I was fortunate enough to get my copy signed by the artist at Baltimore Comic Con a couple of weeks ago. He asked me to pick a superhero and I chose Hulk!
Superheroes are not necessarily my preferred genre of graphic fiction (I spent way more at Small Press Expo the same weekend), however this book is beautiful, and I look forward to future readings!
Also, Mutts is a great daily comic!
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Give me the biographies of real heroes and heroines any day.
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We are capable of celebrating both. I mean, these superheroes don’t exist in a vacuum. They are a reflection of our world and our values, and Marvel superheroes especially have often represented battles against real world ills. The X-Men have always been an allegory for the fight against discrimination based on who people are. I think that’s worth celebrating. Sure, the Lovings should also be celebrated, but this isn’t an either/or situation. This isn’t pie.
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