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Author: Benjamin Hall

Comics Film TV 

Why Shazam May Not Be A ‘Real’ Hero At All

**Possible Spoilers for Whiz Comics #2 (1940, Kingdom Come (1996), Captain Marvel #17 (1969), and other titles. The hero known

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May 30, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3986 Views comic book, DC, Fawcett Comics, Opinion Piece, Shazam
Comics 

Beloved Characters Develop Over Time: Rick Jones Vs. Snapper Carr

**Spoilers For Justice League Of America (1960-1987), Captain Marvel #17 (1969), Invasion (1988-1989), and various other titles. Both Snapper Carr

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May 29, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4696 Views comics, Compare and Contrast piece, DC, Marvel, Opinion Piece, Rick Jones, Snapper Carr
Comics Film TV 

Schools Of Thought On Superman, Part 2: Single Vs. Married Life

Click here for part one. **Warning Of Spoilers For Lois and Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman (1993-1997), and several

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May 28, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3510 Views comics, Compare and Contrast piece, DC, Opinion Piece, Superman, Television Show, writing
Comics Film TV 

Schools Of Thought On Superman, Part 1: Human Vs. Alien

[*Spoilers in the form of a quote from DC Nation #0 (2018) and comic panels below!] There are different schools

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May 21, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3990 Views Compare and Contrast piece, DC, Opinion Piece, Superman, writing
Comics 

Why We Are Beyond The Predictions Of Transmetropolitan, Part 3: Socialization & Conclusion

For parts one and two of this series click here and here. Warning of spoilers for the series Transmetropolitan (1997-2002)!

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April 25, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4258 Views futurism, politics, Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis, Wildstorm
Comics Film 

Why Shang-Chi Could Be Hard To Include In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

[**Spoilers for Secret Avengers, Vol. 2: Eyes Of The Dragon (2012) and Avengers World (2014-2015)! *Note: This is strictly an

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April 5, 2018 Benjamin Hall 5627 Views comics, Disney, film, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Opinion Piece, Shang-Chi, Television Show
Business Comics 

Let’s Give Comic Posters More Availability

Various disasters such as the 2017 hurricanes made me realize that if something happened, I could only replace so many

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March 28, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3231 Views art, business, Lifestyle, Opinion Piece, posters
Comics 

Will Inconsistencies In Wolverine’s Portrayal In Comics Lead To More Changes?

[***Warning Of Spoilers For Major Wolverine & X-Men Related Storylines like Days Of Future Past & Age Of Ultron!] Most

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March 22, 2018 Benjamin Hall 6119 Views Characterization, comics, Days of Future Past, Infinity Countdown, Marvel, Marvel Legacy, Opinion Piece, Wolverine, X-Men
Business Film 

Ways In Which The X-Men and Fantastic Four Could Join The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Disney purchased Marvel in 2009. However, there were certain characters that were already licensed out to companies like Twentieth Century

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March 13, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3822 Views Disney, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, movies, Opinion Piece, Twentieth Century Fox
Comics Tech 

Why We Are Beyond Transmetropolitan’s Predictions, Part 2: Technology And Media

[Click here for Part 1 in this series. Also **Spoilers for the series Transmetropolitan!] Last time, I ended things on

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March 7, 2018 Benjamin Hall 5554 Views business, comics, film, Lifetime, Opinion Piece, technology, Transmetropolitan, tv
Comics Film 

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Is A Montage Of Bad Public Services Announcements

[***Trigger Warning For Various Topics Including Suicide And Non-Consent! Warning Of Spoilers For the Movie Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.]

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March 3, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4786 Views DC, Movie, Opinion Piece, Tales Of The Teen Titans, Teen Titans The Judas Contract, The New Teen Titans
Comics 

Marvel’s Starfox May Work Better As A Villain Than A Hero

[**Trigger Warning For Non-Consensual acts. Spoilers For She-Hulk Vol. 4: Laws Of Attraction and Infinity Gauntlet!] Eros a.k.a. Starfox made

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February 20, 2018 Benjamin Hall 6274 Views Avengers, comics, Eros, Eternals, Marvel, Opinion Piece, Starfox, Thanos
Comics 

The Marvel Heroine Dazzler’s Winning Qualities

Marvel Comics’ main continuity has a character named Alison Blaire a.k.a Dazzler. For those that don’t know her, she is

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February 14, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4039 Views comics, Dazzler, Marvel, Opinion Piece, X-Men
Comics 

Exploring The Iconic And The Personal In It’s A Bird…Vs. All-Star Superman

[***Spoilers for It’s A Bird… (2004) and All-Star Superman (2006-2008)!] The twelve issue series All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank

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February 8, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4096 Views All-Star Superman, Compare and Contrast piece, DC Comics, It's A Bird, Vertigo
Business Comics Film 

What Does The Future Hold For Valiant’s Post-DMG Entertainment Buy Up?

[**Note: The following are simply predictions and examples from history. Thus they don’t represent any real plans by DMG Entertainment

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January 31, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4344 Views business, comics, DMG entertainment, film, Predictions, tv, Valiant Entertainment
TV 

A Cure For The Moonlighting Curse In TV Relationship Dramas

[*Warning: Possible Spoilers for Moonlighting, Castle, and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman.] From March 3, 1985 to

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January 30, 2018 Benjamin Hall 4395 Views Moonlighting, Television Show, writing
Comics 

Why We Are Beyond Transmetropolitan’s Predictions, Part 1: The Politics

[**NOTE: Warning of spoilers for the series Transmetropolitan! Also, links below lead to news sources.] Transmetropolitan was a series created

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January 25, 2018 Benjamin Hall 5122 Views Darick Robertson, politics, Transmetropolitan, Vertigo, Warren Ellis
Comics 

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns May Not Be A Masterpiece After All

[**Warning: Spoilers for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns below!] First off, I do think the comic in question is entertaining.

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January 18, 2018 Benjamin Hall 7493 Views Batman, comics, DC Comics, Frank Miller, Opinion Piece, The Dark Knight Returns
Comics Film 

Vote Howard The Duck For A Relatively Good Movie

Warning: Spoilers for the movie Howard The Duck (1986)! Howard the Duck is, in my opinion, one of the few

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January 11, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3496 Views Howard the Duck, Marvel, movies
Comics 

Should Deathstroke Even Have A Title Series?

[*Note: Watch out for spoilers for several prominent Deathstroke storylines below!] There have been a lot of great stories featuring Slade

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January 2, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3799 Views comics, DC Comics, Deathstroke, Opinion Piece
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