You know, Marvel’s policy towards Spider-Man wouldn’t irritate me nearly as much if they didn’t continue their dishonest song and dance about it.
Case in point: Wizard World Philadelphia. Joe Quesada is back to his old tricks, as he tries to continue his insistent and ridiculous statements that everything pre-”One More Day” still happened, except they [...]
Web of Denial: Joe’s Cup Runneth Over
Kitty Pryde, RIP (1980-2008)
For the second in my Shout-Out posts, I’m going to focus on Kitty Pryde of the X-Men.
Kitty Pryde is probably one of the first superheroines I was ever strongly attached to in my youth. My first exposure to her came around X-Men #197. This was the issue where Kitty decides to investigate the lynching of [...]
Crisis of Infinite Crises…
So I got a good look at Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis #1… and I was left expecting more, somehow.
I have a complicated relationship with Grant Morrison comics, as a general rule. While he can live up to his hype and deliver some really great stories, when he doesn’t… it’s really disappointing. I find that his [...]
Flavor of the Week: 5/22
Today begins a series of periodic comic reviews. Back in the day, I did a “short stack” review column called “Flavor of the Month”. This was back in the day before all the cool kids were doing short reviews. I’ve decided to revert to the format, depending on time and interest.
So without further ado…
Brave & [...]
The Doctor Is In…
Some excellent news on the Doctor Who front:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/latest/080520_news_01
This is a much-needed shot in the arm for Doctor Who. Steven Moffat is an outstanding writer for this series. He’s written the standout episodes for the past two seasons, and I expect his upcoming episodes for Season 4 to be no different. “Girl of the Fireplace” and [...]
Web of Denial, Take Two…
Just want to point out a couple of small items released on Comic Book Resources today…
On the one hand, we have Marvel’s claims in their August 2008 solicits:
“As Spider-Man’s Brand New Day rolls on, fan response to the bold new direction has been amazingly enthusiastic!”
Only if you define “amazingly enthusiastic” as “despised with the fury [...]
Shadow of the Bat…
Time for a shout-out for one of my favorite DC characters.
For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a fan of Nightwing. Most of you would probably know him better as Dick Grayson, the original Robin. But for me, the character became a lot more interesting after he grew up and left [...]
Young & The Reckless…
The more I read about Marc Guggenheim’s plans for Young X-Men, the less I actually want to read the book.
Now, I admit that I actually haven’t picked up this comic. Guggenheim supposedly has a rep for being a solid writer; I can’t speak for his talent with any authority. So I’ll give him some benefit [...]
