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Val Keller

About Val Keller

Val Keller is a nerd among nerds. Cursed with a comic-based obsession since the tender age of 0, Val has a passion for both the stories on the page and the stories of how they made it there. Owning a decade of experience in feature journalism, Keller has previously written for various NHL outlets, and since 2020, has independently created YouTube video essays delving into the peculiar histories of troubled comics, movies, and video games as TheMonit0rLizard.
 

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Whatever Happened To Mortal Kombat Comics?

Mortal Kombat 1 is the series' boldest story yet, feeling very much like a comic book - but what happened to the franchise's forays into the medium?

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Can Magneto's Most Important Trait Keep Aging With Him?

Magneto's limited series reshapes his past but keeps his history with the real-world Holocaust intact, reaffirming its importance as time marches on.

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The Silver Surfer Is A Wimp, And That’s Okay

Silver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy understands everything that makes Marvel's cosmic hero work, including how he rarely ends up winning any fights.

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Cult of Carnage: Misery Gives a Classic Spider-Man Character a Shocking Breakthrough

A twisted symbiotic therapy session with a classic Spider-Man side character is just the latest shocking moment in Cult of Carnage: Misery.

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Death of the Venomverse is Too Much Venom, Not Enough ‘Verse

Death of the Venomverse gives Marvel fans as much Venom as they can handle. Sadly, his symbiotic family members don't get the attention they deserve.

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Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic Gives Classic Villain Unforgettable New Look

Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic is introducing reimagined Bat-villains into the Beyond universe. For Killer Croc, his new look may be one of his best ever.

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Cult of Carnage: Misery Stiffs Marvel’s Best B-List Symbiotes, Again

Marvel's Cult of Carnage: Misery introduces Madness, the latest in a line of forgettable fates for Venom's most underdeveloped Symbiote offspring.

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How Ultimate Invasion Puts The Maker Back Into His Most Dangerous Hands

Marvel's Ultimate Invasion is the diabolical Reed Richards' chance to shine, and Jonathan Hickman is the perfect writer to maximize his potential.

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Deadpool’s Twisted First Backstory is Still His Wackiest

The first look at Deadpool's backstory had gore-induced breakthroughs with Wolverine and revealed the Merc With a Mouth may not be Wade Wilson.