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
Movie Review – Birds of Prey
Not writing the whole title out, sorry not sorry I missed this one in the theater, but I did finally get around to watching it at home as part of my social distancing TV programming. Unfortunately for all involved it greatly underperformed at the box office, grossing just under $202 million worldwide on an $84 … Continue reading Movie Review – Birds of Prey
Awesome Con 2018
As always I hit up Awesome Con every year when they come to DC, buy some stuff, and take some cosplay pictures. I did not get a chance to stop by Friday and meet New Day, but I did meet Christian this year. He's really cool and took a picture with me and my son. … Continue reading Awesome Con 2018
Baltimore Comic Con 2017
As has been the case for the last few years I hit up Baltimore Comic Con. Of the cons I go to, Baltimore is the best one for actual comic stuff. They have a lot of big name writers and artists there to sign books and for panel discussions, and it's easier to navigate the … Continue reading Baltimore Comic Con 2017
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
Is Event Fatigue Real?
As the discussion continued about the reasons for Marvel's sales drop as last year closed out a popular culprit was event fatigue, that some people are just tired of all the events that seem to be popping up one after another, and now we're on the verge of the next event starting up, Marvel's Secret … Continue reading Is Event Fatigue Real?
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
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
Stroke of Genius 