I suppose it’s appropriate for me to blog about the demise of Damian Wayne. I’ve made no secret about being opposed to the concept of Dam...

I'm a fan of the work of Jane Jacobs, godmother of the neo-urban movement, who gave the U.S. and entirely new way of looking of cities t...

A lot of people who don't know the character are probably going to think he's a Mexican-American. Particularly the way they have him...

Well, well, well. Vibe #1.  Who would've thought?  On the whole, this set-up issue is clear and goes down the checklist of Thi...

...in my comics this week. Vibe #1; period.   More on that later. “I’m Element Woman and you’re The Awesome!” Atlantean sce...

Weather Week at the Absorbascon wraps us with the weather in Apex City, hometown of the wacky Martian Martian. Well, really, what can I s...

At first I thought "Weather Week" here at the Absorbascon might come to a splashing halt with Aquaman.  Aside from his brief stat...

You know, when you're comparing things in the realm of comic books, it can be very difficult to determine what's "most unreal...

Hal Jordan's Coast City, as we know, is on the California Coast. So the seasons there are pretty much spring and summer.  It's alwa...

Oh, Wonder Woman.  You are so ... different.  I'm not talking about her gender.  In many ways, that is the LEAST of it.  Batman (a...

In this series, we're examining the weather in the DCU's fictionopolises (starting yesterday with Gotham City). When I first h...

I’ve had weather and the seasons on my mind lately, for several reasons.   One , I live in Washington DC, where the weather i...

This morning I read an announcement I've been eagerly anticipating for some time: 1960’s Adam West  Batman : Will be getting its own G...

Do you know what this image is? You do not.   But you will . And when you do the memory of it will haunt your nightmares forever....