Category Archives: Comic Books

A Japanese version of Dennis the Menace is the simplest description to give this character. However, his antics are cruder than Dennis, Calvin or Bart Simpson (combined) but he’s tamer than Eric Cartman; Shin-chan may ridicule the poor yet he hasn’t … Continue reading →

‘Nuff said true believers! I don’t think he has any plans on slowing down, he’s become the William Shatner of comics with all the projects he has happening. Although I graduated to DC’s stuff and more mature titles, Mr. Lee … Continue reading →

Halloween is coming up this week which means the annual episode of “Treehouse of Horror” on The Simpsons delayed by the ever boring World Series (go Boston since I dislike Colorado more) on Fox. Little do most people know that the … Continue reading →

Is this more Klingon revisionism or a wounded franchise trying to cash in? This miniseries from Star Trek’s current comic publisher is partially guilty of having both cynical elements but thankfully the strong writing outweighs what could be dismissed as Klingon … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I thought he was the coolest because he co-created the Fantastic Four, Captain America and the Avengers. He fell out of favor with me in the Eighties and early Nineties since his style appeared clunky, … Continue reading →

It’s Grace Kwon’s 18th birthday and life couldn’t be better. She was just accepted to Stanford and she landed the lead in the Spring play. Grace is on top of the world until she encounters herself at age six, 29 … Continue reading →

This is one of the better comic book team-ups in recent memory. I guess with Will Eisner’s death in 2005, his estate worked out a deal to have DC Comics publish new adventures. The Spirit working with Batman is an … Continue reading →

This mini-series appeared in comic book stores over two years ago but I waited until the trade paperback came out since back issues get expensive and DC Comics released it as a hardback collection too. I also got around to … Continue reading →

Back in February I plugged my friend Steve’s comic book. Unfortunately, the publisher went under after the first issue hit the shelves. If you missed the first issue, don’t fret. Athena Voltaire is back and with Ape Entertainment which has a … Continue reading →

This four-issue miniseries, written by Elric creator Michael Moorcock and illustrated by Walt Simonson, is a prequel to Elric of Melniboné explaining how the infamous anti-hero gained his ability to speak to dragons and summon the elemental lords. Unlike the Star Wars … Continue reading →