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Comics Should Be Good (CSBG) is a series of recurring features by Brian Cronin about comic books that spotlights comic book history, with both features on the behind-the-scenes aspects of comic books and celebrations of comic books and comic book art

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"How Can We Change Everything Around Her and Still Get Wonder Woman Out of It?" Absolute Wonder Woman's Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman explain how they changed everything around her while staying true to Wonder Woman

At CBR, I interviewed Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman about their excellent new series, Absolute Wonder Woman.
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29.09.2024 00:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: Will the Venom Symbiote Make Spider-Man the New King in Black? In a CBR exclusive preview of next week's Venom: War Spider-Man 3, we find whether the Venom merger will turn Spidey into the new King in Black

At CBR, I shared an exclusive preview of next week's Venom War: Spider-Man #3.
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29.09.2024 00:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leonardo Poignantly Embraces His Inner Turtle In an exclusive advance review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3, CBR discusses the poignant Leonardo spotlight issue

At CBR, I did an advance review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3, the Leonardo spotlight issue.
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29.09.2024 00:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The X-Men's Latest Enemy Is Cleverly Based on the Evils of Social Media In a review of X-Men #4, we examine how the X-Men's latest foe is based upon the evils of social media

At CBR, I reviewed X-Men #4, a clever take on the ills of social media.
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29.09.2024 00:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In the latest Line it is Drawn, our artists used your suggestions for Hellboy taking over classic movie posters
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26.09.2024 13:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At @poprefs, I noted the Easter Egg for the fifth episode of Only Murders in the Building Season 4, "Adaptation" (while also filling in the ones for the previous three episodes).
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25.09.2024 11:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Batman Comic Books Are the Most Collectible? As we celebrate Batman's 85th anniversary on Batman Day, let us look at which Batman comics are the most collectible

On Batman Day, in a brand-new Comic Book Questions Answered for @csbg.bsky.social, I tackle a common question, which is "Are my Batman comic books worth anything?"
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22.09.2024 02:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Line it is Drawn: The Line Pays Tribute to James Earl Jones & John Cassaday In the latest Line it is Drawn, our artists paid tribute to James Earl Jones and John Cassaday

In the latest Line it is Drawn, our artists paid tribute to James Earl Jones and John Cassaday
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19.09.2024 10:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Her Biggest flaw is Just S***y Luck": Garth Ennis Discusses His New Barbarian Series, Babs The second issue of Babs comes out this week from AHOY, and Babs writer Garth Ennis discussed the series, and its lead character, with CBR

At CBR, I interviewed Garth Ennis about his new AHOY series with Jacen Burrows, Babs, a hilarious sword and sorcery parody.
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19.09.2024 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The End of This Series Was a Wonderful Love Letter to All Eras of Star Wars In a review of Star Wars #50, we see how a conclusion of this series serves as love letter to every era of Star Wars

At CBR, I reviewed Star Wars #50.
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19.09.2024 03:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Transformers' Second Arc Has a Fantastic and Bittersweet Ending In a review of Transformers #12, we see the outstanding, but bittersweet, ending of the second arc of this award-winning series

At CBR, I reviewed Transformers #12.
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19.09.2024 03:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A New X-Men Team Forms in an Engaging Introduction of Four New Mutants In a review of this week's Uncanny X-Men #2, we see what causes a new X-Men team to form as we meet a fascinating group of new young mutants

At CBR, I reviewed Uncanny X-Men #2.
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19.09.2024 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The fourth and final issue of Doghead Sunset is out now!!! www.etsy.com/shop/SREMMAH...

15.09.2024 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vote for the Top 100 Comic Book Runs of All-Time! It's our annual top 100 poll! This year, it is time to vote on your favorite comic book runs of all-time!

Time to vote in our annual Top 100 poll! This year, you're voting for the top comic book runs of all-time!
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15.09.2024 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What DC Comic Appeared in the Cult Classic, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer? Readers write in with comics from the past and CSBG finds the comic, like the DC comic book featured in the film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

In a brand-new Great Comic Book Detectives for @csbg.bsky.social, I determine what DC comic book appeared in the cult classic film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
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15.09.2024 06:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wolverine #1 Review: Just When Wolverine Quit, They Pulled Him Back In In a review of this week's Wolverine #1, we explore how well the issue deals with Wolverine being pulled back into being a superhero

At CBR, I reviewed Wolverine #1.
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15.09.2024 06:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Was Harley Quinn Confirmed as Being Jewish? In their latest look at notable comic firsts, CSBG reveals when Harley Quinn was confirmed as being Jewish

In a brand-new When We First Met for @csbg.bsky.social, I look at when Harley Quinn was first confirmed as being Jewish in the DC Universe.
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13.09.2024 16:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Karl Moline, Route 666 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fray Co-Creator, Passes Away Karl Moline, the acclaimed comic book artist who co-created Route 666 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fray, has passed away

At CBR, I wrote about the career of the late Karl Moline.
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13.09.2024 16:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: The X-Men Fight the Upstarts in a Deadly Social Media Battle In a CBR exclusive preview of next week's X-Men #4, Beast is forced into a mission with the X-Men to stop the Upstarts' deadly social media campaign

At CBR, I shared an exclusive preview of next week's X-Men #4. This is a surprisingly substantial preview!
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13.09.2024 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two of the X-Men's Most Famous Time Travelers Must Save the Marvel Timeline Marvel's new end-of-the-year event will feature Cable and Bishop trying to save the Marvel Universe in a race through time itself

At CBR, I wrote about Cable and Bishop teaming up to save the Marvel timeline in Timeslide #1 this Christmas.
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12.09.2024 21:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Peter and Miles' First Adventure as the Spectacular Spider-Men Came to a Rousing Finish In the conclusion to the opening arc of Spectacular Spider-Men, Peter and Miles' journey through their "dreams come true" comes to a satisfying end

At CBR, I reviewed Spectacular Spider-Men #7.
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12.09.2024 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The X-Men Love to Break Through a Hole in the Cover In a feature spotlighting comic book covers that follow a theme, CSBG shows comic covers with the X-Men breaking through a hole in the cover

In a new I Can't Cover What I Am for @csbg.bsky.social, I look at X-Men covers where the X-Men burst out of the cover, Giant Size X-Men #1 style!
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12.09.2024 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Did Marvel Act Like Conan Was a Marvel Property in the 1970s? In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover why it seemed like Marvel treated Conan as one of its own characters in the 1970s

In a new Comic Book Legends Revealed for @csbg.bsky.social, I explain why it seemed like Marvel treated Conan the Barbarian as their own character in the 1970s.
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12.09.2024 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Line it is Drawn: Wolverine's 50th Anniversary Celebrates Major Firsts This week, in a brand-new Line it is Drawn, our artists drew your ideas for Wolverine taking over notable first issues and first appearances

This week, in a brand-new Line it is Drawn, our artists drew your ideas for Wolverine taking over notable first issues and first appearances
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12.09.2024 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ultimate Doom Could Be The Key to The MCU's Doctor Doom Ultimates #4's take on its Doom could possibly reflect on how the Marvel Cinematic Universe depicts its Doom, as well

At CBR, I reviewed The Ultimates #4
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10.09.2024 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mutts' Classic Comic Book Cover Homages Patrick McDonnell often pays tribute to classic comic book covers in his iconic hit comic strip, Mutts, and here we share a few examples

In a brand-new Meta-Messages for @csbg.bsky.social, I look at the times that Mutts homaged classic comic book covers.
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10.09.2024 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scarlett Redefines the G.I. Joe Ninja Landscape Against a backdrop of a close bond between Scarlett and Jinx, Scarlett #4 redefines G.I. Joe's ninja landscape

At CBR, I reviewed Scarlett #4.
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10.09.2024 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kitty Pryde Starts a New Phase of Her Life in the Debut of Exceptional X-Men Exceptional X-Men #1 sees Kitty Pryde going through a new phase in her life before a new mutant throws her plans out of whack

At CBR, I reviewed Exceptional X-Men #1.
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10.09.2024 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Legendary Comic Book Artist, John Cassaday, Passes Away at Age 52 Legendary comic book artist, John Cassaday, co-creator of Planetary, has passed away at the age of 52

At CBR, I wrote about the passing of the iconic comic book artist, John Cassaday.
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10.09.2024 05:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Acclaimed Indie Comics Creator Bernie Mireault Passes Away at 63 Bernie Mireault, the acclaimed independent comic creator best known for his offbeat superhero, The Jam, has passed away

At CBR, I honored the career of Bernie Mireault.
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05.09.2024 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0