Author: By David Betancourt The Washington Post
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Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 is black and beautiful, bolder and better
Luke Cage had to come correct in 2018. The previous title holder of the blackest thing Marvel had done when it premiered in 2016, “Luke Cage” streams its second season on Netflix on Friday, following the hype of the black cultural phenomenon that was “Black Panther.” Once the world discovered Wakanda, the expectations for comic…
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Brian Michael Bendis’ new Superman comic is here, and he’s got questions about Krypton
While contemplating the next major move of his career, comic-book writer Brian Michael Bendis found the answers and inspiration he was looking for at a public library in Ohio. The Cleveland-born Bendis was back in the state for his brother’s wedding. During his visit, an old friend invited him to the downtown Cleveland library, the…
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‘Jessica Jones’ doesn’t wow in Season 2, but it’s not as off the mark as ‘Iron Fist’
We interrupt the mass exodus to Wakanda to remind you that other things are happening in the world of Marvel Entertainment besides “Black Panther.” For example: “Jessica Jones” is returning to Netflix. While it is no easy feat to be the first thing that Marvel releases after the historic hype and box-office success of King…
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How Netflix brought new life to ‘Voltron,’ the beloved ’80s cartoon
When producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery found out that Dreamworks had acquired the media rights to “Voltron” and were planning to release a new version on Netflix, the two frequent collaborators instantly began contemplating how they would revamp the classic 1980s cartoon if they were ever to get their hands on it. Having…