I want you to read Superman . Not because the story is good (it is; quite), but because it's a vindication of the concept of the fictio...

"Oh, Gladys, you won't believe what happened to me last weekend! "So, there I was at the Skylight Spa-- you know, the one with...

I'm not sure whether I've ever mentioned it here on the blog, but I went to an Ivy League school. Ivy Leaguers, as a rule, will gr...

in my comics this week. Rioting, looting, fires burning unchecked, daring breakouts, National Guard enforcing curfews. Ah, Gotham. It'...

Sorry to bludgeon you with mere video links, but... well, this one is simply couldn't resist. Because it's... oh, so true to form

"I'm so lucky; me, a half-naked jungle savage on a date with Fantomah ! She looks just like a supermodel... While we're here a...

I've decide I like the switch to larger, $3.99 comics. I don't mind paying more, if I'm getting more. Now, if "more" m...

I ask all my readers to watch "America's Got Talent" this season. I know it's rather a lot to ask, and I wouldn't as...

Yesterday I gave away 400 comic books. My own comic books. My driver took me to Children's Hospital, Walter Reed Veteran's Hospital,...

Dusty? DUSTY?! What kind of sidekick name is "Dusty"? That more like the name you'd give Ragman's sidekick! The Shie...

... to lose respect for Wizard . But when I read their feature article on the Flash, wherein they describe Bart Allen as Barry Allen's n...

... in my comics this week. Ah, the sins of Daxam come home to roost. That's comic book irony. Ollie punks Dinah. Mrs. Yat's apology...

Yes, I've seen Watchmen. Yes, I enjoyed it. I went with a crew from Big Monkey... The rest of the guys joined us at the cinema. Chinat...

GOSH , there's a lot of killing in the new Wonder Woman animated film! Okay, to get it out of the way, yes, it was good, and yes, I like...

"Oh, I can crush this Chinese balcony with my thighs... and I think I will!"

This week, I had the honor of attending the exhibit opening gala of Comic Book Indigene at the Smithsonian's American Indian Museum. ...

in my comics this week. Cavalier, in two comics in one month? God, I love the New Silver Age! Don't let them fool you; all cat-breath i...

From the folks at Save Heroclix Sorry for the radio silence for the last week or so; we've been hearing some tremendous news and we'...

Hey, kids, look! It's the Shield, squatting with legs akimbo while a powerful stream of distinctly not-blue liquid pours down on some p...

"I don't know, Tadpole, but whatever it is, it's obviously not Jewish...!"

Ordinarily, I try not to get to political here. It's just a blog about funny or interesting things in comic books, after all. But I...

Let's see how long we can avoid talking about the elephant in the living room of this particular cover, shall we? Um, that portal emerge...

BLACKEST NIGHT #0 TO DEBUT AS DC COMICS’ FIRST-EVER ALL-NEW FREE COMIC BOOK DAY TITLE This May, DC Comics will debut its first-ever all-new ...

in my comics this week. Acts-of-villains riders. Well, as unlikely as it may seem, the Outsiders has officially become interesting. Really, ...