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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 1: “The Unwritten,” “Joe the Barbarian,” and More

Johnny Bacardi January 23, 2010 10

In which I take a look at a few comics of recent vintage, some of which may even still be on sale in a comics shop or book store (or name your online venue

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Sugar Water: Test Your Knowledge of Hollywood’s Creative Bankruptcy!

Robert Cass August 21, 2009 0

Sequels! Adaptations! Ill-advised remakes! It's gotten so it's hard to tell what's a real movie in development and what's a story in The Onion -- and that's where our quiz comes in

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How Bad Can It Be?: “Batman Year 100”

Jack Feerick February 13, 2009 11

My primary brief, with How Bad Can It Be?, is to look at media product that for whatever reason—an unpromising premise, a poisoned reputation, a creator’s track record—gives me no reason to expect that

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