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Strange Times & Places: X-Men Noir

Chris Walker — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:00:11 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re looking in on the non-powered world of X-Men Noir #1-4. How’s It Different? It’s an Imaginary Story, recasting Marvel’s Merry Mutants in a world inspired equally by noir films and pulp novels. Instead of philosophically opposed genetic mutations warring for world peace, we’ve got juvenile…

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Strange Times & Places: Bruce “Superman” Wayne

Chris Walker — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:00:16 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where this week we’re taking a trip to trilogy of Bronze Age stories chronicling the life of Bruce “Superman” Wayne. How’s It Different? While it was officially billed at the time as an “imaginary story” to denote it not taking place in the canonical Multiverse, for our purposes…

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Strange Times & Places: Stan Lee’s Just Imagine, Part 1

Chris Walker — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:00:22 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re honoring the legacy of Stan Lee by looking at one of the most elaborate alternate realities ever conceived for comics – Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe! How’s It Different? By gadfree, this one’s hard to classify. Imaginary Story is probably the best…

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Strange Times & Places: Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham

Chris Walker — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:58:46 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where I once again found it easier to work reading some comics into my schedule rather than watching a movie or binging a TV show. Today, we’re looking at the really uneven two issue mini-series Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham. How’s It Different? It is an Imaginary Story, where…

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Strange Times & Places: Batman #131

Chris Walker — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:00:09 +0000

Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re reading in-universe fanfic from 1960’s Batman #131! How’s It Different? This is a classic Imaginary Story, with a twist – it is being written in-universe by Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred. Luckily, this tale predates the “Alfred as Father Figure” take on the character…but that makes…

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