Comic Books

‘TMNT Adventures’ gets worldly in Issues 12-20 (1990-91)

In “TMNT Adventures” Issues 12-20 (1990-91), writer Dean Clarrain (real name Stephen Murphy) goes full bore into both environmental themes and world-building that’s totally distinct

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‘TMNT: IDW Collection’ Volume 1 (2015) an expert blend of nostalgia, world-building

When Viacom bought “TMNT” from Peter Laird, it of course set about creating product for what it saw as its biggest market: kids. Hence the

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‘TMNT Adventures’ branches off from the cartoon in Issues 5-11 (1989-90)

The early issues of Archie Comics’ “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures” (which would eventually run from 1988-96, paralleling the cartoon’s run) adapt the first seven

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‘Urban Legends’ (2020) gives long-overdue conclusion to ‘TMNT’ Volume 3

When “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 3 (Image Comics) was cancelled in 1999 with Issue 23, just a few issues before writer Gary Carlson could

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Valerian and Laureline start on new path with ‘Where Stories Are Born’ (2022)

In 2010, the original “Valerian and Laureline” saga ended with “The Time Opener” (Volume 21), wherein our heroes save the universe, go back in time

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PKD’s ‘Breakfast at Twilight’ expands into ‘Nuclear Family’ (2021)

Among the Philip K. Dick estate-licensed works of recent years, the easiest to miss is certainly 2021’s five-issue comic-book miniseries from AfterShock, “Nuclear Family.” But

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‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ finds more life in ‘Leaving L.A.’ (2022)

“Blade Runner: Black Lotus” (2021-22) didn’t quite earn spots on my yearly top 10 TV lists. The story, perhaps suffering from translation from the Japanese,

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‘Blade Runner: Origins’ (2021-22) wraps by commenting on inner-city plight

Philip K. Dick commented on his own time via stories set in the future. But now our real-world timeline has somehow moved beyond the future.

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In ‘2029: Redemption’ (2022), has the ‘Blade Runner’ saga reached the singularity?

In “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” Philip K. Dick views androids as being distinct from humans because they lack empathy. The “Blade Runner” movie

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‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ (2000) a super novel about superhero comics

Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” (2000) has always been, in the back of my mind, my pick for the Great American

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