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Comics Film TV 

Looking At Joss Whedon’s Recurring Story Tropes

[**Spoilers for Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1996-2003), Astonishing X-Men (2004-2013), The Avengers (2012), Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013 to Present), and other

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June 27, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3849 Views Agents of SHIELD, Astonishing X-Men, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, Opinion Piece, The Avengers, Toy Story, writing
Business Comics 

We Need A Main Registry For Public Domain Comic Books

There is a legal zone called the public domain which consists of things like comics, movies, etc., that anyone can

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June 19, 2018 Benjamin Hall 5162 Views comic books, Opinion Piece, Public Domain, publishing
Comics Film TV 

Schools Of Thought On Superman, Part 3: Idiocy Or Mastery Of Disguise?

**Warning Of Spoilers for various Superman stories including Smallville (2001-2011), Lois And Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman (1993-1997), Superman

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June 12, 2018 Benjamin Hall 3286 Views Compare and Contrast piece, DC, Opinion Piece, Smallville, Superman
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 3885 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 4650 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 3472 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 3942 Views Compare and Contrast piece, DC, Opinion Piece, Superman, writing
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 5553 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 3206 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 6042 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 3790 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 5462 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 4740 Views DC, Movie, Opinion Piece, Tales Of The Teen Titans, Teen Titans The Judas Contract, The New Teen Titans
Comics Crowdfunding 

My Graphic Novel Kickstarter Before And After: Part 2

It has been nearly four months since my last article detailing my thoughts on Kickstarting my graphic novel Crossbone Jones:

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February 22, 2018 Tito W. James 3693 Views Crossbone Jones, Crossbone Jones: And Other Twisted Tales, graphic novel, Kickstarter, Opinion Piece, Tito W. James
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 6232 Views Avengers, comics, Eros, Eternals, Marvel, Opinion Piece, Starfox, Thanos
Comics Film 

Black History Month: A Time To Reflect On The Past And Hope For The Future

Representation for people of color in comics has been rocky in the past, and while there are still improvements to

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February 20, 2018 Tito W. James 3306 Views comics, film, Opinion Piece, Race, Representation, Tito W. James
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 3952 Views comics, Dazzler, Marvel, Opinion Piece, X-Men
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 7430 Views Batman, comics, DC Comics, Frank Miller, Opinion Piece, The Dark Knight Returns
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 3755 Views comics, DC Comics, Deathstroke, Opinion Piece
Comics Lifestyle 

My Advice To Aspiring Comic Creators, Part 5

My previous articles covered the preliminary research, short exercises, the do’s and don’ts, and indie comic cliches. For my final article,

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December 27, 2017 Tito W. James 3637 Views Advice, diversity in comics, Opinion Piece, Tito W. James
Comics Lifestyle 

My Advice To Aspiring Comic Creators, Part 4

My previous articles covered the preliminary research, short exercises, and the do’s and don’ts of comic creation. Now that you are

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December 25, 2017 Tito W. James 3817 Views Advice, Battling Boy, Copper, Justin Jordan, Kazu Kibuishi, Opinion Piece, OwlTurd, Paul Pope, Scott McCloud, The Sculptor, The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, Tito W. James, Tradd Moore
Comics 

My Advice To Aspiring Comic Creators, Part 3

My first two articles covered the preliminary research and short exercises needed to achieve a comic creation. This article will

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December 22, 2017 Tito W. James 3715 Views Advice, Opinion Piece, Tito W. James
Comics Lifestyle 

My Advice To Aspiring Comic Creators, Part 2

If you’ve read my previous article about comic creation then you should be ready for the next step–writing and drawing

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December 20, 2017 Tito W. James 3774 Views Advice, Crossbone Jones, Opinion Piece, Tito W. James
Comics Lifestyle 

My Advice To Aspiring Comic Creators, Part 1

With the launch of my first graphic novel Crossbone Jones: And Other Twisted Tales, I wanted to give some advice

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December 18, 2017 Tito W. James 4375 Views Advice, Blake Snyder, Jeff VanderMeer, Jim Zub, Opinion Piece, Scott McCloud, Tito W. James
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