Among visionary creators, Jim Henson is probably near the top of the list the general public unanimously adores. From Sesame Street to The Muppets and Fraggle Rock, Henson built a legacy that would last long after he was gone....Read More »
January 18th, 2012
I can’t believe I’m starting my year off with this. First, let me be clear, I don’t think having a show for and about men is a bad thing. I think they certainly have their place/market and can be...Read More »
January 18th, 2012
Another year come and gone. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve fan-raged. Now it’s time to look back and see what made 2011 so memorable (or not so memorable, as the case may be). A lot happened this year and...Read More »
December 29th, 2011
You know by now that I love Batman. To a ridiculous degree. But did you also know I have a thing for Christian Bale? That may sound silly and/or obvious considering he’s a handsome Hollywood actor who lots of...Read More »
December 22nd, 2011
It feels like every other year is supposed to be the end of the world. Or at least that’s what some “prophets” would have us believe. Most of the time though, they’re of the mind that not everyone will...Read More »
December 10th, 2011
Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead is one of a select group of non-superhero comics I read. I started when someone lent me the first two hardcovers in the series and while it was torture waiting for the next one...Read More »
December 2nd, 2011
It’s that time of year. A time to be thankful, a time for getting together with friends and family, a time for animated classics starring children who wear the same clothes every day. With Thanksgiving fast approaching I started...Read More »
November 27th, 2011
I’ve gone on at length about DC and how they handle their female characters but if there’s one thing I can say they have (for better or worse) that Marvel doesn’t, it’s famous women. I’ve always found it odd...Read More »
November 17th, 2011
Once upon a time, there was a comic book called Fables. It was written by a man named Bill Willingham who weaved tales of our favorite storybook characters in modern times hiding away in New York City from an...Read More »
November 10th, 2011
A good local comic book shop is worth a thousand mint Detective Comics #27. At least, I think so. We’ve all had varying experiences with comic retailers but one thing’s for sure, you know a bad one when you...Read More »
November 2nd, 2011