Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
The cosmic events of the DC Universe seem to have little effect on Batman canon and vice versa. Every time a company-wide crossover sends waves of retcons throughout the DCU, Gotham City and its inhabitants remain relatively unchanged. Conversely, every [...]
Kevin Smith: Live From Behind
Kevin Smith isn’t recognized for being particularly technologically savvy, but few directors have harnessed the power of new media quite like he has. He was one of the first prominent bloggers, he maintains a presence on Twitter, and he is [...]
Best. Con. Ever. : Comic-Con International 2011
It took me a few days to recover, both physically and emotionally, from last weekend’s Comic-Con. Last year’s Con was an underwhelming affair, and I had seriously considered giving this year’s Con a miss. I am so glad I didn’t. [...]
Movie Review: Green Lantern (2011)
Cast: Green Lantern/Hal Jordan: Ryan Reynolds Carol Ferris: Blake Lively Hector Hammond: Peter Saarsgard Senator Hammond: Tim Robbins Tom Kalmaku: Taika Waititi Sinestro: Mark Strong Tomar-Re: Geoffrey Rush Kilowog: Michael Clark Duncan Directed by Martin Campbell Rated PG-13 While Green [...]
Morning Glories vol. 1
Nick Spencer is one of the brightest new talents in comics right now. Between his work on Jimmy Olsen and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to breathe new life into classic properties without needlessly changing the elements [...]
Fantastic Four #587 (SPOILERS!)
What has come before: Reed Richards has to keep Galactus from killing millions of people by destroying an Earth built using Galactus’ corpse (gotta love alternate realities). Meanwhile, Susan Richards is caught between two warring factions in Atlantis. Finally, Annihilus [...]
Action Comics Annual #13
What has come before: Since Superman started wandering the earth like Caine in Kung Fu, Lex Luthor has been the star of Action Comics. Accompanied by a robotic duplicate of Lois Lane (it makes sense in context), Luthor has crossed [...]
Kill Shakespeare vol. 1: A Sea of Troubles
What has come before: Hopefully, for your sake, a few English lit classes. Otherwise, you might as well stop reading now. Back in April, I picked up the first issue of this comic on a whim, and I was hooked [...]
Brightest Day: The Halftime Report
What has come before: 12 classic DC characters came back from the dead. This series follows most of them as they reintegrate themselves back into the land of the living. We’ve reached the halfway point of DC’s top-selling maxi-series, so [...]
Captain America: Reborn TPB
What has come before: Steve Rogers is dead. Bucky is alive. Bucky is now Cap. Captain America is Marvel’s most versatile hero. He certainly has a niche (many of his opponents are threats to National Security), but he isn’t as [...]
