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Marvel Comics Makes 2500 Back Issues Available Online

Marvel Comics is joining the digital publishing move by making available over 2500 back issues including “the first appearances of Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Incredible Hulk.” In the future, new issues won’t be available online until six months after the print publication date. To sell people on the idea of paying for content that [...]

REVIEW:  Hot Mama by Jennifer Estep

REVIEW: Hot Mama by Jennifer Estep

Dear Ms. Estep: I enjoyed the first book, Karma Girl, and found that the comic book homage is still fun in Hot Mama. However, like the first book, I find that there is problem of pacing which results from the difficult balance between the emotional arcs the characters and the comic book capers. Fiona Fine, [...]

REVIEW:  Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep

REVIEW: Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep

Dear Ms Estep, I was never a comic book fan and it’s been a long time since I read one but I recognized a few givens of the standard American superhero comic book. We’ve got your big city, alter egos, intrepid newspaper reporter, heroes, villains and brightly colored spandex for everybody. Carmen Cole steps into [...]