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I’m Just Sayin’…#35
Dan DiDio has described the return of the Milestone characters as part of a plan to “expand the DC Universe.” I don’t know if he was exercising some wicked foresight by bringing these cult favorites back, but one thing’s for sure: there could be no better time for the return of characters like Icon, Hardware and especially Static. And if there aren’t any plans beyond using some of these characters in a JUSTICE LEAGUE storyline and others - specifically Static - over at TEEN TITANS, they need to go back and really think about this. Because now, in the face of this Brand New Day American climate, these characters have the potential to stand on their own in the eyes of readers…especially to young readers of color, for whom Obama’s win has created a whole new future to look forward to. And now that we as a people have apparently caught up to Milestone’s mission statement, these readers are going to grow up believing that they can truly be whatever they want, without the nagging “but” growing in the backs of their minds, as it did in my own as I got older.
The Gold Standard #14
Hello faithful readers! It’s time for week number fourteen of the Standard! Can you believe it? Fourteen weeks! It feels like only yesterday I was biting my nails hoping that I’d be able to get the job writing her, and panicing that Manolis hated my writing (when the reality is that he was just busy [...]
Ultimate Marvel Handbook #243
Hello all and welcome to another Marvel Handbook. I’m late because I had to get some type of response. I needed to cover something.
One Shot Presents Episode 21
A web based review show dealing with comics and action figures. This week we travel to an alien world and review Mike Allred’s Red Rocket Seven, Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men Annuals, and The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. We also introduce our new host Sofe Five.
I’m Just Sayin’…#34
I had topics to discuss this week, but I have to push it all aside right now.
Comic book heads, as I write this, I am witness to something that I never thought I would see as a young man, let alone at any time in my life.
The 44th President of the United States is also the [...]
The Gold Standard #13
Consistency. That’s the word that’s been on my mind for weeks now. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine, which is in large part due to my being incredibly anal. I need thinks to make sense in both their plot as well as the flow. Movies, TV, books, video games, life, etc. Everything needs to [...]
I’m Just Sayin’…#33
Okay - before we get down to it this week, I wanted to mention a coupla things - so I’m checking my mail, and I get a “pingback” - this is how we know when someone’s commented on something we’ve written, or if we’ve been quoted by another site. And this is just plain unbelievable [...]
The Gold Standard #12
If you know me, then you know of my man crush for Robert Kirkman. Invincible is one of my favorite titles, I enjoyed his Marvel Team Up, I own the trades of Brit, I like Walking Dead, oh, and my desktop background? Eric O’Grady. I’ve compared his writing to that of Brian Bendis, only to [...]
I’m Just Sayin’…#32
I have never seen the point of re-numbering a comic book, so I’m glad that Thor is getting the milestone treatment. He’s been a huge part of Marvel Comics since the beginning, and his book is enjoying a renaissance of Jurgensian, dare I say Simonsonian levels right now. Now all I need is for THOR: GOD OF WAR to finally hit the shelves and my life would be complete…
The Gold Standard #11
I read Spider-Man in the nineties. You know, the era people called complete utter hell. I read Maximum Carnage, and the Clone Saga, Identity Crisis, the Final Chapter, the Howard Mackie and John Byrne relaunch. I sat through everything that’s been called a horrible time in Spider-Man, and yet I still think fondly back on [...]
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