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CON QUEST ECCC 2014: The Marvel Comics Panel
Charles Soule, Tom Breevort, C.B. Cebulski, Jason Aaron, Joshua Hale Fialkov, G. Willow Wilson, Kelly Sue DeConnick The annual Emerald City Comicon panel that Marvel hosts, based on Joe Quesada’s...
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Point of Entry: Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (#1-2)
Today I read Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1 and #2. I was expecting to see Captain America being the shining pinnacle of the American hero-dream. After I finished these two issues, I’m not even...
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CON QUEST ECCC 2014: In Pictures
Look hard enough, and you can find almost every comics character represented at Emerald City Comicon. From Batman to Elephant Steve, the premiere convention in the northwest has proved, year after...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Fear and Loathing in Space, the Old West, and England
SITUATION: When it comes to looking through the massive list of exciting new series and excellent ongoings, no one does it better than the crew here at Capeless Crusader. This week I reached out to our...
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CAPE WATCH: What To Expect From The Big Two This Week
Welcome to Cape Watch. This is a weekly column where we tell you about the major super-hero releases from the two biggest comic book publishers in the industry. Without further ado, here’s what to look...
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MARKET MAVEN: Indie Publishers Won’t Be Able to Beat The Big 2′s Volume
Welcome to Market Maven, a new weekly feature here at Capeless Crusader! Each week, we’ll offer up predictions on how various publishers should perform, given past success and the lineups each is...
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STAFF PICKS: April 2, 2014
Hey ya’ll! Are you curious what the Capeless Crusader staff will be reading this fine Wednesday? We’re here to give you a few ideas and when you head to your favorite comic shop make sure you pick up a...
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COMICS CLASSROOM: Our Super-Heroes Are All Addicts
Over the last month, I’ve been working through the materials and discussions for the Social Issues Through Comics (or SuperMOOC2) online class. The first module covered Addiction in Comics, dealing...
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Captain America and the Surveillance State
WARNING: THIS COLUMN CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER At midnight, audiences around the United States crowded into theaters for early screenings of Captain America: The Winter...
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POINT OF ENTRY: World War Hulk
I’ve read Planet Hulk, the preface to World War Hulk. I loved it. I got all snively, it was a great story. It made me interested in a character that I scoffed at before and had zero intentions of...
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Coffee and Comics: The Steve Rogers Round Table
Welcome to the first installment of Coffee and Comics. Where we, the writers here at Capeless Crusader get to voice our opinions as a group by discussing the big topics of the previous week. Think of...
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INDEPENDENT JONES: Intruder Comics Showcases The Seattle Scene
Seattle has always been a city synonymous with independent art. Whether it be the countless bands, visual artists, hip hop music, or comic book creators, it is a town rich with talent. When it comes to...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Pulp Themes in the Modern Age
SITUATION: This week’s list will be shorter than usual, not because there are any fewer excellent titles from the independent sphere, but because of how few of those titles are what one would consider...
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CAPE WATCH: Daredevil Celebrates His 50th Anniversary, A New Scott Snyder...
Welcome to Cape Watch, where we explore the most interesting and/or biggest releases of the week from the “big two” publishers. Here’s what to look forward to this week from DC and Marvel: DC Comics...
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Staff Picks: April 9, 2014
Hello again everyone! This week on our staff picks it looks like Image Comics is taking the lead with our preference. Check them out! Mike’s Picks Flash Gordon vol. 7 #1 – Long-time comic book scribe...
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MARKET MAVEN: Batman Versus “Red Batman” and the Undead
Welcome back to Market Maven, where we offer up predictions on how various publishers should perform, given past success and the lineups each is putting in stores. You may disagree strongly. Honestly,...
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Comic Books and Nationalism: Batman, Superman and The Turbulent 30′s
This article is the first in a series I will be publishing over the next several weeks on Comic Books and Nationalism. Each week I will be exploring a different era in American comic books, from the...
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FRIDAY FANCAST: Mark Millar’s “Starlight”
FRIDAY FANCAST is a regular feature where the staff here at Capeless Crusader offer up our dream actors and actresses for roles in films based on some of the best comics on the market. For the first...
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POINT OF ENTRY: Iron Man: Rings of the Mandarin
If you’ve read many of my Point of Entry articles you’ll know that I’ve never had much experience with Marvel. Because of that, I’m trying very hard to branch out from DC (although I still love them)...
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Cape Watch: Batman Battles the Riddler, Nightcrawler Has A Family Feud,...
Welcome to Cape Watch, where we explore the most interesting and/or biggest releases of the week from the “big two” publishers. Without further ado, here’s what to look forward to from DC and Marvel...
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