ANARCHY | Frank Miller Ink
ANARCHY | Frank Miller Ink. For the past couple of years, people have been asking what has happened to Frank Miller. The Sin City and The Dark Knight Returns scribe met disappointment with his take on...
View ArticleTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Adding History
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a story that has been retold more times than it ought to have over the past 30 years. Most versions begin with a premise derivative of the original Eastman and Laird...
View ArticleBuffy pushes boundaries
It’s starting to seem like Joss Whedon and company are going for shock value with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics. Last year they revealed that the big villain of Season Eight was Angel, somewhat...
View ArticleAvengers Academy #26’s Letter Column
By now it is very clear to me that I have a favorite writer at Marvel Comics – Peter David. His work on X-Factor has been absolutely amazing. Not only has he really explored the character of Jamie...
View ArticleYoung Justice: Season One
The original Young Justice comic was the perfect source material for an animated series. It sadly never came to happen, but the Teen Titans cartoon was a good substitute. It still would have been nice...
View ArticleBuffy and attention whoring
From my February 9th post called “Buffy pushes boundaries”: They’re not going to go through with it. No mainstream comic has the gall to go through with something so taboo. Something is going to happen...
View ArticleAvengers assemble a world
The opening weekend box office for Marvel’s The Avengers (yes, Marvel is a part of the title both for branding purposes and to differentiate it from poorly received The Avengers film of 1998, which was...
View ArticleAvengers vs X-Men
This year’s Marvel summer event was Avengers vs X-Men, a series of missed opportunities and character derailment. Early interviews with those involved said that this event was supposed to finally lock...
View ArticleThe Superior Spider-Man
“That’s stupid!” “It’s just going to return to the status quo in a year anyway!” “Worst thing since ‘One More Day’!” Those are the most common reactions to the conclusion of The Amazing Spider-Man...
View ArticleX-Men: The Arcade Game – theme vs mechanics
X-Men is one of the most popular beat-em-up games to have ever existed in the arcade. It helps that the game featured one of the most well known comic book teams and was often housed in arcade cabinets...
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