Tegan O'Neil

6/30/17

<i>The A.V. Club</i>’s favorite comics of 2017 so far

The A.V. Club’s favorite comics of 2017 so far

From war-torn South Vietnam to the apartment of supernatural stoners to a psychedelic plane of reality inside a…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedJune 30, 2017

6/9/17

DC tempts Wonder Woman fans to comics with 4 worthy Diana-centric offerings

Contrary to what people might think, the recent boom of comic book movies and television shows hasn’t come with a…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedJune 9, 2017

5/26/17

For a striking sci-fi mystery, take a trip to the Spill Zone

As the graphic novel market continues to grow, the medium is increasingly popular for established novelists who want…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedMay 26, 2017

5/12/17

Two new superb indie offerings highlight the power of—and need for—marginalized voices in comics

Starting a new superhero universe is a risky endeavor in a comic book marketplace crowded with superhero titles, but…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedMay 12, 2017

4/28/17

Letters For Lucardo is both vampire love story and explicit erotica

Monsters in pop culture are cyclical, with media fixating on a particular type long enough for audiences to get sick…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedApril 28, 2017

4/14/17

If Labyrinth and Inception had a love child, it might look something like the comic Black Cloud

The flexibility to form and reform comics creative teams is both one of the genre’s biggest strengths and…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedApril 14, 2017

3/31/17

Marvel just doesn’t know what to do with its group of young, horny X-Men

The first X-Men Prime was released in May of 1995, on the heels of possibly the best-received crossover in franchise…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedMarch 31, 2017

3/17/17

Savage Things crafts a Bourne-like story of intrigue that’s subtle instead of silly

Unwilling soldiers aren’t exactly a new idea in comic books. Marvel especially enjoys mining that story over and…

Oliver Sava,

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Shea Hennum,

and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedMarch 17, 2017

2/14/17

Meet the man who brought us zombies in The Abominable Mr. Seabrook

Best known as the man that popularized the word “zombie” in the English language, William Seabrook is a tragic…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedFebruary 14, 2017

2/7/17

For female heroes written by actual women, look beyond Marvel and DC

Nadia Pym is Marvel’s latest attempt to make its comic-book universe resemble its cinematic universe, and while…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedFebruary 7, 2017

1/31/17

A tone-deaf Marvel doubles down on Civil War II’s Nazi agenda

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: In the aftermath of a civil war between two gangs of superheroes, the…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedJanuary 31, 2017

1/17/17

To catch up with modern times, The Flash needed to borrow from its past

The Flash is a friendly guy. It’s part of the character that comes with wearing the red suit. Barry Allen is bland…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedJanuary 17, 2017

1/10/17

Civil War II will make you yearn for the time when bad comics were good fun

Bad comics used to be fun. The first Civil War, 10 years in hindsight, had charm—a well-made piece of hokum that…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedJanuary 10, 2017

12/20/16

Meet the newest female protagonist in the Star Wars comics universe

There’s a lot riding on Doctor Aphra #1 (Marvel). Launching a new series for a character native to the comics seems…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedDecember 20, 2016

12/14/16

The best comics of 2016

The world of comics is huge and ever expanding. All it takes is one look at Diamond’s weekly new-releases list to be…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedDecember 14, 2016

12/13/16

A Wuvable Oaf gets into some Blood & Metal in an adorably vicious comic

Ed Luce’s Oaf Jadwiga is a study in contrasts, a hulking teddy bear of a man with a sensitive soul and a love for…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedDecember 13, 2016

11/29/16

Remembering one of the most gifted draftsmen from a golden age of comics

Few creators exemplify the promise and disappointment of the early decades of comic books as fully as Wally Wood.…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedNovember 29, 2016

11/22/16

Roxane Gay’s Black Panther prequel gives women a story in the World Of Wakanda

Wakanda is experiencing a well deserved resurgence in interest. Between excitement for the Black Panther movie and…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedNovember 22, 2016

11/8/16

The essential Becoming Unbecoming is a harrowing journey through misogyny

Becoming Unbecoming (Arsenal Pulp Press) is not an easy read, but it is an essential one. This graphic memoir by Una…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedNovember 8, 2016

11/7/16

15 years ago, the prescient X-Force used mutants to explore the dangers of fame

This week: Peter Milligan and Michael Allred’s X-Force, a series published from 2001 to 2002 that changed the course…

Shea Hennum,

Oliver Sava,

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and Tegan O'Neil

PublishedNovember 7, 2016