I love magic in comics, and Doctor Strange is my favourite. When Strange Academy was announced – a Marvel school of magic – I was thrilled. So I drew myself into the cover art, blue dressing gown and all. Here's why that comic meant so much to me.
A diverse cast from all eras. A school is back. But Greymatter Lane — Emma Frost's mind palace — raises a confusing question: if their minds are there, what are their bodies doing? Here's why I'd rather see this team in a new Uncanny X-Men book.
I picked up Web of Venom curious about the new symbiote host — someone Spider-Man and Peter Parker know. I was hoping for Flash Thompson. What I got was Boomerang. Here's why I enjoyed it despite my doubts.
Recently I read the first issue of three comics, all centered on my favorite theme: magic. If there's a comic about sorcery, witches, or mystical worlds, count me in—double the excitement! Here are my quick thoughts on each one. 🧙♂️ Doctor Strange Doctor Strange is my favorite sorcerer, and this first issue delivered a good …
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I avoided reading the most recent X-Force title because I didn’t enjoy the one before it. I hadn’t read an X-Force comic since John Francis Moore left the original series, which must have been back in 1997. I started reading X-Force for the chance to follow several of my favorite heroes from the New Mutants. …
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