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Can Mainstream Comics Be Socially Relevant?
Superhero comic books have always served as a popular lens through which we can view our own society. They have chronicled characters’ journeys through (largely) American history in the years leading...
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Blood of Palomar
Gilbert HernándezFantagraphic Books$18.95, 117 pages Set in the 1980s, Blood of Palomar is a thrilling book about Palomar, a fictional, chaotic Latin American town. The main thread is the murder...
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Grant Morrison’s Zenith Reprinted
2000AD will be reprinting Grant Morrison’s breakthrough work, Zenith, in its entirety for the first time ever. This reprinting which will be a limited edition hardcover book and will be restricted to...
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Karen Berger’s NYT Interview Glimpses at Shifting Comics Landscape
Earlier this week, departing Vertigo Comics exec Karen Berger spoke with the New York Times’s Dave Itzkoff regarding her departure from the imprint, where she has spent the last twenty-plus years...
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Image to Release Spanish-Language The Walking Dead in US
Today Image Comics announced that they would be issuing a Spanish-language version of The Walking Dead for the first time in the United States. This is a definite nod to the shifting demographics in...
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Misty Circus (HC)
Misty Circus is a nice little Gothic piece by Victoria Francés, an artist renowned for her gorgeous paintings and enticing stories. I instantly fell for Misty Circus when I glanced at the cover and...
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INFINITE CROSSOVER – Issue #9: Abuse of FREE Press
How much is too much? DW and Josh talk about the abuse of the free press as DC flexes its media muscle. Take a listen NOW! DOWNLOAD ON PODBEAN (iTunes will be available later today) ——————————————–...
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Image to Release Print Edition of Monkeybrain’s Masks and Mobsters
Today Image Comics announced that they would be releasing a print version of Masks and Mobsters, a webcomic originally released by MonkeyBrain. The full press release can be found below. ——– [FROM THE...
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Marvel Announces Once Upon a Time OGN Release Date
Today Marvel Comics announced details on their upcoming Once Upon a Time hardcover OGN. This effort is a part of Marvel’s ongoing effort to expand their comic market beyond traditional super-hero...
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INFINITE CROSSOVER – Issue XII: Going Back To School Edition
DW and Josh get taken to school as Sequart’s Matt LeMaire joins the conversation to discuss the importance of comics scholarship and why it’s time for comics to be taken seriously by academia....
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Secret Histories and Psychedelics
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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Archaia Entertainment Announces Hacktivist Graphic Novel
[FROM THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE] July 16th, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA – Award-winning publisher Archaia Entertainment and actress/producer Alyssa Milano (Charmed, Mistresses) are proud to announce...
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POINT OF ENTRY: Invincible Volume 1 is an Unexpected Stunner
Howdy! This is my first post on Capeless Crusader. I’m super excited. I’m Mai, originally from Tattoogirl Reads. I’m fairly new to comics. Well, that’s not true. I’ve read a whole hell of a lot of...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Comics Potpourri
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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Can Mainstream Comics Be Socially Relevant?
Superhero comic books have always served as a popular lens through which we can view our own society. They have chronicled characters’ journeys through (largely) American history in the years leading...
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Blood of Palomar
Set in the 1980s, Blood of Palomar is a thrilling book about Palomar, a fictional, chaotic Latin American town. The main thread is the murder mystery. The bodies pile up quickly, and clues are given...
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Inside Marvel’s Avengers: Endless Wartime
Writer Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Hellblazer) and artist Mike McKone (Teen Titans, Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man) are set to release a brand new graphic novel, Avengers: Endless Wartime,...
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Grant Morrison’s Zenith Reprinted
2000AD will be reprinting Grant Morrison’s breakthrough work, Zenith, in its entirety for the first time ever. This reprinting which will be a limited edition hardcover book and will be restricted to...
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Karen Berger’s NYT Interview Glimpses at Shifting Comics Landscape
Earlier this week, departing Vertigo Comics exec Karen Berger spoke with the New York Times’s Dave Itzkoff regarding her departure from the imprint, where she has spent the last twenty-plus years...
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Fantagraphics Celebrates Pride with a Guide to LGBTQ Comics
With Pride weekend upon us here in Seattle, Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics is in the mood to celebrate. This week, Fantagraphics posted a list via their website of some of the top picks of books...
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