The Boys is a Violent, Subversive Twist on the Superhero Formula
The Boys is a great antithesis of the golden age of superheroes: it dives deep into a world where superheroes are adored by the masses, humanizing characters who were previously more one note in the source material. Most of the…
Dreamenders- Ch 3, A Piece of Jupiter’s Mind
"You missed this, didn't you?" Leah asked, standing atop Empire State Building, balancing herself on the narrow spire. "Missed what?" Nate asked, floating upside down. His cellphone slipped off his pocket, hitting his chin on the way down. Nate cursed,…
Doom Patrol is a Wonderfully Weird Story about Broken Individuals Finding Each Other
Doom Patrol is one of those weird properties that not even comic book fans have really heard about. There have been a couple of seminal runs- by Grant Morrison in the 80s and by Gerard Way in 2016- but it…
Dreamenders- Ch 2, A Private Funeral
2019 David stared into the face of the man who had mentored him for the last thirty years. In death, Bob Ward looked more peaceful, a splash of contentment peeking out of the edge of his lips. "He looks a…
Dreamenders- Ch 1, Jupiter Descending
2019 Tihati was telling Nate that she loved him as only the Moons of Athnos could love each other, eternally following each other's orbit, yearning for an embrace that would never come. She told him this in her native tongue,…
Shazam is a Timeless Story about a Boy Learning to Handle Superpowers (and Family)
It’s hard to find a superhero movie that’s just a superhero movie these days. Things have been very different since the Dark Knight (2008), when it became apparent that superhero films could be prestige films too. And then things changed…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse puts a Refreshing Spin on a Familiar Hero
In a world inundated with superhero films, it's difficult for a new contender to make its mark. Specially so if it's a Spider-Man film following six predecessors. There's something different about Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse, however, that makes it…
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