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POST 300 --- DOOMSDAY CLOCK
The mid-1980s were a period of seismic change for DC Comics. It seemed as if the contributions of the brightest and most innovative...
Scott Cresswell
Dec 29, 202418 min read
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POST 299 --- BATMAN: BIRTH OF THE DEMON
To comment upon Batman: Son of the Demon, and Batman: Bride of the Demon, and say that they are bad stories would be incorrect. They are...
Scott Cresswell
Dec 21, 202410 min read
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POST 298 --- BATMAN: BRIDE OF THE DEMON
If Batman: Son of the Demon is best remembered for the debut of Damian Wayne (albeit very partially), then what can be said for Batman:...
Scott Cresswell
Dec 15, 202410 min read
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POST 297 --- BATMAN: SON OF THE DEMON
When Grant Morrison brought Damian Wayne into the world in 2006, the shockwaves immediately reverberated across comic books. The...
Scott Cresswell
Dec 8, 20247 min read
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POST 296 --- THE FLASH: THE HUMAN RACE
After writing just a few issues of The Flash (vol 2), Grant Morrison had already left his impression on the history of the title. His...
Scott Cresswell
Nov 30, 202410 min read
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POST 295 --- THE FLASH: EMERGENCY STOP
The 1990s was very much a decade within comic books where the lunatics took over the asylum. Long gone were the days when writers used to...
Scott Cresswell
Nov 24, 202412 min read
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POST 294 --- THE QUESTION: THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE
“There is white, and there is black, and there is nothing in-between.” The deep and wispy voice of Alan Moore, repeating words written by...
Scott Cresswell
Nov 17, 202412 min read
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POST 293 --- ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE: DESTROY THE JLA!
The Adventures in the DC Universe title had come a long way. With its anthology-format and forever-changing cast of characters, each...
Scott Cresswell
Nov 10, 20249 min read
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POST 292 --- ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE: CIPHER RULES!
After something so vague and bleak like Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, it is comforting to return to the colour and...
Scott Cresswell
Nov 3, 202411 min read
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POST 291 --- ARKHAM ASYLUM: A SERIOUS HOUSE ON SERIOUS EARTH
It’s that time of year again. Throughout the lifetime of this blog, I have attempted – though not always successfully – to review a story...
Scott Cresswell
Oct 27, 202410 min read
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POST 290 --- ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE: SOMETHING WICKED
In those first few issues of the Adventures in the DC Universe title, we have seen those famous faces of the Justice League translated...
Scott Cresswell
Oct 20, 202414 min read
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POST 289 --- ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE: A DIFFERENT LOOK AT THE WORLD'S GREAT SUPER-HEROES
Throughout the 1990s, the perception of comic books was changing in various ways. The days of dot-screen colouring and thought-balloons...
Scott Cresswell
Oct 13, 202411 min read
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POST 288 --- CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE
Darwyn Cooke had made a name for himself with his piercingly powerful psychological take with Batman: Ego. Few would have believed that...
Scott Cresswell
Oct 5, 20248 min read
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POST 287 --- BATMAN: EGO
In the crowded fields of talented creators, only a select few leave a significant or long-lasting impact on the comic book medium. Siegel...
Scott Cresswell
Sep 29, 202410 min read
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POST 286 --- DC: HEROES AGAINST HUNGER
Popular culture is often at its most sensational and impactful when it reflects the grim realism of the world around us. The dreadful...
Scott Cresswell
Sep 22, 20249 min read
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POST 285 --- THE SHADE: FAMILY TIES
The ending of Jack Knight’s tale in Starman (vol 2) 80 was bittersweet – that sense of sadness at the conclusion of such a saga was mixed...
Scott Cresswell
Sep 15, 202412 min read
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POST 284 --- BATMAN: THREE JOKERS
One of the more intriguing mysteries of the DC Universe during the turbulent 2010s was the enigma known as the Joker. Batman’s greatest...
Scott Cresswell
Sep 8, 202411 min read
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POST 283 --- STARMAN: SONS OF THE FATHER
‘Every writer hopes to achieve a series that has the kind of impact Starman does, but few actually achieve it.’ These words – written by...
Scott Cresswell
Sep 1, 202413 min read
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POST 282 --- STARMAN: GRAND GUIGNOL
Every saga needs its finale. In a sense, every event and moment during James Robinson’s Starman (vol 2) epic has been building up to a...
Scott Cresswell
Aug 25, 202415 min read
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POST 281 --- GREEN ARROW: 80TH ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR
It is a tall testament to the success of any franchise when they begin rolling out the red carpets and releasing the 100-page issues for...
Scott Cresswell
Aug 18, 202414 min read
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