In the wake of Batman v Superman’s dark night, how can you avoid comparing the stark contrast of CBS and the CW’s unprecedented cross network comic book TV crossover between Supergirl and Flash? While it’s easy to walk away from the absolutely delightful Supergirl x Flash and say THAT is how DC Comics should be done, I think it’s more true that there’s room for both approaches in the DC Universe. [Read more…] about DC v Flash v Supergirl v Batman v Superman
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I Hate Fairlyand Vol. 1 Review!
I Hate Fairyland is a hilarious and gory romp through the eponymous Fairyland by a thirty-seven-year-old little girl who has been trapped there since she was ten due to her lack of questing ability. In twenty-seven years, Gertrude has developed into the most foul-mouthed and dangerous denizen in all of Fairyland, doing basically whatever she wants including getting high, drunk, and murdering the crap out of anyone too annoying. Volume one is the cutest gore-fest I’ve ever seen.
The Details
Written and Drawn by Skottie Young
Coloring by Jean-Francois
Lettering & Design by Nate Piekos of Blambot
Available April 20, 2016
Image Comics
The Good:
“Whatever, I do what I want!”
That phrase has never described anything more accurately. Skottie Young just sat down and decided, “You know what? Screw it”! There’s blood and guts all over the place, hell we get showered in the (new) narrator’s guts at the beginning of every issue! We’ve got a thirty-seven-year-old woman in the body of a ten-year-old trying to seduce a frog-man. Alcohol, drugs, and all other kinds of debauchery you can image litter the adorable landscapes of this child-dreamland.
Of course, this freedom doesn’t just apply to the author/creator. The heroine, Gertrude is like Skottie’s author avatar as he decides to live out his darkest fantasies about slaughtering anything and everything. Stars too bright? Blow them to pieces. Who cares if you misunderstood the riddle and ripped the hearts out of every cute giant creature in a hundred block radius. Besides, the law of the land can’t touch you! It’s the ultimate gore-filled dream of freedom.
IT’S SO CUTE
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review! For Real This Time, Why So Serious?
The first half of this movie review is largely spoiler-free. The second half is basically ALL spoilers. Please note the designation below so you can easily avoid!
There’s no arguing it: Batman v Superman is divisive. It’s right there in the title, in all the trailers, and now in the critics and audience reviews. There’s Day vs. Night, Man vs. God, Clark vs. Bruce. The movie is combative on a macro level as well, with a battle between wanting so badly for this first entry in the DC Expanded Universe to succeed, and the depressing final product. [Read more…] about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review! For Real This Time, Why So Serious?
Book Review!: “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture”
In the age of the internet (slightly fewer cullings than the Age of Apocalypse), there’s an inversion of an old TV trope. Whereas we’ve all known the old “1,000 channels but nothing good on TV,” we now have 1,000,000 tweeted articles, but nothing to read. As always, this is an overstatement, but the value of intelligent, witty, interesting articles increasingly stands out. [Read more…] about Book Review!: “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture”
Rat Queens #15 Review!
Available March 16, 2016
Seriously, who doesn’t love Rat Queens!? We’re fifteen issues in and the latest arc is on the cusp of its big finale. This issue is a lot more serious than per the Rat Queens usual, but S#&% is going down! We’ve learned a lot about the Queens from the start of this arc and the hits just keep on coming. Hold tight to your heart strings on this one, fifteen is coming for every one of those suckers. We’ve got love, loss, betrayal, and holy crap those plot twists! Like the solicit says: “A betrayal changes the Rat Queens FOREVER! Prepare to be shocked! You did not see this one coming!” [Read more…] about Rat Queens #15 Review!