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In Morrison’s Final Crisis 6, Batman is hit by Omega Sanction – the death that is life.

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I bet a billion everyone knows Joe by now. He has been around for nearly three-fourth a century (69 years). Like the folk-star Bob, he has been reinvented countless times. Very recently, Heath (RIP) made a chilling portrayal of him on silver screen. By now, it must ring a bell as to who I am scribing about. If it doesn’t yet, Wizard ranked him #1 on the list of 100 Greatest Villains of All Time. Still doesn’t ring it! Alright, the persona I am getting to is Mr. Joker. In this story I was reading… Continue

Finally, I take a sigh of relief or a relief of un-r… Continue

In the eighties, there was a revolution in comic book industry that marked the arrival of Frank Miller. The superhero genre, so far meant to be for children, was forever transformed and redefined with the arrival of Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns in ’86. This graphic novel was painted with dark tones and shades. When children were transfixed by gritty action, the adults were by it and the polished narrative tone and its literary content. Around the same time arrived Alan Moore with Watchmen th… Continue

If you are a Graphic Novel Fan”atic,” that title comes with a string or two attached to it. For one, graphic novels are very expensive and draw a hole in your wallet; two most of the high-art, quality works are not available in India and you end up succumbing to low-art, comics disguising as them; three there is a fair chance of you finding that your favorite character isn’t done justice to either art wise or writing wise and you pay a grand and feel robbed.

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