Retroflect Archive
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Their Name Is Legion
In recent years the world’s largest superhero team has been causing confusion with its convoluted continuity. As DC finally tackles it, we look back-and see just how things got so complicated!
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Talkin? ?bout My Generation
Infinity Inc returned to prominence in August?s Justice Society of America Annual #1, but just who are they? Retroflect unwinds their knotted history?
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There?s a Starman, Waiting in the Sky?
The name ?Starman? goes back a long way, to 1941. But it wasn?t really until ?94 that the name?and the latest character to use it?became a force to be reckoned with.
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Flying the Flag for Uncle Sam
The Freedom Fighters were among the most obscure heroes at DC until ?06, when the Uncle Sam-led squad returned in a blaze of glory in their own limited series.
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The Greatest Heroes of World War II!
As the time-tossed Invaders try to make sense of 2008 in the pages of Avengers/Invaders, now is as good a time as any to see where they came from!
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The Many Worlds of DC - Part 2
1985?s Crisis on Infinite Earths had one purpose: to streamline and simplify the DCU. Unfortunately, the results were not quite as expected. What went wrong?
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The Many Worlds of DC - Part 1
As Final Crisis sets out to confuse us all again, a working knowledge of DC?s alternate Earths is useful. Here?s your rough guide to DC?s worlds past and present!
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The Crisis Guide for the Terminally Bewildered
23 years ago, DC published Crisis on Infinite Earths to simplify their horrendously complicated universe. As Final Crisis looms, we look back at what came before.
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The New Mythology of Jack Kirby
The New Gods - their 1971 debut blew readers away. Now, nearly thirty years later, their deaths herald a major turning point for the DCU. Tony looks back...
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Strangers in a Strange Land: The Story of the DNAgents
In 1983, five super-powered ?children? were born in a laboratory. For 4 years and 41 issues, they fought to gain their freedom. But they lost. This is their story...
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Death?s Head: Keeping the Peace.. with Violence
Marvel UK's robotic freelance peacekeeping agent (don't call him a bounty hunter!) gets the Retroflect treatment, yes?
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Master of Menace: The Life and Times of Dr. Doom
Retroflect turns its attention to that most infamous of super-villains Victor Von Doom and looks at the ruler of Latveria's solo career...
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Bring on the Bad Guys: the Secret Society of Super-Villains
This week the focus is on The Secret Society of Super-Villains - the 1970s DC book that put the criminals in the spotlight...
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Justice, Like Lightning: the Saga of the Thunderbolts
The Marvel Universe was in desperate need of heroes when, in 1997, the Thunderbolts came to town. But sometimes, it?s hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys?
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The Horror! The Horror! The Entertaining History of EC Comics.
Maxwell Gaines pretty much invented the American comic book, but he also created a company that would become infamous. This is its story.
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Don?t Say the ?M? Word: The Strange Story of Miracleman
Some characters become well known because they fire readers? imagination, and become best sellers or at least cult figures as a result. And then there?s Marvelman.
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Who in the World Were IW Comics?
There are names which seem to come up every time the history of comics is discussed. Israel Waldman is not usually one of those mentioned.
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Quasar, the Cosmic Avenger
The 90s, when grim n? gritty was in with comic writers desperate to show how adult their books were. It was a depressing time in many ways?and then there was Quasar!
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The Atlas Age of Comics
In 1974, having sold Marvel to Cadence Industries, Martin Goodman tried to repeat his success with a new line, Atlas Comics. The results were not what he expected.
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From Toys to Terror: The Marvellous Mind of Mantlo
Some of the grimmest and grittiest comics were a couple of books licensed by Marvel from two children?s toy lines: Micronauts and Rom, both written by Bill Mantlo.
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Action Heroes? We Got ?Em!!!
The Silver Age of comics was all about superheroes. In the thick of that ?60s superhero revolution next to Marvel and DC? Charlton Action Heroes line.
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- Image's Guardians Of The GlobePress release by Richard Boom
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- Human Target - Episode 108Lowdown by James Wortman
- Early Frost: Valerie D'Orazio on X-Men Origins: Emma FrostLowdown by Matt Adler
- MegaCon 2010: Event RecapLowdown by Noel Bartocci
- Marvel Unveils More Iron Man By Design VariantsHeadline by Frederik Hautain
- Grant Morrison's Mahabharata TeaserBlog by Bart Croonenborghs
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- Up in The Air Comment by nicholkaye in Up in The Air
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