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Weekly Comics Review for week ending August 13th, 2021, featuring Marvel’s What If and DC’s “surprise announcement” from Tim Drake.
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I’ve Had Enough Endgame Relationships, Thank You.
I mean, I too would fall for any version of Tom Hiddleston, but just because we can do something in five episodes doesn’t mean we should. (Because you really can’t.)
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This Week from DC: (Apparently Sponsored by the Maury Show)
Last week’s Nightwing issue and Superman and Lois episode felt like staying home sick and watching The Maury Show. I loved it.
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“You Love to Talk”
Marvel had to find a way to redevelop eight years of character development from villain to anti-hero in 53 minutes. That means talking. And lots of it.
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Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is the Sugary Adaptation I Didn’t Know I Wanted
In a reversal of comic book adaptation norm, Netflix and DC have taken a gritty source material and turned it into a sweet summer binge. Sweet Tooth, which was published by DC’s Vertigo imprint in 2009. Vertigo was designed to publish stories considered to be too “adult” for the traditional DC brand. The comic version…
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Why Nightwing’s New Creative Team is the Kick to the Dick We all Needed
Dick Grayson needed that refresh on his character so much, and I would like to bake his creative team a cake for handling it so well.
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Binge Reading
Because when you’ve done nothing but watch Netflix for almost two weeks, reading a comic or two might be a nice break.
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Wonder(ing) Woman
Mostly because I don’t want to see Diana with an equal in power. I want her to have an equal in soul. I want her to have an equal in heart. The Diana I want to see exists. There’s no doubt about that.
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Winging it
At the heart of his story, Dick Grayson is the only superhero to face those same issues. He changes his whole identity, but doesn’t end up losing himself or where he came from. Right now, he’s my hero. Not because of the spandex and finger stripes, but because of his normality. He’s a normal guy…
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Forces of Destiny
These shorts have given us girls a door to Star Wars in a way that’s brand new. No longer are the ladies secondary characters or interact mostly with men. We see them on their own. We see them as the stars of their own stories
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