By Kenneth Ship At first, as I sat down and saw the first 20 minutes of Fantastic Four, I was wondering why the reviews were all bad….but by then the train had already left the station and I was in…
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The Commercial Age of Comics (Part II)
In my last post I discussed how we have entered into a new age of comics, one which is defined by three increasing trends: increasing diversity, simplifying canon, and corporate synergy between print and film. None of these things in themselves…
We’re in a New Comic Book Age, and We Didn’t Even Know It (Part I)
The history of comics is a long and diverse tale spanning the majority of the 20th century. It has been divided up in various ways, but by most it’s considered to have began in 1938 with the introduction of Superman.…
The Best Books in Secret Wars
We are now halfway through Secret Wars, the Marvel event so big it’s shaping what Marvel will look like for here on out. The only downside to Secret Wars is that the event is so huge it literally spans across…
“It’s Not Edgar Wright, But It Will Do” Ant-Man Review
Walking into Ant Man, I knew this film would be funny. I just didn’t think it was going to be this funny. And we all knew that in order for anyone to take this property seriously, there were a limited…
All New All Different Marvel Is Changing Everything! Why You Should Be Excited
It seems every year both Marvel and DC bring us a line-wide crossover that will “shake the foundations of the multiverse to its core and nothing will ever be the same.” Well this year Marvel looks to actually deliver on…