Where does one begin with recounting the impact a single artist had on their inconsequential life? I mean, I can easily narrate a thesis for each, separate era of my existence if […]
What Stan Meant To Me
“Venom” In Name Only
So, last night I took a trip to my local ArcLight Cinemas (this would be the one located in Pasadena, CA). My mission was to observe and report on Sony’s latest attempt […]
A Few Bits I’d Like To See In Netflix’s “Luke Cage” Series
If you don’t already know, or had your attention surreptitiously hijacked by all manner of other geeky news (seems like the news cycle within fandom never tires), then here’s your friendly reminder: […]
Free Comic Book Day 2016
Another year, another wrinkle, my friends. Which is another way of saying, courteously, that we’re one cycle closer to the grave. However, fret not, mortal companions, because before we individually – or […]
Geek Culture Through The Eyes Of A Gen Xer: A Few Words On “The Future”
It’s a strange feeling to have lived through what most younglings refer to as “vintage” or “the original“. I was born in March of ’76, so I’ve lived through, and experienced, a […]
Comikaze Expo 2015: Stories from the Belly of the Sweaty and Un-showered Beast
And so passes another year of Stan’s Comikaze extravaganza; another year of a wonderfully comic-centric convention, celebrating the medium as opposed to the Hollywood movie-machine. I figured a week or two was […]
DC’s Cinematic Universe And The Foibles That Plague It
I was following the network upfronts a few days ago when it occurred to me, for the first time without a single reservation, just how lost DC Entertainment is in attempting to […]
Free Comic Book Day 2015
Well, kids, it’s almost time; almost time to see what Mr. Whedon’s cooked up for us. Who will fall? Who will rise to the occasion and subvert the madness of Ultron? Will […]
To Option, Or Not To Option, That Is The Question…..
The title of Duran Duran’s 1982 single “Hungry Like The Wolf” seems to be an apt description for Hollywood’s current state of affairs. Its absolute willingness to blindly option a comic book […]