"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

Dark Reign – The Hood

Ora, confesso che l’intera idea di avere Norman Osborn a capo dell’universo Marvel mi pare un filo balorda, così come non mi pare molto oculata la scelta dei suoi quattro consiglieri della Cabala. Loki in versione drag queen? Emma Frost? Un fuorilegge abbastanza sfigato emerso dal nulla? Solo il dottor Destino sembrava essere all’altezza della situazione, insieme a Namor che non faceva altro se non ritornare al proprio glorioso passato di nemico della superficie (altrimenti noi fan iniziamo a lamentarci che si è imborghesito). Quest’albetto, centrato su Parker Robbins, alias The Hood, si preoccupa di rimettere le cose a posto almeno in parte, riallacciandosi direttamente a Blood from Stones di Vaughan, edito in Italia nell’abominevole formato For Fans Only e già recensito qui. In questo story-arc a fosche tinte ambientato nel sottobosco della malavita supereroistica, viene ulteriormente esplorata la connessione di Parker con il demone Dormammu, acerrimo nemico del dottor Strange. Potrà il gangster mantenere separate la sua vita di mistico super-criminale posseduto dalla sua vita privata che lo vede figlio devoto e padre di famiglia? Nell’universo Marvel (e non solo) queste cose finiscono sempre in vacca: per il povero Robbins non si prevede un finale migliore, mentre allontana da sé tutti coloro che conoscono il suo altro lato. Un albetto leggibile, ben scritto da Jeff Parker e onestamente disegnato da Kyle Hotz. Copertine di Djurdjevic, sempre impronunciabile ma sempre uno spettacolo. The Hood diventa un personaggio tutt’altro che piatto, quando non è scritto da Bendis.

books and literature

Werewolves Wednesday: The Wolf-Leader (19)

A werewolf story by Alexandre Dumas père. Chapter XIX: The Dead and the Living At the same moment that the trembling soul of the young Baron passed away, Thibault, awaking as if from an agitated sleep full of terrible dreams, sat up in his bed. He

Read More »
architecture, engineering and construction

From Labyrinths to Trees: How Narrative Shapes Our Idea of Data

Introduction: Stories We Tell About Data Before we ever store, query, or analyze it, we tell stories about data. Not with words, necessarily, but with structures. With paths, branches, and webs. With ontologies and classification systems. With expeditions and search parties. Data — raw, abstract,

Read More »
Pride Month

Pride Month 2025 – It’s a Wrap

We Were Always Here: on Memory, Erasure, and the Persistence of Queer History All month long, we have journeyed through scroll and scripture, painting and poetry, ruin and reliquary, gathering voices, gestures, glances that once defied the world to say: we have always loved differently.

Read More »
Share on LinkedIn
Throw on Reddit
Roll on Tumblr
Mail it
No Comments

Post A Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

RELATED POSTS

Werewolves Wednesday: The Wolf-Leader (19)

A werewolf story by Alexandre Dumas père. Chapter XIX: The Dead and the Living At the same moment that the trembling soul of the young Baron passed away, Thibault, awaking as if from an agitated sleep full of terrible dreams, sat up in his bed. He

Read More

From Labyrinths to Trees: How Narrative Shapes Our Idea of Data

Introduction: Stories We Tell About Data Before we ever store, query, or analyze it, we tell stories about data. Not with words, necessarily, but with structures. With paths, branches, and webs. With ontologies and classification systems. With expeditions and search parties. Data — raw, abstract,

Read More

Pride Month 2025 – It’s a Wrap

We Were Always Here: on Memory, Erasure, and the Persistence of Queer History All month long, we have journeyed through scroll and scripture, painting and poetry, ruin and reliquary, gathering voices, gestures, glances that once defied the world to say: we have always loved differently.

Read More