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Top 5 on The Strip: Best X-Men arcs

1. God Loves, Man Kills The mutant struggle against one of the X-Men’s most human protagonists is a tragic tale of self hate and bigotry. It’s easily one of the most sorrowful tales of the lengths homosapiens will go to … Continue reading

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Property review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel Studios, 2014   Winter Soldier strikes cool balance There is no such thing as not believing in the magic of superhero films. Marvel has proven that a ridiculous number of times over by this … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #17: Rogue

Name: Anna Marie Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers Unity Division, Salvagers, Lights, Advocates Squad, X-Treme X-Men, X.S.E., Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Special abilities: Rogue has the ability to absorb the talents, knowledge, memories, personality and abilities of a person that she comes … Continue reading

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Marvel Character Highlight #15: Storm

Name: Ororo Munroe Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Lady Liberators, Morlocks, Hellfire Club, The Twelve Special abilities: Weather-natured sorcery. Storm is capable of complete control over the weather and all aspects dealing with the environment within the atmosphere over a … Continue reading

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Top 5 on The Strip: The Super family

  Superman — The Man of Steel himself is probably the best incarnation of the super family. He was the originator of the series and thus carries the name on when other incarnations drop in and out of the DC … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #13: Let’s talk a minute about comic book movie reboots

I am by no means someone who doesn’t love movies. I do, especially those of the comic book variety. I just have this thing where I can’t stand seeing a story done a million times with different people and different … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #10: Just where did Charles Xavier go wrong?

Charles Xavier: Former leader of the X-Men, founder of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. Morally ambiguous leader who mind wipes foes. Yes, Xavier is capable of great things and then there’s that tendency for him to get into the … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #06: Rogue

Name: Anna Marie Affiliation: X-Men, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Special abilities: Absorbs — sometimes permanently — the life force and psyche of an individual that she touches with skin-to-skin contact. With absorption from mutants, Rogue can temporarily or permanently use … Continue reading

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Comic property review: “The Spirit”

‘The Spirit’ lacking in focus, execution “The Spirit” Lionsgate, 2008 Despite reviews to the contrary, “The Spirit” isn’t a bad movie. It is a mess in some spots and it requires multiple viewings to fully understand what’s going on but, … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #05: Colossus

Name: Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin Affiliation: X-Men, Excalibur, Acolytes Special abilities: Covers his entire body in an organic metal outer shell that renders him impervious to most damage. While in his transformed state, he has superhuman strength and endurance. Background: Piotr … Continue reading

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