Free Stuff Hangover
The Day That Was Free My weekly expedition to the comic book store was a special occasion last week. Not only was it the weekend “The Avengers” would hit America in the face, but it was also Free Comic...
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Earth 2 #1 This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a really large bang. Earth 2 is a parallel universe to the main DC line up where everything is different but the same. Now that the DC...
View ArticleI knew him Deadpool, a fellow of infinite jest.
Batman Incorporated #1 Do you like Grant Morrison’s work? This question is important because the answer will largely determine whether or not you will like the re-released “Batman Incorporated”. For...
View ArticleBrokeback Lantern
No Joke, No Lie For the past month or so, rumors have persisted that a well-known character would reveal that he was gay. My first thought was that I took note of the word ‘he’ and was immediately...
View ArticleThe Color Green
The Incredible Hulk #8 It’s a new day, and thus we have a new Hulk storyline… sort of. While issue eight begins the storyline “Stay Anger”, it is really chapter two in Jason Aaron’s run on Hulk. After...
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Avengers vs. X-men #5 (of 12) Well… this was unexpected. That is probably what Marvel wants you to think after reading this fifth issue of AvX. And in truth, it is unexpected. However there are two...
View ArticleIn Gotham, the DVD Spins You
23 Days Left! 4th of July is right around the corner and so is the new Spider-Man movie. At the time of writing this I’m still on the fence about watching this reboot, and I might wait for the DVD. I...
View ArticleFirst and Next To Last
Spider-men #1 (of 5) I’m so conflicted about this comic, I’m not even sure I should write about it. My brain just can’t come to a consensus on how I feel about “Spider-Men”. When it was first...
View ArticleTwenty Four Thousand and Two Hundred Days Later…
16 Days Left! Happy 4th of July! Around the time of this posting, I’ll be in theaters viewing “The Amazing Spider-man”. I bought the re-released Blu-Ray “Spider-man”s and it came with credit towards...
View ArticleGet a AvX Tramp Stamp
Avengers vs. X-men #6 (of 12) AvX went from loveable to likeable to loveable again. After a couple of tame set up issues to lead up the curveball game changer in the last issue, we finally get what is...
View ArticleYou Either Die a Hero, or You Live Long Enough to See Yourself Get a Reboot
9 Days Left! We’re taking a short break from the constant Batman reviews to bring you my opinion of “The Amazing Spider-man”. Not that we’ve stopped completely, the Batman reviews are still further...
View ArticleThe Father’s Daughter
Comic-Con 2012 For the two people who might have forgotten, Comic-Con San Diego is this weekend. For those who are going, prepare to enjoy the long lines and bumping into people in costumes carrying...
View ArticleWe Come to the End, Only to Find Ourselves at the Beginning
2 Days Left! It’s ninety miles to the IMAX theater, I have a full tank of gas, no packs of cigarettes, it’s dark, and I’m Batman. Batman: Under the Red Hood I’ll admit a certain amount of bias when...
View ArticleMelvin’s Pick of the Day- 7/18/12- DoomCMYK
Melvin and I did it again! We found another amazing artist whose art you need plastered all over your walls. Robert Mangaoang of DoomCMYK is a crazy geeky artist with a creative brain and the drawing...
View ArticleShrugging My Shoulders
SDCC If anything, San Diego Comic Con can tell us where the entertainment industry is for the upcoming year. What I learned is that the movie industry is dying. Companies that used to make forty films...
View ArticleThe Dark Knight Rises Review
If you search the term “unreasonably high expectations,” you’ll find an image for Christopher Nolan’s last Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” Some people might overreact and will interpret anything...
View ArticleOld Man Button
Uncanny X-force #27 Sometimes I hate comic books. Not because “Uncanny X-force” is a bad comic, far from it. But sometimes it pulls and pushes at my buttons in a way I just don’t like. This recent...
View ArticleWhy “Superman Returns” Sucks
I’ll warn you that this is more of an essay than a typical review, so it’s rather lengthy. I’ve been working on it for a while and even rewatched the movie to make sure I explored every detail. You...
View ArticleCanada vs. Atlantis
Avengers vs. X-men #8 (of 12) The X-men character Wolverine was created as the token Canadian member for the international mutant team “The New X-men.” Over the years he became one of the most famous...
View ArticleThat One Bob Dylan Song You Know
Avengers vs. X-men #9 (of 12) Okay, it’s about time Marvel handed us another good AvX book. We’re at that critical moment in the story where everything begins to deteriorate and right before everyone...
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