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Articles by Kevin Lanigan

About Kevin Lanigan
Kevin Lanigan is a writer/comedian/director living in NYC. He's the writer/star of the romantic comedy web series Doomed To You, the improv/sketch show The Puffin Publishing Podcast, and the comedy RPG show JAN: Jive Action Nerds. You can see him perform weekly with his improv team Gone Girl.
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Comics and Graphic Novels

The Very Best Of The Invaders

January 15, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

Marvel’s first heroes. Captain America, Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, the Human Torch, and Namor. The subjects of some of the greatest and most iconic stories in Marvel history reunite this week for Invaders […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

Uncanny X-Haiku #9

January 14, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

X-Man is Legion And he’s taking down our world. Armor made a ball.

Gaming

Blades in the Dark: Game of the Week

January 11, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

For those that like their D&D shifty and underhanded comes Blades in the Dark, the fantasy RPG that asks: What if everyone was a rogue? From assassins to cultists and every kind of a shadowstalker […]

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Picks of the Week January 9, 2019

January 8, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

When our cup runneth over with too many great comics, we share the bounty of a robust New Comic Book Day with a list of our favorites. Here are Forbidden Planet’s picks for January 9, […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

How to Read Captain Marvel

January 8, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 2

Earth’s Mightiest Hero. A terran Air Force Pilot with the powers of a Kree Warrior. Head of Alpha Flight, friend of the X-Men, star of an upcoming megahit film. There’s lots to know about Carol […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

Mr. & Mrs. X-Haiku #7

January 7, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

Rogue and Gambit did the noir Mojo cast them in. He recast Gambit.

Board Games

Mage Knight: Game of the Week

January 4, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

Whether you’re a solo gamer or a party game kinda gal, Mage Knight has provided us with years of fantastic adventures. And to celebrate a tremendous run and reign in players new and old, we […]

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Kevin’s Desert Island Comics

January 2, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

Stranded without hope of rescue. Naught but your wits to keep you alive. Crushing boredom. Comics won’t much help with those first two, but here are the comics I would most want to have with […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

How Do You Get Into Conan the Barbarian?

January 1, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 1

New fantasy worlds are like pants you used to wear in high school: both approachable and difficult to get into nowadays. Robert E. Howard basically invented the sword and sorcery genre with his original Conan […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

Things To Do As Daredevil When You’re Dead

January 1, 2019 Kevin Lanigan 0

Author’s Note: This title is a very funny play on the movie “Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead,” which everyone knows about and needs no explanation at all. Matt Murdock is dead. Coincidentally, […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

X-Forcaiku #1

December 31, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

Baby Cable’s plot Got him a messed up Deathlok. Boom Boom slept through it.

Card Games

Gloom: Game of the Week

December 28, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

Make your family as sad as possible, and then kill them off. Such is the premise of one of my all time favorite games, Gloom. Ever popular with the morbid or moribund, Gloom is the […]

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The Greatest X-Force of Them All

December 26, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

After a brief hiatus, X-Force returns to shelves this week with a brand new X-Force #1. The original line-up (Domino, Cannonball, Boom Boom, Shatterstar, Warpath) gets the band back together to avenge the death of […]

Comic Reviews

The 18 Best Comics of 2018

December 26, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 1

18) Justice League Dark The best DC in comics, movies, or on TV. These stories of magic and gloom pair beautifully with an incredible cast of characters. Wonder Woman. Zatanna. Swamp Thing. Man-Bat. Detective Chimp! […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

Extermin-haiku #5

December 24, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

And so they went back to the time they left behind. Oh, hey, it’s Cyclops.

Board Games

Betrayal Legacy: Game of the Week

December 21, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

Beware the house on the hill, for few who venture there ever truly return. They are forever lost, their time sucked up into the infinite void of playing and replaying the Betrayal series. Vanilla Betrayal, […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

So… What’s Thor Been Up To?

December 18, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 3

Thor aka God of Thunder aka Point Break aka Sparkles has had a tremendous few years of comics. By my account, the Asgardians have been the top dogs in comics for seven years now. And […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

Which Multiple Man Dupe Are You?

December 18, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

This year was a big year for Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man. He returned from an unceremonious death to headline his own miniseries for the first time in a decade. And it was a banger. […]

Comics and Graphic Novels

X-Haiku Red #11

December 17, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

Jean Grey beat Nova with the greatest power she had: her empathy.

Board Games

Trickerion: Game of the Week

December 14, 2018 Kevin Lanigan 0

Trickerion is the game for those that watch The Prestige and really want to get up in there and rough up Christian Bale. If you saw The Illusionist and thought you could teach Edward Norton […]

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