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slapstick /ˈslapˌstik/ noun. comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events. Warren Ellis has always been one of my favorite writers. I’ve loved his work on The Authority, Ruins, and Transmetropolitan. I believe that Ellis and I think in a similar way not because of our creative process, but because of how many things he writes that I enjoy. I feel like when he writes we’re on the same frequency, and I’m on board for whatever he does. Or …

ORIGINAL SIN. EVERYONE HAS ONE.Jason Aaron is one of the most prolific writers at Marvel in this modern era. While Aaron isknown mainly for his work on Thor, he has written in every corner of the Marvel universe. Iknew Jason Aaron from his run on Ghost Rider with Tony Moore, where he remixed andupdated canon, as well as retconned several interesting points of Ghost Rider lore that havestood the test of time. While Aarons’ work on Thor is monumental and groundbreaking for thechanges he made to th …

Young Avengers-The Mr Brightside of Marvel Now!I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine about the ‘All new All Different’ era ofMarvel Comics. We disagreed about the actual success of the relaunch, but we agree on theinitial run of the Champions title. While the rise and fall of that era of Marvel Comics is a wholepost of its own, the conversation reminded me of another group of the ‘next generation’ ofheroes. The Young Avengers.I loved the first run of Young Avengers by Allen Heinber …

How Did I Get Into Comics?I was started young on comics, something that I think my father was thankful for as the parentof a young and loud child. I could proficiently read at the age of 4, and my mother had run outof Dr. Seuss and Little Golden Books for me to read. I specifically remember a day I was left athome with just my dad, and I had woken up at night to find my dad shoulder deep in shortboxes filled to the brim with comics. I had no idea what any of this was yet, and because heknew I wo …