Mid-Summer Mash-Up!

Hi all!

Just wanted to pop in quick to share some of the writing I've been working on over at The Beat this past year. I know I've been rather lax at sharing my work here, but I'm really proud of the many things I've worked on since the new year started. 

Back in January, after joining The Beat as a convention reporter, I was invited to become a member of The Marvel Rundown, a weekly column reviewing the Marvel Comics that were being released that week. Each month, the team cycles through a different writer to write a main review, while the remaining team members each write a brief blurb talking about another book. Since my first piece (a full review of X Lives of Wolverine #1), I've gone on to write at least a 200 word blurb each week since, with a number of full length reviews mixed in between. Some of my favorites include a piece on Eternals: The Heretic #1, a discussion about Sabretooth #4, and an oversized joint review I wrote last week about Immortal X-Men #5 and X-Men Red #5. 

The latter was a part of our coverage on Marvel's most recent summer event, A.X.E.: Judgment Day, a story with an unfortunate prefix. As part of that coverage, I wrote a long breakdown about the build up to the event over the past few years, while providing a reading order for anyone who wanted to jump in and see what it was all about. I was glad to see people thought the piece was helpful, and Kieron Gillen (the writer) and Valerio Schiti (the line artist) on the book both retweeted it to their followers. 

Aside from reviews, I also did some work on the disaster that was comiXology being folded into Amazon back in February. Working with Dean Simons, we published a number of articles discussing the changes and reactions to the merger, along with a number of alternatives that we thought would work out a lot smoother than the new website. We're approaching the six month anniversary of that merger now, and Dean is working on wrangling together another piece that'll talk about what's happened since February. 

Altogether, I'm really happy with my output these last eight months. I think I could definitely try to write more, but with classes starting up again, I think I'm gonna stick to reviews until I get into the right rhythm again. I'm happy with how my voice is continuing to evolve over time and I think it's really starting to show more of who I am in my more analytical work. I'll try to be more active in updating this maybe once a month, but knowing myself, I can't promise anything. Have a great end to the summer and I'll see ya in the Fall!

- Cy

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