Comics

No idea what the fuss about Secret Wars is? Well, those of you that have cash to pay the $4 x 9 issue cover price for the core Secret War series, plus shell out for the 44(!) Marvel Secret War tie-in series, you'll want to skip this and…

One of the interesting aspects of having been in the business of making comic books for 70 years is that companies like Marvel and DC have had to deal with how societal values and norms have changed. Aspects of characters’ back stories or…

I don't like the term "strong female characters." I think it's limiting. It implies that strength is not the norm, as though "female characters" and "strong female characters" are separated by some vast gulf. It's especially confusing in…

In the Claremont era of the X-men Universe, one of the things that happened is that you saw other creators (and sometimes Claremont himself) spin off characters to tell more interesting stories with those characters. Here is a quick rundown…