The Uncanny X-Men were the superteam that made a lifelong comic-book fan out of T. Andrew Wahl. Join him as he rereads and reviews the legendary run that made the mutant heroes the bestselling foundation of the Bronze Age Marvel Universe. (There are 88 reviews so far!)
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T. Andrew Wahl answers the question: Why do you love comic books? [From the Spokane County Library blog]
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A mountain emerges in Los Angeles, bringing Marvel’s monsters together to face a golden man on a flying golden steed. This Bill Mantlo monster mash is a mess, but Frank Robbins delivers some stylish pencils.
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A trio of fun tales, including the first proto-Conan story by the legendary team of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith. Also featuring work by Jack “King” Kirby, Tom Sutton and more.
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With this second issue, Monster Hunters veers away from its title concept in favor of the standard horror-host-introducing-scary-tales format. Featuring work from the likes of Nicola Cuti, Steve Ditko and Tom Sutton.
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Groot, the monarch of Planet X, comes to kidnap Earthlings for experimentation but is foiled by a local scientist. The debut appearance of Groot leads of collection of reprint monster tales from the likes of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers.
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A descendent of Dracula uses science to create a bat-serum in hopes of helping humanity and rehabilitating his family name. The world’s most famous vampire brand gets a campy reboot from the team of D.J. Arneson, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico.
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Satanic sorcery. Grendel. One of the Lost Tribes of Israel. And the origin of Dracula. Beowulf has his hands full. A chockablock-but-lackluster affair from the team of Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte.
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A descendent of Dracula hopes to turn his family’s castle into a tourist attraction – unwittingly unleashing an ancient evil. One of the legendary titles of the Bronze Age gets off to a slow – albeit well drawn – start with this debut issue from Gerry Conway and Gene Colan.
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The Titans arrive to assist with the elimination of an experiment gone awry but end up siding with the Recombatants! Steve “The Dude” Rude joins the Titans team of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for this DNAgents homage.
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After surviving a deep-sea explosion, the Teen Titans press forward with their attack against H.I.V.E. An anticlimactic conclusion to the multi-year H.I.V.E. story, from Titans co-creators Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
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The Teen Titans take the fight to H.I.V.E. under the Atlantic – but all is not as it seems. This is another solid outing from the team of Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Mike DeCarlo, but a “been there, done that” vibe is settling in.
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T. Andrew Wahl talks comic books, history and the power of representation with journalist Luciano Marano. [From the Bainbridge Island Review]
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The granddaughter of Captain America co-creator Joe Simon talks about children's need for superheroes during the time of COVID. [From The New York Times]
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EvCC students take home 21 awards from annual PNAJE awards competition. [From Everett Community College]
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The SPLC talks to T. Andrew Wahl and other advisers about COVID's impact on student news organizations. [From the Student Press Law Center]
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Nonprofit television organization TVW broadcasts Wahl's 2019 presentation on comic books and reality at the Tumwater Timberland Library. [From TVW]
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