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Snagglepuss: Exit Stage Left Is A Brilliant Exploration Of McCarthyism And The Lavender Scare
Every time I’ve found myself explaining the basic premise of Mark Russell and Mike Feehan’s Snagglepuss: Exit Stage Left, people’s immediate reactions have been the same. At first, there’s light shock that DC would make a comic about a gay, closeted, anthropomorphic mountain lion and noted playwright. But then, after hearing more of the plot…
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Marvel’s Death Just Claimed Responsibility For The Cubs Winning The 2016 World Series
Even though Thanos has been trying his damnedest to get her attention for aeons, Marvel’s abstract concept of Death has been spending the bulk of her time lately hanging out with Ben Reilly, Spider-Man’s clone. In this week’s Scarlet Spider, Death visited Ben for a friendly chat about her involvement in the 2016 World Series.
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Wolverine’s Youngest ‘Daughter’ Just Got A Codename That Would Make Her Father Proud
In an attempt to cash in on the original Wolverine’s popularity without rushing to bring him back from the dead too soon, Marvel recently introduced a whole slew of Logan’s “children” – clones created using his DNA. The youngest and most well-adjusted of these clones is a girl named Gabby.
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Last Week’s Batman Was A Tribute To One Of Comics’ Greatest Friendships
Batman and Superman are almost more iconic together than they are as individual heroes. It’s a fabled partnership (and friendship) that reflects the dark and light of DC’s best and brightest, and the latest issue of Batman explores the sometimes distant intimacy behind it.