Fantastic Four #545 is the greatest Marvel comic this year

Why, do you ask? I give you three reasons. 1. Dwayne McDuffie really has a handle on what makes the Fantastic Four unique. It’s not just four people with superpowers; it’s a family. And even though that family is going through post-Civil War jitters, and Reed and Sue have been replaced with the Black Panther [...]

The lost Jack Chick/Stan Lee comic

This is scary-brilliant. However, I suspect Brandy Clark would have talked to Bill Mantlo, not Roy Thomas. Still, brilliant.

Let’s have some fun, shall we?

Thanks to my friend Ray Lopez. Your results:You are Lex Luthor Lex Luthor 77% Dr. Doom 75% Green Goblin 73% The Joker 67% Magneto 66% Apocalypse 64% Riddler 59% Kingpin 59% Mr. Freeze 50% Venom 46% Catwoman 45% Juggernaut 41% Dark Phoenix 37% Poison Ivy 37% Two-Face 33% Mystique 25% A brilliant businessman on a [...]

Listen to Glenn Walker!

Glenn Walker, one of my best friends and the inspiration behind Comic Widows, has decided that the world needs more Glenn Walker. I fully agree with his analysis. Thus, Glenn’s lending his voice to the All Things! Fun podcast, located right around here. Glenn’s an old-school comics fan. He’d rather read Roger Stern than Bendis. [...]

An Interview With Warren Ellis on Doktor Sleepless

If I had to make a list of exactly why I love comics, Warren Ellis would easily make the top ten. He’s written some of my favorite comics of the past ten years: Transmetropolitan, Planetary, the riotous NextWave, Ocean, Red, Reload, and too many other titles to count. Now, he’s jumping back into the longform [...]