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Review: Dream Reavers #1

The BIG comics companies hold Morpheus’ god-like powers over us in their ability to inhabit our dreams. For years they have been weaving their spells, causing us to tune out other dreams as mere blurs. Well today I was ...
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Comic Confidential #1- Life as an Indie Comic Creator

You pick up your first comic at age 10 or 12 and instantly become enthralled by the muscular heroics of godlike people saving the world in exciting ways from the vilest villains you have ever seen.    It becomes a love affai...
by Raphael Moran
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Moranic Reviews- Hooligan #1 and 2

  Viper Comics doesn’t put out too many comic titles in a year, but you know that old saying: it’s not the quantity, it’s the quality. Their new digital release is called Hooligan and I’ve decided ...
by Raphael Moran
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Comic Confidential – Year in Review

It’s been a year since I started this column and I wanted to thank everyone who followed me on my journey through the trials and tribulations of being an indie comic creator. I met many fellow creators and shared our pers...
by Raphael Moran
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Moranic Reviews – Top 5 List of 2012

I’ve reviewed a lot of unique comics in this article last year. Before I start up a new set of reviews for the new year, I wanted to give you guys a look back at some of my favorites from last year. I can guarantee mostÂ...
by Raphael Moran
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Moranic Reviews – First Law of Mad Science

GRADE : A- Over the past year or so while attending various comic cons on the eastern coast, I have repeatedly run into writers Mike Isenberg and Oliver Mertz with booths at the Cons. They’re always dressed in crazy mad sci...
by Raphael Moran
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Comic Confidential #7- How Can We Save Printed Comics?

    In a recent installment of “Comic Confidential,” I talked about the death of the printed comic and the rise of digital sales.   I also talked with fellow comic creator Mike Hall about education comics and ho...
by Raphael Moran
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Comic Confidential: Comic Legend, Carmine Infantino is Gone.

In every entry of Comic Confidential, I share my experience in creating and marketing comics.  Sometimes I interview fellow indie creators in the business and they share their stories with me.   In this installment, I wante...
by Raphael Moran
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Exclusive First Look: Arcana’s FLEE

Check out this exclusive preview of my new graphic novel FLEE.    Currently available on comixology and available for Pre-order at your local comic shop and book store across the country and beyond.     FLEE Diamon...
by Raphael Moran
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Comic Confidential – King Con Brooklyn

A couple of weeks ago, New York was hit with a devastating super storm called Hurricane Sandy. The great city was battered and bruised, millions were out of power, homes were destroyed and streets were flooded. So who would t...
by Raphael Moran
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Comic Confidential – NYCC 2012 Pre-Show Edition

It’s the day before the big show, and everyone is in a flurry to get ready. As I swooped into the big city for my upcoming signing in artist alley, I met a number of fellow creators and retailers. I’ve never seen th...
by Raphael Moran
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Moranic Reviews – Black Powder, Red Earth

At the New York Comic Con 2012, I met fellow comic writer Jon Chang. He gave me a copy of all three issues of his graphic novel series Black Powder, Red Earth. Looking at the stark black covers with the faded images was so...
by Raphael Moran
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Spoilerific G.I. JOE – Retaliation Movie Review

I’m a child of the 80′s.   Every day I stood in front of my television, slack jawed while I watched each new episode of G.I.-Joe – A Real American Hero.  Just thinking about it now I can hum the iconic them...
by Raphael Moran
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Comics Confidential: The Long Road to Flee

In past installments of this column I usually write about all my struggles as a indie comic creator in terms of marketing, selling and pitching a book.   What I haven’t discussed much about is the evolution of a comic idea....
by Raphael Moran
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