When Superman: Red Son was released back in 2003, I consumed it like a ravenous 27-year-old who had just discovered comics. Now, this surely wasn’t the case. Up until that point, I […]
Revisiting “Superman: Red Son” 17 Years Later
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 […]
An Unconventional Superman Tale: Why Kurt Busiek’s 2004 Series Is Still One of the Best
I first read Kurt Busiek’s and Stuart Immonen’s Superman: Secret Identity when it was released back in 2004 – yes, I am aware this dates me, but the longevity of my readership […]
“Learning Curve”
I wrote this story as a result of a challenge – to his followers – from an author’s blog I read. The gent’s name is Chuck Wendig and his blog is called terribleminds. I […]
The Flash Series: Season One Thus Far…..
Funny thing – I never thought I’d be praising DC’s competence with their properties (Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy being the exception to their cinematic follies). So it is an unusual situation for […]