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Orren March 30, 2012
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Lots has been said about the tragedy of Trayvon Martin’s shooting. I think this webcomic by letsbefriends.com subtlety but poignantly makes it’s statement. To understand the comic, you need to understand that in the Marvel Comics alternate world called the …

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What does the new Spider-Man have in common with Obama?

Orren August 1, 2011
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You guessed it: they’re both half-black. Of course, that’s where the similarities end. One glaring difference, for example, is that Barak Obama is real, unlike Spidey. And there’s two Spider-Man versions in Marvel Comics. So for those of you who …

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Well, it’s still got Mr. Fantastic…

Orren February 10, 2011
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So last month there was a fair amount of press over the fact that Marvel Comics was set to kill off one of it’s erstwhile Fantastic Four with the 50 year run of the series to end thereafter. It was …

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