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Category Archives: Comic Books

Believe

January 19, 2016by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Film/Television

Binging

December 30, 2015by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Film/Television, Writing

Not Fantastic, but Not Bad

August 17, 2015by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Film/Television, Writing

Big Cities, Big Ideas?

July 30, 2015by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Reading, Writing

Drive

January 18, 2015by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Film/Television, Reading

Anti-Heroes

May 25, 2013by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Books/E-books, Comic Books, Film/Television, Reading, Writing

Sidekicks

May 18, 2013by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Books/E-books, Comic Books, Film/Television, Reading, Writing

Heroes and Relationships

May 12, 2013by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Film/Television, Reading

Women as (Super) Heroes

May 4, 2013by write4reel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Comic Books, Film/Television, Reading, Writing

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