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Top 5 on The Strip: Animated superhero cartoons
1. Batman: The Animated Series The standard bearer for modern superhero cartoons, Batman: The Animated Series was gritty, dark and fresh off the success of Batman Returns. It’s well-drawn with a neat art deco style and the voice acting set … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2017, animated, batman, dc, marvel, Spider-Man, staff, Teen Titans, TMNT, Top 5, X-Men
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Character highlight #22: Iceman
Name: Robert Louis Drake Alias: Iceman, Bobby Drake, Frozen One, Frosty, Drake Roberts, Iceface, Iceheart Affiliation: X-Men, X-Factor, Murder Circus, Excelsiors, The Twelve, Chosen, Defenders, Secret Defenders, Champions Special abilities: Iceman is classified as an “omega-level mutant.” Iceman can lower his … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2017, iceman, marvel, marvel character highlight, X-Men
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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 in … Continue reading
Top 5 on The Strip: Villainesses
1. Selene (Black Queen – Hellfire Club) – Marvel Selene – better known as the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club – is at least 17,000 years old and continuously wreaks havoc on the Marvel Universe, mostly by terrorizing the … Continue reading
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Tagged 3Q2014, batman, dc, Lady Deathstrike, Magneto, marvel, Mystique, Selene, staff, Star Sapphire, Talia Ah Gul, X-Men
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Property review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox, 2014 X-cellent return to form Set aside any preconceived notions you may have had at the announcement of a new X-Men film. We’ll wait because we know just how hard that may be … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1980s, 3Q2014, comics, Days of Future Past, marvel, movie, property review, staff, X-Men
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Strip Talk #18: Days of Future Past isn’t a reality fast enough
It’s no secret that I favor Marvel over DC in the grand scheme of comic book things. I always have: I began watching X-Men: The Animated Series almost as soon as the show began airing, and I’m far more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Q2014, animated, column, comics, Lyndsey Hicks, marvel, Strip Talk, X-Men
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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 into … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, 2Q2014, animated, character highlight, Comic, comics, Gambit, marvel, Mystique, Rogue, staff, X-Men
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Property review: X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment, 2006 X-cruciatingly bad x-ecution We get that the X-Men film properties reside in a different universe than the comic book version. And we have no problems suspending disbelief when asked. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Q2014, comics, Cyclops, film, Juggernaut, Magneto, marvel, movie, Professor X, property, property review, staff, Wolverine, X-Men
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Strip Talk #17: When the X-Men ruled the weekend
I grew up in a household where Saturdays were prized affairs of laziness and doing absolutely as little as possible. Mostly, we sat around reading romance novels (my mom), playing cards or board games or doing a little housework well … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Q2014, animated, column, comics, Lyndsey Hicks, marvel, Strip Talk, X-Men
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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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Tagged 4Q2013, Comic, comics, marvel, marvel character highlight, storm, X-Men
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