Category Archives: Comic books

I just saw Moonrise Kingdom and it was a beautiful, glorious film that I loved every minute of (except for the few minutes that made me uncomfortable), but I’m not going to talk about that right now. Instead, I would like … Continue reading →

I discovered something last night and have had no one to share it with. I’m not sure if you’ve read Grant Morrison’s Invisibles, but the “Arcadia” story is a thinly-veiled, very dark take on a Doctor Who story if you … Continue reading →

I just had a bit of a scary thought. As I was going about my usual patrol of comic book news websites and blogs, I seriously thought unironically, “I hate comics.” 

This past weekend, Samantha and I went to the great city of Chicago for the Chicago Comics Entertainment Expo (C2E2) where we had press passes! My head is still swimming with all of the cool things that happened, but the coolest … Continue reading →

My schedule today: 5:00 a.m. – Wake up. Make a pot of coffee and grade as many essays over The Great Gatsby as I can. 6:45 a.m. – Get ready for school. 7:30 a.m. – Arrive at school. Grade more … Continue reading →

Going back through an old blog of mine, I found this old gem of a rant about people who hated Final Crisis. It was Popgun Chaos before Popgun Chaos and I thought I’d post it here in order to show … Continue reading →

I’ve just returned home from Planet Comicon and it was hands down the largest convention that Overland Park has ever seen (at least that I can remember). Saturday was PACKED more than I’ve ever seen it, which is a great … Continue reading →

“You really have to stop,” Sam said in a way that wasn’t quite begging, but was certainly imploring. “This one last article,” I said, “then, I’ll never talk about it ever again.” “I just don’t want everyone thinking that all … Continue reading →

As you probably know, I’m not really a fan of DC Women Kicking Ass. I think Sue cherry picks issues in comics to pander to her fans and to get people riled up and hating comics for nothing. In my … Continue reading →