Category Archives: Comic Books

It’s a damned shame how awful that live-action version of Avatar the Last Airbender was. Personally, I never saw the point in making it when the entire animated series is readily available on Netflix. Somara and I have watched AtLA … Continue reading →

Nowadays I’ve been exploring additional titles beyond the initial five I went with because I won’t mince words…one sucks, three are middling and only Justice League Dark has really held my interest. If I’m not stoked about the next issue, … Continue reading →

The movie explains it all. You can view a larger version on YouTube. I wanted to use the “Imperial March” from The Empire Strikes Back but why bother! The overzealous and litigious lawyers and accountants of America (because we have too … Continue reading →

Two people who helped create the comic book universes of DC and Marvel passed away this month. Sadly, they lived in the shadows due to more famous names pushing them aside, taking the credit or whatever. It’s a shame but … Continue reading →

I’m confident the six voice actors had the comic books included in their study about how profitable the franchise has been for News Corp. At number 17, Treehouse of Hour is back on track and could make it to 20 … Continue reading →

Justice League Dark appears to be hybrid of a traditional superhero comic and a more-adult Vertigo title. For those not familiar with Vertigo, its DC’s imprint which caters to nontraditional comic buyers, namely Goth kids who love Sandman, vampires and … Continue reading →

Entry number three regarding the DC reboot encompasses another well-loved book from the Eighties as it undergoes its umpteenth do-over. With Teen Titans, I’m guessing 2011 is attempt number five. Titans was originally intended to be a Junior Justice League … Continue reading →

Entry number two regarding the DC reboot of their core 52 titles: two of my favorites from the Eighties getting another attempt. Actually, they’ve reappeared periodically as miniseries or in the dreadful Blackest Night crossover (the only impressive element was … Continue reading →

Since I’m “too old” for MAD, I tend to catch the rest of Sergio’s prolific work through his contributions to Bongo Comics (Matt Groening’s company). I’m sure he’s doing Groo and other stuff for Dark Horse too. Anyway, Sergio has … Continue reading →

Last week DC relaunched their entire continuity for the umpteenth time but this time they really mean it. Allegedly, when Marv Wolfman and George Perez wanted to reboot the universe in 1985 with the granddaddy of all crossover-jumping-on-points Crisis on Infinite … Continue reading →

Normally I avoid discussing the whole Comic Con since it’s covered to death by the predominantly clueless media (SCLM) and Hollywood flaks promoting mediocre products. (Does the world really need yet another crappy show or film starring Rosario Dawson or … Continue reading →

He wasn’t as well-known to the general public like Jack Kirby, Neal Adams or Todd McFarlane but most comic-book readers/fans/aficionados recognize his name. Gene worked for both DC and Marvel drawing key characters: Batman, Daredevil, Wonder Woman; and sometimes the … Continue reading →