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Comic Book Review: ‘Echoes of the Triumphant’ holds several perspective changes for the main character

I first heard about Pat Murphy’s comic book “Echoes of the Triumphant” when I was on Instagram scrolling through my messaging feed. As I looked at the message, there was a blurb that simply asked if I wanted to give this comic a read. I sent my email and not long after, I was sent a copy of the comic. When I read the comic, I felt that Pat wrote a unique story in which we see the main character Adrian have three different perspectives.

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Flash Facts: A spoiler free review

I love science and I love comics so when you combine those two topics you get an explosion of fun and information. “Flash Facts” is DC’s newest middle grade graphic novel and it takes readers aged eight to 12 (and older fans!) on 10 fun adventures. Also, when you are finished enjoying the book there are projects you can do at home. I would have loved this book when I was in school!

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Recognizing the Jewish origins of Superman

As a popular means to express such American virtues as honesty, patriotism and chivalry, no medium can compete with the comic book. Since the 1930s, American comic books have been populated by heroes who save innocent victims, entire nations, even the world, from characters representing evil.

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Welcome to the Planet

Growing up I’ve always been inspired by the Daily Planet. Not just the newspaper, but the people who brought it to life. Lois Lane, Clark Kent and Perry White have always been icons to me. Their profession was a noble one to aspire to.

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Inauguration Day: George Washington’s 1789 oath of office

Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, uses George Washington’s 1789 copy of “Acts Passed at the First Congress of the United States of America,” which includes the U.S. Constitution, to tell a short story on how the presidential oath of office has been unchanged since the founding of the nation. It’s the same oath that Joe Biden swore to today, 232 years later.

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Martin Luther King Jr. –– An inspiration for a better tomorrow

Today the nation recognizes a true hero worth remembering –– Martin Luther King Jr. Textbooks will tell you that Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most recognized spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968, but he’s more than that. He’s an inspiration for a better world.

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