This movie somehow achieves the impossible. Not only is this film the culmination of the first eighteen Marvel films (well, part 1 of the culmination): (2008) Iron Man (2008) The Incredible Hulk (2010) Iron Man 2 (my comic review) (2011) Thor (my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I first discovered the Black Panther in this issue of the Fantastic Four. Issue #119 in 1972. I was 11 and The Fantastic Four was my favorite comic series. In this issue, in a story that touched upon apartheid and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s been some criticisms about the humor in this film. Yes, there are a lot of funny lines and light moments, but overall I enjoyed them all. (though personally, I think they went a bit too far in a scene[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I worked on this piece it dawned on me that I’ve been drawing these long enough to have comic reviews for at least two of the 5 previous Spider-Man films. My comic for “The Amazing Spider-Man” can be read HERE. My[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first “Guardians of the Galaxy” film, which I drew and wrote about back on August 1, 2014, has become my favorite of all the Marvel films, so this sequel would have a lot to live up to, in my mind anyway.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Marvel Productions, IMO, have become the Pixar of this decade. They continually create excellent films based on their characters. While I’m not as well versed in Doctor Strange as I am with The Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, etc… I’ve read enough issues[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the nice things about the Pittsburgh area is they have not one, but two Family Restaurant chains in the area. Kings Family Restaurant (where we ate at tonight) and Eat’n Park. Both are great to go for reasonably[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In today’s comic, I make reference to buying this book, “Essential X-Men Volume 1” at a Comic Shop last October. You can see me buying it in my comic for October 19, 2014 and I was surprised to find a copy of that book.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you don’t get the gist of this joke, back on 3/17/79, on the 15th episode of Season 4 of Saturday Night Live, with Margot Kidder as host, was this HILARIOUS sketch. Bill Murray played Superman, as he and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Too much to tell today in one comic, so here’s a bonus.