Comic: All New X-Men issue 1, written by Brian Michael Bendis When we last left Cyclops, he’d gone off the deep end a bit. Years ago, the love of his life, Jean Grey, was possessed by the Phoenix Force and wound up destroying her life and an entire planet in the process. Recently, the Phoenix … Continue reading »
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Avengers Vs X-Men Recap
The long awaited moment is here. Last Wednesday marked the conclusion of the whole Avengers Vs X-Men saga and I know some fans are breathing a collective sigh of relief. In case you didn’t follow the event, or missed a few parts, here’s a short rehash. It’s been more than ten years since the X-Men … Continue reading »
Analysis of Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, Part One: Feline Frisky
*If you haven’t seen The Dark Knight Rises, don’t read this article (spoilers). The biggest surprise in The Dark Knight Rises for me wasn’t Miranda’s double-cross or the last-minute return of Bruce Wayne. It was Catwoman. Specifically, I was surprised by how large her role was, and how much gravitas her character was imbued with. … Continue reading »
Why Read Comics?
Let me take a time out to address a very basic question, one that’s brought up all too frequently, and that is: Why read comics? To people who haven’t been exposed much to the medium of comic books, it seems like they’re a waste of time, that they’re “juvenile” or they’re entertainment for dumb people … Continue reading »
Hippie Hulk: Don’t Bogart His Gamma Rays
The Hulk in the 60s, or, Gamma Rays All In My Mind, ‘Scuse Me While I Hit This Guy On an episode of The Simpsons titled Little Big Girl (Season 18, episode 12), Bart drives a car to a different city and finds a comic book store called “Mylar Baggins.” Once inside, he lays his … Continue reading »
Get To Know Catwoman: Selina Kyle in Brief
As many Batman fans can attest to, the “Year One” series about the Dark Knight was quite possibly the best storyline in the hero’s history. It contained not one but two fantastic books: Batman Year One by Frank Miller and artist David Mazzuchelli, and Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (both … Continue reading »
Five Quick Reviews: Baltimore 1, Batwoman 10, Liberty Meadows 3, Wolverine 309, Wonder Woman 4
Baltimore, Dr. Leskovar’s Remedy 1: Baltimore is one of the darkest creations by a writer known for his horror-work, Mike Mignola. Baltimore is a veteran of World War 1 who encountered a vampire in the trenches near the war’s end (for that story, look for Baltimore The Plague Ships). After being bested by Baltimore, the vampire … Continue reading »
Long Day’s Journey Into The Dark Knight Rises
It’s hard to believe it, but The Dark Knight Rising is almost here–just a few hours in fact for some of us. At midnight, it’ll be screening at just about every theater in America, and on multiple screens at most megaplexes. For me, this is huge. I’ve been looking forward to this since… well… since … Continue reading »
Brilliantly Inane: Futurama Issue 55
If there’s one thing Futurama is great at, it’s kooky plot twists. For proof of that, just watch the Futurama movie Bender’s Big Score. As it turns out, the comic book spin-offs can come up with some real humdingers too. Futurama issue fifty-five seems familiar at first. It’s three separate vignettes tied together by a … Continue reading »
For the Off-Season: TV Shows with Comic Book Spin-offs
If you’re like me and you live in a part of the world where the weather barely fluctuates from one season to the next, summer means one thing: a time when most TV shows stop airing new episodes. Sure, there’s some TV shows that only air in summer, but most of these are terrible reality … Continue reading »
