Spending his golden years pumping out serialized comics, former outlaw Max Winter has been struggling to keep his head above water. When his employer changes the game with its production, the pittance he once received for his work sounds great compared to his new rate. After a heroic act fending off a gang of thugs…
Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh’s follow-up to her critically acclaimed first book, Hyperbole and a Half, had a lot to live up to. Like many people, I’ve been waiting for this book for years. The book had been plagued with delays leaving her readers believing that the book may never actually see the light…
Spider-Man: Life Story is an attempt on the part of Chip Zdarsky to present a true beginning-to-end story of the web-slinger as the character ages in real time from the 1960s onward. I thought this was a great idea. Comic book characters are essentially immortal (unless you’re killing them off to sell books) and timeless,…
The second volume of the original black and white classics collects issues eight through eleven as well as the Michelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo one-shot issues. This one kicks off with a bang focusing on Michelangelo as he chases down a couple of ne’er-do-wells who robbed a children’s toy store on Christmas Eve. Anyone that knows…
Way, way back in the 1980s, like many kids, I was obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I couldn’t tell you just how many toys I had or how many times I watched the cartoon show and when the live-action movie hit theatres in 1990, my fandom rose to a whole other level. Its…
I was browsing Goodreads one night and noticed a friend of mine had posted a review for Batman: Year One. Out of curiosity, I went to see what I had rated it when I read it all those years ago. Turns out, I didn’t rate it at all. No review either! I had to rectify…
Funny story about these two graphic novels. Every year, usually completely by accident, I end up spoiling most of my own Christmas gifts. 2019 year was no exception. I was looking for books to read during the holiday season and came across Grant Morrison’s comic books series containing an origin story for Santa Claus. I…
Dylan has committed himself to a mental institution in an effort to keep himself and others safe from his gun-toting, mobster-killing ways. However, his relaxation is short lived when he discovers the truth about what is going on between a certain staff member and residents under his care. Can Dylan truly remove himself from the…
