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A living legend tells how he resurrected a Norse god.
Hello there, I’m back! Much has happened since 2012, the last time I inflicted my opinions on all things comics-ish on you, gentle readers. I’d bet that there aren’t even…
“X-Men: Apocalypse” is a solid entry in the X-Men film canon. Not the best, but worth a visit just to see Quicksilver.
Let me say right off the bat that I love Stan Lee. If he hadn’t revolutionized superhero comics at Marvel back in the 1960s, I don’t know what I would…
PlayStation takes a dip in the TV pool with the new superhero/cop show, “Powers,” now on Blu-ray.
I have to admit that I’ve kind of given up lately on brainy, morally ambiguous cable and Netflix shows like ”House of Cards,” ”Mad Men” and ”Boardwalk Empire,” in favor…
We’re well into Movember now, the month-long event wherein thousands of men worldwide grow mustaches to raise awareness of men’s health issues. Count your humble Old Professor among that number….
I’ve been catching up on the Entertainment Geekly podcast this week (which is my own damned problem, I suppose), and I was struck by an odd conversational turn during a…
The long, strange trip from WWII to Samuel L.
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
Welcome to an even more-overdue than usual Confessions, in which I comment on a number of comics and/or graphic novels and/or trade paperbacks that I have consumed in the interval…
Kelly Stitzel is not really into superheroes and she hates 3D, but she went to see The Avengers anyway.
It’s that time of the month again…time for another Confessions of a you-know-what, in which I opine on various comics and graphic novel releases in the last month, most of…
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
In Scarlet Book 1, Brian Michael Bendis wants to be a dangerous storyteller. He wants to be edgy and relevant and maybe even thought provoking with his story of a…
Welcome to the first Confessions of 2012! I really meant to have this up two weeks ago, but life sometimes gets in the way of my writing “career” and this…
What might the recent legal win for property rights mean for comic book creators?
While fans await the second season of The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, there is enough action, adventure and good humor here to tide them over.
Johnny Bacardi dba David Allen Jones is back once more with capsule reviews of recent comics and graphic novel releases.
Popdose and Kirkus Reviews look over one of Marvel’s most gimmicky and, in some ways, beloved characters.
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
Here we go again with a long-gestating edition of Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some…
Well, hello there! It’s been a while, I know. I’ve had a variety of real world issues taking up my time and attention, including a death in the family and…
Hello and welcome to my online comics confessional, in which I attempt to enlighten you about various comic book and graphic novel releases of recent vintage, many of which should still…
Fear Itself #1 supposedly reflects our real world fears only, you know, with costumed heroes and mythological gods running around as well. That “real worldness” of Marvel is supposedly what…
Welcome back to Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, my little bully pulpit from which I cast aspersions on a choice selection of recent comics and graphic novel releases that…
Popdose reviews the latest from the Firefly Universe, Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale.