Monday, July 25, 2022

Them Guys Ain’t Dumb 01 (AXE: Judgment Day #1)

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What I’m struck most by is the economy of the issue. The efficiency. A modern superhero event comic is an exercise in efficiency. The old ma...
Monday, July 18, 2022

Them Guys Ain't Dumb 00 (Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men #1, X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1, Immortal X-Men #4, and A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment #1)

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  “All of which is to say that Kieron Gillen is the secret weapon writer of Avengers vs. X-Men. He wrote the lead-in, the lead-out, and some...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

"I don't want it to end." On King Thor #4

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The other day, for some reason or another, I went back and read my CBR review of Young Liars #18. It was the final issue and I gave it five ...
Thursday, November 07, 2019

Did “The God Without Fear” Actually Happen? On War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1-3

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Okay, yes, it did. But. But . But, what if it didn’t? What if the events as depicted in “The God Without Fear,” which ran for three parts in...
Thursday, October 03, 2019

Riding the Gravy Train: Avengers vs. X-Men, the Modern Event Comic, and the End of the Marvel Comics Decade

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A little bit later than I had hoped, but  Riding the Gravy Train: Avengers vs. X-Men , the Modern Event Comic, and the End of the Marvel...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Another View: A Critical Examination of the Final Issue of Age of Ultron

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I am proud to announce the first in a series of books collecting my various online writings on comics, Another View: A Critical Examinatio...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

No Quarter

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You'd be hard pressed to name anyone who worked on Thor between Jack Kirby and Walt Simonson, I bet. Thor #340 shares a cover date of Fe...
Thursday, November 03, 2016

The First Thorsday: On The Unworthy Thor #1

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Jason Aaron began his run on the Thor titles in November of 2012. Four years ago. It began with Thor: God of Thunder with Esad Ribic drawing...