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Spider-Man, a.k.a. this “damned web-swinging menace” as JJJ likes to say, is a beloved figure in the hearts of fans worldwide. Since his creation by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Peter Parker has become a symbol of all that’s good and heroic. Through countless adaptations across comics, television, movies, games, and animated series, Spider-Man’s main role as the “friendly neighborhood” hero
Read MoreThe story of Venom in Marvel Comics is always complicated. He was created in 1988 and immediately became one of Spider-Man’s most terrifying foes. Venom was brutal, ruthless, uncanny, and evil. As an offspring of a symbiote from Spider-Man’s Secret Wars suit, he had a deep connection with Peter Parker. In the later story of Spider-Man, this became a key relationship
Read MoreKingdom Come is a huge comic book event published by DC Comics in 1996. It stands out as one of the most breathtaking and influential works in the comic book medium. Kingdom Come was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. Back in 1996, it was released as a four-issue miniseries that explored mysteries of the DC Universe. It
Read MoreBatman and Son is a 2006 comic book arc written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Andy Kubert and Jesse Delperdang, appearing in Batman #655-658. This story introduced Damian Wayne, Batman’s son with Talia al Ghul, into the DC Universe. Damian, trained by the League of Assassins, is sent by Talia to disrupt Batman’s crime-fighting. Beyond the main story, the Batman
Read MorePoison Ivy: The Virtuous Cycle collects the first 6 issues and 2 prelude stories of the ongoing series by G. Willow Wilson & Marcio Takara. With 25 issues currently lined up and more on the way, it is one of the longest and most successful Poison Ivy series of all time. The book also won the Outstanding Comic Book award at
Read MoreJeff Lemire’s Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. is a nine-issue run focusing on the bizarre and scary adventures of Frankenstein and his allies. This series began in 2011 when DC Comics rebooted the DC universe with Geoff Johns’ Flashpoint and ran until 2013, after an additional eight issues by Matt Kindt. [Editor’s Note: This review of Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. was written
Read MoreSuperman Smashes the Klan is a three-issue miniseries from 2019, written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru. The first Superman comic from a creative team entirely of Asian descent, it is an intentionally refreshing retelling of the Superman origin story. And being outside from canon, it’s easily accessible for new readers as well. The resonant themes and lovable art
Read MoreSome friendships last a lifetime, some last even longer. Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine have just such a friendship. Both died when they were just kids at St. Hilarion’s Boarding School, admittedly a century apart. And both ran from death. Now they spend their time sneaking into theaters and searching for cases to solve. From the creative mind of Neil Gaiman
Read MoreHeartstopper is a recent addiction of mine and one that has changed my life in ways I can never fully explain. I had missed out on the craze when the first season released on Netflix, and it wasn’t until just a bit after the second season dropped before I got to it. I suppose I have the Cosmic Circle podcast to
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