If it WAUGHs Like a Duck #3: Quack-Phooey

In which my preference switches between the two series. Fast and funny beats turgid “commentary.”

Reviews in Brief (5/6 to 5/13 – 2015)

Short reviews of comics released between May 6th and May 13th, 2015. All Marvel Comics this time around.

“If It WAUGHs Like a Duck” #2: Space Duck, Sex Turnip

Reading these two comics together that stand (let’s call it) 40 years apart, I can’t help but wonder if the versions of Howard I saw in previous issues somehow flipped across time and space to take each other’s place.

Should We Marvel at a Black Captain America?

Sam Wilson’s characterization as the rugged individual and then his ascension to the role of Captain America are political messages that must be addressed beyond the tendency of media to oversimplify the political ramifications of things, or streamline complex histories