Too Much Awesome

Damn. I just realized how many comic book superheroes are in town this Summer, on all fronts. We saw Thor in May, and he was awesome. The X-Men came back, and they were awesome. Captain America is still to come, and heck, even Cowboys and Aliens is based on a comic series. In the realm [...]

It’s widely acknowledged that Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, is both one of the most frustrating and intriguing of DC’s comic properties. Like Ambush Bug, she’s sort of an insider-secret to the DC ‘verse, a character with deep roots and hidden impacts that never achieved broad commercial recognition. Amethyst’s first issue came out in 1983, a [...]

It’s been a while since the last Comic Book Club, hasn’t it? Don’t think I haven’t been neglecting my comic and graphic novel side. Oh no, I’ve been quite busy reading some excellent material (seriously, check out Wolverine: Old Man Logan if you can tolerate a lot of gore), but the tricky thing is finding [...]