Comics Roundup 2019
The glut of superhero content in movies and TV has diminished my bandwidth for comic books lately, but I still dip my toes in now and then. My most recent …
Comics: Black Widow, Mockingbird, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Loading up a moving van gives you a new perspective on how much stuff you actually want to own. For me, a casualty of moving from one state to another a …
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TV: Daredevil (Season 1)
Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m an unreserved fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But for the first few episodes of Daredevil’s first season—now streaming on Netflix—I worried I …
Ongoing Comics Series
After months of experimenting, I’ve finally refined my pull-list of monthly comic titles to something manageable. Collecting is an expensive habit! Mostly I’ve been getting the Marvel super hero books; …
Marvelous Solo Titles
Traditionally, I’ve preferred team books, but my confused attempts to re-enter the Avengers continuity have mostly failed lately. I have, however, really enjoyed a handful of Marvel solo titles. All …
The Latest Comics Round-Up
Title says it all, here. Without further ado: Yes, I am hopeless: I have continued on my nostalgic West Coast Avengers kick, reading the next omnibus volume, West Coast Avengers: …
Comic: Kingdom Come
The superb artwork of Alex Ross is, for me, the primary strength of Kingdom Come, a graphic novel that struck me as “Marvels in reverse” for the DC Universe. Whereas …