Dr. Forrest Helvie is a professor by day and both consumer and critic of comic books by night. Prof. Helvie can frequently be found writing comic book reviews for Newsarama, but he has also contributed to a wide range of publications and research presentations. Whether it's through in-depth interviews with writers and artists behind your favorite works, or critical analysis of them through academic essays, Prof. Helvie is always looking to help you better understand and appreciate the comic book that's in your hands.
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Features Get to know Matt Murdock with the 10 best Daredevil comics from Marvel

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Features Over nearly 40 years, the TMNT have cemented their place as one of the icons of comic books - and here's why

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Features The latest Amazing Spider-Man relaunch brings back the old Parker luck, but not the old Parker charm in a no-spoiler review

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Features The Teen Titans might need some extra schooling on this whole Academy thing

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Features TMNT: The Last Ronin #2 capitalizes on the emotional rollercoaster of issue #1, but doesn't reach those same heights

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Features X-Men Legends #1 looks and feels like something pulled off a spinner rack in 1993

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Features The X-Factor of the X-Men: its writers and artists

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Features Revisiting Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's seminal Batman story 'Hush'

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Features TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 makes an indelible mark on the body of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comic books as a whole

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Features Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque return to American Vampire with 1976

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Features Giant-Size X-Men #1 is one of the greatest X-Men comic books of all time; this isn't that

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Features Shang-Chi #1 demonstrates "fine form in this first outing"

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Features Kieron Gillen wants to share his love of Warhammer 40k with the world via his Marneus Calgar origin story

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Features The launch of Spider-Man's "Sins Rising" storyline
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