To “celebrate” father’s day, I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
DADDY ISSUES #5: Aquaman Can Talk to Fish But He Can’t Raise a Kid
To “celebrate” Father’s Day I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics’ worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
Daddy Issues #4: Thunderbolt Ross Marvel’s INCREDIBLY Possessive Father
To “celebrate” Father’s Day, I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
Daddy Issues #3: Magneto When Good Dads Turn Bad
To “celebrate” Father’s Day I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
Daddy Issues #2: Charles Xavier and His Special Institute For Training A Child Death Squad
To “celebrate” father’s day I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
Daddy Issues #1: Batman – The World’s Finest Terrible Dad
To “celebrate” Father’s Day, I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realize that pretty much all of…
10 Years of WWAC
Today is a pretty auspicious day, what with it being the 10th anniversary of WWAC. As we look back at where it all began, it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come. Over 300 contributors have shared their passion for comics through WWAC and we are grateful to all of them and especially proud to…
REVIEW: Titans United #2 Advances the Tension Between Superboy and Red Hood
Titans United #2 continues to deliver the Superboy content we need.
REVIEW: Superman ’78 #2: The Joy of Lex
Expectations for the second installment of any series are always high after a successful pilot. This is true for Superman and Superman II, as well as for Superman ‘78, which falls chronologically in between the two.
Ratcatcher 2 Is the Heart And Soul of The Suicide Squad
Spoilers ahead for The Suicide Squad. Between the child-killing Weasel and the violent vigilante Peacemaker, there’s a lot of rotten people in The Suicide Squad. Amid all of the gore is a bright spot though: Daniela Melchior’s Cleo Cazo, aka Ratcatcher 2, who holds everything together when the story threatens to get too heavy. “She’s…
REVIEW: Silk #4 Is All About Saya Ishii’s Past and Present
Until now, not much has been known about the current Silk antagonist Saya Ishii. She is Japanese, the current CEO of the tech-based company Fujinet, and she has a brother named Max, who happens to be Cindy Moon’s current therapist. Now, with the reveal that her father is the classic Spider-Man villain Silvermane, Silk#4 finally…
Batman: Rebirth #81 & #82: Haven’t We Done This Before?
Batman #81 Clayton Cowles (letterer), Tom King (writer), John Romita Jr. (artist), Klaus Jansen (inker), Tomey Morey (colorist), Mitch Gerads (artist/inker/colorist), DC Comics October 16, 2019 The thing about doing something that’s already been done before, is that in order to make it memorable, you have to make it not only different, but better.