2022 was a rough year for me in the comic book world. There were some books I lost my way with and others I just dropped because I couldn't deal anymore. The biggest thing is that I fell out of hard with the current runs of Batman. It started back when they did the great … Continue reading 2022, my year in Comics
Review – Batman: Fear State
Fear State has come to its conclusion, and with it the run of James Tynion as both a Batman and DC comics writer as he has headed over to substack to do the freelance thing. Substack is the latest effort by writers to male their own way outside of the established order, be it newspapers … Continue reading Review – Batman: Fear State
Movie Review – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
This of course is the movie most of us never thought would be made. After 2017's theatrical cut flopped at the box office, Snyder's most devoted fans began an online campaign for his version of the film to be completed and released. And it looked like a pipe dream to be honest. I for one … Continue reading Movie Review – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Awesome Con 2019 Highlights
As everyone who frequents the site knows I hit up Awesome Con in DC every year, and 2019 was no exception. This year I got to stay a little longer and get a lot more pictures, although I didn't get to do multiple days for the second year in a row. If you can I … Continue reading Awesome Con 2019 Highlights
RIP Adam West
My first superhero was Batman. I used to watch reruns of the old Batman show starring Adam West every afternoon when I was three and four years old, and one of my first toys was a Batmobile. And I was clearly wasn't the only one, as many people in my age group got introduced to … Continue reading RIP Adam West
No more Civil Wars or Injustices
I wrote a few weeks back on Civil War 2 and where I thought it went wrong, but after reading DC's Injustice story, I've become convinced that these large scale heroes divided stories need to go away and never come back. In each case you can read comments and reviews that say the story started … Continue reading No more Civil Wars or Injustices
Baltimore Comic Con 2016
Another year, another trip to Baltimore Comic Con in the books. If you have the chance to go I highly recommend it. It hasn't evolved into a pop culture/celebrity con like a lot of other cons out there. Yes there were a few celebrity guests there but the vast majority of the people there were … Continue reading Baltimore Comic Con 2016
Movie Review – Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad is a group of mostly C level DC Comics villains assembled Dirty Dozen style to do covert missions that the government doesn't want to run to the Justice League for. The hook for the members is that if they succeed they get some time off their jail sentences. Of course if they … Continue reading Movie Review – Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad Odds
I thought I'd have a little fun with the Suicide Squad movie that's coming on Friday. One of the key premises behind the Suicide Squad is that somebody on the team is going to die. Between the bombs in their necks placed by Amanda Waller and the very nature of their mission, somebody is going … Continue reading Suicide Squad Odds
Thoughts on DC: Rebirth
So DC's Rebirth one shot is here and the table has been set for their company wide relaunch starting next week. Reaction to the one shot has been mostly very good. This event was a year in the making. There was chatter that last year's Convergence was supposed to be the big reset; that didn't … Continue reading Thoughts on DC: Rebirth