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Black Hole

Published on 23 Jul 2006 at 11:39 am. No Comments.
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I just finished reading Black Hole by Charles Burns. It took over ten years (1995 - 2005) for the 12 issues to come out but as of last October it has been collected into one book.
For those who don’t know, Black Hole takes place in Seattle in the 70s, and tells the story of “The […]

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Supreme Power

Published on 14 Dec 2005 at 3:27 pm. 5 Comments.
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Another comic party I’ve come late to, I’m currently devouring back issues of Supreme Power.
Written by JMS of Babylon 5 fame, it’s a retelling of the Squadron Supreme story. It’s a Marvel Max title so it is for mature readers, and in the first few pages you know we’re not in the Silver Age anymore: […]

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The Goon!

Published on 2 Nov 2005 at 7:12 pm. No Comments.
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I’m a bit late to the party since the book has been running for a couple years, but my favorite comic currently is The Goon.
The main character (known only as The Goon) is sort of a depression-era(maybe) Hellboy. He spends a lot of time beating up monsters and works as an enforcer for Labrazio, the […]

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