The Cupcake Rogues

Heroes can be any grab bag of attributes mixed nicely together into one of the characters that we all know and love. So, what truly makes a hero? Who better to tell us than the heroes themselves!
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The Cupcake Rogues

After the past decade or so of comic book movies raging back, front, and center into our summer blockbusters every year, it’s clear that the comic book genre has expanded to include fans that have never so much as read a comic book, but is this starting to hurt the real fans?  (more…)

The Cupcake Rogues

Character death in comic books mean very little to the readers of today, but there was a time where the shock value of a major character death shook us to our very core.

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The Cupcake Rogues

In a previous article, Real Character Diversity, I shared some gripes I have about the portrayal of minorities in comic books. Though things still aren’t perfect, we’ve come a hell of a long way from where we were. Perhaps to truly appreciate where we are now, we should look at where we’ve come from.

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The Cupcake Rogues

With the popularity of comic book culture today, it’s a wonder that comic book nerds are still portrayed as four-eyed, socially awkward geeks. Who’s really to blame for the ongoing stereotype, and will we ever be shown as diverse as we truly are?

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The Cupcake Rogues

It’s the end of an era. Mike Carey has been the voice of first, the X-Men series and eventually the Rogue-focused X-Men: Legacy series since 2006, and as someone who has worshipped Rogue since she was 5 years old, I can confidently say that he’s done us proud. Alas, it’s time to pass the torch, but I was lucky enough to speak with Carey about his long-term love for Rogue, how their relationship came to be and where he’s headed. (more…)

The Cupcake Rogues

Daniel Way grabbed the reigns to everyone’s favorite mentally ill mercenary in 2008 when Axel Alonso charged him with developing a new take on the merc with the mouth, Deadpool. Since then, Way has been full steam ahead, but was kind enough to take some time out to talk to me about the process it takes to develop one of Marvel’s most popular anti-heroes. (more…)

The Cupcake Rogues

The New 52 has had the DC fan community up in arms since the moment it was announced, but how has this ground-breaking reboot effected us non-DCers?

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The Cupcake Rogues

I don’t think it would come as a big shock to anyone that the world we live in today is a diverse one, so why is it that comics seem to be coming so late to the party? (more…)

The Cupcake Rogues

There are some great comic characters. There also are some questionable ones. If we’re talking reboots, maybe these guys just keep the boot.

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