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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨

THE RISE & FALL OF DC EARTH 2

In this video, Owen explains the history of DC's Earth 2, and how The New 52 reinvented its classic heroes for a new generation.

WATCH NOW ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqQ...

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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 1d

Comic Frontier is humans talking to humans. I’ve spoken to Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Annie Nocenti and so much more. I don’t make money on the site at all. I just love the comics arts! Please consider supporting human work. Patreon.com/Comicfrontier

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 8h

I always love chatting about this run. The New 52 Batman was a hugely formative series in my comics journey, and each arc is so much fun to analyse and dissect!

Now... if anyone wants to invite me onto their show to discuss Superheavy, that would be fun.

Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 8h

I have a guest spot in this excellent video to discuss Batman: Zero Year by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social and Greg Capullo. Check it out below!

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The Best Batman Comics (According to the Experts)

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 1d

For those interested in my coverage of the new Ultimate Universe, here's a video I made last year on Ultimate Invasion and the initial launch of the new series.

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How Marvel Revived the ULTIMATE Universe

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 2d

a real who's who of my favourite people!

Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 2d

For those curious what my next video is about:

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 2d

Please be aware I work on at least 3-4 different scripts at any given time, so don't expect this to be my next video.

My plan has always been to do a big Ultimate retrospective in December to coincide with Endgame, and that'll likely stay the case.

Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 2d

It begins.

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Escape The Mojoverse @mojoversepod.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow, we’re sitting down with @owenlikescomics.bsky.social to discuss @ryannorth.ca ‘s first vol of Fantastic Four. At the end of issue 1 Ryan gives us his four guiding lights of the book (below). This narrative and artistic ethos is one reason why this book is a damn modern classic. #comicsky

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1. The Fantastic Four are fun.
These are people who know they can help people and are here to do exactly that. No angst, having super-powers rules!
2. The Fantastic Four are adventurers.
Exploring the unexplored is fun and gratifying. The unknown and the impossible are crazy interesting!
3. The Fantastic Four can do anything.
If we want to recapture the feeling of the FF as they were in the '60s where anything could happen, we have to let what's come before be there to inspire stories but not limit them.
4. The Fantastic Four are accessible.
This is a comic for people who've read every Fantastic Four appearance since 1961, but it's also one that welcomes people who have never read a single Fantastic Four comic betore or even a single Marvel comic. While we have deep-cut references to what's come before, you won't feel left out if you don't know it, because this is a comic for everyone.

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 6d

I may have come up with a fun idea for a new video series (likely on Patreon) that I'm very excited about

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 6d

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 6d

Wishing all my friends and colleagues a fun time at NYCC!

I'm very sad I can't be there this year, but I hope everyone has a blast.

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Strange Brain Parts @strangebrainparts.bsky.social · 6d

Dear YouTube: It's bad enough I have to compete with AI slop, but to have the platform accuse the channel of being anything other than human generated is insulting. SBP is written, edited AND narrated by a single human. Do better.

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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 7d

NYCC '25: Jim Lee's Retailer Day speech - "DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."

NYCC ’25: Jim Lee’s Retailer Day speech – “DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork.”

Jim Lee delivered a fiery speech about the power of human art and DC's ongoing storytelling in the Retailer's Day keynote speech

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 7d

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 7d

I stopped by the Comics Collective podcast this week for a great discussion on the Death of Captain Marvel. Check it out below!

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The Comics Collective @cmxcollective.bsky.social · 7d

New episode!

We sat down with @owenlikescomics.bsky.social to chat about Jim Starlin‘s The Death of Captain Marvel!

Check out the new episode wherever you get your podcasts!

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Tim Sheridan @timsheridan.bsky.social · 8d

‘What are they fighting for?’ Seems appropriate for today.

…from DC’s ALAN SCOTT: THE GREEN LANTERN #2 “Conversion.” Art by Cian Tormey w/ Matt Herms, letters by Lucas Gattoni.

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 8d

I'll reluctantly admit it... this image goes incredibly hard.

from X-Men: Alpha (1995) by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz and Steve Epting.

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Louis Southard - Comic Book Writer @louissouthard.bsky.social · 9d

Hello again, my chipper chaps of cheer! This is Louis Southard of Team Laugh Riot to say WE ARE 100% FUNDED!!! I'm in complete shock after receiving a very generous donation by our latest backer. Thank you so much to one Max for bringing us to our goal, it is utterly appreciated!

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 9d

Jim Mahfood has just launched the Kickstarter for his creator-owned superhero parody comic: THE ARACHNID ENFORCER. Support his campaign below!

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DEFECTIVE COMICS PRESENTS: THE ARACHNID ENFORCER

A brand-new, 48 page creator-owned superhero parody comic from Jim Mahfood

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 9d

🚨NOW OUT ON PATREON 🚨

As part of a future video on the history of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Jim Mahfood joins me to discuss his memories of the series and the story of the original (kinda) Ultimate Fantastic Four.

WATCH NOW ▶️ www.patreon.com/posts/histor...

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Brian Michael Bendis @brianmbendis.bsky.social · 11d

read some comic books this weekend. All of life's riddles are answered in the comics.

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Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 10d

There are also a lot of similarities and parallels between this story and All-Star Superman (both in how it depicts grief and death in the fictional world, and the context behind Starlin and Morrison's inspirations for writing them).

Owen Likes Comics @owenlikescomics.bsky.social · 10d

This is the first time I've read The Death of Captain Marvel in maybe a decade, and I forgot just how powerful it is. A beautiful, poignant meditation on grief and the inevitability of death, which was such a stark departure from how death was depicted in comics at the time.

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