A few days ago I thought I had the perfect idea for a comic: Broseph Stalin. You can imagine how upset I was then to find that not only had Broseph Stalin been done, it’d been done to death. Not only is there a Broseph Stalin meme, there’s also a Broseph Stalin comic. There goes … Continue reading »
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Superhero Comics for Casual Readers
Superhero comics, especially ones that have been around for decades, inevitably have stories more complex than the casual fan realizes. Writers take great pains to create a ripple effect in their work–sometimes a villain will scuffle with Batman in one issue then return punch-drunk to fight Batgirl several issues later. Continuity, when it comes down … Continue reading »
Back to the Next Generation: All New X-Men #1
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 »
Recommended Reading: Superior by Mark Millar
Teenage superheroes have always had slight handicaps to overcome, usually commonplace ones like shyness around girls, general nervousness, lack of parental support, or poverty. Superior, a seven issue mini-series by Mark Millar, takes the time-honored formula a step further by giving its hero, a pre-teen named Simon Pooni, an incurable, debilitating, tragic handicap: multiple sclerosis. … Continue reading »
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 »
The Top 5 Best Superhero Movies
Out of everything I’ve written for this site, my list of the top 5 best superhero films is the most likely to annoy you. I guess my taste in superhero films is different than a lot of people’s. I’ve glanced at a dozen such lists online and thought in disgust, “No, no, no!” So many … Continue reading »
50 Shades of Noir: The Book of Human Insects by Osamu Tezuka Review
Osamu Tezuka’s The Book of Human Insects stands out as one of the bleakest, blackest books ever written, not only in the world of manga, but in literature in general. It’s not that the book is gruesome, explicit, or violent that gives it this immense power to disturb. Indeed, the artwork by manga-master Osamu Tezuka … Continue reading »
The End of Jeff Smith’s Series RASL
Last month saw the end of Jeff Smith’s series RASL, a comic about a scientist-turned-drifter who hijacks an invention allowing him to cross over to different dimensions. RASL began in 2008 and slowly accrued a cult-like following as the issues were released in a relatively slow manner. Originally a triannual series, Jeff Smith eventually decided … 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 »
