Have you ever wanted to write a Batman story? Have you ever wanted to take pen and paper to wear the cape and cowl and bring The Dark Knight to Gotham? Don’t be bashful – you still have a noir caper in the back of your mind begging to be solved, that buddy cop team-up…
Fire and Suicide: The Legacy of THE DARK PHOENIX SAGA
Eleven is going to kill herself at the end of Stranger Things. Bold claim, I know. Especially since I don’t know how many seasons are left, nor have I uncovered any insider information in the coffee shop I’m sitting in. But listen, Eleven, Mike, and the rest of the gang are going to come up…
Dating, PR, and Other Ways to Break the Comic Book Stigma
I was on a date the other night and I figured out why people stigmatize comic books. This epiphany found me on a date at a sushi bar, as I was slaying a dragon roll. This once venerable dragon had been humbled and massacred by my chopsticks, and I was lathering his rice laden carcass…
Review: BATMAN #62
BATMAN #62 Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerads, Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: January 9, 2019 ***SPOILER WARNING*** Batman #62 is a deliriously delicious disaster piece that all at once illustrates the fractured mindscape of The Dark Knight, recaps Tom King’s entire run…
Review: BATMAN #61
BATMAN #61 Written by Tom King Art by Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 19, 2018 Batman #61 is yet another devastatingly disturbing cut in Tom King’s surgical dissection of The Dark Knight’s psyche. After the cataclysmic cliffhanger of…
Review: THE GREEN LANTERN #1
THE GREEN LANTERN #1 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Liam Sharp, Steve Oliff, and Tom Orzechowski Edited by Jessica Chen and Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 7, 2018 Grant Morrison’s Green Lantern #1 is chaotic, exciting, and forebodingly insidious. Grant Morrison’s signature moves are character deconstruction and meta-commentary by using…
Review: OLD LADY HARLEY #1
OLD LADY HARLEY #1 Written by Frank Tieri Art by Inaki Miranda, Eva De La Cruz, and Dave Sharpe Edited by Jamie S. Rich, Chris Conroy, and Dave Wielgosz Published by DC Comics Release Date: October 24, 2018 Old Lady Harley is two-thirds Old Man Logan, one-third frustrating, and a completely missed opportunity. Old Lady…
Advance Review: THESE SAVAGE SHORES #1
THESE SAVAGE SHORES #1 Written by Ram V Art by Sumit Kumar, Vittorio Astone, and Aditya Bidikar Published by Vault Comics Release Date: October 10, 2018 These Savage Shores is dark, forebodingly violent, thought provoking, and full of potential. Set during the time of European expansion, These Savage Shores tells the story of Alain Pierrefont,…
Review: BATMAN #53
BATMAN #53 Written by Tom King Art by Lee Weeks, Elizabeth Breitweiser, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 15, 2018 Batman #53 is the cathartic climax to the “Cold Days” story and sees Bruce Wayne resolve to rebuild himself from his lowest point.…
Review: BATMAN #52
BATMAN #52 Written by Tom King Art by Lee Weeks, Elizabeth Breitweiser, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 1, 2018 Has someone you loved ever left you? Someone who didn’t just hold your heart, someone who didn’t just make you happy — someone…
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