Captain America

Shouldn't such a huge comic book story-line make sense without having to do tons of research?
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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

Reviews! Get yer reviews right here! Fantastic Four 548, The Marvel Tarot One-Shot, Ms. Marvel 18, and Thor 2
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The Comicon 2007 Experience

Here's a glimpse inside the San Diego Comicon. Some stuff on comics, on movies, and on tips if you go!
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Editorial Help in a Managed Comic Universe

Know how useful footnotes are sometimes when you're doing research? Guess what, comics need footnotes these days.
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Blogging "Countdown": 6

Man's inhumanity to man takes a back seat to man's inhumanity to continuity.
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How Do I Organize My Comics? Part Two

The conclusion of some tips on how to manage your massive comic book collection. Save you time. saves you money. Sees through clothes! Okay, I made that last part up.
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Blogging "Countdown": 5

Fanboys cross the line! And then post an angry blog comment about the line's new creative team.
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Blogging "Countdown": 4

What does it mean when A GOD DIES? Is it funny like when a clown dies?
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Women and Comics: The Market Notices

How Marvel and DC are trying to draw in female readers to grow their male-dominated business.
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Blogging "Countdown": 3

The Marvel Entertainment Group's 2007 Annual Investor Report -- is it the Tristram Shandy of Earth-22? Is Dan Didio the Italo Calvino of Earth-Prime? U DECIDE!
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Blogging "Countdown": 2

Ryan and Jason start an online conversation around DC's comics event of 2007, Countdown.
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Blogging "Countdown": 1

Ryan and Jason start an online conversation around DC's comics event of 2007, Countdown.
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What do Women Want in Superhero Comics?

Superhero comics are usually considered to be created by and for boys. So what can the publishers do to attract female readership to superhero comics?
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Webcomics and the Industry Landscape - An Introduction

The landscape of the sequential art/comic book medium has changed more noticeably than ever before.
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Your Star Wars Comics Primer

The Star Wars universe is thriving in monthly comics. But which title is right for you?
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DC Comics You Should be Reading: The Spirit

The classic character returned in a new series, but sales are slow. Why you might want to give The Spirit a chance.
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Can Comic Writers Create New Comic Readers?

Do comic book writers have an obligation to create new readers for their title? Even at the expense of old readers?
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DC's One Year Later: One Last Time

A final look back on DC's One Year Later, and how "52" may have hurt more than it helped DC.
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It's Marvel Time! Can't Wait for June...

It's time to take a look into the future at OUR selections for the new Marvel solicitations...
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Looking Ahead with the DCU: A Look at Con Reports

DC Comics has big plans for 2007. A lot of the focus appears to be on counting down to something in 2008.
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A Masters in DC Universe, a Minor in Wildstorm - Part 2

A look at the benefits of continuity for the comic fan as readers embrace Infinite Earths.
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What If? DCU Civil War

Marvel's Civil War is wrapping up. If the same rules were applied, how would things shake out in the DCU?
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Marvel's "Civil War" Comes to Surprisingly Logical Conclusion

Marvel's "Civil War" didn't end in classic comic fashion (IE: punching things solved nothing). Comic Fodder asks readers to sound off.
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DC Sales for January 2007

Was DC Top of the Charts in January? No. So what happened?
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Countdown: DC's Next Weekly Comic

DC plans another weekly series, but this time, DC says it will act as the backbone for the entire year's events.
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Bringing Back Jason Todd

In 1988 a phone-in vote killed the second Robin. Two years ago, a writer trying to create a stir brought back the deadest character in the DCU. We're left with a lot of questions.
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DC Solicitations: May 2007

A quick look at the comics coming our way from DC Comics in May.
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Marvel's Licensing Department Reaches Ludicrous Speed

Marvel's licensing department isn't above licensing their characters for shoddy product. But now they've moved from the goofy to the sublime.
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A Masters in DC Universe, a Minor in Wildstorm - Part 1

A look at the ridiculous level of extra work involved in keeping up with the DCU to which readers of DC Comics have grown accustomed.
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Shazam Quiz: Dueling Marvels

Two Shazam series! Two approaches. One talking tiger. Let's get the conversation started.
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King "Slings" at Marvel

Marvel drops the ball by promising King but only delivering David.
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Weekly Comics: Before and After 52

A quick look at two pre-52 attempts at weekly comics and what they can tell us about what not to do after 52.
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It's Marvel Time - Can't Wait for April....

Shawn's back with a look into Marvel's future...
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DC Nation: Berganza's Bizarre Plea for Supergirl

With sales falling, Supergirl editor's appeal to readers reveals more than he ever intended.
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Checkmate: Best DC Comic You Aren't Reading

A look at the DCU's new espionage/political thriller (with superheroes!)
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a look at DC Comics December Sales

a look at DC's place in the world of comic sales, December 2006
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six-issue story arcs + new creative teams = bad comics

Long-term writing assignments? Character development? Too much to hope for?
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DC Comics: Taking a look at the state of the OYL Titles (and more!) - part 3b

Part 3b is our final installment in our overview of the One Year Later assualt of titles by DC. The Spectre/ Tales of the Unexpected, Ion, Secret Six, OMAC
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DC Comics: Taking a look at the state of the OYL Titles (and more!) - part 3a

Rather than launch a whole new line of ongoing titles, DC tested the waters with some mini-series. How did they stack up? In part 3a, we look at: Uncle Sam, Martian Manhunter, Creeper, and Trials of Shazam
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DC Comics: Taking a look at the state of the OYL Titles (and more!) - part 2

With "One Year Later", DC relaunched several perennial titles with a new first issue. Why on Infinite Earths would they do that? JLA, JSA, The Flash, Wonder Woman
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Manga Simpsons and Futurama....SOOOO AWESOME!

Check out two awesome anime-style re imaginings of the Simpsons and Futurama.
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DC Comics: Taking a look at the state of the OYL Titles (and more!) - part 1

DC Comics review: a look at some new ongoing comics! Blue Beetle, The All-New Atom and Shadowpact
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DC's One Year Later: Did it work?

In the wake of commercial and mixed-critical success, several questions hover over the entire line of DCU comics, such as: is the success of DC's "52" at the expense of every other comic in the DC line?
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News for the New Year....

A Brief but heartfelt commentary on the state of all things Comic Fodder.
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Aquaman Hates You -- And He's Here To Tell You That

Aquaman is pissed and he's letting you know.
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Friday the 13th....Today I'm Talking About Vicious Circle Project

Self promotion...Vicious Circle Project...project updates!
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Physics of Superheroes -- Science Explains Everything

Learn something while you read your comics. A professor of physics teaches us the science of superheroes.
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The Five Worst Story Arcs of All Time...

What are the five worst story arcs of all time? Here are my picks.
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December in September - Diamond Previews

Diamond comics has released the solicitations for December.
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Charlie Huston Article on CBR

Charlie Huston, writer of Marvel Comics "Moon Knight", also writes some of the best crime fiction you will ever read...want to know more?
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Avengers Assemble...For Hollywood!

The big news today is the announcement that Marvel Films plans to release an "Avengers" movie to theaters sometime in the next few years.
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"Holy Homos, Batman" or Homosexuality in Comics

If Clark Kent went home to Louis Long instead of Lois Lane would he be any less of a Superman?
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