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The Other History of Rape in the DC Universe: The DEATHSTROKE Problem

The Other History of Rape in the DC Universe: The DEATHSTROKE Problem

Let’s not beat around the bush. Sexual abuse and rape are topics which are difficult to talk about in any format, but it’s especially hard when it comes to discussing it through superheroes. DC and Marvel Comics have both proven they tend to lack certain… nuances in the ways they portray rape and sex abuse.

DC Announces New Hanna-Barbera Crossovers

This October, the mash-ups get weirder and wilder when DC unleashes more crazy combinations of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes with some of Hanna-Barbera’s best-known classic cartoon characters.  Each book goes on sale Wednesday, October 31 (with both a standard and variant cover), is rated T (for Teen) and carries a retail price of $4.99. These

10 WORDS: April 4, 2018 Releases

One word. Sometimes, it’s all you need to adequately describe a comic. Sometimes, you need a lot more, BUT YOU ONLY GET ONE IN THIS GAME. I guilted Nikki, Doug, MJ and Allen into playing this game with me, and they haven’t bailed yet…SO LET’S TAKE ON WEEK 31 OF THIS MADNESS! April 4 releases,

Review: DEATHSTROKE #29

DEATHSTROKE #29 Written by Christopher Priest Art by Diogenes Neves, Trevor Scott, Jeromy Cox, and Willie Schubert Edited by Dave Wielgosz, Alex Antone, and Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: March 7, 2018 The finale to all that has come before for the World’s Deadliest Assassin is here and nothing will ever be

Transmyscira: The Second Amendment Doesn’t Apply to the Fourth Wall

I can draw a perfect replica of a Desert Eagle handgun from memory, and I’ve been able to do it since before either Snatch or The Matrix came out. The unique L-shaped slide, the weird, bulbous outline of the barrel that looks like a water balloon held by the knot, the whole thing. I know

Review: DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #1

  DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #1 Written by Christopher Priest Art by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Larry Hama, Jeromy Cox, and Willie Schubert Edited by Dave Wielgosz, Alex Antone, Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: January 31, 2018 The climax of the Defiance Era of Deathstroke is here and nothing will ever be the same. This

Transmycira: 2017, Trump’s America, and DEATHSTROKE #11

I was recently listening to Pod Save America, a pretty indispensable political podcast run by former Obama staffers, mark the occasion of the five year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting by talking to New Jersey Junior Senator Cory Booker. Booker is probably the Democratic frontrunner for the 2020 nomination, and for good reason. Booker

Review: DEATHSTROKE #25

DEATHSTROKE #25 Written by Christopher Priest Art by Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Norm Rapmund, Jeromy Cox, Trevor Scott, and Willie Schubert Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 1, 2017 The Trial of Slade Wilson begins as the Secret Society of Super Villains kidnap their fellow “member” to get to the bottom of what’s been

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