Hi, everybody! Wow, time flies when nothing’s happening, eh? It seems like only yesterday when comics fans across the country were starting to realize that Countdown was absolutely worthless, and, now, here we are. This series sure has come a long way. It’s been a long and winding road, with plenty of crossovers to this…
Say what you will about Mark Millar, but a whole lot of people (including virtually all comics readers) would benefit by following his advice in the recent Marvel “Look Who’s Talking” Q&A column. [The original 102-issue Stan Lee and Jack Kirby run on Fantastic Four] has influenced us enormously in the sense that we’re never…
Doom doom doom, doomy doom doom doom. Doom doom! First up is Action Comics #861, chapter four of Superman’s field trip to the 31st century with the Legion of Super-Heroes. We find out right away that Brainiac was role-playing as a human-hater because it was all part of his plan to save Earth. Unnnnnnnfortunately, the…
I can’t be the only one that noticed the Oceanic Airlines advertisements in this week’s Marvel comics. There was one ad on top of a cab in Daredevil, and there was another one behind Apocalypse in Ultimate X-Men. Those things looked so out of place that they were pretty much all I could focus on…
There’s a misguided notion in Hollywood among some circles that bigger is better. The more supervillains you can pack into a big budget summer superhero blockbuster, the more excitement will be generated. If Batman has to overcome not one, not two, but three villains in his new installment of his megapopular franchise, he’ll look like…