The Supporting Cast Gets Its Due
Some comics really come alive because of their supporting casts. Though the heroes deservingly hog the spotlight and our affections, try to imagine Amazing Spider-Man without Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, or J. Jonah Jameson; or Batman without Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, or Robin; or Superman without Lois Lane, Perry White, or Jimmy Olsen. Matt Murdock’s...
Cute Overload in Marvel Ai!
If my last post focused on the ridiculously tragic, this one presents a very different take on the Man Without Fear. In February of 2006, Marvel released a series of five love-themed issues under the title “I (heart) Marvel”. One of those issues, Marvel Ai, was written by C.B. Cebulski and featured three different stories...
A Women’s Day tribute to the Black Widow
March 8 is International Women’s Day which I thought I’d commemorate with a couple of panels from Daredevil #102 by Chris Claremont and Syd Shores. You see, when I think of bad-ass women in comics, the Black Widow is right at the top of the list and she also gets extra credit for rebelling against...
Did your boyfriend give you that?
Hey gang and sorry for not posting for a few days, but I’ve been a very busy bee cleaning out my apartment from top to bottom (I’m very proud of myself!). As you may already know, the preview for this week’s Daredevil: Reborn #1 went up on CBR on Friday. It’s Matt Murdock being, well,...
The wedding crashers