By all rights, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles could have remained a comic book curiosity, forgotten to all but the most dedicated comic book readers as an 80’s superhero parody. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s original black-and-white comics openly tease Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men and Daredevil, but then they go on to do something amazing: They create a stunningly entertaining new TMNT universe that stands on its own. [Read more…] about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comics Reading Order: Where To Start?
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Fables Comics Reading Order: Where To Start With Vertigo’s Fables Universe?
Fables is remarkable, both in scope and longevity. Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham transformed what could have been a conceptual curiosity into the longest running Vertigo comic book series, full of depth, emotion and a lived-in world. [Read more…] about Fables Comics Reading Order: Where To Start With Vertigo’s Fables Universe?
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Comic Book Reading Order
When you consider the players – Stephen King, Marvel Comics, Peter David – it’s remarkable how far under the radar The Dark Tower comic book run can fall. While Marvel is perpetually well known for the likes of Spider-Man, Iron Man, and their superhero universe, beginning in 2007 Marvel also published a successful comic book adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. [Read more…] about Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Comic Book Reading Order
Transformers Comics Reading Order: Where to Start With Transformers Comic Books?
My media history with Transformers did not set me up well for enjoying Transformers comic books. The 90’s Transformers animated TV series always had some cool visualizations but suffered from “Not Batman or X-Men” syndrome. Then came a flurry of Michael Bay / Shia Lebeauf action concussions, and although I’ll stand by early Shia in the first movie, it’s never a good sign when you can only tell one robot apart because he’s yellow. [Read more…] about Transformers Comics Reading Order: Where to Start With Transformers Comic Books?
Luke Cage (Netflix) Review!
In retrospect, it’s completely baffling that it took nearly a decade of Marvel Cinematic Universe stories for an action scene to be choreographed to the Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Bring Da Ruckus.’ It’s not even the specifics of the 36 Chambers, so much as the sudden realization that hip-hop has had zero part in the MCU to date. [Read more…] about Luke Cage (Netflix) Review!