Tag: Comics
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Franchises, Remakes, Sequels; Nostalgia isn’t Killing Quality, Greed is. An Opinion Piece
Quality creates wealth. Wealth fosters greed. Greed tarnishes quality. When looking back on the last two decades of entertainment, one has to ask, did connected franchises begin to sour audiences’ appetite for blockbuster bliss, or are studios digging their own graves with making art “fit in” within cultural/political paradigms? There are several explanations as to…
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Is Alex Ross Among the Pantheon of Comic Book Artistry? An Opinion Piece
Don’t make it new; make it whole. Every comic artist comes with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Whether it be crafting that perfect sequence of events that encapsule the action being told, or overcomplicating the look of a hero’s iconic costume, artists have ups and downs when translating their thoughts on paper. Alex Ross,…
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Crisis on Infinite Earths
Hello folks, welcome to the very first comic blog on Gaber’s Two Cents. In todays post I will be discussing the ambitious and world shattering 1985 DC Comics event, Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, before we get started, some context must be given before examining this event. I’ll summarize the twelve issue story when needed,…
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