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What's Wrong With The Comics Industry Today: Omnibus Editions
comic, comics, graphic, novel, review, Omnibus, Marvel, HC, TPB, Daredevil, Captain, America
With the now infamous Amazon.com glitch happening about a week ago from today, where Marvel Omnibus' went from $100 to $15 and under, Mike thought it would be a good time to look at a lousy trend that is starting to happen at Marvel. A trend of giving fans less for more. |
March 14, 2010
Author: Mike M.
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Top 10 Best Handled Comic Book Characters of the Decade
list, comic, book, review, heroes
Mike M. lists off the greatest comebacks, and rises of the last decade for some of the comic book industries greatest icons and underdogs. |
January 3, 2010
Author: Mike M.
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Here's A Crazy Idea: More Diverse Heroes For A More Diverse World
rant, comic, books, superhero, review, comics, film
A thesis that movies should give us more diversity in our superheroes, even if that contradicts the character's history. |
December 31, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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X-Men: Magneto Testament (HC) Review
comic, reviews, review, graphic, novel, X-men, historical, fiction
A look at a bold project from Marvel that pieces together Magneto's history from his time surviving in the Holocaust. It it well done? or a train-wreck worthy of our fury? Read to find out. |
December 27, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Batman in The Black Egg of Atlantis
comic, review
Well, since Plato's account, Atlantis became a motif used, re-used, recycled, in works of literature and different forms of media, from comics to video games and managed to make a transition from myth to reality and to a myth again and will remain a myth, no matter what anybody says, especially when esoteric explanations regarding the origins of mankind, in which Atlantis plays some kind of role in the apparently forgotten history of man. |
December 18, 2009
Author: Alexandru D.
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Marvel Omnibus: Devil Dinosaur Review
comic, review, Jack, Kirby
A simple look at a simple book which acts as Jack Kirby's Epilogue for his work with Marvel.
How much of the King's magic was left by the late seventies? After three decades of giving some of the comic book medium its best work, does the King have anything left? Read this article to find out... |
October 24, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Tomb of Dracula Review
comic, review, vampires, horror
A look at the 70 issue Marvel comics series that some fans (including Mike M.) consider to be the definitive sequal to Bram Stoker's greatest novel. But does it live up to its reputation? or is this creation now as stale as Dracula's staked corpse? Read here to find out. |
September 30, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Batman RIP WTF Review
comic, batman, review, Morrison
The Mike of Zur-En-Arrh struggles to keep his sanity as he tries to figure out what is so awesome about Grant Morrison run on Batman. |
September 18, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Marvel's The Hood (Max) Review
comic, review, graphic, novel, marvel, villain
A look at a cool little mini-series that Marvel made about some guy called Parker. How is this different than any other mini-series about some other guy named Parker? Read this article to find out. |
September 4, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Batman #66: The Joker's Comedy of Boners Errors (SFW)
comic, review, batman, joker
Mike reviews an old authentic Batman comic from the 1950's, about the Dark Knight as he faces against his greatest foe. For fans of the Joker, this article will either shatter your respect of him or cement him as one of your all time favorite villains. Read this cautionary tale of what happens when creators run out of ideas for what to do with their characters. |
August 13, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Marvel's Legion of Monsters (HC): Review
comic, books, graphic, novel, collection, horror
A review on a book on the Monster's of Marvel Comics. Does this collection of creatures cultivate the creeps? Or is the horror just horrible? Read to find out, if you dare... |
June 14, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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What's Wrong With the Comics Industry Today: Trade Paperbacks
graphic, novels, Superman, Watchmen, DC, Marvel, comic, review
The first Crap Culture site started out as a place to analyze the comic book industry. (Aren't you glad it evolved?) So for this site's 100th article, we decided to take it back to it's roots and look at what is wrong with the comics industry today. We focus on the shrinking size of trade paperbacks. |
May 21, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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"Green Lantern: Rebirth" Review
Graphic, novel, Hal, Jordan, aliens, comic, book
One of the crappiest things about comic books and serial literature is the return to status quo. So returning a hero from the dead and undoing defining moments in his history should be an awful read, right? Not necessarily, here is a book that did it right. |
April 20, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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Mike vs. Alex :Max Fury
Fury, comic, review, head-to-head
Ok,so me and mike decided to write this little diddy on Garth Ennis's "Max:Fury" so choose your side carefully, it may just spell your doom. |
March 13, 2009
Author: Alex L.
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The Watchmen Graphic Novel Review
comic, books, Alan, Moore, DC, Comics, review
Who reviews the Watchmen? Well Mike does, as he gives quick and straight forward reasons on why the comic book has held up so well for over twenty years. |
March 4, 2009
Author: Mike M.
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