Double Take Comics was the pilot project of video game conglomerate Take-Two Interactive. The subsidiary was a place to publish comic books under… Bill Jemas?! […]
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Folded The Corner is named because too many people use What Went Wrong! I am not competing with Wisecrack or Owen Likes Comics!
Anyway… have you ever read a comic book that was building up for a big climatic scene; only for it to lose the momentum? Like maybe Civil War, or most comics under… Linkara’s catalogue? Darn it all! How’s a guy supposed to work with this when I’m practically saying I’m muscling in on people I admire?
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Comics like most narratives are an art and art is a delicate process. Just the smallest errors or interpretations can offset the whole experiences. Executive meddling, darker and edgier, writers on board, Christmas rushes, and just about any interference under the sun. All of that and potentially more creativity leashes are discussed in Folded The Corner.
A small disclaimer: While I will be using the words of others to assist in this category, I will have my opinions too. As such, while I will try to be as objective as possible, I can and will make mistakes due to my biases.
Here’s one note for me that I hope you never have to remind me of. Avoid invoking the use of tropes like Sacred Cow or Political Correctness Gone Mad. The last thing my sanity needs is invoking the wrath of outrage mobs… again.
Red Hood And The Outlaws: Why The Dark Trinity Thrived
Red Hood and the Outlaws one of the early titles of DC’s New 52 that receives bad recognition. After hearing the words of a few […]
Continue readingJames Robinson’s Fantastic Four: A Delayed Cancellation
It was 2014, Marvel was releasing it’s All-New Marvel NOW! brand, one of the least notable was James Robinson‘s Fantastic Four. Marvel’s first family was […]
Continue readingCancelled Comics: The Truth Behind 3 Big Reasons
When doing research for underrated comics from major comic publishers a few cancelled comics get my attention. Mulan: Revelations, Bankshot, and Gutsville all had potential, […]
Continue readingRise of the Black Panther: Simplifying an Epic
One issue created that brings in a new insight to T’Challa’s origin and maternal bond, tied together with a storyline fans like to complain about.
Continue readingSurgeon X: A Botched Encephaldesis
Surgeon X had a rather impressive premise; but when everything surrounding it was piled up so quickly, it just fell apart.
Continue readingSheltered: The Eruption of a Plot Element
I’ve heard about how some people compare Tom King to Rian Johnson when it comes to writing. I think Ed Brisson’s work on Sheltered is on there too.
Continue readingNinja Boy by Ale Garza: Missing the Beat
A lot of choices were made into the development of Ale Garza’s Ninja Boy, some good and some were just the result of bad luck. Wish him luck, because Ninja Boy is going to need it.
Continue readingRoboCop Citizen’s Arrest: How Sequelitis Hides Valuable Secrets
Do you know what’s great about RoboCop? I hope so because the makers of RoboCop: Citizen’s Arrest didn’t.
Continue readingSpider-Man Stalemate in Most of the 2010s
You want to know why Spider-Man’s one of my favorite characters? Because only he can bring out both the best and worst in a publisher.
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