I’ve witnessed a growing trend in recent years. The public seems to be outraged over various comic book covers that publishers like DC and Marvel have been releasing. Often times these comics are pulled and never released for sale. My question is, are the publishers doing the right thing? Welcome to Comic Book Controversy! In… Continue reading Comic Book Controversy – Those Darn Variants
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Is 15 year old Riri Williams being sexualized on Marvel Variant Cover?
Some recent comic book covers have come under scrutiny for seemingly sexualizing the appearance of the female characters on the cover. This critique is not necessarily a new phenomenon in the comic book world, but it has led Marvel comics to pull the J. Scott Campbell variant cover for Invincible Iron Man #1 due to… Continue reading Is 15 year old Riri Williams being sexualized on Marvel Variant Cover?
The Amazing Nerdcast #35: The Doctor Formerly Known as Strange
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GWW Capes Crew Podcast #155: Halloween Haunt 2016
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/290092988″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=true&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The Capes Crew is celebrating Halloween!! We share some ghost stories, our favorite horror themed comics from this year, and talk about that horrific premiere of The Walking Dead. And who better to do it with, then the man who knows the most about the haunted corners of the… Continue reading GWW Capes Crew Podcast #155: Halloween Haunt 2016
Team Trauma: Teen Titans #1 (Review)
Teen Titans #1 DC Comics Written by: Ben Percy Art by: Jonboy Meyers When readers last saw this new group of Teen Titans, Damian Wayne had successfully kidnapped his new teammates. As mentioned in the review for the Rebirth issue, readers didn’t know why he was pulling the team together, but readers of the solicts for… Continue reading Team Trauma: Teen Titans #1 (Review)
Exploring Lore in Powell’s ‘Hillbilly’ (Review)
Hillybilly #1, 2, and 3 Albatross Comics Done by: Eric Powell Hillybilly is something that I’ve got to admit I was pretty late about. It’s not so much that I took my time reading my issues or that I hadn’t heard about it until just recently. Instead, I couldn’t get my hands on a copy… Continue reading Exploring Lore in Powell’s ‘Hillbilly’ (Review)
Setting Up The Next Adventure in “Star Trek Boldly Go” #1 (Review)
Star Trek Boldly Go #1 IDW Written by: Mike Johnson Art by: Tony Shasteen Boldly Go is the second run of Star Trek comics to feature the Kelvin Timeline, original series characters. Issue #1 picks up shortly after the events of the latest movie Star Trek Beyond. Since the destruction of the U.S.S. Enterprise the… Continue reading Setting Up The Next Adventure in “Star Trek Boldly Go” #1 (Review)