COMICS HISTORY: #1 issues are adored now, but publishers used to avoid making them
A new #1 comic title or rebooting an existing title at #1 in a new volume has been a proven attention-getter in the modern age of comics....
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Mack Johnson
- Dec 21, 2022
- 7 min
POP's Best Comics, Graphic Novels, Movies, and TV of 2022
The BEST OF 2022, from some of the POP Team: IAN M.: 2022 continued my trend of reading reprints and translations. The American comic...
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Mack Johnson
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
The POP Retro Cover Classic is a blazing, glow-in-the-dark skull from Ghost Rider #15 (1991).
Ghost Rider #15, 1991, Marvel Comics, Cover by Mark Texiera. The POP Retro Cover Classic continues its examination and celebration of...
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Mack Johnson
- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
POP Cover Picks for Week of Nov. 21, 2022
Usually, POP picks a single cover to feature among a week's new releases, but there are just too many worthy covers this week to pick...
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Austin Kemp
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever MOVIE REVIEW - from grief to hope in this impactfully healing eulogy
Director: Ryan Coogler; Starring: Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Tenoch Huerta, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o. Black...
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Mack Johnson
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
She-Hulk S1E1 Review: A fun, comedic take with nods to her Sensational comic book past
She-Hulk, Attorney At Law is Marvel Studios’ latest attempt at a light-hearted, more comedic take on one of their vast pantheon of...
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Austin Kemp
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Ms. Marvel S1E2 REVIEW: Representation & training montages embiggen the heart in "Crushed"
Starring: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur; Series created by: Bisha K. Ali; Character created by: G. Willow Wilson,...
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Mack Johnson
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
POP Cover Of The Week: Captain America's striking typographic portrait illustrates his history
Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty #1, Marvel Comics, Cover art by John Mavroudis. Some call them "word posters". . . but graphic...
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Austin Kemp
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
Moon Knight S1E5 REVIEW: Our hero's trauma is finally laid bare in the stark moonlight
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham. Moon Knight episode five dives down a rabbit hole of pain and...
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Austin Kemp
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Moon Knight S1E4 REVIEW: Outlandish, dynamic, and emotional mind-warp is best episode yet
Directed by: Mohamed Diab, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson Starring: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham. I find...
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Mack Johnson
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
COMICS HISTORY: #1 issues are adored now, but publishers used to avoid them out of fear
A new #1 comic title or rebooting an existing title at #1 in a new volume has been a proven attention-getter in the modern age of comics....
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Mack Johnson
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
COMIC ART HOMAGES: Moon Knight redoes Rockwell
One way to know a work of art is iconic is to see how many other artists pay homage to it. Norman Rockwell's 1960 cover illustration for...
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Austin Kemp
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Moon Knight S1E3 TV REVIEW: A dance with the deities in the pale moonlight, a god trial goes amiss
Directed by: Mohamed Diab, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson Starring: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham. The third...
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Austin Kemp
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
Moon Knight S1E2 REVIEW: Steven's broken reflections are pieced together, with more action & horror
Directed by: Mohamed Diab, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson Starring: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham. Steven...
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Ian McMurray
- Feb 22, 2022
- 9 min
Iron Man Epic Collection 13: Stark Wars: COMICS RETROSPECTIVE. The Armored Avenger starts avenging!
By David Michelinie, Bob Layton, and Mark Bright, collecting Iron Man #215-232 and Annual #9, 1987-1988 One of the best things Marvel...
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Taheg
- Jan 13, 2022
- 10 min
Despicable Deadpool Vol 2: Bucket List RETROSPECTIVE! He's makin' a list, he's checkin' it twice!
Despicable Deadpool Volume 2: Bucket List. Collecting Issues #292-296 and Secret Comics Variants from Deadpool #23-25 & #30-36 Written by...
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Ian McMurray
- Dec 28, 2021
- 6 min
Captain America Epic Collection 14: The Captain: COMICS RETROSPECTIVE. The debut of John Walker
Warning: The TV show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was partially based on this story, and mild spoilers are contained within. Mark...
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Ian McMurray
- Nov 5, 2021
- 8 min
The Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection COMICS RETROSPECTIVE
Jack Kirby's The Eternals complete Collection, Retrospective review
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