Commentary: The Loose Logic Of ‘Malignant’
Filmgoers today can be rather strict. Stories and characters are torn apart and criticized at the slightest misstep. Audiences treat
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Author: Frank Martin
Creator Confessions: The Ups And Downs Of Variants
The comics industry loves gimmick covers. Doesn’t matter if it is for fans or creators, there’s always a craze when
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‘The Flash’ Continues To Mine New Territory
Last week, The Flash surprisingly focused on a new relationship that allowed the show to explore some territory it hadn’t
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Opinion: ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok’ Opening Moments Makes A Key Storytelling Mistake
Writing for video games is a bit of an anomaly in the storytelling world. It is a medium in which
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‘Superman & Lois’ Is Juggling A Lot
While Superman & Lois is certainly an entertaining and engaging show, one can’t help but wonder if it is overextending
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‘Ted Lasso’ Battles Toxic Masculinity
Ted Lasso has already been raved about from one end of the internet to the next. There’s no need to
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‘The Flash’ Finds Something New To Explore
After so many seasons, it’s hard for any show to remain fresh and relevant. There’s only so many times the
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Creator Confessions: Guest Etiquette
Promotion is the bane of any comic creator’s existence. It requires them to step outside his or her shell and
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‘Ghosted’ And The Power Of Tone
Tone is an unsung hero in the realm of storytelling. It’s often taken for granted as it is usually built
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‘Legion’ And The Veil Between Fantasy And Sci-Fi
They say magic is just science that hasn’t been understood yet. The same could be said for storytelling genres. The
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Creator Confessions: How To Be A Better Backer
There are tons of articles and podcasts out there to help Kickstarter creators be better Kickstarter creators. But there’s actually
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‘The Flash’ Returns In Predictable Fashion
It is very difficult to run a superhero show for nearly a decade. Characters become stale. Plots become rehashed. And
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‘Superman & Lois’ Drags And Shines At The Same Time
It’s tough making a full season of television. Perhaps this is why streaming services have been limiting their seasons to
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The Many Lives Of ‘Snowpiercer’
As a media property, Snowpiercer has had a very interesting life. It first began as a French comic book before
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Commentary: The Many Perspectives Of ‘Free Guy’
It’s one of the weird aspects about storytelling that its success or failure depends on the viewer’s perspective. They say
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Creator Confessions: The Flimsiness Of Tone
Out of the five elements of storytelling — setting, character, plot, theme, and tone — it’s that last one which
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‘Hit-Monkey’ And Other Shows That Need To Be Talked About
Social media has been a detriment to many aspects of society. But it has also been a boon for turning
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‘Batwoman’ Finale Misses So Many Marks
Hopes were high for this season of Batwoman as it started off on a very strong note. The villain-of-the-week format
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ And The Case For Canon
Warning! Minor Spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Canon and mainstream comics have a very peculiar relationship. The concept is
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‘Superman & Lois’ Slows Down To Catch Up With Itself
Since the season began it seemed as if Superman & Lois was in high gear. A mysterious villain emerged, Lucy
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‘Batwoman’ Struggles To Match Early Season 3 Tension
In the second half of its third season, Batwoman continues a plot with little sense of direction. The first half
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A Look Back At The Best Animated Intros Of The 1990s
It’s one of the strange conundrums of media that so many intro sequences for animated shows are more iconic than
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Creator Confessions: Prepping For Shipping Problems
As a creator, fulfilling a crowdfunding campaign can be stressful during the best of times. These are, of course, not
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‘Superman & Lois’ Plots Finally Clash In Fifth Episode
Since the beginning of the season, it seemed as if Superman & Lois was headed in two different directions. One
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Commentary: How Streaming Has Changed Childhood
It’s weird how fast times change, especially in the world of media. For millennia, the only form of dramatic presentation
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How ‘The Matrix’ Made Me Appreciate ‘Star Wars’
A long-awaited sequel to an old franchise is usually met with mixed emotions. A lot of fans are excited to
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Creator Confessions: How To Launch More Crowdfunding Projects
One big difference between crowdfunding on Kickstarter and publishing via the direct market is the frequency one can launch books.
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Creator Confessions: Getting Ghosted By Artists
Writing comics is hard. It’s even harder when your team won’t communicate. It happens more often than one might think,
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‘Batwoman’ Still Doesn’t Know What It Wants To Be
It felt strange in last week’s episode of Batwoman to see the Poison Ivy arc that the season had been
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Commentary: ‘Zach Stone’ & The Perfect Ending
Endings are a tricky thing for writers. They spend so much time investing in what happens during the actual story
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Creator Confessions: Addressing The Ego While Creating Comics
Being a comic creator as a writer is a strange phenomenon. It starts with an idea: a dream to tell
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