Adam Santangelo

@adamsantangelocomics.com

Writer of comic books. Check out my new series, MANTLE, with artist Gian Fernando and colorist Irma Kniivila. https://adamsantangelocomics.com

Mantle #1 and 2 are now available at Comic Hunter in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island! This is a terrific shop, fulfilling the islanders’ needs for new comics, back issues, and graphic novels!

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In I Hear A New World, the second in his five-book Long London series, Alan Moore has a lot more fun than his comic book fans might realize. This one taught me about the Krays, Joe Meek, and other bits of recent British history. The warm afterword by Moore was also a delight.

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I didn’t realize how much I missed Andrea Sorrentino, but his work on today’s Fantastic Four #13 is beautiful and unexpected. The story by @ryanqnorth is offbeat and clever, an interesting stew with the gravitas of the artwork. Happy Canada Day!

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What an issue! In New Gods #7, the foundation of Kirby’s Fourth World is revealed — massive ideas and cosmic conflict! AND, this 1972 comic book is quite clearly a stepping stone between 2001: A Space Odyssey (which Kirby would later revisit) and the George Lucas Star Wars films.

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I’m having a blast bingeing Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Saga, but little did I know Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #139 and 141 included an appearance from… Don Rickles? Yep, he’s in the story — along with his doppelgänger, Goody Rickles — and Jack does a great job with the jokes!

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Is this my favorite take on the character? No. Am I tired of every story relitigating his origin? Yes. But The Punisher: One Last Kill is so well-executed, the definitive Bernthal hour. Happy to see Mike Baron, Klaus Janson, Garth Ennis, and Steve Dillon in the credits.

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Just finished reading Daredevil: Enemy of My Enemy by @alexsegura.com, a fun novel featuring the Punisher at the core of its story (which, to be honest, is why I read it). I enjoyed the book’s twists and turns and admired how Segura did justice to many characters from across Daredevil’s world.

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The first half of Sam Kieth’s The Maxx (scripted by William Messner-Loebs) was iconic, remembered as much for the MTV show as the comics. Alan Moore wrote a bridging issue before the narrative flipped into a calmer, sadder kind of strange. It’s all well worth a (re)read.

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