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You Don’t Suck At Color

Chris Beatrice

Do you suffer from chromophobia (the fear of using saturated or bright colors because every time you do your picture winds up looking like a cheap effect from Star Trek TOS)? Well, turns out you don't suck at anything, but you probably misunderestimate the role of something else…

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Happy Thanksgiving (X-Men Edition)

Lauren Panepinto

November 27, 2025 - Since I've pulled the Thanksgiving post this year, here's a personal fave of fantasy art thanksgiving: Uncanny X-Men #308. This issue was published in 1994, written by Scott Lobdell with cover & interior art by John Romita Jr. I was a sophomore in high school, working at the famous comic book store Jim Hanley's Universe in New York, and reading every X-comic that came in the door. This issue was an adorable one, and I loved "normal life" scenes in comic books. The issue also happens to have the engagement of Jean and Scott, and as I was 15 at the time, I was still a Scott and Jean stan. (I'm pretty sure looking back now, as a 46 year old woman, I would say go for Wolverine, but hey, that's a whole other article.)…

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