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Heroes Never Rust #84: Watchmen, and Flashbacks
Heroes Never Rust #84 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: Flashbacks Flashbacks are tricky. A story needs to move forward, not backward. But. Sometimes to move forward we have to move backward. Readers need information for certain scenes and characters to have resonance. At times, events that occurred before the story’s present are necessary. They may be Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #48: War at Home
Heroes Never Rust #48 by Sean Ironman War at Home This morning, I watched the opening battle scene of Saving Private Ryan. My internet was down and I decided to check out what DVDs I had while I ate breakfast. I don’t know why I chose Saving Private Ryan. It’s been years since I’ve seen Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #47: And So, Then, to the Death?
Heroes Never Rust #47 by Sean Ironman So, Then, To the Death? The penultimate issue of volume on of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen gets everyone caught up on the villain’s plan and moves everyone into position for the climax. Not much actually happens in this issue in terms of moving the plot forward. We Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #46: The Turning Point
Heroes Never Rust #46 by Sean Ironman The Turning Point The fourth issue of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is the most action-packed one yet. The league attempts to retrieve the cavorite from “The Doctor” and stop the devious foreigner from building his airships. We finally see Mr. Hyde cut loose and rampage his way Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #45: Undercover
Heroes Never Rust #45 by Sean Ironman Undercover Now that the team has come together, the mission can begin. As Captain Nemo puts it, “An enemy of Britain has stolen its one sample of cavorite, the key to the mastery of the air.” The more I re-read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the more I Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #44: Outsiders
Heroes Never Rust #44 by Sean Ironman Outsiders While the second issue of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen begins with the gang taking down Mr. Hyde and features the team stopping the Invisible Man from molesting women, the comic still seems very concerned with the treatment of minorities and outsiders in England. When the team Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #43: Literary Superheroes
Heroes Never Rust #43 by Sean Ironman Literary Superheroes Let’s get this out of the way up front. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be studying The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol 1. For those of you who haven’t read it, please (sigh) do not confuse it with the Sean Connery film. While the movie is Continue reading
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