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Mark Ruffin, a freelance writer and story editor, recalls a first read of Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man #8 and a collection of comic books from that point. Following honorable service in the military, he has contributed and edited articles on subjects political, sports car related, and of murder mystery dinner games. Grouped with his enthusiasm for culinary arts and sports, he enjoys discussions on the various perspectives of the comics medium. Contact Mark here.

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The spirited Kingdom Come

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Like the sleepy epic film that overtakes an expectant box-office mongering blockbuster,so did the creative team of Alex Ross and Mark Waid construct a...
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The substance of V for Vendetta

Alan Moore's V for Vendetta through the lens of film adaptation can be categorized as a decent science fiction production. The 1988 comic books, and...
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New Teen Titans mystery was smothered by title's more popularized issues

Three years after a reintroduced title in 1980, the New Teen Titans was one of DC Comics' bestselling comic books from the momentum of an acclaimed...
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One shot targeted Wolverine & Spider-Man

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As a versus match in a comic book, at best the hero aliases and costumes keeps the superhero aspect alive and well within this one-shot issue. The...
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Walter Simonson devised a Thor for all myths

Between the New Year's genesis of 1983 until another annual passing, a cluster of legends, notorious and admired, created large headlines in the...
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Solomon Kane and a balladized finale

While Robert E. Howard penned his popular short stories for Weird Tales in the early 20th century, young readers fifty years later had two mediums to...
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Marvel Comics retros a Timely Phantom Reporter

Every now and then a simple detour from the status quo of contemporary entertainment installs a renewed perspective. Thelonious Monk instead of...
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Doll's House hosts an audience for all seasons

Norman Mailer, after a consumption of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series, expressed "Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for...
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Refueling memories of The Rocketeer

Begun with an ode to the classic pulp adventure serials and comics, The Rocketeer coursed from small publishing to a memorable film. Rocketeer's...
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Back-in-day of The Brave and the Bold

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By 1981, here was a series that impressed the detective back into the acronymic logo of DC Comics, once regularly known as Detective Comics, Inc. The...
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