Comics
An Open Letter to Marvel Studios, LLC RE: Unacceptable Cross-franchise Contamination in Thor: Ragnarok
Greetings Marvel Studios. Eugene Pendergrass here, you may know me from my notorious open letters, the number of which is legion. There are few fetid corners of “so-called” nerd culture which my open letter tendrils have yet to penetrate, but somehow you had yet to attract their probing ire. Well consider yourself unviolated no more, I would have…
Read MoreTop Five Most Nonsensical Things About Wolverine
Wolverine really seems like a pretty simple character at first glance. I mean, he can heal really fast and has extendable claws, how complicated can that be? As it turns out, pretty complicated. Like any film plot involving time travel, the more you think about this guy, the less sense he makes. I know this…
Read MoreDr. Strange, my favorite superhero.
My friend Chris (mfc) once commented on how the first question a lot of people ask when they find out you like comics is “what is your favorite superhero” and yet most comic fans don’t actually have an immediate answer. I mean, Daredevil has been one of my favorite series for a long time running, but Daredevil is…
Read MoreIsley’s favorite ongoing Marvel superhero comics.
I’ve noticed that my “mainstream super hero” comic reading has come to be dominated by the books put out by Marvel. DC still has some good titles. All Star Superman is great even without having read the old school Superman books it is paying homage to. Blue Beetle is very good, Booster Gold is pretty…
Read MoreThe Many Nuanced Themes of Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis is one of my favorite comic book writers. But after reading his entire runs of Hitman, Preacher, Hellblazer, Punisher, Punisher Max, Punisher Max Presents Barracuda (max?), War Stories, Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, Fury and The Boys (all of which are more or less recommended except for the last one) I’m starting to…
Read MoreHow I learned to stop scoffing and love Captain America.
Having never really read comics until about two years ago, I’m pretty new to all this comic book related stuff. Prior to jumping in headfirst, I only had a vague idea of who was who and what they were all about in comics. Batman? Dark and kicks ass…seems cool. Spiderman? Smartass and sweet powers…seems cool.…
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