Recently I wrote a blog about the origin of Batman (click here to read it). Here’s a continuation of that focusing on his “secret origin.” Over the years, writers have found it necessary to tinker with the stories of how superheroes gained their powers, creating what are called “secret origins.” In the case of Bruce … Continue reading »
As anyone who has ever stepped into a comic book store knows, there’s a lot of comics published each month. On this site, I try to give my recommendations each and every week, but I can only read so much, thanks to restraints both temporal and monetary. In a perfect world, I’d read a wide … Continue reading »
While checking my Facebook updates a few minutes ago, I came across this article from the good folks at Comic Book Resources stating that DC has already canceled 6 comics from the new 52, and are essentially implementing a newer 52, with 6 replacements ready. The comics being canceled are O.M.A.C., Men of War, Mister … Continue reading »
The “death” of Bruce Wayne as part of the Final Crisis back in 2008 as well as his return shortly after left a lot of questions to be answered. Some of the big ones for me were, how did he get from point A to point B (how did he get from the mad scientist’s … Continue reading »
I can already predict a fan backlash to Action Comics #1. I’m sure a lot of readers are going to be miffed by Grant Morrison‘s take on Superman, mainly because he doesn’t seem like his usual boy-scout self. Instead, he makes pithy comments and occasionally seems like a bully. The Superman we’re used to usually … Continue reading »
Prior to its release, there was a lot of mystery surrounding Grant Morrison‘s Batman crossover event R.I.P., partially fueled by DC in an attempt to garner sales, and partially by Morrison who as usual only gave gnomic hints about what would happen in the series. Fans were all asking, “Who will die,” and “Does R.I.P. … Continue reading »
What’s somewhat confusing about the Seven Soldiers of Victory graphic novels volume 1 and 2 is that they only include four characters. In volume 3, the three other characters show up: Bulleteer, Frankenstein, and Mr. Miracle (not to be confused with Mr. Terrific). It might be a good idea to read this volume soon since … Continue reading »
So far I’ve read 3 out of the 4 volumes that make up Grant Morrison‘s maxi-series Seven Soldiers of Victory, and I can say that I like Volume 2 the best. The first volume had some excellent artwork (including J.H. Williams III), but I’m having a hard time even remembering much of the story. I … Continue reading »
Introductory notes for Seven Soldiers of Victory. I think just about any comic book fan will admit that epic crossover events are ultimately paradoxical, as in they manage to be both exciting and wearying. Yes, it’s exciting to see a story play out over several issues of several series, and to have broad implications to … Continue reading »
Not that long ago, I came across a list on wikipedia of what titles are coming back or starting after the dc relaunch (to see the list, click here, and to see my previous post about this, click here). I was quite disheartened to see that one of the characters not returning with their own … Continue reading »
