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Young Avengers review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 22, 20200Comments

As a writer, Allan Heinberg managed to recapture what Marv Wolfman did before him in Teen Titans once again; the essence of being a teenager in their time. And this in spite of not having been one for some time themselves, regardless. However, the search for identity, the identification of the self with another, the…

TITAN COMICS SOLICITATIONS – SEPTEMBER 2020

Comics, NewsJune 22, 20200Comments

TITLES SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2020 COMICS & COLLECTIONS TV/FILM BLADE RUNNER 2019 #10 (ONGOING) Writers: Michael Green, Mike Johnson Artist: Andres Guinaldo FC, 32pp, $3.99 On Sale: September 23, 2020 COVER A: RIAN HUGHES COVER B: SYD MEAD COVER C: ANDRES GUINALDO Ex-Blade Runner Ash and her charge Cleo return to the rain-soaked dystopic future of Los Angeles for a confrontation that will expose a terrifying conspiracy…

Final Crisis review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Leave it to Grant Morrison to write about something as headache inducing as a murder mystery centred upon a multiversal godlike presence and the side effects of its dying body falling through time itself. As headache inducing as it might sound, having read through it, one easily appreciates Morrison's typical metastructural thinking and way of…

Mark Waid’s Flash review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Anxiety is a killer. As someone who is regularly on the receiving end of such an overwhelming truck of an emotion, it is somewhat cathartic to actually read about it on page as written by someone who clearly understands how you feel. It resonates with you, and somehow makes you identify with it on a…

Dennis O’Neill’s Green Arrow and Green Lantern review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Legendary comic author Dennis O'Neill passed away leaving a legacy behind that I am glad I have sitting on my shelf. This volume marks the reinvention of Green Arrow, making him the socially conscious, Errol Flynn-esque modern-day Robin Hood much loved the world over as recreated by O'Neill and artist Neil Adams. It is largely…

All-Star Superman review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

The greatest lie that has been told about any comicbook character is that Superman is boring. This book by, once again, Grant Morrison partnered with Frank Quitely, puts that idea to rest by putting Superman in an entirely new situation: Superman is dying, and what he does as a consequence of this is nothing short…

Marv Wolfman’s Teen Titans review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

If someone says that the Teen Titans is all about vivid colors and cheesy one liners, I direct them to Marv Wolfman's run; brilliantly written, it however makes the most bleakest turn soon after its beginning showcasing family drama on a literal, biblical scale. In all honesty, Teen Titans has always been about that very…

Chaos War review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Today's recommendation is simply out of pure fun. Absurd, self-referential soundeffects? Check. Humor innate to over-the-top character dynamics? Check. Action that is so out there that simply would not be possible without blowing up the planet? Check. Corgeous artwork and new reader friendly narrative? Just read Greg Pak, Khoi Pham and Fred Van Lente's Chaos…

Geoff Johns’ Aquaman review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

From the word "go", Geoff Johns' Aquaman clearly outlines who Arthur Curry is at heart; Aquaman is the one who does not belong. He does not belong to the surface world, he does not belong in Atlantis; he does not even belong in his own narrative, as the narrative reminds us this by flipping cliched…

Jeff Smith’s Shazam review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Although most Superhero Comics nowadays are largely intended for an audience that is older than ten years of age (more often than not, more than teenagers), Shazam and the Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith is an enjoyable read literally for all audiences. It is by and large a tribute to the original stories…

Aquaman : Sword of Atlantis review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

Aquaman is one of DC's pantheon that not only is massively underrated, but also has some wonderful runs that have largely flown under the radar for too long so much that sadly forced writers off these runs abandoning their project in mid flight. When Kurt Busiek and Butch Guice undertook this title, DC was striving…

Uncanny X-men: God Loves Man Kills review by Raphael borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 19, 20200Comments

The X-Men arguably brought first brought me to the superhero genre before anything else. Always the allegory for minority persecution, this chapter in their storied history is more relevant now more than ever. # crowcomicreviews