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Nathan Cabaniss

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March, 2022
Transformers (2023), Batman, Transformers
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Author Details

NATHAN CABANISS is a writer and filmmaker hailing from North Georgia. He's had short stories published in various anthologies and e-zines, in both English and in French. 2016 saw the publication of his first collection of short stories, Mares in the Night, and his short novel The Mummy's Hand At the Center of the Universe was released in 2018.

Industry Focus

Nathan Cabaniss writes about comics for Screen Rant. He specializes in obscure DC/Marvel lore, nineties comics and everything Grant Morrison. He also has a ion for indie comics, and makes no disticntion between so-called "high" and "low" art. As such, he holds the likes of Love & Rockets and Spawn in equally high regard.

Favorite Media

Nathan's favorite comics writer is Grant Morrison, his favorite artist is Jack Kirby and his favorite superhero is Hellboy. In no particular order, his favorite comics include: Watchmen, Manhunter, Black Hole, Man, Criminal, Planetary, JLA, Steranko's Nick Fury, From Hell, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Preacher, Love & Rockets, Dark Knight Returns, American Flagg, Copra, The Multiversity, Eightball and 100 Bullets.

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GI Joe Jinx Swings Sword in Snow
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Star Wars: A New Hope characters in Marvel Comics Cover Art
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Jennifer Garner as Elektra in the poster for 2005's Elektra next to Elodie Yung as the character from Daredevil (2015-2018)
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g1 transformers optimus prime with autobots and decepticons
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Conquest looking angry next to Mark Grayson reaching out with Powerplex behind them in Invincible
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Wolverine is badly cut from a fight.
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The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes and The Boys' Billy Butcher
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Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man from the Sam Raimi trilogy.
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Transformers Decepticons from the G1 continuity.
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Transformers One, Optimus Prime (foreground) and live-action Autobots in the backgrouund.
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An edited image of Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and Dead Reckoning.
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The Matrix's Neo and Doc Frankenstein
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Multiple Wolverines in different costumes.
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Optimus Prime in Transformers
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Megatron Face in Transformers #19 Variant Cover Art
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Spider-Man with the Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics' cover
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