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About M Morse

MMorse is a comforting fiction. Occupation: Husband, Father, Devourer of Worlds. Location: South of the Baxter Building, North of Yancy Street. Twitterfication: @MMorse. Libation: Jefferson's Presidential Select. Alliteration: Eleven Elevated Elephants Elucidated.
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The Martian Manhunter Takes The Spotlight!
9 years ago

The Martian Manhunter Takes The Spotlight!

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Throughout the month of June DC Comics is debuting a slew of new titles and artistic teams designed to loosen the bonds of continuity …
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Spanning the Universes: Scrooge McDuck
9 years ago

Spanning the Universes: Scrooge McDuck

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(Editor’s note:  this article originally was published on Nerdspan in March, 2013.)

“Spanning the Universes” spotlights a different comic book character every week and suggests stories featuring those characters for …
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July 26! Graphic Novel Roundtable! Japan! Wolverine!
11 years ago

July 26! Graphic Novel Roundtable! Japan! Wolverine!

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Nerdspan’s Graphic Novel Roundtable RETURNS on Friday July 26This month we’re reading Chris Claremont’s and Frank Miller’s Wolverine Vol. 1 #1-4, aka “the Japan Saga”, just …
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Graphic Novel Roundtable: Rust, Vol. 1
11 years ago

Graphic Novel Roundtable: Rust, Vol. 1

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Welcome to Nerdspan’s third edition of our Graphic Novel Roundtable. This month’s selection is Royden Lepp’s Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field. Have you read it? Tell us your thoughts in the comments! Either way, read on for our (somewhat spoiler-filled) thoughts on Lepp’s all-ages book!
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Review: Astro City #1
11 years ago

Review: Astro City #1

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It’s been far too long since writer Kurt Busiek and artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross have visited Astro City, but with the release this week of …
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Nerdspan’s Graphic Novel Roundtable Resumes June 28th!
11 years ago

Nerdspan’s Graphic Novel Roundtable Resumes June 28th!

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Greetings once again, Nerdspan Nation! MMorse here, asking all of you rapacious readers out there to set your calendars for June 28th when another extravagantly excellent edition …
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Nerdspan Graphic Novel Roundtable: BLACK HOLE
11 years ago

Nerdspan Graphic Novel Roundtable: BLACK HOLE

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Welcome back to Nerdspan’s second edition of our Graphic Novel Roundtable. This month’s selection was Black Hole by Charles Burns. Have you read it? Tell us …
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Movie Review: Upstream Color (2013)
11 years ago

Movie Review: Upstream Color (2013)

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“Hinju gokan” (“Guest and host interchange.”) – Zen Kōan

“The kōan is both the object being sought and the relentless seeking itself” – Victor Hori

Upstream Color is …
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Graphic Novel Roundtable Resumes May 3rd!
11 years ago

Graphic Novel Roundtable Resumes May 3rd!

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Sincere thanks to everyone who took the time to read Nerdspan’s first-ever Graphic Novel Roundtable on Hope Larson’s A Wrinkle In Time adaptation. We had a lot of fun, …
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Review: Locke & Key: Omega #4
11 years ago

Review: Locke & Key: Omega #4

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Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez keep turning the screws on both their characters and their audience in Locke & Key: Omega #4, as Dodge’s body-swapping ruse is finally revealed and he …
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Graphic Novel Roundtable: A Wrinkle in Time
11 years ago

Graphic Novel Roundtable: A Wrinkle in Time

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Greetings, Nerdspan Nation! Welcome to the first edition of Nerdspan’s Graphic Novel Roundtable. Each month we’ll select a work to read and discuss, and …
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Review: Justice League of America #2
11 years ago

Review: Justice League of America #2

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DC’s new Justice League of America (“JLA”) title is quickly establishing itself as a multi-character book that’s actually interested in its characters. Surprisingly light on visceral …
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