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Books: Big Issues: Spider-Men #4 tells an alternate-reality story that works 

Each week, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic-book issue of significance. This week, it’s Spider-Men #4. Written by Brian Michael Bendis (Daredevil, Avengers Assemble) and drawn by Sara Pichelli (Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Runaways), it’s a prime example of how to write an alternate-universe story that resonates on an emotional level.  Alternate realities are one of the cornerstones of superhero comic books, an easy way to show familiar characters in new situations without making radical changes to a central universe that’s shared across multiple titles.
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Books: Big Issues: Have X-Men comics entered a new golden age?

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Books: Big Issues: Daredevil: The world’s unluckiest superhero

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Entertainment / Books : The A.V. Club - Books (3 days ago)

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