The Procrastination Potpourri: Confessions 3
In lieu of a real column, here are some procrastination potpourri bits!
Category: Comics
Atomic Roundtable: Who IS Doctor Strange, Anyway?
The latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will open on Friday November 4; Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts, Sorcerer Supreme and wielder of both the Eye of Agamotto and the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, brings magic to the previously science-based world of Marvel movies. My favorite thing about Strange is the idea that he’s the guy in the guard tower. He is the one that keeps Earth safe from all the weird psychedelic hell-demons trying to infiltrate our reality and do Bad Stuff. The strip really cooks when it’s about the clash between our normal everyday world and the nameless things lurking in the next dimension over.
R.I.P. Steve Dillon, 1962-2016
Steve Dillon has died at the age of 54, according to his brother, Glyn: Sad to confirm the death of Steve, my big brother and my hero. He passed away …
This is a comic that exists in the world
My friends, these are trying times, I know. The world is topsy-turvy, nothing makes sense, and we’re left scrambling for answers, for explanations, for a raison d’être, even. Our heroes …
It’s always fun to check out Kickstarter!
I don’t often pledge money to Kickstarter, because I don’t have unlimited funds, but I love the idea of Kickstarter, and the few I’ve backed have been well worth it …
House to Astonish Episode 149
House to Astonish, Scotland’s premier comic book podcast, comes to the Atomic Junk Shop! After several years of being syndicated at Comics Should Be good, Paul O’Brien and I have joined the rest of the gang here to bring you comic book news and reviews (and some messing around with the Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe).
Originitis and the Power of Mystery
When I was a kid, comic books would recap Batman’s or Superman’s origin every once in a while. In comic strips, you’d get an annual Sunday page of The Phantom’s origin “for those who came in late”, but the rest of the time, you could count on the Ghost Who Walks fighting evil as usual. On TV, syndicated reruns of shows like Batman and Star Trek would give you a throwaway line at best. But now, origin stories are everywhere.