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Opinion

Robby Patty best Batty

While some Batman fans were left unsatisfied after viewing an angsty Robert Pattinson clad in a trenchcoat and greasy bangs, I left the...

By The MercuryMarch 7, 2022

Opinion

‘Nimona’ illustrates villanous morals in heartwarming color

“Nimona” by ND Stevenson is a quirky comic book whose main characters are the villains, set inside a futuristic medieval world where magic...

By The MercuryMarch 7, 2022

Opinion

Pub gaming renovation wishlist

Since UTD has just announced plans to convert the The Pub into a gaming lounge, I’d like to give the University a wish...

By The MercuryFebruary 21, 2022

Opinion

‘Sheets’ talks growing up in life and in death

With an inviting pastel color palette and soft art style, Brenna Thummler tells two intertwined coming-of-age stories that capture both middle school’s mucky...

By The MercuryFebruary 21, 2022

Opinion

Toss More Coins to Your Witcher

“The Witcher” is not the next “Game of Thrones”, but the underlying reason may not be easily apparent: close analysis suggests this show...

By The MercuryFebruary 7, 2022

Opinion

Halo on the sticks just feels sad

Do you remember the “Halo” twin-stick shooter? It’s ok if you don’t. But for $4.99, both “Halo: Spartan Assault” and “Halo: Spartan Strike”...

By The MercuryFebruary 7, 2022

Opinion

Explore AI creation with “Homunculus”

“Homunculus”by Joe Sparrow is a deceptively simple, tearjerking, page-turner of a comic about a scientist who unknowingly builds an AI towards the end...

By The MercuryFebruary 7, 2022

Opinion

UTD should impose seven-day quarantine for students

Given research suggesting that the coronavirus is most highly transmissible for seven days after contraction, UTD should adopt a seven-day isolation period as...

By The MercuryJanuary 24, 2022

Opinion

NFTs provide nothing of value to the games industry

Gaming NFTs are an inherently ridiculous idea, needlessly reinventing the wheel while spinning tall tales of impossible cross-platform items and skins, ultimately providing...

By The MercuryJanuary 24, 2022

Opinion

‘Beneath the Dead Oak Tree’ thrills like no other comic

Filled with beautifully-illustrated and poetically-written horrors, this story is short – but not sweet. And being short doesn’t mean it’s any less complex:...

By The MercuryJanuary 24, 2022

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