Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart

Earlier this month, I wrote about one part of my pile—the collected editions I need to buy since I can’t get my single issues to complete a series—so now it’s time to move onto the issues I was able to get a hold of from the same series. But this one comes with a bit more… Continue reading

I remember being 11 years-old when the first episode of Justice League premiered. This was the first time I’d seen many of the heroes that would become staples of my comic reading future: Green Lantern, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash. But there was this teal-colored martian that I didn’t know existed until that moment. He was something I’d… Continue reading

I’ve mentioned before that my pile has extended to my bookshelf of graphic novels and collected editions. And so I need to air that out even more. But this was also to help clear out the regular pile as well since the two volumes I’m looking at are the first portion of another story told… Continue reading

I don’t know how many mecha series there are in comics every year, but I always make an attempt to dive into as many as I can. Could it be the residual impact of Pacific Rim on my psyche twelve years later? Perhaps. But it’s also just the allure of giant robots and the suite of stories… Continue reading

So, we’ve hit twenty-five of these things. I’ve got to start reading more often for spontaneous fun again. Going back to the original pile, though, there’s always going to be some series that have been dust-collecting there that began as limited series before being picked up for something longer. That happened with Once and Future and Damn Them… Continue reading