What I bought, read, or otherwise consumed – November 2019
Where does the time go? Spend some of it reading reviews, why don’t you?
Category: Comics
Tom King Will Never Be a Co-Creator of Batman
So in response to a recent Twitter call for “most controversial Batman opinion,” Tom King responded that the O’Neil/Adams team, Englehart/Rogers and Frank Miller should get co-creator credit alongside Bob …
Trying to answer an impossible question
It seems like a question that comics fans often ask each other, but it’s one that, if you give it some thought, simply can’t be answered.
Comic Book Piracy or How to Kill What You Love
If you happen to read comic books then it can be safely assumed that you are a fan of the medium. Be it vigilantes swinging between buildings, alien space invasions …
Terminator: Trying to Sort Out The Timelines
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) didn’t set fire to the box office, but if it’s the final film in the franchise (I wouldn’t bet on it) it’s still better than 2015’s …
Grendel’s Mother or the Problem of Perpetual Escalation
Last night it was hot, as in at 4 AM it was 29c and heading for a 39c day. Sleep was difficult to find and, not surprisingly, my thoughts turned …
“Stan, Dr. Doom’s suing us for libel. Oh, and our office just exploded”
How exactly do comics publishers in the MU and DCU survive? Here they are, printing stories about people who commit multiple murders on a whim, or freeze entire cities instantly. …