Comic book events are designed to be welcoming to new readers, or at least those with a cursory knowledge of a given publisher’s universe. They embrace a broad strokes approach to storytelling, capturing big...
For the first time in a good long while, the X-Men are at the forefront of the comic community's consciousness - and for good reasons too! Jonathan Hickman's much anticipated run has begun, but that's not all...
Hi. I attended my first San Diego Comic Con last weekend. I attended Thursday and Friday only. I wanted to share my experience at this comic con. Disclosure, I attended as a volunteer. What did I do...
With some other projects in the works, there wasn't time to review many of this week's books. However, we still managed to enjoy some Silver Age bliss and a tech-noir mystery. Superman’s Pal Jimmy...
If there are two overarching themes found in the works of Grant Morrison, they are metatextuality and all stories matter. Both of them can be found in the pages of Final Crisis, arguably the most polarizing...
Batgirl first appeared in Detective Comics 359 (January 1967) published by DC Comics written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino She is the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon....
DC Comics (w) Brian Michael Bendis (a) Nick Derington (c) Dave Stewart When It was previously announced that Brian Michael Bendis was making his way over to DC Comics I turned and told my friend,...
One topic that’s been popping up on a more frequent basis is the idea of “Batman is terrible.” I get it. Batman has been thought of in recent years as a Republican power fantasy: a rich white guy with...
It was a pretty big week for DC, as they released several great books. Two highly anticipated series saw their debut issues, while another reached its conclusion after two weird years. Oh, and Green Lantern...
DC Comics (w) Frank Miller (a) John Romita Jr. (i) Danny Miki (c) Alex Sinclair Since its initial announcement, readers have braced themselves for the release of Superman: Year One. Many expected a...