The Spectre stands up in front of clouds.
Why Ostrander’s Spectre is a Tragic Hero

The Spectre is an underrated favorite character of mine. Almost as old as Superman, he first appeared in 1940. He was even made by the same writer, Jerry Spiegel, with a co-credit from one Bernard Baily.  He has a storied history, playing a significant role in many of its events, particularly in Crisis on Infinite […]

Christopher Knighton

July 8, 2021

Laura Kinney, Wolverine, the best X-Men, stand front and center of the new team roster.
X-Men #1 & Comic Book Reviews 7/7

After Jonathan Hickman’s superb X-Men series about the mutants of Krakoa, we have a new superhero team that gives what the naysayers have been asking for. While I would have preferred what Hickman was doing, the new creative team is doing great stuff. This is one of the best #1’s that I have read in […]

Christopher Knighton

July 7, 2021

Red Sonja: The She-Devil with a Sword stands with her back turned to us.
Red Sonja Comic Review: Oeming’s Old Original

Written by: Mike Carey, Michael Avon Oeming Art by: Mel Rubi, Lee Moder, Pablo Marcos, Stephen Sadowski, Michael Turner, John Cassaday, Joseph Michael Linsner  Spoilers for Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword, first Omnibus. This comic starts off well enough. Yeah, I may be setting it up as something that turns bad later on, but […]

Christopher Knighton

July 5, 2021

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 1)

“My mother said, ‘If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?’ I told her, ‘It was my idea, mother, you birthed a leader, not a follower.’” – Harris Thorn, Lord of House Thorn, 448 After the Coming of Almulan “Jack, your boyfriend just cut a guy’s head off,” Andy called to the back of […]

Christopher Knighton

July 5, 2021

Black Widow is in front of a cement wall with a smoking gun and a mask that has her name on it.
Black Widow Comic Review: The Tragic Ties That Bind

Spoilers for Black Widow #1-7 Written by: Kelly Thompson Art by: Elena Casagrande Coloring by: Jordie Bellaire Lettering by: VC’s Cory Petit Black Widow can be a bit of a cold character. That makes sense; she’s a superspy who was kidnapped, brainwashed, and trained to be a killer from a young age. Why would you […]

Christopher Knighton

July 1, 2021

Variant Cover of X-Factor with Rachel Gray walking the Krakoan version of the red carpet.
X-Factor & Comic Book Reviews 6/30

While the Hellfire Gala comes to anticlimactic and insulting close with X-Factor, Titans rise with their 2021 Yearbook issue. There’s nothing but surprises this week, with the comics I’m reading. For the most part, that’s a good thing, but X-Factor’s horrendous decisions threaten to taint it. It’s likely best, to talk about the worst book […]

Christopher Knighton

June 30, 2021

The cover of Infinite Frontier with, the members of Justice Incarnate and the Totality underneath the shadow of Darkseid.
Infinite Frontier & Comic Book Reviews 6/23

The Hellfire makes its rocky way towards its end with three more issues, just as DC starts and interesting path with its Infinite Frontier miniseries. DC is finally giving us what we want, a more open DC Universe. If only it didn’t feel so disingenuous, as the major characters and their titles limp a bit […]

Christopher Knighton

June 23, 2021

The variant cover of Static #1 with him in the foreground and his parents in the background.
Static #1 & Comic Book Reviews 6/16

DC has been going ham these last few weeks with showing off their diverse heroes, but this week is the beginning of something more long term. Representation isn’t in just a one-shot, but in the start of a new series about a classic hero. Static returns with a new #1, and it’s… intriguing.  The Hellfire […]

Christopher Knighton

June 16, 2021

DC vs Mortal Kombat 2?!

So it’s been over 2 years since Mortal Kombat 11 came out, 4 years since Injustice 2, and over ten since Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe came out. Yeah, time flies, but that can only mean one thing… more theorizing on what the next NetherRealm game will be.  There have been a ton of rumors […]

Christopher Knighton

June 14, 2021

DC Pride #1: DC Series to Greenlight

Spoilers for DC Pride #1. A lot like DC Festival of Heroes, DC Pride is a book dedicated to representing people not represented enough in media. The LGBTQ+ community is underrepresented in superhero comics in particular. There are only two DC series out with a LGBT character in the lead, Harley Quinn and Crush & […]

Christopher Knighton

June 9, 2021

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