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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: Worshipping at the Altar of Celebrity
. So on Tyrsday this week the media went unusually apeshit ways over the birth of a child. Was it the second coming of Jesus? Nay. Was it a child miraculously saved from tragedy and brought into this...
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The Jarvis Justification: Why Tony Stark’s Last Toy will Turn On Him in Age...
With San Diego Comic Con now in the rear view mirror, it’s time to start thinking a bit more in depth about the tidbits of information that have filtered out regarding Marvel/Disney’s plans for their...
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Digital Crisis Coming?
Last week, Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool posted an article detailing what could be a major battle in the making. When it comes to digital comics, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone dispute the idea...
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Matt Smith Should Be Doctor Strange (And 6 Reasons Why)
Marvel has said that they want Doctor Strange to be the Iron Man of Phase 3. This is a tall order to fill, because they need someone with acting chops and name value, they also need someone who can...
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POINT OF ENTRY: Invincible Volume 1 is an Unexpected Stunner
Howdy! This is my first post on Capeless Crusader. I’m super excited. I’m Mai, originally from Tattoogirl Reads. I’m fairly new to comics. Well, that’s not true. I’ve read a whole hell of a lot of...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Comics Potpourri
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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Why Comics Are Bigger than “Liberal vs. Conservative”
I’ll be the first to admit that, as a writer who looks at the intersection of comic books and politics, I am occasionally guilty of projecting my own biases onto characters and stories which seem to...
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Arrow, Head of the Demon, and a Bridge to Justice League
First it was announced that the Flash, a character for whom DCE/WB had big plans, would be appearing on the second season of Arrow before spinning into his own series. Now comes some more possible...
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Point of Entry: Infinity
This one was really interesting to read. Here’s why: because I only recognized Captain America, Iron Man, and Wolverine (who is just barely in the comic—only one image really). So, that said, I pretty...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Special Blend
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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After Wednesday
Hello crusaders! In lieu of my regular type of more in-depth review, I wanted to give some quick picks for the week based on what I read out of the shop (and computer) that I felt was worth a look for...
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After Wednesday
Hello again crusaders! It is the end of the month, the end of summer, and publishers rolled out quite a few books this week as everyone prepares for the Fall season in media. This week was very...
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POINT OF ENTRY: Jack Kirby’s New Gods
Eh heh. Um, I guess I can’t just say, “Not my thing—Peace” and then close this post, can I? Well I guess I should start off with it’s not my thing. It just wasn’t something I was interested in at all....
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Amazon Makeover, The Wall, Fan Rage, Psychology, and Wall Street
CUPPA COMICS Each day I meticulously comb through the comics news so you don’t have to! Today there’s animation news, TV news, some civil discourse, medicine, and even a little bit from Wall Street,...
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ADVANCE SCOUT
SITUATION: There is an awful lot starting in comics this week, so it’s a good thing that we had Labor Day to get ready. With all publishers combined, there are sixteen #1 issues hitting shelves, with...
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5 Reasons Why Disney Should Buy Dark Horse
In this morning’s Cuppa’ Comics, one of the stories we told you about was an analysis of the competing media companies behind the various comic book publishers. In looking at this further, it occurred...
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After Wednesday
Hola, Crusaders! It is the first week of September, and while feeling a bit wonky coming off the long vacation weekend (sniff, goodbye summer) there were a great deal of comics to read to ease the...
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Review: Boxers And Saints
Boxers & Saints, First Second Publishing, $34.99 as a set; Boxers $18.99 , Saints $15.99 separately Gene Luen Yang presents in his new two volume story, Boxers & Saints, two tales that present...
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CUPPA’ COMICS: Saga Wins Big, DC Suffers Batwoman Fallout and Marvel...
Each day I meticulously comb through the comics news so you don’t have to! Today there’s animation news, TV news, some civil discourse, medicine, and even a little bit from Wall Street, proving once...
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Is DC Headed for A Civil War?
[WARNING: This article contains spoilers for "Forever Evil #1"] Last week, DC Comics launched their Villains Month event with the first issue of “Forever Evil”, an issue which contained events whose...
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