Hickman Relaunching X-Men Won’t Improve the Franchise
Writer Hickman comes back to Marvel to serve as main writer for the X-books, and their idea of how to start off his bound-to-be-overrated era is…
Author: Avi Green
Avi Green was born in Pennsylvania in 1974, and moved to Israel in 1983. He enjoyed reading comics when he was young, the first being Fantastic Four. He maintains a strong belief in the public's right to knowledge and accuracy of facts. He considers himself a conservative-style version of Clark Kent. Follow him on his blog at Four Color Media Monitor or on Twitter at @avigreen1
Mainstream Press Fawning over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Comic Book
The Washington Post sugarcoated the Ocasio-Cortez comic which Devil’s Due Publishing came up with, but it does reveal some insight to the contributors who’ll be…
Brian K. Vaughan Still Pushing Immigration Propaganda
Public Radio International spoke with Brian K. Vaughan about his new graphic novel titled Barrier, a bilingual comic mixing the topic of illegal immigration with…
Marvel Quietly Cancels Summer (Swimsuit) Special
Could this be another case of censorship and moral panic, proving C.B. Cebulski’s just as supine as Axel Alonso? It’s a good question, and…
About that ONI Press / Lion Forge Comics Merger…
The New York Times wrote an unclear piece about Oni Press and Lion Forge’s plans to merge their business together: Hoping to stand out in…
What’s Wrong With Marvel Comics Artist Patrick Zircher?
Marvel Comics artist Patrick Zircher must really be having issues lately, because the following tweet in a screencap he wrote really crosses the line: …
Is the Concept of Resurrection in Sci-Fi Problematic?
While writing – and very superficially at that – about Avengers: Endgame, the Fort Smith Times-Record had something to say about resurrections in superhero comics that I…
Will ‘Year of the Villain’ Usher in DC’s Next Bad Year?
The Hollywood Reporter interviewed Scott Snyder and James Tynion, who’re emphasizing “Year of the Villain” as an event where the baddies are winners: On Wednesday,…
Press Still Confused as to Why Comic Shops Keep Closing
The UK Guardian’s written their own take on the increasing closures of comics specialty stores these days – Britain’s included – even as the movies continue…
Does the Uncanny X-Men #17 Outrage Seem… Misplaced?
I have already written a piece covering the X-Men story where Wolfsbane was murdered without fighting back, if at all. The writer, Matthew Rosenberg…