Category: Opinion Essay

Five Characters Marvel Midnight Suns Should Add

So with Marvel Midnight Suns, we have another great-looking Marvel game. It’s made by Firaxis, the developers behind XCom, the popular tactical sci-fi role-playing series. They’re known not only for their deep turn-based strategy combat but also for their punishing permadeath and RPG mechanics. While we shouldn’t expect to see permadeath with Marvel superheroes, we […]

Christopher Knighton

September 1, 2021

When Should a Superhero Reveal Their Secret Identity?

There’s a staple of superhero mythos that’s been around since the dawn of superhero comics. Something that doesn’t have a real-life equivalent, outside of being a spy, maybe. This makes it difficult to discern its morality even in context. This thing is the secret identity. The name heroes go by during their regular daily life […]

Christopher Knighton

August 26, 2021

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

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

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

Should Square Enix Make an X-Men Game?

So Marvel’s Avengers has been out a while, and I think it’s pretty good. It could be worse, could be better, could still use an actual road map. Basically it’s just a four player co-op game about the Avengers. It has pretty fun combat, a pretty good story, and a terrible loot system. It’s better than […]

Christopher Knighton

June 1, 2021

Superman Should Smash Racism

So originally I was gonna write a review about “Superman Smashes the Klan,” by Gene Luen Yang, with art from Guruhiru, and that book alone. But I’m not. I did make a video version of this piece though. The book is amazing, it’s actually broken into my top five favorite comic book stories of all […]

Christopher Knighton

May 9, 2021

My Problem with Black Panther (As a Black Man)

Let me first say, I am black. I’m not some white guy talking about how Black Panther and Wakanda are unrealistic or made to pander to black people. You know, the things true of every white superhero. But people aren’t ready to hear that. My problem stems from Black Panther’s place in pop culture with […]

Christopher Knighton

May 3, 2021

DC vs Marvel NetherRealm Game?

Okay, I’m not gonna lie, being completely honest here… I only got the idea for this article after watching Bilbzy’s video for a DC vs Marvel roster would be. Check out the video version of my article here. He said what changes we would make and who we would switch out, and it gave me […]

Christopher Knighton

May 2, 2021

Justice League: The Snyder Cut Review

It’s finally here. The long awaited, the long rumored, the speculated and the dreamed, the Snyder Cut. Video version on YouTube here. Okay, eccentrics aside, we have every reason to be shocked this movie exists. What were the odds that we would ever get to see this cut? Next to none, and honestly, I believe […]

Christopher Knighton

April 7, 2021