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Top 5 on the Strip: Comic book games edition
1. Marvel vs. Capcom series If there were ever a polarizing yet fun fighting game, it’s probably Marvel vs. Capcom. The first few Versus games are fun yet broken, but you don’t know broken until you get to Marvel vs. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4Q2020, Arkham series, batman, comic book video games, dc, marvel, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, staff, TMNT, Top 5, Versus, X-Men
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Character Highlight #23: Pyslocke
Name: Elizabeth Braddock Alias: Betsy, Betts, Kwannon, Lady Mandarin, Captain Britain, Lady Briton, Death Affiliation: X-Men, Captain Britain Corps, X-Force, S.T.R.I.K.E., Extinction Team, the Mandarin, Sisterhood of Mutants, Exiles, Hand, Hellfire Club, Horsemen of the Apocalypse, X.S.E. Special abilities: Psylocke … Continue reading
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Tagged 3Q2018, character highlight, comics, marvel, Psylocke, staff, X-Men
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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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