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Articles by Christopher Troy

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Rumor has it.

February 8, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Rumor has it.

The new hotness in comic book movies journalism is click baiting via casting rumors without any sort of source. Granted it’s nothing really new, late 2013/earl 2014 has already made me sick of it thanks […]

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Boom! Studios

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Cats on Cats Baby

February 1, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Cats on Cats Baby

Upon writing cats on cats I realize that there’s several ways in which that can be taken. Whelp, Imma keep it, because I hope people’s mind won’t go directly to the gutter (HAH!) and more […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy’s Toys But With Comics 1/22/14 edition

January 26, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys But With Comics 1/22/14 edition

So we’re all on board for killing the winter/the snow yes? Because we need to. Hawkeye #16 Matt Fraction/Annie Wu/Matt Hollingsworth Marvel, $2.99, 20 pages Hawkeye‘s back this week! Sorta….David Aja still needed time to […]

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Other Topics

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: A Return to Form

January 19, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: A Return to Form

DID YOU KNOW: Apartment hunting in New York City is THE PITS FPNYC Faithful. My personal problems aside, it was a really good week for comics! Shall I give you the details of the goodness? […]

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Late to the Party: Chris reads “The Wake: Volume 1”

January 12, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Late to the Party: Chris reads “The Wake: Volume 1”

The Wake Volume 1 Scott Snyder/Sean Murphy/Matt Hollingsworth Vertigo/DC, Collects issue 1-5 Hey look, I’m starting the year off looking at a DC book not called Sandman, this really is a brave new world! In […]

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Image Comics

Troy’s Toys, But With Comics- The Sexy Start of the New Year

January 10, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, But With Comics- The Sexy Start of the New Year

So the Image Expo 2014 has come and gone and man, screw them. I have a limited budget for comics stuff because living in  New York isn’t cheap, and they go and announce like 3 […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy’s Toy but with Comics: #1 with a tie!

January 2, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toy but with Comics: #1 with a tie!

Well look at that, apparently there’s a tie. And I’m sure it has everything nothing to do with issue 7 of one of these series dropping this past Tuesday. #1a) Saga Brian K Vaughn/Fiona Staples […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy’s Toys, But with Comics Best of 2013 List Part 2

January 1, 2014 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, But with Comics Best of 2013 List Part 2

In retrospect, a short title would have been nice. Also happy New Year! Welcome back to me coasting for cash-money. As I said last time, this is the “Matt Fraction Power Hour” portion of the […]

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Boom! Studios

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Top 5 for 2013 part 1

December 27, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Top 5 for 2013 part 1

Happy post-whatever you celebrated/are celebrating “dear” reader. The Santa-man was pretty good to me this year, which was nice because Christmas is expensive y’all. So yeah, it’s the final week of 2013, and my video […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy Toy’s But With Comics: Very fill in. Such Rush. Wow.

December 23, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy Toy’s But With Comics: Very fill in. Such Rush. Wow.

This is the last big release week in 2013, and man, it ended on kind of a downer comics-wise. 4 out of the 5 Marvel books I pulled had more than 1 artist attached to […]

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Other Topics

PLAYING CATCH UP: Wolverine and the X-men volumes 6 & 7

December 15, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on PLAYING CATCH UP: Wolverine and the X-men volumes 6 & 7

Wolverine and the X-men volumes 6/7 Words by Jason Aaron Art by Ramon Perez (vol 6), Pasqual Ferry and Nick Bradsaw (vol 7) Marvel, $17.99 for volume 6 (5 issues), $19.99 for volume 7 (6 […]

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Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Small Week.

December 12, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Small Week.

QUICK REC: I’m not sure how much you, the reader, may or may not be interested in WWE wrestling (aka “The Wrestle”), but if you are, you NEED to flip through WWE Superstars‘ debut this […]

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Image Comics

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Crimes againist Inhumanity

December 8, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Crimes againist Inhumanity

FPNYC Faithful, I have a sore throat and IT IS THE WORST, PLEASE SEND HELP/A NEW THROAT. Inhumanity #1 Matt Fraction/Oliver Coipel/Leinil Yu, Dustin Weaver/ Mark Morales/Laura Martin Marvel, $3.99, 40 pages THIS WEEK IN […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Greenest Wednesday

December 1, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Greenest Wednesday

A butt-ton of books dropped this past week, so let’s get down to business, yes? Black Science Rick Remender/Matteo Scalera/Dean White Image, 20 pages, $3.50 Black Science is a book I was a little concern […]

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Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: The one where I met Warren Ellis

November 24, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: The one where I met Warren Ellis

First and foremost, a big thank you to Warren Ellis for coming out to past Friday (as seen here with my friend Sean). It was the first time in FOREVER since he’s had a signing […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Triple X Edition

November 17, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Triple X Edition

Obviously yes, I am still experimenting with titles for this thing. Amazing X-men #1 Jason Aaron/Ed McGuinness Marvel, $3.99, 20 pages I’ll admit, I’m a little late to this party, mostly because I initially overlooked […]

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Comic Book Movies

Review: Thor the Dark World and Thor: God of Thunder volume 1

November 15, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Review: Thor the Dark World and Thor: God of Thunder volume 1

THIS WEEK IN CONFESSIONS: I’m not exactly the biggest Thor fan out there. Might as well get that out of the way early. It’s been established a number of times that I’m a Clint Barton […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

I have bought some comics and read one that isn’t even out yet.

November 12, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on I have bought some comics and read one that isn’t even out yet.

I cannot even begin to tell you how HYPE I am that Warren Ellis will be signing at FPNYC in a few short weeks. That’s an insane GET, and something NYCC hasn’t even managed to […]

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Comic Reviews

I have bought some comics, also eaten wayyy too much candy.

November 3, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on I have bought some comics, also eaten wayyy too much candy.

Halloween is a hell of a thing y’all, and this year’s beer and candy diet was not the best plan. Probably should have thought that one out a bit. :: snorts a crushed-up Kit-Kat bar […]

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Here I have bought some comics. A lot of comics actually.

October 29, 2013 Christopher Troy Comments Off on Here I have bought some comics. A lot of comics actually.

All heat, no jokes, once again y’all! Wolverine and the X-men #37 Jason Aaron/ Giuseppe Camuncoli/ Andrew Currie Marvel, $3.99, 20 pages Chapter 9 of the Battle of Atom crossover is such a pain to […]

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