COMICS
Once thought of as funny books for children, comic books are both high-art and literature in their own right. We dive deep into the history, latest news, and analysis of this fantastic medium.
In 1996, the Marvel Comics company was suffering. Although it had been one of the biggest names in pop culture throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, the burst of the comic collecting bubble in […]
Oomph. Last week, we had King in Black: Immortal Hulk #1, an oddly beautiful, silent comic. We also had two really fun tie-ins with Black Cat #1 and Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black #2. But […]
In March 2020, when the world shut down, one of the most at-risk industries was comics books, especially comic book stores. Every comic shop is a small business, regardless of popularity and size. Midtown Comics […]
Marvel Comics just debuted a brand new Spider-Man suit, the next in a line of many, many costumes. He’s worn the all-black symbiote, a spider-armor, a suit that Tony Stark designed, and even a costume […]
We needed a movie like Soul this year. Really, 2020 overall was like the setup for a Pixar movie, especially with the ultimate grandpa taking office in a little under a month. Soul is, literally, […]
If you want a WW84 review without spoilers, check out Joshua Patton’s excellent article instead. If you don’t mind finding out that the OG Wonder Woman Lynda Carter debuts as a new character and leaves […]
So far, there have been 4 tie-in issues for King in Black, the big Venom event taking up almost every corner of the Marvel Universe. Of those four, only one—Venom #31—was actually good. But Donny […]
Week One of King in Black was a mixed bag. On the one hand, the debut issue of the event was spectacular. Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman created a line-wide event out of Venom—VENOM! It […]
Marvel wrapped up X of Swords and dove headfirst into its next event, the Venom-centric King in Black. Drawing from years of Donny Cates’s Marvel work, the symbiote god Knull has come to Earth, which […]
