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Captains America – The Weird World Of Comics
Last time, I mentioned that the gap between Captain America’s WW2 adventures and his modern recovery from the Arctic ice is ever-widening. Beyond being problematic for the believability of Cap...
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DC Takes The Fire Out Of Hellblazer
Making his debut in #37 of Swamp Thing in the late eighties, Alan Moore’s supporting character of Constantine hit our pages as a… a bit of prick. A sorcerer, a deviant and a swindler, Constantine was...
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The Impermanence Of Death – The Weird World Of Comics
Over the last few instalments of this column we’ve looked at a few superhero identities that have been used by more than one character (Robin and Captain America, for the new or forgetful). Legacy...
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Smoking Ban – The Weird World Of Comics
In 2007, it became illegal to smoke in a pubs, restaurants, government buildings and any enclosed public space anywhere in the United Kingdom. For a non-smoker like me, this was pretty cool. Finally, I...
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Top 5 Characters We Want From Injustice: God’s Among Us DLC
Injustice has been keeping a number of the team busy over the past couple of weeks, Twitter arguments over characters and story have erupted like a rather pathetic nerdy volcano. As interest has...
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Kid Sidekicks – Creepy or Cool?
Kid Sidekicks have become a staple in comic books, and something that we’ve come to accept as just another part of the medium. But have we ever stopped to consider how strange the concept is? If we...
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Top 5 Batman Villains You’ll Never Fight
With the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins it’s not only an exciting time to be a Batman fan, but also a fan of his rogues gallery. Batman has some of the greatest, creepiest and most thematic villains...
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No More Heroes Any More: Whatever Happened To Our Superhero Games?
Back in the days of the SNES and the Megadrive, Genesis to my American readers, Superhero games were a dime a dozen. The shelves at my local Blockbuster were filled with rental options ranging from...
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Where My Bad Bitches, Huh? A Word on Marvel’s Lack of Female Representation
Comic book action movies have had women problems since what seems like the dawn of time. Over the past decade or so, Marvel has somehow continued to exacerbate the issue further in almost every release...
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