I lost an Uncle this last week, and it only occurred to me after the funeral that he was entirely responsible for my love of my comic books. [Read more…] about Monday Morning Comic Rack: A Death in the Family, and My Own Secret Origins
Columns
The Downton Dead: The Difference Between Credible and Contrived TV Deaths
ALERT! – The following contains spoilers for Sunday (2/17/13) night’s Downton Abbey and The Walking Dead. Only read if you’re all caught up, or just don’t give a hoot. [Read more…] about The Downton Dead: The Difference Between Credible and Contrived TV Deaths
Linking 101 – Marvel’s Ultron Chronology
This one’s a quickie: I was all set to praise for Marvel for their well-crafted and genuinely useful Ultron timeline in anticipation of this year’s Age of Ultron… and then I realized where all their links went. [Read more…] about Linking 101 – Marvel’s Ultron Chronology
Monday Morning Comic Rack: Marvel Avengers Alliance Is Promoting Actual Comic Books! Sort of…
As I’ve made it abundantly clear, I’m kind of addicted to Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the free online RPG that lets you act as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent leading a team of the Marvel Universe’s mightiest heroes. [Read more…] about Monday Morning Comic Rack: Marvel Avengers Alliance Is Promoting Actual Comic Books! Sort of…
Monday Morning Comic Rack: Superhero Bowl Sunday
Have to admit: I fully expected this column (Monday Morning Comic Rack; the first in a series of self-indulgent weekly columns) to focus on Iron Man 3’s big trailer spot in last night’s Super Bowl. As so often happens with live sports, though, the prediction was thrown out the window and a new comic book character took center stage (new comic book characters are constantly taking stage during live sporting events. Like Tigra at the World Series? It’s like, this isn’t about you lady! And wear something, this is television). [Read more…] about Monday Morning Comic Rack: Superhero Bowl Sunday