Uncanny X-force: The Apocalypse Solution is a collection of the first four issues of the Uncanny X-Force series written by Rick Remender and drawn by Jerome Opena for Marvel Comics in 2010. Darren explores the story’s themes as well as the elements that make this story a modern classic. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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DC Entertainment relaunched their superhero line of comics in 2011. Many titles of the New 52 made a huge impact on the comic industry at the time. In all the excitement and flashy titles, Batman and Robin by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason arrived quietly on the scene. From the outset, however, Batman and Robin showed itself to be the beating heart of the new Batman line. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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A God Somewhere is a graphic novel written by John Arcudi and drawn by Peter Snejbjerg. It was published by DC Comics’ Wildstorm imprint in June 2010. A literal onslaught of subjects and subtexts, A God Somewhere tackles issues of race, white privilege, friendship and superhuman dystopia. It quickly vanished from the racks soon after its release and deserves to be rediscovered by current audiences. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week, Darren shares the love for Gwen Stacy and talks about Spider-Man: Blue which was a comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale in 2002 from Marvel comics . Loeb and Sale also worked on the limited series: Daredevil: Yellow, Hulk: Grey and Captain America: White which also chronicle their respective Marvel Comics characters in their formative years. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week, Darren delves into Marvel’s ultra mega crossover classic, CIVIL WAR by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. You won’t want to miss this look into the basis for Marvel’s 2016 film, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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Hard Time, written by the infamous Steve Gerber (Howard the Duck) and drawn by Brian Hurtt, premiered as part of DC Comics’ short-lived 2004 Focus Imprint, alongside Kinetic, Frantic and Touch. After a year, the imprint was shelved and Hard Time was the last comic standing, but that was to be for only 7 more issues. This week, Darren pays tribute to the short-lived masterpiece, that was one part Columbine massacre riff and the other a satirical send up of doing a near life stretch in prison. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week, Darren tackles the mammoth sized Scott McCloud epic, the Sculptor, from First Second comics. Released in 2015 to immediate industry acclaim, we whittle down those pesky details into a bite-sized information morsel just for you! Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week we cover Stray Bullets, an independent comic book series originally published in 1995 by El Capitan Books. It is written and drawn by David Lapham. The series took a long hiatus in 2005, but resumed publishing in 2014 under the Image banner. The large mosaic story deals with the often criminal and sometimes tragic misadventures of a large cast of characters taking place from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s. Watch as Darren tries to sell a black and white comic book to a new and unsuspecting generation. He’ll tell you why its special, why you need to read it and what current comics are influenced by it. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week we look back at Sleeper by Ed Brubaker and art by Sean Phillips, published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint back in 2003. Holden Carver has been placed in deep cover among the secret rulers of the world (think Illuminati, the Bilderberg Group) and the one man who can pull him out has been shot, barely clinging to life. Can Holden get out? Does he really want to?
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There is a perfect compact story buried in the wreckage of a jet lying in the mountains of Afghanistan. What secrets does 303 hold and what drives Garth Ennis’s implacable protagonist? Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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Are you excited about the upcoming daredevil Netflix TV Series? Then check out this weeks Throwback Thursday as we talk about Daredevil Born Again
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This week Darren explains how Doug Moench and Kelley Jones really get Batman. Was their run from 1995 to 1998 an overlooked gem? Is it one of the best? Check out this week’s episode of Throwback Thursday and remember the good ol’ days while we reexamine Batman by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week on Throwback Thursday, we’re talking about The Maximortal by Rick Veitch. Maximortal is the ultimate Superman apocrypha. It’s a book that deals with fiction as reality. It covers the Cold War, the dropping of the atomic bomb, and even tells the story of Siegel and Shuster. If you like weird takes on the Man of Steel, this is worth a look. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week we’re discussing Abandoned Cards by Tim Lane and published by Fantagraphics Books. What happens to America when the American dream turns dark? If the Beat poets had ever made a comic book, this would have been it. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week we discuss the incomplete comic series Berlin by Jason Lutes. Berlin tells the story of the numerous factions fighting for control after World War I. And even though you know how it’s going to end, Berlin makes you feel like they still have a chance. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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Deathmatch, by Paul Jenkins & Carlos Magno, is a sophisticated man’s Secret Wars. All the great superheroes are taken and put in a cage, forced to fight to death. They have no idea why. Paul Jenkins does a great job of making you feel as if you know who these characters. In a page you’ll feel like you’ve been reading their adventures for years. Before you jump into Secret Wars this summer, give Deathmatch another look. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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On this Throwback Thursday we reminisce about what may be the greatest Superman story ever told–All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quietly, and Jamie Grant. If you never read another Superman story again, make sure this is your last. It’s a modern classic, and Darren takes a moment to discuss its impact. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week on Throwback Thursday, Darren discusses how reading Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by Mark Harris led him to taking another look at Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross. In 1994, a time of chromium covers and crossovers, the world got Marvels instead. Darren explains why Marvels works and how it subverts the Marvel formula. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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This week Darren discusses how Strange Embrace by David Hine is a matryoshka doll of terror. He also demands that David Hine prove he is not also Shaky Kane. Has Strange Embrace driven Darren to madness? Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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A long, long time ago in a place called the mid-1990s, Dark Horse comics started publishing Star Wars. One of their biggest hits was a title called Dark Empire, and this week Darren is taking a look back at the first issue! In that issue we find out what happened to our favorite characters such as Luke, Han, Leah, Chewbacca, and even that lovable scoundrel Lando Calrissian. So sit back, put on your favorite Star Wars t-shirt, and find out all about the events that took place after Return of the Jedi from writer Tom Veitch and artist Cam Kennedy on this week’s Throwback Thursday. Don’t forget to subscribe for even more comic related videos. Darren Thomas Darren@comicimpact.com
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