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Marvel character highlight #09: Cable

REAL NAME: Nathan Christopher Charles Summers AFFILIATION: X-Men, New Mutants/X-Force, Six Pack SPECIAL ABILITIES: Telekinesis and telepathy. Enhanced eyesight through his techno-organic eye and enhanced strength and durability in parts affected by the virus. Cable is also proficient in most … Continue reading

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Top 5 on The Strip: WTF lines from Ultimate Avengers

BY JAMIE MOSLEY/Gaming Insurrection Is there anything better than watching your favorite superheroes using their superpowers to save the world from certain doom? The answer: Yes, listening to those same superheroes deliver some of the best and memorable lines you … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #09: Let’s end the bashing of direct comic book films

I don’t know where the inclination to bash a direct comic book movie has come from in recent years, but it honestly needs to stop. I don’t know about the various movie critics out there, but I love a good … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #08: Equal representation in comic books

When it comes to race and comic books, there should be equal representation for the readership When I was growing up, I was told to be mindful of the content of folks’ character, not the color of their skin. It’s … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #08: Marrow

NAME: Sarah; last name may be Rushman AFFILIATION: Morlocks; Weapon X, X-Men, Gene Nation, S.H.I.E.L.D. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Rapidly re-grow the protruding bone spurs that protrude from her body, and which she uses as weapons. She also possesses two hearts and … Continue reading

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Top 5 on The Strip: Unknown black superheroes

By Jamie Mosley, Gaming Insurrection This quarter, I would like to pay tribute to those superheroes who usually do their jobs with little fanfare or fame. Of course, all superheroes, receive fame. But these heroes are the ones you don’t … Continue reading

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Property review: Watchmen (film)

WATCHMEN Warner Bros., 2009 Who watched the Watchmen? Sadly, not many When you have a successful and highly regarded graphic novel as a basis for a movie, there shouldn’t be problems with the resulting product. And yet, Watchmen didn’t exactly … Continue reading

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Otaku #07: Devil May Cry 3 Vol. 1

Devil May Cry 3 manga a great start for Dante In this issue’s Otaku Corner, I’m taking a look at manga based on popular video games. One of these manga is based on the third installment of Capcom’s best-selling game … Continue reading

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Top 5 list: Worst comic book movies

Chances are, if you’re comic book fanatics like we are at Gaming Insurrection, you’ve seen one of the movies on this list. If you soak up overacting, tired drama and nonsensical plots with hamfisted writing, you’ve seen everything on this … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #07: Magneto

Name: Unrevealed; uses the name Erik Magnus Lehnsherr Affiliations: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Charles Xavier, the X-Men, the New Mutants Special abilities: Ability to manipulate magnetism and all forms of electromagnetic energy Background: Little is known about the origins of … Continue reading

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