Tag: Chip Zdarsky

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X-MEN x FANTASTIC FOUR / DARK AGNES / THE AFTER REALM [Reviews]: The Proud & Powerful.

These past few years, Chip Zdarsky has carved out quite the niche for himself as a go-to writer for Marvel, producing heartfelt scripts that build on his lifelong fandom and appreciation of the universe but never rely on nostalgia or encyclopedic continuity. The first issue of this series is no exception. Terry & Rachel Dodson …

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ABSOLUTE CARNAGE [C2E2 Trailer] / SPIDER-MAN – LIFE STORY [Review]: Symbols & Symbiotes.

In a video during today’s retailer panel at C2E2 in Chicago, acclaimed writer Donny Cates announced Marvel’s latest epic summer event, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE... https://youtu.be/uee1ALnZcCc Beginning with Free Comic Book Day's Spider-Man/Venom #1 (out May 5), the blockbuster event starts in August and re-teams Cates with Venom's Ryan Stegman and colorist Frank Martin for Marvel's next …

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SANDMAN UNIVERSE / HAL JORDAN & THE GLC / FANTASTIC FOUR [Reviews]: First Family Homecoming!

Vertigo has a special place in the hearts of a lot of people who grew up reading comics in the Nineties. Karen Berger and Shelly Bond curated a ridiculous run of titles for mature readers based on the sensibilities of Alan Moore’s SWAMP THING, Grant Morrison’s DOOM PATROL, and Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN that yielded a …

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SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN / BATMAN/ELMER FUDD / DROIDS UNPLUGGED / JONAH HEX/YOSEMITE SAM / WMD [Reviews]: Off to the Loony Bin.

Back when Marvel announced that Chip Zdarsky would be writing Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, I was cautiously optimistic because I've reallly enjoyed everything I've read that he's written, despite a sense of humor that tends to lean hard into the absurd. After reading the first issue, I feel justified in my initial reaction, because …

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JAMES BOND / DEADPOOL / NOVA / KLAUS / HERCULES [Reviews]: The name’s…

Did anyone else completely lose their shit when, earlier this year, it was announced that Dynamite Comics had acquired the rights to the literary James Bond and were producing a number of original series, beginning with Warren Ellis's VARGR? Or was it just me? I can never tell with you guys. Yes, James Bond returns …

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AVENGERS / TELOS / THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN / SAINTS [Reviews]: All-New, All-Different.

For the first time ever, GHG is going live. What this means, is that we will -- from now on! -- live post our comic reviews, be it the Fistful of Comics or Sunday Stash. Thus, every time an author submits his or her review, they will go up right away. So feel free to …

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