Comic Books

If ever there was a driver for conflict in a story, the dysfunction of a family that’s been estranged for years and unable to talk about their issues in a constructive way is one of the more reliable. Another driver can also be the giant aliens that the family has a responsibility to eviscerate with… Continue reading

I see we’ve boarded the Hindenburg and are well on our way to New Jersey. What happens after that is going to be for everyone on the ground to determine. But in the meantime, as we prepare ourselves for what may come, we at least have comics. I’ve gone on over and over before about… Continue reading

After looking at The Power Fantasy the other week, I had another look at the ever-dwindling backlog still gathering dust on my shelf. I assumed the issues of Wonder Woman I went through were the oldest thing in the pile, but there’s a series from Kieron Gillen tucked away under some other series that I’ve somehow put off reading… Continue reading

Earlier last year, I had looked at the first issue of Spirit World in conjunction with the recent re-launch of Shazam. I had looked at the ways in which each series approached magic and how they differed in their overall structures. Since then, Spirit World has reached its six-issue conclusion and showed us how Alyssa Wong, Haining, Sebastian Cheng, and Janice… Continue reading

Don’t you miss the weekends where the existential dread didn’t set in? Me neither, now let’s talk about Wonder Woman. And this is an evergreen character for the moment as she is meant to represent hope, compassion, and the goodness that we can find in most people. Most, of course, being the key word there.… Continue reading

 I often forget that Zatara, one of the earliest magicians in the DC Universe, made his first appearance in Action Comics #1 in his own set of adventures alongside Superman’s. And that his daughter, Zatanna, turns 60 this year after decades of guest spots and appearances over any medium a comic character could show up in, is… Continue reading