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Despite the big screen and TV version of the Flash always being Barry Allen under the mask, he owes comic book Flash Wally West a great deal.

James Gunn, if you're reading this, the likes of Jessica Cruz, Plastic Man, and Orion are ready for their live-action debut in "Gods And Monsters" and beyond

Pressure mounts on Christian teams helping Jews make Aliyah from Ukraine.

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Rob Stewart continues his look at Wizard's top 100 comics of a lifetime with #55 through 51 including Classic X-Men #25 and more.

Solo Avengers #1-20, Avengers Spotlight #21-40 (December 1987 – January 1991) Written by Tom DeFalco (#1-12, 14-16), Roger Stern (#2-4), Dennis Mallonee (#5), Dan Mishkin (#6), Bob Layton (#7, 11), Mike W. Barr (#8), JM DeMatteis (#9), DG Chichester (#10), Margaret Clark (#10), Howard Mackie (#12, 18-25, 27-29), Gregory Wright (#13), Dwayne McDuffie (#13, 26-29), Chris Claremont (#14), Fabian Nicieza (#15, 24, 31-34), Peter B. Gillis (#16, 18, 20-21), Danny Fingeroth (#17, 35), Sandy Plunkett...

Best Comic of the Week: X-Factor #6 – X-Factor is my other unexpected favourite X-book on the stands.  Leah Williams, like Zeb Wells in Hellions, is putting a number of third-string characters front and centre, and is giving us a very character-driven book.  Siryn keeps turning up dead, but is not prepared to work with X-Factor when they try to understand why.  It’s an interesting mystery, but I’m just as interested in seeing Eye-Boy and Prodigy hang out.  This is a very good book. Qu...

Local comic book artist passes away after battle with COVID-19 “He was definitely hilarious, passionate but extremely kind,” says Virginia Bernstein. On Friday morning Bernstein’s uncle Steve Lightle, who was battling flu like symptoms, passed away from cardiac arrest. “They didn’t know that he had COVID, but it was determined at the hospital that he was actively fighting it and that was the leading cause of his heart attack,” says Bernstein. A major gut punch to the family, but als...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Starting on Monday, businesses can apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as $284 billion is up for grabs to help them survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its been a long time coming for several KC metro small businesses, including Mills Record Company and Wiseblood Books in Westport. Creative Turns Last Page JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) -- The community is now in mourning after a famous Kansas City metro comic book artist passed away after battling COVID-19. "He was def...