reviews

A Classic that is Better as a Musical Author: Gaston Leroux Have you ever had a book that has just sat on your shelf forever? A book that you lovingly run your hands over as you walk by, anticipating the future greatness – the sheer perfection  of finally sitting down to read it? Have you ever, actually, bought progressively better versions of this book because you just knew you are going to love it? And then finally, finally, that perfect day comes when the sun is shining, the birds tweeting, the coffee perking, and you sit down with that near-legendary book, [...]

Light. Dark. I loved this either way. Author: Skottie Young Artist: Jorge Corona I really should pay more attention when my wife and I go for comics; she always seems to find the best stuff I pass by because it’s not a Justice League or an Avengers book. Case in point, she decided one day that the first issue of the Skottie Young-penned book from Image Comics, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK, deserved a closer look. Which in turn led to her eagerly awaiting every new issue until the last, issue #5, was out and then she promptly [...]

“Well, not ALL of the Marvels. But definitely some of them” Author: Douglas Wolk As a self-professed Marvel Zombie, obviously I’ve taken to the MCU movies in a big bad way. What I’ve loved most about them is the continuing story, the long arc, the emotional journey viewers are taken on, where a dropped line in the first Iron Man movie can become one of the many places I got choked up at in Endgame. I love the evolution. I started collecting Marvel Comics in late 1987, over 25 years after the official “start” of the Marvel 616 Universe—the standard [...]