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		<title>Interview: AJ O. Mason – From MFR to Bangkok and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If AJ O. Mason is a familiar name to you, that might be because you&#8217;ve read some of his astounding web comics on Globalcomix. Or you&#8217;ve possibly read some of his articles for us here at Monkeys Fighting Robots! That&#8217;s right, AJ is one of our very own. But a lot has happened for him [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Quiet Disillusionment in NECROPOLITAN:  THE LIFE &#038; DEATH OF MARK HERNANDEZ #1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Truth, justice, and the American way&#8230; These are all themes writer/letterer Julian Darius and artist/colorist/letterer Steven Legge explore in Martian Lit&#8217;s Necropolis: The Life &#38; Death of Mark Hernandez #1. But their exploration isn&#8217;t one of wide-eyed curiosity or general intrigue. In many ways, it feels more like an autopsy. Writing Darius — returning to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Advanced Review: THE KNIVES — Hollywood Hell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Criminal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I know, &#8220;Hollywood Hell&#8221; is a bit of a stupid title for an article, but when in doubt: alliterate! At least that’s always been my rule of thumb. But all the writing cliches I have in my toolbelt just couldn’t prepare me for Image Comics’ The Knives — yet another brilliant entry into the Criminal canon by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: Demons and Disillusionment in HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 20:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first image we see in Image Comics&#8217; Houses of the Unholy is that of a pentagram. It&#8217;s shown in a brilliant red that makes it looks like it&#8217;s been carved into the flesh of the book. It&#8217;s a fitting first image. Writer Ed Brubaker, artist Sean Phillips, and colorist Jacob Phillips — the unbeatable team [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: HELEN OF WYNDHORN #2 is Beautifully Understated</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 14:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dark Horse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bilquis Evely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Cowles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[After the explosive ending of Dark Horse Comics&#8217; Helen of Wyndhorn #1, you&#8217;d expect the next issue to be full of fire and bombast. Instead, writer Tom King, artist Bilquis Evely, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer Clayton Cowles choose to make their second issue quiet and subtle. They find their stakes not in action-packed adventure, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Conversation About THE GOON: THEM THAT DON&#8217;T STAY DEAD #1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What in the World is Going On? Zac: This is not our typical format at Monkeys Fighting Robots, but my lovely Editor-in-Chief Anthony Composto and I thought we would give something a go. We&#8217;re here to talk about the new issue of Dark Horse Comics&#8217; The Goon, &#8220;Them That Don&#8217;t Stay Dead&#8221; Part 1. Anthony, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: HELEN OF WYNDHORN #1 — How Stories Get Told</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dark Horse Comics&#8217; Helen of Wyndhorn #1 is complex and understated all at once. The all-star creative team behind Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow — writer Tom King, artist Bilquis Evely, colorist Matheus Lopes, and letterer Clayton Cowles — are back with another stunning labor of love. Helen of Wyndhorn is about many, many things. But, it seems, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: ANIMAL POUND #2 — &#8220;For the Animals, By the Animals&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are dark clouds gathering on the horizon of BOOM! Studios&#8217; Animal Pound. The first pages show us a rabbit running from a hungry dog. In the face of starvation, the order the animals have fought so hard for begins to crumble. Writer Tom King, artist Peter Gross, colorist Tamra Bonvillain, and letterer Clayton Cowles [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: &#8220;The Good Old Days&#8221; in AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #2</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-the-good-old-days-in-avengers-twilight-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marvel Comics&#8217; Avengers: Twilight isn&#8217;t just an exciting concept; it&#8217;s a complex and nuanced exploration of the times we live in. Writer Chip Zdarsky, artist Daniel Acuña, and letterer Cory Petit bring us yet another flawless, destined-to-be-classic issue in Avengers: Twilight #2. This is an issue that&#8217;s full of characters who are trying to convince themselves [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Exclusive Interview: Ron Marz on GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD TWILIGHT</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/exclusive-interview-ron-marz-on-green-lantern-emerald-twilight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MFR got the chance to sit down with Ron Marz, writer of the earth-shattering “Emerald Twilight” event that turned Green Lantern Hal Jordan into the villain Parallax. Marz talks about what it takes to give a story stakes, why Hal Jordan was the perfect character for such an event, and how he thinks Parallax isn’t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #1 is Destined to be a Classic</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-avengers-twilight-1-is-destined-to-be-a-classic/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three pages into Marvel Comics&#8217; Avengers: Twilight #1, you&#8217;ll realize something: You&#8217;re watching comic book history as it&#8217;s being made. Writer Chip Zdarsky, artist Daniel Acuña, and letterer Cory Petit pull us into the tired, old future of the Marvel Universe. Something about it all feels startlingly real. While we get glimpses of things we&#8217;re [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The New Ultimate Universe: The Almost But Not Quite</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/the-new-ultimate-universe-the-almost-but-not-quite/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Hickman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Wilson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marvel&#8217;s original Ultimate Universe (Universe 1610) had a very simple premise to it: “turn our middle-aging heroes back into teens.” It was a storytelling and marketing decision that some have credited with saving Marvel Comics as a publisher. As this universe of stories was coming to a close, it was writer and story architect Jonathan [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: ANIMAL POUND #1 — Remixing A Classic</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-animal-pound-1-remixing-a-classic/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Cowles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Orwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peter gross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamra Bonvillain]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Now, please, young one, hear me, for soon I shall speak no more.&#8221; Lucky the dog is not as well off as his name would suggest. No, in the opening scene of BOOM! Studios&#8217; Animal Pound #1 — written by Tom King, with art by Peter Gross, colors by Tamra Bonvillain, and letters by Clayton [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Interview: Matt Smith Talks HELLBOY WINTER SPECIAL: THE YULE CAT</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/interview-matt-smith-talks-hellboy-winter-special-the-yule-cat/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Writer and artist Matt Smith spoke with us about some of his inspirations behind Dark Horse Comics&#8217; upcoming Hellboy Winter Special: The Yule Cat, and told us about some of his connections to the land of fire and ice! About the issue (from Dark Horse): Hellboy travels to Reykjavik, where children are disappearing and a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: GIANT ROBOT HELLBOY #2 &#8212; More than Meets the Eye</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-giant-robot-hellboy-2-more-than-meets-the-eye/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dark Horse Comics&#8217; Giant Robot Hellboy does it all. It has the pulpy action-packed thrills of a kaiju match coupled with Hellboy&#8216;s trademark mythological depth. Writer Mike Mignola, artist Duncan Fegredo, colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Clem Robins yank us back into the fray with this issue, but they balance the chaos by hinting at meaningful [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: GIANT ROBOT HELLBOY #1 Is Exactly What You Want It to Be</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-giant-robot-hellboy-1-is-exactly-what-you-want-it-to-be/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When writer Mike Mignola, artist Duncan Fegredo, colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Clem Robins get together, you can bet your ass that magic is about to happen. Giant Robot Hellboy #1 is just more proof of that. It&#8217;s exactly what you would want from a robotic Hellboy story — the perfect amount of goofiness, action, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS #1 — Horrifyingly Beautiful</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-batman-city-of-madness-1-horrifyingly-beautiful/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Batman: City of Madness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This comic wasn&#8217;t released — it broke out of confinement. Writer and artist Christian Ward&#8217;s Batman: City of Madness #1 is unrelenting in its terror and its beauty. About the Story: Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham&#8217;s denizens, fueled [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: ULTIMATE INVASION — Both Less and More Than It Seems</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-ultimate-invasion-both-less-and-more-than-it-seems/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Sinclair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Currie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Hitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Caramagna]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes taking in a new comic is like having a wrestling match with your expectations. You have to push through what you thought something would be to see it for what it is. Marvel Comics&#8217; Ultimate Invasion feels completed unexpected. In some ways, it feels like it delivers less than what it says on the box, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: THE FLASH #1 &#8212; High Concepts and Grounded Characters</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-the-flash-1-high-concepts-and-grounded-characters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Deodato Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[si spurrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trish Mulvihill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wally West]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most comics are either high concept romps through space and time or they&#8217;re intimate character studies with grounded stakes. Writer Si Spurrier, artist Mike Deodato Jr, colorist Trish Mulvihill, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou assure us that The Flash #1 is not &#8220;most comics.&#8221; This creative team has brilliantly crafted a story that manages to have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I Read FANTASTIC FOUR (1961 to 2023) &#8212; Here&#8217;s What I Learned</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/i-read-fantastic-four-1961-to-2023-heres-what-i-learned/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2023 14:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Grimm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Hitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dale Eaglesham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Slott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantastic Four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iban coello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j michael straczynski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Kirby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Robinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Byrne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[johnny storm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Hickman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leonard kirk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Millar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Waid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marvel Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike McKone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Wieringo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Fantastic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Ryan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reed Richard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan North]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Pichelli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stan Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sue Richards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Storm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Torch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Invisible Woman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Thing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tom defalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walter Simonson]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=861623</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Marvel&#8217;s First Family &#8212; the Fantastic Four &#8212; ushered in the &#8220;Marvel Age&#8221; of comics. They had ties all the way back to the publisher&#8217;s first superpowered beings, the android Jim Hammond (AKA the Human Torch) and Namor the Submariner, bridging a gap of over 20 years. But they were also new in so many [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Advance Review: WHERE THE BODY WAS — Processing the Past</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/advance-review-where-the-body-was-processing-the-past/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Image Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Brubaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Where the Body Was]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=862320</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[With Where the Body Was, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have done it again. I mean really, this is starting to get old. Could they please just come out with one project that isn’t amazing? No, they’re too consistent in their ability to deliver a near-perfect comic. Yet they&#8217;re also so versatile in their style [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mark Russell Talks CEREAL &#8211; A Dark and Distinctly Adult Take on Breakfast Cereal Monsters</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/mark-russell-talks-cereal-a-dark-and-distinctly-adult-take-on-breakfast-cereal-monsters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ahoy Comics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AHOY comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cereal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Count Chocula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Russell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Snejbjerg]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=862305</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[&#160; We talk with writer Mark Russell about his latest book, Cereal, which hits your local bookstore on October 12. About The Book &#8220;What We Do In the Shadows&#8221; meets &#8220;Monster Squad&#8221; &#8211; a dark, distinctly adult—and lovingly funny—take on an earlier generation’s beloved monsters. The Marquis de Cocoa, recently transformed into a vampire, emerges [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kickstarter Spotlight: Exploring the Enigmatic World of NIGHTLIFE NOIR with Jack Mulqueen</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/kickstarter-spotlight-exploring-the-enigmatic-world-of-nightlife-noir-with-jack-mulqueen/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kickstarter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Mulqueen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nightlife Noir]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=862029</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I got to sit down with writer Jack Mulqueen to talk about his latest Kickstarter project, NIGHTLIFE NOIR. NIGHTLIFE NOIR is a dark satire unraveling the twisted and ironic fates of the global nightclubbing elite. Check out more about this brilliant project here, and what Jack is up to with Prodigious Digits here!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Interview: Legendary Writer J.M. DeMatteis Talks CREATURE COMMANDOS</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/interview-legendary-writer-j-m-dematteis-talks-creature-commandos/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creature Commandos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Carrillo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.M. DeMatteis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[james gunn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pat Broderick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Safran]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=861636</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Late last year, DC Studios&#8217; newly minted Co-CEOs and Co-Chairmen &#8212; James Gunn and Peter Safran &#8212; announced their upcoming slate of DCU movies and TV shows. The first project on their list is none other than Creature Commandos, an animated TV show that will pull from the Weird War Tales stories by writer J.M. DeMatteis, artist [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: Ingenuity, Insanity, and Inhumanity in ULTIMATE INVASION #1</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-ingenuity-insanity-and-inhumanity-in-ultimate-invasion-1/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marvel Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Sinclair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Currie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Hitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantastic Four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Caramagna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Hickman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the illuminati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ultimate Invasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ultimate universe]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=861560</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard not to just excitedly ramble on and on about Marvel Comics&#8217; Ultimate Invasion #1. Writer Jonathan Hickman and penciller Bryan Hitch dive back into the characters and stories they&#8217;ve already left such an indelible mark on — along with inker Andrew Currie, colorist Alex Sinclair, and letterer Joe Caramagna. These creators have played [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: FRIDAY #7 — Let&#8217;s Do This Again, One More Time</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-friday-7-lets-do-this-again-one-more-time/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Image Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Brubaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marcos Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muntsa Vicente]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panel Syndicate]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=861352</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Friday #6 was the first issue in this series that I didn&#8217;t write a review for, and that&#8217;s for a very simple reason: I couldn&#8217;t make up my mind about it. Did I love it or hate it? Friday #6 was a massive change in direction for the series. It sees the supernatural elements of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Exclusive Interview: Norse Horror in RATATOSK &#8212; Now on Kickstarter!</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/exclusive-interview-norse-horror-in-ratatosk-now-on-kickstarter/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kickstarter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armando Zanker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant DeArmitt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucas Gattoni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norse Mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ratatosk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shan Bennion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=861341</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Are you desperately in need of a spine-tingling story? Do you wish someone could guide you through the shadowy realms of Norse mythology&#8217;s creepiest haunts? Well, you&#8217;re in luck, because a new project on Kickstarter called Ratatosk does exactly that! Writer Grant DeArmitt, artist Armando Zanker, colorist Shan Bennion and letterer Lucas Gattoni have put together [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: NECROPOLITAN VOL 1 &#8211; The Lies We Tell Ourselves</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-necropolitan-vol-1-the-lies-we-tell-ourselves/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Comic Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Chuckry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donovan Yaciuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Darius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martian Lit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Necropolitan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Legge]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=860201</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t read Martian Lit&#8217;s Necropolitan yet, part of me really doesn&#8217;t blame you. Mike Phillips, Julian Darius, and Steven Legge&#8217;s vision of Hell is haunting. Calling a story about Hell &#8220;haunting&#8221; might seem a little obvious, but Necropolitan&#8216;s way of unsettling you isn&#8217;t obvious at all. It sneaks up on you when you&#8217;re least [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Match Made in Heaven: The Comics of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/match-made-in-heaven-the-comics-of-ed-brubaker-and-sean-phillips/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Archie Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comic Book Oped]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Image Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Tracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Brubaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kill Or Be Killed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pulp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleeper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Fade Out]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=859955</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Next to me, I have a stack of comics that&#8217;s about a foot high. Volumes of Kill or be Killed, Criminal, Sleeper, and The Fade Out. These comics cover a range of subjects: a vigilante in New York being hounded by a demon, a seedy crime world that no one seems to inhabit by choice, gritty superheroes, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Review: NIGHT FEVER &#8211; Fever Dreams and Primal Screams</title>
		<link>https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-night-fever-fever-dreams-and-primal-screams/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Image Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Brubaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Phillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Night Fever]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Phillips]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/?p=859971</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The upcoming graphic novel by writer Ed Brubaker, artist Sean Phillips, and colorist Jacob Phillips, is aptly named. Night Fever feels just like a fever dream. As you get lost in the story, you find yourself wondering, &#8220;What&#8217;s happening, exactly?&#8221; Writing But to simply say that Night Fever is like a fever dream would be reductive. In [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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