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Books & Comics Features Hot Superheroes

December 6, 2018December 2, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #201: The Authority

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alien, apollo, Bill Clinton, Bryan Hitch, Captain America, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Deathblow, Flashpoint, Frank Quietly, George W Bush, Grifter, Jack Hawksmoor, Jack Kirby, Jenny Quantum, Jenny Sparks, Joe Kelly, Justice League, Mark Millar, Marvel Comics, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, Stormwatch, Swift, The Authority, The Carrier, The Doctor, The Engineer, The Midnighter, Warren Ellis, WildC.A.T.s, Wildstorm

The Authority: with a name like that, were they really the good guys?

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Books & Comics Hot Reviews Superheroes

November 18, 2016November 14, 2016

Comic Review: Jupiter’s Legacy Book One

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Frank Quietly, Image Comics, Jupiter's Circle, Jupiter's Legacy, Justice League, Mark Millar, The Authority

Mark Millar and Frank Quietly reteam to tell the sort of deconstructionist superhero story Millar always seems to be telling these days.

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Books & Comics Hot Superheroes

June 30, 2016June 25, 2016

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case Files #74: Pete Wisdom

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Avengers, Captain Britain, Chris Claremont, Colossus, Elijah Snow, Excalibur, Jack Hawksmoor, Jakita Wagner, Jenny Sparks, John Constantine, Kitty Pryde, Lockheed, Misplaced Heroes, Pete Wisdom, planetary, The Authority, Warren Ellis, X-Men

The prototypical Warren Ellis bad boy who ended up dating a prototypical American good girl.

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November 3, 2015

Tom Recommends: Planetary

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Doc Brass, Doc Savage, Elijah Snow, fantastic four, Fu Manchu, Godzilla, Grant Morrison, Jakita Wagner, Jenny Sparks, John Cassaday, Justice League, planetary, Reed Richards, Tarzan, The Authority, The Drummer, The Shadow, The Watchmen, Warren Ellis, Wildstorm

The deconstruction of the superhero genre is something that has been going on for a few decades now, and is often rather repetitive. Generally,

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