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Friday
Jul292011

Angel & Faith #1 in Stores August 31

DateFriday, July 29, 2011 at 8:58PM | AuthorMatt Sager

Angel & Faith #1 is, I'm fairly certain, the book I'm most excited for in 2011. Angel, fully back in the Buffyverse and as in need of atonement as ever, fighting with fellow bad seed gone good Faith! Written by  Christos Gage (Avengers Academy), with art by Rebekah Isaacs, all under the auspices of Executive Producer Joss Whedon!

If you haven't read it yet, you may want to go back and read the spectacular final chapter of Buffy Season Eight to understand just how Angel and Faith ended up as a team (and what well-intentioned but boneheaded maneuver Angel is trying to atone for).

Angel and Faith #1 hits stores on August 31, and is available for pre-order now.

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Sunday
Aug152010

Marvel’s Nazi-Killers Get Alt-History Reboot in Invaders Now

DateSunday, August 15, 2010 at 7:00AM | AuthorMatt Sager


Comics artist Alex Ross has teamed up with writer Christos Gage and artist Caio Reiss to resuscitate Marvel Comics’ World War II supergroup The Invaders for the new millennium. But who will they fight after the Human Torch kills Hitler? Themselves, of course. Comics artist Alex Ross has teamed up with writer Christos Gage and artist Caio Reiss to resuscitate Marvel Comics’ World War II supergroup The Invaders for the new millennium. But who will they fight after the Human Torch kills Hitler? Themselves, of course.
via wired.com

Ultimate Invaders - Alex Ross and Dynamite Entertainment keep trying this, with mixed results as far as story goes - but damn, Ross draws some sweet-ass golden age Marvel. Worst case scenario, this will be a book with art worth ogling. With Gage scripting, it might even be a great read!

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Monday
Aug092010

Today's Speedball Freakout: Brought to You By The Other White Meat

DateMonday, August 9, 2010 at 9:43PM | AuthorMatt Sager


Anyone who has lived in lower Manhattan for more than a decade or so recognizes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder when they see it, and Speedball's random spazoid reference to pork is actually pretty spot-on.

It's a very realistic portrayal of a guy not fit for field duty, let alone a training position at Avengers Academy.

Of course, this is the kid who, as I mentioned yesterday, started his career with shining moments like this:


So, it's not like this borderline autistic was exactly the obvious choice to lead the next generation, Stamford and Penance and all that notwithstanding.

Still, it's nice to see that the Heroic Age isn't all about wiping the slate clean and making everything bright and shiny.  A ticking time bomb teacher is just the thing to shake things up, and I applaud Christos Gage for a storytelling style that eschews the somewhat unnaturally bright and shiny feel one gets from a few of the other Avengers titles these days, while also steering clear of the dark-for-the-sake-of-darkness trap that comics writers have been getting caught in since '89 or so.

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