Warning: If you have not seen The Avengers there will be spoilers galore. Huge amounts of them in fact. I’m pretty much going to describe a lot of stuff in it. Along with the credits sequence. If you’re still here, it’s your own fault. Okay after this picture, spoilers...

Reviewing indy comics can be a tough business, that’s why I tend to shy away from it. The problem I see a lot of mainstream reviewers have is that the try to hold independently produced comics to the same standards they would hold a Marvel or DC; paper, print and color quality, etc. ...

It was an interesting weekend for moderating panels… well for me at any rate. I’ve already talked about my general Wizard World thoughts at Geek Hard earlier this week so today I figured I’d let you guys into how panels can go from the prospective of the moderator. I...

I’ve been off for a few weeks. The lady and I are currently in the process of house hunting (like buying a house… I feel so grown up) and it’s taking up a surprising amount of my time.  Since WonderCon, there have been stories that have come up that I would like to throw my...

One of the great things about comics is the huge cast of characters involved and the multitude of series that have existed. And we all have our favorites. Think about conversations you have at conventions or at the comic shop. There’s been at least once or twice you voiced your thoughts...

Take a look at the comic rack of your local store. Now, take look at the Previews catalog. And finally, take a look through various comic book news websites. Now if you’re around the age of 30, a lot of things are starting to pop that look very familiar. It’s almost like comics...

The comic book era of the 90′s gets crapped on a lot. And for good reason. It’s not so much that things like chrome covers, variant covers, inter-company crossovers or Image style artists were or are a bad thing, it was the sheer fact that they were completely overdone and over...

The word boycott has been floating around our universe a lot lately, and rightfully so in some cases. “We should boycott The Avengers! Marvel’s treated Kirby like a second class citizen!” “Everyone shouldn’t buy Before The Watchmen because DC screwed over Alan...

Hey there! Did you miss me? Well I missed you guys or at least I began to. As you may (or may not) have noticed, I’ve been on sabbatical for a few weeks due to a combination of personal dealings (I’m moving), other work (I’ve added two other writing gigs in the past month)...

* I’m on a bit of a music geek kick this week and I thought it’d be interesting to revisit something I wrote for somewhere else and maybe spruce it up a bit and update it. The following article was published by Explore Music (July 14th 2009) in conjunction with Alan Cross and...

Last week, a rumor made the rounds about a possible Spider-Man/Batman crossover. This rumor turned out to be false but it got me thinking, what crossovers would I like to see? If I could match up characters and licences from other companies and put together mini-series, what would I put...

Now that 2011 is in the books, it’s time to look forward to what’s coming up in the world of comics. Some of these things are confirmed, some are rumor some are just speculation on my part. The Return of Shaolin Cowboy Last year, Geof Darrow mentioned at Toronto Comic-Con (The Fan...

2011 has been a weird year for me in terms of monthly series. Traditionally, I don’t buy a lot of floppies. I buy a crap load of trades but not a lot of actual single issues. But this year I actually started picking up a few more and reading a lot more be it through online means or just...

Continuing with my best of 2011, this week we look at my favorite one shot/graphic novel of the year, Hellboy: House Of The Living Dead. Please note, for those of you who may not be fully caught up on Hellboy, there are a few old spoilers located below.

It’s the end of the year which means it’s time to review the year in comics. In a year where there were a ton of exceptions mini-series and one shots (The Rocketeer Adventures is another great example), this one came to me very late in the game but blew the competition out of the...

All of us have done something we’ve regretted. A bad hair cut right before school photos. Owning an album by C&C Music Factory. Proclaiming New Coke better than old Coke. Me? I own the entire Deathmate mini series from Valiant Comics and Image Comics. Let me set the stage for you. It...

It is December 1st, which means you’ve got 24 days to buy for your loved ones… assuming you celebrate Christmas… but let’s be honest here, no matter what your faith is or is not, if you are reading this column you more than likely love comics so if you don’t...

Last week, Ed Campbell wrote a rather intriguing article about the television show The Big Bang Theory and how it has kind of thrown more light on the stereotypical version of a comic book fan. I thought for my part, I would shine the light on a few famous comic book fans that don’t fit...

This is not a column about politics. Usually. I’m sure occasionally my politics have crept in from time to time, it’s just the way editorial columns go. This time however, it may be a little more overt than usual so be warned. I should also mention that this is an editorial column...

I’ve been on a bit of a nostalgia kick recently as last week’s “it came from the long box” column is a sure sign of. Being a bit of a dreary day, I decided to take a look at the film version of The Crow (which has recently been released on blu ray… which I...