Y’all Need To Calm Down When Discussing Diversity
Normally I’d stay out of any toxic discourse involving diversity and just focus on highlighting stories and voices I believe
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Opinion Piece
‘A Shopping Episode’ — A Commentary On Current TTRPG Events
Welcome to the table. We have so much negative content pushed at us from so many spaces. Every other post-across-platform
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Wonder Woman Needs A Soft Reboot
The DCEU is entering a new decade and is still trying to find its footing with a slate of new
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Cinema Is Not Dead: The Rise Of A24
Correct, as always. pic.twitter.com/79bI2mnfIf — Sean Fennessey (@SeanFennessey) May 22, 2022 Here's the viral clip of Ethan Hawke talking about
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger Responds To The Attack on The Capital With Conan’s Sword
Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter to give an impassioned speech about coming together after the attack on the US Capital.
Read moreTheorizing How The Time Loop Works In ‘Palm Springs (2020)’
Warning of spoilers for the movie Palm Springs, and other movies like Doctor Strange (2016), Happy Death Day (2017), and
Read moreHow Comic Universes Can Address The COVID-19 Pandemic
Trigger warning due to talk of the COVID-19 Pandemic and a mention of 9/11/2001. Spoiler warning for Starman (1994-2001, 2010),
Read moreHow To Keep The Legion Of Super-Heroes Relevant
Spoilers for Doomsday Clock (2018-2020), Final Crisis: Legion Of Three Worlds (2008-2009) and various other comics. The Legion of Super-Heroes
Read moreGeek Culture Has Become Pop Culture — And What That Really Means
A little over a decade ago, whenI was in high school, The Dark Knight came out and blew my little
Read moreExamining Belief VIa Moon Knight’s Mythos
Spoilers for Werewolf by Night #32 (1975), Marvel Spotlight #28 (1976), and various other comics featuring Moon Knight. Moon Knight
Read moreMarvel, Scorsese, And Cinema: Why We Should Listen
In his opinion piece for the New York Times Martin Scorsese critiques the current film landscape of non-stop Marvel movies.
Read moreSpider-Man: Life Story Is An Evolution In Comic Storytelling
[**Warning of spoilers for various comics including Spider-Man: Life Story (2019) and Superman & Batman: Generations (1999).] Spider-Man: Life Story
Read moreWhy Iron Man: Crash Is Important To Modern Comic Creating
The narrative of the graphic novel Iron Man: Crash (1988) is not necessarily important. At least not as far as
Read moreWhy Iron Man: Crash Is Important To Modern Comic Creating
The narrative of the graphic novel Iron Man: Crash (1988) is not necessarily important. At least not as far as
Read moreWhy Long Shot Is Not A Remake Of Pretty Woman
(Warning of spoilers for the movies The American President [1995], Long Shot [2019], and Pretty Woman [1990].) Pretty Woman is
Read moreThe Forgotten Proto Version Of DC’s Zero Hour
[**Warning of spoilers for Zero Hour: A Crisis in Time (1994) and World’s Finest Comics #250 (1978).] Zero Hour: Crisis
Read morePossible Approaches To A DC Live Action Version Of The Question
(Spoilers for various comics including The Question [1987-1990] and the cartoon Justice League Unlimited [2004-2006]). *This article is on the character Charles
Read morePossible Approaches To A DC Live Action Version Of The Question
(Spoilers for various comics including The Question [1987-1990] and the cartoon Justice League Unlimited [2004-2006]). *This article is on the character Charles
Read moreWhen Harry Met Sally Can’t Be Successfully Updated
When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 romantic comedy movie about Harry Burns (played by Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright
Read more‘Arkham Asylum’ And ‘Watchmen’ Are Not As Dissimilar As You Might Think
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth (1989) is an original graphic novel by writer Grant Morrison and artist Dave McKean. It
Read moreWhy Watchmen Can Never Have A Faithful Adaptation
*Warning of Potential Spoilers for the comic series Watchmen (1986-1987) and Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut: The Complete Story (2009) movie. Also there are brief mentions of
Read moreCan You Spot The Only Pure Protagonist In Watchmen?
[*Warning of spoilers for the comic series Watchmen (1986-1987)!] For those who don’t know, Watchmen is a comic series created
Read moreTalent Guarantees Absolutely Nothing In Comics
By Alex Schumacher Towards the beginning of this year Erik Larsen, one of the founders of Image Comics and creator
Read moreThe Hidden Progenitor Of Mature Superhero Comics
(*Spoilers ahead for several issues of The Flash [1959-1985].) When one looks at the maturating of American superheroes via adding dark
Read moreCan A Multiverse Really Be Destroyed Or Conquered?
[**Spoilers for Final Crisis (2008-2009), Superman Reborn (2017), BATMAN R.I.P. (2009), Ivar, Timewalker (2015-2016), Crisis On Infinite Earths (1985-1986).] I am
Read moreComic Crossovers Between Companies Can Be Bad For Continuity
[*Spoilers various comics including: Superman Reborn (2017) DC Versus Marvel (1996), and Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (1976), among others.] Inter-company comic
Read moreWhy Superheroes And Therapy Don’t Really Mix In Comics
[*Spoilers for various stories including: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth (1989), World War Hulk (2008), Batman: Face
Read moreComic Culture On The Page And Screen: What’s Good And What Needs To Be Better
Here are my thoughts on comic book culture right now and where we could be moving forward. THE GOOD I’m
Read moreSchools Of Thought On Superhero Attire
[***Possible spoilers for various storylines featuring Superman, The Fantastic Four, Wolverine, and several other characters.] There are two primary schools
Read moreMuddied Waters: Swamp Thing And Man-Thing Have Always Differed
[**Spoilers For Various Comics Featuring Swamp Thing And Man-Thing!] Marvel’s The Man-Thing and DC’s Swamp Thing share some similar qualities,
Read moreLooking At Joss Whedon’s Recurring Story Tropes
[**Spoilers for Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1996-2003), Astonishing X-Men (2004-2013), The Avengers (2012), Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013 to Present), and other
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