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Pretty Deadly 10 review

Two of Kelly Sue DeConnick’s creator-owned comics released today, this and Bitch Planet 8. While Bitch Planet is a good series about non-compliant women in prison with heavy anti-sexism themes, I find it more enjoyable to talk about Pretty Deadly. … Continue reading

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Comics of June 22, 2016

Marvel needs to spread out their titles better. Most of their X-Men team books seem to release on the same week, while All-New Wolverine and Old Man Logan always seem to release on the same week. Meanwhile only a few … Continue reading

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Pretty Deadly 9 review

As much as the Pretty Deadly series is so deep and dense with its mythology and poetry that the first arc needs several readings to understand, the second arc has been simpler for the most part. The story is a … Continue reading

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Comics of April 13, 2016

Usually the last week of the month is my small week for comic pickups, especially when it’s like last month where there are 5 Wednesdays. Looking ahead, it looks like this month is the opposite. Last week was pretty small, … Continue reading

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Pretty Deadly 8 review

Considering how complex the first volume of Pretty Deadly is, it’s interesting to see how much more straight forward the second arc is. That’s not to say there isn’t anything behind the surface that you don’t notice the first time … Continue reading

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Comics of February 3, 2016

So for the first time since I got into comics, I didn’t pick up an Uncanny X-Men issue. UXM2 was not only mediocre on the writing front, but Greg Land’s art was terrible and they needlessly killed off a fan … Continue reading

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My favourite things of 2015

We’ve come to the end of another year, which makes this a good time to look back on been good and bad about the year. This post is almost exclusively about entertainment that released this year, and since this primarily … Continue reading

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Pretty Deadly 7 review

Pretty Deadly is an unusual comic to say the least. It’s not just that each issue greatly benefits from multiple readings. It’s not that it somehow combines a western, mythology, fairy tale and poetry (and in issue 6 and 7, … Continue reading

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Comics of December 23, 2015

It’s the last week of comics before Christmas, and as usual, pull lists are shorter for most people in late December. This week I only picked up 5 comics, and next week’s looking like I’m only picking up one – … Continue reading

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Pretty Deadly 6 review

It’s been a year and a half since the last issue of Pretty Deadly. This creator-owned series by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Emma Rios is a blend of western, mythology, fairy tale and song, in a way that’s … Continue reading

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