NBA Finals Class SPUR-latives
June means two things—high school graduation and the NBA Finals. Chris Farago is handing out his Class SPUR-latives to recognize the best & worst thru the lens of peak dynastic San Antonio teams.
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You Want Boston.
This year’s Celtics are more sweetiepies than Jordan-esque psychopaths. Not exactly cool. However, they’re by far the best team in the league for reasons folks don’t quite realize. Our EIC, Mark Britt, puts on his homer hat and breaks down why it’s time for you to get on the kelly green bandwagon.
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How Hardware Made Me WOKE
Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan used the tools of the people that were keeping them down and took on the entire system, shattering the glass ceiling in the process. Andrew Farago reflects on Milestone Comics.
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Literary Larry Hama
My generation knows Larry Hama best as the guiding force behind G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, the Marvel Comics series that launched in 1982 and was one of the publisher’s top sellers throughout the eighties. He’s a outstanding individual. Andrew Farago does a deep dive on the this pillar of comic books and pop culture.
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Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered + Nintendo Switch
It’s odd to be nostalgic now for the early to mid 90’s Star Wars era. A period that was once kinda considered the dark times due to most of the significant output taking place in the extended universe. Our resident Nintendo devotee, Ray Gabriel, finally tries out Star Wars: Dark Forces on the Switch. A game that was Rogue One before Rogue One.
You Really Do Want Boston.
This year’s Celtics are more sweetiepies than Jordan-esque psychopaths. Not exactly cool. However, they’re by far the best team in the league for reasons folks don’t quite realize. Our EIC, Mark Britt, puts on his homer hat and breaks down why it’s time for you to get on the kelly green bandwagon.
Ice Cold Close Out Kyrie
Playoff Kyrie is a thing. The NBA has a cute campaign about playoff risers. A term we hear for players who raise their game to an elite level of play during the postseason in comparison to how they play in the regular season. This year we are being reminded that Kyrie Irving is an all time playoff rise. Travis B. Hill and Mavs die-hard takes a look.
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered + Nintendo Switch
It’s odd to be nostalgic now for the early to mid 90’s Star Wars era. A period that was once kinda considered the dark times due to most of the significant output taking place in the extended universe. Our resident Nintendo devotee, Ray Gabriel, finally tries out Star Wars: Dark Forces on the Switch. A game that was Rogue One before Rogue One.
Digging through the stacks…
Danny Ketch, made his debut as Ghost Rider in the spring of 1990, as I was about to go to high school. Anxieties, teenage angst, feeling that it’s time to put away my childish things but still hanging onto Marvel Comics...that was the perfect time for Danny Ketch to pull up with his hellfire-powered motorcycle and flaming skull.
NBA New Blood: SGA heats up.
My brain really stopped retaining information in 2010. Who are these children taking over the League? No Lebrons. No Jokers. No Tatums. New guys only. This week: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Illustration by Mike Morrocco.
A Grand Experiment in Comic Book Worldbuilding in 1993
Most superhero comics in the 90’s relied on the name recognition of superstar artists. The Ultraverse created waves by relying heavily on their writers who all had significant experience with superheroes and careful planning. Our comrade, Andreas Sandahl, debuts with an Ultraverse appreciation.
Rebuild? Run it back? Draft Bronnie? What’s next for the Dubs?
The teams with generational superstars trending towards the end of their careers seem no longer able to dominate. The young teams that did dominate will all have every reason to be better next year. It seems obvious that the end of the Warriors is here.
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Building the Future
ESPN gave the Mavs/Gafford trade a C- minus grade, while the Washington trade received a D grade....yet, when Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington, and Gafford started together, the Mavs are 15-1.Travis B. Hill breaks down how the the Mavs are building a bright future.
Greatness, Inanity…NBA Season Awards
Some people are Billy Joel people. Some are Billie Eilish people, some Billy Crystal people. Good choices, all—but me, I’m a Billy Madison person. I’m not saying that Adam Sandler won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor solely on his work in “Billy Madison,” but I’m not not saying that, either. What better way to honor such a prestigious film than by naming an award after it (decades later). We present to you the Billies, recognizing greatness, inanity, and everything in between from this NBA Season.
NBA New Blood: Jalen Brunson
My brain really stopped retaining information in 2010. Who are these children taking over the League? No Lebrons. No Jokers. No Tatums. New guys only. First up: Jalen Brunson. Featuring illustrations by Mike Morrocco.