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The Last Ronin Review

The Last Ronin is Eastman, Laird's and Waltz's flash-forward dystopian conclusion to their IDW TMNT run.  It was long awaited but was it worth the wait?

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Rise of the Independents

Kamen America.  Soulfinder.  Jawbreakers.  White Widow.  Patriotika.

And now...The Rippaverse, with an unprecedented $2 million+ dollars of pre-orders in one week.

The independents are rising, continue to rise.  All of us invested in the American cultural scene should follow these examples and write, draw, compose, create.

Don't just criticize the culture, be the culture.  Create the culture.

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FMA: Brotherhood Review and Discussion

hVk finally finishes Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and gives his review and discusses some of the finer points of the show with Vee.  Did the conclusion match hVk's glowing early praise, and does the show ask any interesting questions or just fall empty and flat in it's philosophical elements?

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Kamen America Vol 5 Review

hVk gives his review of Kamen AMerica volume 5 and explains to Vee what makes the series so good.

 

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Does popularity lead to mediocrity?

Why does it seem that whenever something becomes popular it becomes mediocre, and is it inevitable?  hVk and Vee take a look at some of their favorites that have suffered this fate and try to figure that out.

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No More Heroes

Introducing Americanon's new co-host Vee, an aspiring writer and fellow comic nerd; and for his inaugural episode we are getting right into the biggest problems in western storytelling.  From subtlety to messaging, the biggest problem is summed up in five words: the are no more heroes.

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Combat Frame XSeed Author Brian Niemeier: "Hollywood Has Psyoped 3 Generations Into Rejecting Their Destiny" - Bounding Into Comics

How "Female Empowerment" Has Destroyed The Art Of Storytelling - Bounding Into Comics

Fantastic Beasts’ ”Pride Scene” Removed

I love when the "diversity" culture promulgated in the West runs face first into the wall of every other region of the planet.  Then you see this cause for the bad joke it is, to quote the Joker, and SJW NPCs will still applaud it's existence blindly.

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Race Swaps and the Heroic Cultural Narrative

Image comics' Erik Larson and comics' legend Chuck Dixon had some very interesting takedowns of the issues with race swaps beyond "respecting the source material".  Co-opting characters and creating victimhood stories hurts that which you claim to want to help.

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Chuck Dixon Explains What Bothers Him About Race Swapping In Modern Entertainment - Bounding Into Comics

Savage Dragon Creator Blasts Marvel And DC Comics For Replacing Iconic Characters: "I WANT It To Flop" - Bounding Into Comics

Review: Grant Morrison’s Batman Omnibus Vol 1

Despite being a huge Bat-fan, I was never able to read Grant Morrison's "groundbreaking" run on the Dark Knight (life happens, you know?).  So, time to fill in what I missed.  Is it truly the "masterpiece" I've heard?

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Republic of Pirates Netflix and book review

I watched the Netflix docu-series "The Lost Pirate Kingdom" and was so fascinated I bought the book of one of the featured historians.  Fascinating history about something so much myth and legend surrounds but so few know the real stories of.

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