More catch-up reading, this time the short lived Vertigo series Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child created by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds & Denys Cowan (with John Floyd doing most of the inking). It's an atmospheric New Orleans story about a magical voodoo dynast
With the premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, one can't help but consider the Silver Age comics version that began with STRANGE TALES #135 (Au'65) in response to the Spy Craze that hit the Sixties. At that time Pop Culture was dominated by the Thre
I keep an eye out for things like this. Done in the same sort of cgi animation as Monster High they got Ashley Tisdale to voice Sabrina and I'm glad she's not making her sound like Candace, the voice she does for Phineas and Ferb. The show itself was
No , no , not COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE..." Comic Book Men "
Mister Silver Age was NOT particularly happy at the previous season(s)...and he wasn't entirely happy about Morgan Sperlock's ComiCon film , neither, and sent a sobbing Morgan in one direction
A new three-part documentary, SUPERHEROES: A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE, will air on PBS stations on three successive Tuesdays either beginning October 8th or 15th, according to different accounts. Each episode will be one hour long. Even though this articl
Just two days ago, I realized that my car's license plates had expired the first of the month.
Ordinarily, I would have caught this as my birthday approaches...except the car I drive is actually licensed to renew on my WIFE's birthday...and though we
ORIGIN OF THE INHUMANS: This tpb collects all of the early appearances (including partial appearances) of the Inhumans, a perfect “zero issue” companion volume to the two existing MMW volumes. (Too bad it’s not HC.)
I was actually able to see a couple of the Ninth Doctor Episodes today. He comes off harder than the Tenth or Eleventh but apparently he has good reason to. Did this darker approach work in your minds?
She's stepped into that roll, being a lighter presence than Batman himself just as Dick did, but she's got more of a separate identity from him. Robin was always in Batman's shadow, always the kid sidekick even as he gained maturity, but Katana in th
It's at the end of a Per Degation crossover with the JSA. In the last two panels of the issue he seems welcome company for her at her suggestion and I was wondering if they ever expanded on this.
The last time I saw FIRESTORM's Cliff Carmichael, he'd been turned into the new Thinker in SUICIDE SQUAD. About the time the book ended, he left the Squad. Did he ever turn up again?
A story on The Beat blog recommended this story, which comes with the warning tag line "this story deals with childhood trauma and is intended for grown-ups." It's about a traumatic event, but also about the healing power of fantasy, superhero comics