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Mark McCann

I came here in a time machine from the 1980s. The time machine was called childhood. I'm getting back there at all costs! (I also live, love, write, lift & pet cats wherever I may find them.)

The posts below were all written by Mark McCann

10 Questions: Week 1 – Pat Mills

April 5th, 2016 by Mark McCann Comments

Pat Mills tells it like it is, from Britain’s role in WWI trough to the promise of an Accident Man movie…

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Scott Snyder: The Friendship that defined his run on Batman

April 5th, 2016 by Mark McCann Comments

Scott Snyder: The Friendship that defined his run on Batman – in a time of darkness in DC’s cinematic world, this Snyder believes in the hope in Batman

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Saving Private Venom: The argument to make Venom a badass again

November 21st, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

Remember when Venom was as scary as heck? We want HIM back, Marvel!

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THE BIG INTERVIEW: FTN chats to comic writer extraordinaire Mark Millar

October 7th, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

Even if you don’t know it, you’re already very familiar with his work; from Kick-Ass to The Ultimates, Millar’s already a legend in the comic/movie industry. And our man Mark got chatting with him

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Killing our heroes: If Pop Culture is the main event Twitter is the coliseum

May 20th, 2015 by Mark McCann 1 Comment

Kill your idols… never has this phrase been more relevant that in the Twitter generation

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Is Nerdism The New Battlefield for Cultural Warfare?

April 18th, 2015 by Mark McCann 1 Comment

Well, it looks like things are getting really out of hand in the nerd-arena… Mark gets into the nitty-gritty

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Star Wars The Expanded Universe: A love Letter and a Thank You

March 29th, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

The Expanded Universe is, to many, the best of Star Wars and now it looks like it’s all about to change. Our man Mark looks back fondly…

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When does sensitivity become censorship? Is political correctness the death of comic art?

March 19th, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

… Let us speak seriously for a minute.

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Courting Controversy – How Gay Kisses in the Apocalypse change minds when we fight for them

March 2nd, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

Mark takes a look at the backlash over The Walking Dead’s gay kiss and voice his, and our, voice on why it was a good thing…

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Why Neill Blomkamp’s Alien is great news for fans, bad news for originality

February 23rd, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

While we should be excited for the next Aliens movie, Mark argues it’s a symptom of a modern cinematic illness…

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Internet meltdown: Does the MCU Spider-man have to be white?

February 16th, 2015 by Mark McCann Comments

Now that Spider-man is getting a movie reset again, we welcome back writer Mark McCann as he asks if new Spidey needs to be white…

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