Strikeforce: Morituri #20 came out in March of 1988. It would have been cold in Ohio then, but it wouldn’t have stopped me from riding my bike the two miles from my house to the News and Photo Shop, a jack of all trades store that processed photos, sold newspapers, had an extensive selection of…… Continue reading Strikeforce: Morituri is the Best Comic You’ve Never Read
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Deep Dives of Marvel Comics
Hoo-Boy! MC2 is 20! Part Two: Going, Going, Gone
Phase Three, 2000-2001 It’s worth noting that while FF and Wild Thing were canceled, Spider-girl at that time was selling well over 36K copies, falling between #56-59 on the top 100 sales chart every month. It wasn’t setting the charts on fire, but it was doing well enough to stick around. It made sense then…… Continue reading Hoo-Boy! MC2 is 20! Part Two: Going, Going, Gone
Hoo-Boy! MC2 is 20! Part One: Spider-girl and Her Amazing Friends
MC2 is short for Mavel Comics 2 and it’s understandable if you’ve never heard of it. It officially launched 20 years ago this month, although its origins began six months earlier in the page of What If? #105. That was the issue that introduced the world to an alternative timeline where Perer Parker and Mary…… Continue reading Hoo-Boy! MC2 is 20! Part One: Spider-girl and Her Amazing Friends
Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 7: The Old College Try
The Way Forward This brings us to the last relaunch of a decade-specific super team. Christopher Yost and Marcus To had their work cut out for them. The problem with the New Warriors, aside from their glory days being tied to a very specific period of time, is the fact that you can’t make them…… Continue reading Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 7: The Old College Try
Mighty Marvel Crossover: House of M, House of Cards
It’s easy to forget what a turning point House of M was for Marvel as we know it. Prior to House of M, the last crossover that spanned the entire Marvel Universe was Maximum Security, and not only did that last just one month, but it also had no real lasting impact on the shared…… Continue reading Mighty Marvel Crossover: House of M, House of Cards
Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 6: What’s in a name?
Concept and Execution The fourth iteration of the New Warriors lasted the longest, which isn’t saying much. It lasted as long as it did because, I would imagine, it was tied so heavily to current events in the larger Marvel universe. That said, it was a fantastic concept that was poorly executed at almost every…… Continue reading Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 6: What’s in a name?
Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 5: Volume 2 coulda been a contender
You Can Get With This Or You Can Get With That I realize that this means I shouldn’t be on the interwebs, but bad stories don’t bother me. If I think something is bad, I don’t generally think about it after I’ve read it. No, the stories that bother me are the ones that are…… Continue reading Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 5: Volume 2 coulda been a contender
Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 4: Can’t Fight Change
For many, Fabian Nicieza is the New Warriors. If it weren’t for the great work done by Darick Robertson, I think fans would have felt the same way about Mark Bagley. But while the book thrived after Bagley left, the same could not be said after Nicieza moved on. Let’s be honest here: Evan Skolnik…… Continue reading Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 4: Can’t Fight Change
Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 3: That time there was almost a 2nd book
Where do you go after a two year story line finally reaches its climax? And after your superstar artist leaves, to boot? New Warriors 2.0 Aside from the incredible good fortune in landing Darick Robertson to replace Mark Bagley, the next era of the New Warriors was impacted in a big way by what initially…… Continue reading Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 3: That time there was almost a 2nd book
Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 2: The Nigh Perfect 25
Tom DeFalco has never been hip. Now, I say that as a guy who really enjoys DeFalco’s work. I’m sucker for old school, hoo-ha, Marvel action stories, and DeFalco writes those like no other. But creating a new generation of superheroes? One that was supposed to cater to teenagers? No. So Fabian Nicieza, Mark Bagley,…… Continue reading Why do people love the New Warriors? Part 2: The Nigh Perfect 25
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