Books & Comics
Joker Week: Batman vs The Joker from Batman #1
The year is 1940. Batman is still relatively new to the comic scene, and Robin had just made his debut. It’s that period where our hero is still in touch with his pulp roots, and the stories are still dark, but slowly getting more to the comics we know. And as far as enemies go, Batman has already faced threats like the Monk and Hugo Strange. But he’s about to meet the greatest enemy h...[Read More]
Review: Assassin’s Creed: The Fall #1
About three months ago I wrote about a new addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise in the form of a short comic book series. The Fall, which consists of 3 issues, goes over the life of Daniel Cross and his ancestor, Nikolai Orleov, who is an assassin. Shock and surprise!
Spider-Man: Torment, 20 years later
20 years ago, Todd McFarlane, comic artist extraordinaire, was given an amazing opportunity: to not just draw, but write his own Spider-Man book. The comic, simply titled Spider-Man, was designed as a book to sell trade paperbacks. Back then, comics that filled a whole book with one storyline was a rarity. So the question is, does Torment, the debut story of the comic, hold up two decades afterwar...[Read More]
Review – Scott Pilgrim Series [Books 1-6]
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life is about to get rocked.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Last night, like I stated in my previous post regarding Subway vs. Panera, we went to Borders. I had a $15.00 coupon to use, so earlier in the day I looked around online. In their “Summer Reading” section I noticed this book titled “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” by Alison Weir. For the past couple of years, Chris and I have been watching the amazing Showtime show, The Tudors...[Read More]
The Stuff of Legend
Earlier this month I wrote about our experiences from 2010’s Free Comic Book Day. This year’s FCBD was not my first experience with the event, however. That distinction belongs to 2009’s FCBD. Why do I bring this up, you probably aren’t asking yourselves, but I’ll pretend you are as it serves to further my anecdote? I bring this up because if it were not for 2009&...[Read More]
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