Crushing Krisis

Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand

Haul Around the World: X-Ceptional Baking, Kot’s New World, Uncanny Masterworks, and more!

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It’s another Classic Collection version of Haul Around the World, shot before my big move!

This was my order from mid-January 2019, but I opened it after my February haul (as you can see from the Ms. Marvel omnibus on the shelf).

Before digging into the official IST Haul, I take a look at the newly-arrived Guide to X-Ceptional Baking, a fan-made Kickstarter project filled with love and delicious recipes. (You can get a copy here.)

Then, I unwrap a trio of novels for my 5YO voracious reader, a pair of Epics, a pair Masterworks, and one of my favorite recent indie series!

In this haul:

Haul Around the World: Captain Marvel: Ms. Marvel – A Hero is Born Omnibus

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It’s another Classic Collection version of Haul Around the World, shot BEFORE my big move!

This book was part of my order from mid-February 2019. This might be my most-anticipated omnibus of the decade! Finally, an oversize collection of the gorgeous artwork on Ms. Marvel’s 1977 debut, mostly scripted by Chris Claremont.

Most modern readers are completely unaware of the pedigree of this material or the full history of Carol Danver’s character. Even though Marvel has released this in two other color formats in the past two years, I still gladly picked it up.

In this haul:

Haul Around the World: Excalibur, Luke Cage, Monica Rambeau, & Punisher as an avenging angel!

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It’s another Classic Collection version of Haul Around the World, shot BEFORE my big move! This was my order from mid-February 2019.

In this order I get to freak out with excitement over Marvel hitting a number of very different gaps in their color collections coverage – the end of Luke Cage’s original solo title, the post-Claremont pre-Davis gap in Excalibur, Monica Rambeau’s solo stories as Captain Marvel and the deeply weird Punisher: Revelations.

Plus… a tease of the next oversize book to hit my shelf, which might be my most-anticipated omnibus of the decade!

In this haul:

New For Patrons: Guide to Captain Britain

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Today I have a solo guide for a character who previously lived in the shadow of a team guide on the site…

Captain Britain – The Definitive Reading Order and Collecting Guide

On Wednesday, a new Excalibur title launched as part of Dawn of X – the new line-up of x-books curated by Jonathan Hickman. In this new series, Betsy Braddock (AKA Psylocke) takes on the role of Captain Britain from her brother who is… indisposed.

Captain Britain is an interesting case because he, his sister Psylocke, and his extended mythology are one of only two major imports from Marvel UK to American Marvel.

(I’d say the other is Death’s Head.)

Not only that, but Captain Britain is one of the characters who has had the biggest impact on Marvel’s Universe. Ever. [Read more…] about New For Patrons: Guide to Captain Britain

New For Patrons: Guide to Todd McFarlane’s Spawn

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Today’s new guide for Patrons of Crushing Krisis is my first guide for a creator-owned comic – created as a celebration of breaking the 100-Patrons mark!

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn – The Definitive Reading Order and Collecting Guide
[Note: This guide is now available to all readers of Crushing Krisis thanks to the ongoing support of Patrons!]

With Spawn now crowned as the ruling Guiness World Record holder as the longest-running creator-owned superhero of all-time (and with him coming in at 3rd place out of 10 options in the April poll), he seemed like the natural place to begin my guide coverage of creator-owned comics.

As with many of my guides, researching Spawn’s publishing history held many surprises for me. [Read more…] about New For Patrons: Guide to Todd McFarlane’s Spawn