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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

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    Game of Thrones’ Arya-Waif duel robbed us of the best death scene since Joffrey’sGame of Thrones’ Arya-Waif duel robbed us of the best death scene since Joffrey’s
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    Marvel gave Star Wars’ Han Solo his own comic book. It’s pretty great.Marvel gave Star Wars’ Han Solo his own comic book. It’s pretty great.
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    Han Solo is one of the most gorgeous books of the year.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Watch: Anderson Cooper’s heartbreaking tribute to Orlando’s victimsWatch: Anderson Cooper’s heartbreaking tribute to Orlando’s victims
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    “They are more than a list of names. They are people who loved and who were loved.”

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    For LGBTQ people, survival is defiance. The Orlando shooting won’t change that.For LGBTQ people, survival is defiance. The Orlando shooting won’t change that.
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    For LGBTQ people, survival is work, it is love, it is hard, it is a risk. It is defiance in a world where some would have us disappear.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Kelly Thompson is one of the best new talents in comic booksKelly Thompson is one of the best new talents in comic books
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    Comic book writer Kelly Thompson wants to make you laugh, then break your heart.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    TMNT: Out of the Shadows manages to make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sadTMNT: Out of the Shadows manages to make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sad
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    TMNT: Out of the Shadows is a sad, soulless mess.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Harambe the gorilla: the zoo killing that’s set the internet on fire, explainedHarambe the gorilla: the zoo killing that’s set the internet on fire, explained
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    Harambe the gorilla celebrated his 17th birthday the day before he was shot and killed.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Marvel’s Civil War II is a good summer superhero comic. Jupiter’s Legacy may be better.Marvel’s Civil War II is a good summer superhero comic. Jupiter’s Legacy may be better.
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    Begun, the summer superhero comic book wars have.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Saga creator Brian K. Vaughan on Cleveland, aliens, and what’s next for his comicsSaga creator Brian K. Vaughan on Cleveland, aliens, and what’s next for his comics
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    How graphic rocket ship sex scenes help Brian K. Vaughan write a story about mortality.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Captain America’s [spoiler] reveal, explainedCaptain America’s [spoiler] reveal, explained
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    Spoiler alert!

    By Alex Abad-Santos

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