A.J. the Comic Archivist digs through the entire history of comic books to flesh out the literary and cultural significance of the medium. From character's entire written history, he cuts passed the Wikis and headlines to see the in-universe history of a character, team, or event. Also available with video (most of them) on Youtube!
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X-Men is back in a big way thanks to corporate buyouts, but in the '00s, things were weird for the franchise. This storyline in particular is most famous for the scene with Angel and Husk... umm.. well, when a man loves a barely legal girl, he takes her up and [redacted for sensitive minds]. What's even more important is that that whole relationship introduces that them Guthrie household had to be built on toxic waste and it's a Romeo and Juliet story! YEAH!
This is a test episode for a new channel specifically focused on reading the entirety of X-MEN!
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5 Nov 2023
V For Vendetta | Issue 1
Naturally, since it's the 5th of November, no one cares about Guy Fawkes Day but boy howdy did the Internet eat up the Wachowskis adaptation of V For Vendetta. The original though... is very different. Yes, I may finalize the full deepest of dives into this (A Comic A Day versions are available)
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31 Oct 2023
Halloween (the movie) | Part 2: Devil's Due
Next, we enter the Devil's Due era and boy howdy does Stefan Hutchinson have a damn good run with the franchise. It's top notch. And hey, there's actually a current fairly famous artist for one of these (seriously everyone needs to buy the Nightdance trade!)
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