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Marc Alexander

(He/Him)
  • Freelance Comic Book Reviewer and Contributor, ViralHare
Pittsburgh
As seen in: ViralHare, Forbes, JSTOR Daily, MDPI, Discover Magazine, Asheville Citizen Times, AVS Forum, Bam Smack Pow
Covers:  I have uninformed opinions about everything but I have informed ones about comics and the plight of the destitute and homeless
Doesn't Cover: Unsure at this time
wordsmith, dork, dogfather, renaissance man

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Ex-homeless, ex-pot farmer Pittsburghian with too much time on his hands and keen interest in comics and poor people.

Marc Alexander’s Journalist Portfolio

20 questions with Chelsea Cain, writer of Man-Eaters

20 questions with Chelsea Cain, writer of Man-Eaters

The digital age is amazing. We can look up the cover to every comic ever published, we can tweet at the illus…

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Deadly Class season 1 premiere review: An homage to angst and violence

Deadly Class season 1 premiere review: An homage to angst and violence

Syfy dropped the pilot episode for Deadly Class a month early, with the official premiere January 16th, and i…

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Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise is a tear-jerker of a story

Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise is a tear-jerker of a story

The emotions run strong in Dark Horse Comics' Cthu-Louise. Comics that deal with the darker side of our feeli…

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Leviathan #1: My gosh, what a five-part fiasco

Leviathan #1: My gosh, what a five-part fiasco

If you haven't run down to your local comic book shop and scooped up this new stuff right here, you might do …

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Monstress #18 takes a break, in time to win five Eisners

Monstress #18 takes a break, in time to win five Eisners

Released July 11th, the eighteenth issue of Monstress tightly wraps up the third arc of the series, while set…

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Lazarus is the next great comic book coming to television

Lazarus is the next great comic book coming to television

Lazarus is so prescient, so on point, and so surreally plausible. Each new issue makes me almost nervous to s…

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Answer Man: Did dinosaurs roam Asheville land? How many? How long were they here?

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By Marc Alexander
| Asheville Citizen Times Verified
Marc Alexander Special to the Citizen Times Today's question is about dinosaurs, and if any roamed the land where Asheville now is. Have a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com and your question could appear in an upcoming column. Question: Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a fascination with dinosaurs. I was wondering if dinosaurs roamed the land where Asheville is now. If so, what kind? How many were there? How long were they here?
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A Short History of Cocaine Wine and Coca-Cola

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By Marc Alexander
| Discover Magazine Verified
With Marie-Anne, his wife and an assistant chemist, Mariani invested in a barrel of Bordeaux and bought several kilos of Peruvian coca leaves of three different varieties. He then rented a shop facing the opera house. Read More: The Secret Science Behind Alcohol-Removed Wine Mariani adapted his elixir for foreign sales and upgraded it from 6 grams to 7.2 grams per ounce. In 1880, Mariani opened a successful New York and constructed a massive factory on the outskirts of Paris.
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Take This Time To Immerse Yourself Before Your Travels Later

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By Marc Alexander, Laurie Werner
| Forbes Verified
The world famous site of Machu Picchu high in the Andes in Peru. Belmond Sanctuary Lodge People self isolating at home with time on their hands and no more Netflix movies that they immediately want to watch could turn their attention instead to learning about the places they eventually want to visit.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing these comic reviews that I currently write. Does that make me a journalist? Some would say no..

Have you ever used a typewriter?

..back when I was a teenager, my parents bought me an electric typewriter, the name of which escapes me.

How is social media changing news?

It's easily swayed by social capital. Which is dangerous, because who gets to decide who gets how much capital, socially?
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