Since its arrival with Western imperialists, Christianity has faced much persecution throughout China. During the Boxer Rebellion, many Chinese Christians were executed for their beliefs. The graphic novel, Saints, highlights this religious persecution through the eyes of Fourth Girl, also called Vibiana. Her struggles as a Chinese Christian woman are intertwined with visitations from Joan of Arc, the European French saint, though she had not yet been canonized. Through her visions of Joan, Vibiana must discover her identity when society has not given her one.
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The Boxer Rebellion was a failed attempt by China to overthrow imperialist occupants in 1900. Gene Luen Yang fictionalizes this tragic era in China’s long history through two opposite perspectives in companion graphic novels, Boxers and Saints. In Boxer, the reader follows Bao, a farmer’s son given extraordinary magic abilities to drive out foreigners from his homeland. Bao is accompanied by his two brothers and other villagers they recruit along the way to Peking (modern day Beijing). Through a secret ritual, Bao and his boxers summon Chinese gods and heroes that are embodied within them to fight. Boxer is a…
These days, crossover between properties is a commonplace affair, with The Shadow meeting The Green Hornet, Captain Action being mentored by Operator Number 5, and the quintessential example of the Punisher’s visit to Riverdale. Back in the day, though, this kind of meeting was something much more rare, but no less interesting… Your Major Spoilers (retro) review awaits!
You know how the standard supernatural story goes. Group enters haunted house, one by one they are taken out, then everything wraps up with a big reveal as to the supernatural entity’s motivation, which in the end leads to its demise with maybe one or two of the original group left to escape and live another day. Well, if you want to read something different along these lines, be sure to pick up the Image comic called Ghosted. The fifth issue in the series, the conclusion to the first story arc, is now at local comics shops and available digitally…
Quantum and Woody’s first adventure was full of humor, wit and bizarreness, making for a great read. It’s arguably one of Valiant’s best titles, if not the funniest. Do the world’s worst superheroes continue to entertain? Major Spoilers has your review!
Death Sentence came on the scene with an amazingly original concept. A sexually transmitted virus that gives people superpowers and a six month death sentence. While a little shaky, the first issue provided enough intrigue that I decided to pick up the second. Major Spoilers has your review after the jump!
Continuity, as it applies to comic books, has become something of a dirty word. The common refrain is that a story that references things that has gone before inevitably devolves into nerdery and disappears up its own behind, a recursive ouroboros of backstory and caption-boxes. Well, Faithful Spoilerites, this wasn’t ALWAYS the case… Your Major Spoilers (retro) review awaits!
Deceit from the future, uncertainty from the past, and a future under fire from all directions. Sounds pretty awful, but for the X-Men? That’s a Tuesday. Your Major Spoilers review awaits!
Jason reads all the comics released from DC Comics for October 30, 2013.
The “Forever Evil” event has certainly shaken things up in the DCU, and a new miniseries debuted this week that I expect will clear up some of the questions readers have had about what’s going on with several characters.
Neil Gaiman has returned to the fictional world that made him famous, with an untold tale of Morpheus from before Sandman #1 that promises to reveal secrets about the original series that have lain only in Neil’s mind for more than two decades. What led Morpheus down the path towards the fate we know? Your Major Spoilers review awaits!
Marvel’s NOW! Has brought significant changes to the company’s books. All new number ones, new teams, character changes, new titles and so many Superior books it’s baffling. It leads one to ask “Now What?” Well Marvel has the answer in this new one-shot full of humorous stories. But are they that funny? Major Spoilers has your answer after the jump!
The Army of Darkness has been running at Dynamite for quite a long time so it’s time for a reboot. Along comes Ash and The Army of Darkness, a sequel to the wonderful cult horror film. Does the first issue give me some sugar or a boomstick blast to the head? Read on and find out.
It’s been 50 years since the earth repelled an alien invasion, and now children are trained from a very young age to be military tacticians and leaders. Can genius child Ender Wiggin be the supreme commander that we need? Can the movie live up to the classic novel?