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X-Men: Gold #33 cover by Phil Noto
That said, there is a lot about this story's setup that gives me a yikes feeling. Ororo's origin story is somewhat forgivable given the fact that I too would probably assume a little girl controlling the weather is probably a goddess. Here…look, much of Africa is impoverished beyond imagination, but there's still something a little gross about[...]
The Flash #51 cover by Howard Porter and Hi-Fi
I've been avidly critical of Williamson's Flash, and I stand by much of what I've said about the series — it does have a problem with tone and melodrama, and the characters come off as emotionally fragile beyond reason — but I get what his Barry Allen is now. Barry is among the kindest and most[...]