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Mark Peters

Mark Peters is a freelance writer from Chicago. He writes jokes on Twitter and is a columnist for Visual Thesaurus and McSweeney's. He is the author of "Bullshit: A Lexicon."

Cover detail of "The Unquotable Trump" (Drawn & Quarterly/R. Sikoryak)

A chameleon-like artist has created the best damn Trump satire

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'Poppies of Iraq" (Drawn and Quarterly)

“Poppies of Iraq” chronicles a young girl’s life growing up in Mosul

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Justice League America (DC Comics)

Labor Day heroes: The 7 most pro-union comic books ever made

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Kaijumax Season 2 by Zander Cannon (Oni Press)

One of the best examinations of race in comics is a bonkers comic about a prison for giant monsters

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Mister Miracle Vol 1 #1, April, 1971 (DC Comics)

Why D.C.’s escape artist Mister Miracle is the hero we need right now

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"Take That, Adolf!" (Fantagraphics Books)

A collection of anti-Nazi comic book covers from the 1940s is one of the most relevant books of the year

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Thor/Jane Foster (Marvel)

Hey Marvel, please don’t take away female Thor’s hammer

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No Small Plans: A graphic novel adventure through Chicago (Chicago Architecture Foundation)

Weaving architecture, history and social justice together, Chicago is imagined anew in “No Small Plans”

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Nick Fury (Marvel)

Nick Fury’s journey from World War II hero, to ’60s spy, to black movie star

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The Sheriff of Babylon (John Paul Leon)

One of comics’ best writers is a former CIA agent

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Kamandi Cover (Courtesy of DC Entertainment)

Why 2017 is the year of Jack Kirby, comics’ most influential creator

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Copra Round One (Michel Fiffe)

Today’s best superhero comic is a self-published one-person masterwork

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Wonder Woman (DC Comics)

It’s time to recognize Wonder Woman’s forgotten co-creator

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"Hostage" by Guy Delisle (Drawn & Quarterly Publications)

Forget superheroes: True-life graphic novel “Hostage” defines bravery

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The most regrettable comic book villains and who they resemble in the Trump administration

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Injection (Image Comics)

In “Injection” a team of internet do-gooders get tasked with making the digital space a better place and get it horribly wrong

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Blizzard or not so much, you’re home now, so revisit the Seinfeld episode that launched a million Stellaaaaaaaas: “The Pen”

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Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)

Top 11 inspiring and oddball comics to keep your spirits up while resisting and persisting

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Boris Badeno; Irina Spalko; Black Widow (NBC/Paramount Pictures/Marvel)

The top 17 most badass and bizarre Russian villains in pop culture

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(DC Comics)

Batwoman and Midnighter: DC’s two badass, Batman-ish, gay characters you should be reading

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(Image Comics)

The comic book “Lazarus” is a frightening vision of where America could be headed

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Veep" (HBO)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, greatest of all time: The “Seinfeld” and “Veep” star is the best TV comedy actor, hands down

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Dominic Cooper in "Preacher" (AMC/Lewis Jacobs)

“Preacher” fans, your prayers are answered: Here are 10 comics with outrageous portrayals of God

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Krysten Ritter in "Jessica Jones" (Netflix)

12 more female superheroes who could have fixed “Captain America: Civil War”’s woman problem

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