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The 10 Most Depressing Alternate Realities From Marvel Comics
io9.com 1 week, 4 days agoComics starring the Avengers and X-Men have a rich tradition of alternate realities , and many of these parallel dimensions are complete hellholes. Here are ten of the worst universes in the history of Marvel Comics. In many of them, absolutely every single superhero you know and love has been put through the meat grinder. Let's look back warmly at the time the Hulk was consumed by a swarm of cockroaches for eternity. More »
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Why I’m Boycotting The Avengers
slate.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoIn February, cartoonist James Sturm explained why he plans to boycott The Avengers, which opens on Friday. His essay is reprinted below. Growing up in the 1970s and early ’80s, I obsessively read and collected Marvel comics. I knew each hero’s origin story, rogue’s gallery, and costume details. I took pride in my knowledge of minor superheroes like Stingray, Jack of Hearts, and the Paladin, characters who didn’t have their own comics but who bounced around in the pages of more established titles. If they ev
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