Believe
I saw a post last week which said there would be eight – yes eight – superhero movies coming out in 2016. I am old enough to remember when the […]
Category Archives: Comic Books
Binging
My father always called New Year’s Eve “amateur night” because of all the the drunk driving incidents that would appear in the newspaper the next day. (This was back in […]
Not Fantastic, but Not Bad
I watched 20th Century Fox’s The Fantastic Four over the weekend. My wife and I had some pre-ticket trepidation, and went to a matinee instead of an evening show. We […]
Big Cities, Big Ideas?
I like to read a lot of what the library categorizes as “Action/Suspense.” It seems that the majority of the books I have read are set in large cities. Daniel […]
Drive
When taking in a story of any sort – novel, movie, comic book – one of the questions I ask myself is “Why is (the main character) doing what they […]
Anti-Heroes
Pop culture is rife with anti-heroes. You can’t swing a dead cat in a movie theater or bookstore without hitting one. According to Wikipedia, the anti-hero dates back to Lord […]
Sidekicks
Just what the heck is a sidekick anyway? According to Wikipedia, the term originated in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. In pickpocket slang, the “kick” pocket was the […]
Heroes and Relationships
I saw Iron Man 3 with my wife and kids opening weekend; I really enjoyed the film. It was a great look at the Tony Stark character, adding some interesting […]
Women as (Super) Heroes
The Buffalo News’ Rich Heldenfels asked an interesting question yesterday– Why are there so few women superheroes? Heldenfel takes a brief look at some failures and less than spectacular successes […]
