In today’s era, comics are becoming measurably less fun, more ideologically driven, or just plain dreary. The rare gem of a book that allows the reader to come away with a sense of hope is now just that much more of a diamond in the rough. There are times when heroes must be pushed to… Continue reading REVIEW: Flash Forward – Ch. 3 “Free Fall”
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Argentinian Artist Pablo Romero Vilified on Social Media
Comic book characters, specifically those in the superhero genre, have been idealized versions of the male or female form from jump street. Core fans of the medium have long been cognizant and understanding of this fact. It stands to reason that, if the feats these characters are performing (whether we’re talking about Superman, Spider-Man, Wonder… Continue reading Argentinian Artist Pablo Romero Vilified on Social Media
REVIEW: Superman: Earth One – Volume 3
Superman: Earth One – Volume 2 seemed like a speed bump in what was initially a promising series. That being said, the epilogue of the book seemed to set up an enticing volume 3 with iconic villain Lex Luthor being the main villain – or, rather, one of the main villains, considering Luthor’s wife, Alexandra.… Continue reading REVIEW: Superman: Earth One – Volume 3
REVIEW: Green Arrow: Year One
When Arrow first began its run, two things kept coming up in interviews. The first was that the initial pitch was that they wanted it to be The Dark Knight, the TV show. The second was that they were inspired by the comic series Green Arrow: Year One in the telling of the titular character’s… Continue reading REVIEW: Green Arrow: Year One
REVIEW: Flash Forward – Ch. 2 “The Line Forms on the Left”
What does it take to make a truly great comic book? Not just something readable as opposed to throw-away garbage, but something that will either objectively stand the test of time, or is just a fun romp through 20-something pages of gorgeous art. Does it require decades upon decades of in-depth lore knowledge, traversing every… Continue reading REVIEW: Flash Forward – Ch. 2 “The Line Forms on the Left”
DC’s New Relaunch And What It Means
There have been rumblings in the comic book world that DC’s universe is heading for another Crisis-level event. This has been apparent to readers of the current ongoing Justice League, The Flash, Superman, and, most recently, Flash Forward. Without doing a massive anthological recap of Scott Snyder’s current Justice League book, the SparkNotes version is as follows: After the events… Continue reading DC’s New Relaunch And What It Means