Author: David Betancourt The Washington Post
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Nick Spencer takes over ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and will focus on the Spidey basics: Laughs and love
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Nick Spencer turned in the first draft of his debut issue of a new “The Amazing Spider-Man” series for Marvel Comics, everyone at Marvel loved it. Everyone except Spencer. He was convinced something was missing from his first issue of one of Marvel’s flagship…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates writes a ‘Captain America’ filled with star-spangled doubt
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How does Steve Rogers handle an America that needs him to save the day but doesn’t want him to? Ta-Nehisi Coates’ highly anticipated writing debut on a new “Captain America” series, complete with cover art from the legendary Alex Ross, arrives in print and digitally…
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Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 is black and beautiful, bolder and better
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Luke Cage had to come correct in 2018. The previous title holder of the blackest thing Marvel had done when it premiered in 2016, “Luke Cage” streams its second season on Netflix on Friday, following…
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Brian Michael Bendis’ new Superman comic is here, and he’s got questions about Krypton
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While contemplating the next major move of his career, comic-book writer Brian Michael Bendis found the answers and inspiration he was looking for at a public library in Ohio. The Cleveland-born Bendis was back in…
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‘Jessica Jones’ doesn’t wow in Season 2, but it’s not as off the mark as ‘Iron Fist’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We interrupt the mass exodus to Wakanda to remind you that other things are happening in the world of Marvel Entertainment besides “Black Panther.” For example: “Jessica Jones” is returning to Netflix. While it is…
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How Netflix brought new life to ‘Voltron,’ the beloved ’80s cartoon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery found out that Dreamworks had acquired the media rights to “Voltron” and were planning to release a new version on Netflix, the two frequent collaborators instantly began…