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This article was originally published at Comics Bulletin on October 27, 2015. “Superhero” “Event” “Capes” These words have become signifiers in comics for backhanded compliments, angry reprisals, and well-intentioned praise of substandard fare. Superhero comics, specifically superhero event comics, are the definition of corporate comics. They are born from a profit-driven motive and designed to …
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This article was originally published at ComicBook.Com on December 3, 2014. Jim Starlin is returning to his favorite creation Thanos at Marvel for the second time this year. Several months ago he wrote and pencilled an original graphic novel about the Mad Titan titled The Infinity Revelation. Although it was set within the current continuity …
This article was originally published at ComicBook.Com on August 4, 2014. The most striking thing about “Thanos: The Infinity Revelation” is the massive scale on which it occurs. Distance is measured in light years, characters are gods, and planets are like billiard balls in some cosmic game. Nothing about this comic is small. That sense …
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