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 »
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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 »
Coming Soon: A Month Dedicated to All Things Horrifying, Supernatural, and Nerdy!
“April is the cruelest month” to quote T.S. Eliot, and it’ll be a cruelty will be just one of the themes that will run through the month, as I’m switching gears here at Panel Discussions and focusing on all things horror. I wish I could say my theme was solely inspired by Eliot’s line, but … Continue reading »
What Comic Books Are You 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 »
Reading Comics The Cheaper Than Cheap Way: Free!
Earlier on this site, I talked about how to read comics on a limited budget, but the question I propose now is how do you read comics on no budget? Let me start out by saying I don’t endorse the pirating of comic books. With other arts and entertainments, the ethics of pirating are stuck … Continue reading »
Comic Book Fans, Count Your Blessings: Why this Century Rules
In my opinion, it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of bemoaning our fate of living in the 21st century, and, while this might make me sound like an old man, I’d agree with the cynics out there that a lot of the arts and entertainment in general have gone downhill a bit, … Continue reading »
Why Boys Like Comics
Why is it that boys flock so frequently to comics, both as adolescents and adults? I believe I’ve come up with an answer, and it’s not one you might expect. Let me start with a short anecdote. Years ago, I met a friend of the family and he asked me what I wanted to be … Continue reading »
How to Find the Comic Book That’s Right For You
I firmly believe that, if given the chance, every person can find a comic they will truly enjoy. In America alone, hundreds of new issues are published each month, and they’re not all superhero books either. If you spend a good amount of time browsing around a quality comic shop, you’re going to find all … Continue reading »
A Brief Guide to the Marvel Universe: The Past Decade
If you’re a casual fan of superheroes and you decide to pick up a Marvel comic featuring a character you recognize, odds are, you are going to be highly confused. If you’re like me, you grew up watching cartoons featuring the X-Men or Spider-Man, and you might think the comics will be a continuation of … Continue reading »
How To Read Comics to your Heart’s Content on a Tiny Budget.
First off, let me go ahead and point out that the title of this article says “read” comics, not collect them. These are two very different things. Comic book fans can often be lumped into two separate categories: readers and collectors, with an offshoot group that does both. Readers are fans who simply want to … Continue reading »
