Daredevil
Committed: More Content, Please
It’s not enough. I want more. If I’m going to buy a monthly comic book, instead of waiting for a trade paperback compilation, then I want creators to pack in as much story and development as possible. It isn’t enough to just meander delightfully through 20-24 pages without anything much happening, I’m not buying these [...]
Committed: New Comics for Everyone! Batwoman, Daredevil, & Moon Knight
- by Sonia Harris
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Daredevil, Batwoman, and Moon Knight are the top new comic books that I’ve been recommending to new readers lately. People who haven’t read comic books in years are looking to get back into reading them, and while they want something they can jump into without any continuity problems, they aren’t exactly looking for a paint-by-numbers either.
Committed: The Hidden Life of Non-Super Heroes
There are plenty of superheroes out there who don’t have physical superpowers. They are not strictly speaking “super” in any sense of the word, outside of their courage, hard work and determination. Yet you rarely see them dealing with the harsh realities of their own physical limitations. Is Doctor Strange the secret physical therapist of [...]
Committed: 10 Tips for a Superheroic Life
Superhero comic books have provided me with some incredible lessons in life. Superheroes can be selfless, generous, helpful and resourceful individuals. They are flawed, just like the rest of us, but despite (and sometimes because of) those flaws, superheroes still manage to do good.
Committed: My Favorite Radiation-Induced Superheroes
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Japan and ensuing tsunami, multiple problems maintaining the countries nuclear reactors are being wrestled with. Amongst all the recent worldwide natural disasters, this threat of nuclear radiation is a man-made one. While fears and concerns about the outcome are varied, as a source of fictional drama, comic [...]
Comics You Should Own Archive
Here are links to all the Comics You Should Own essays I have written so far. Plus, I’ve added some explanation. Enjoy!
Committed: Exquisite Corpse
At times it seems as if writing a comic about an established character is some sort of twisted game. Writers are asked to not only write compelling storylines, but also honor the existing character of the heroes depicted, have them speak with their own voice and language, and behave as people expect them to. While [...]
Your Bendis/Maleev Daredevil timeline!
- by Greg Burgas
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Okay, so when I finished reading the Bendis/Maleev Daredevil run a little over four years ago, I decided to put together a timeline showing how Bendis went back and forth in time (the original post was from February 2006, if you want to search the archives on the old blog, but why would you want [...]
Comics You Should Own flashback – Daredevil #26-50; 56-81
Ah, the Bendis/Maleev issues. Will they ever recapture the magic?
Comics You Should Own flashback – Daredevil #283-300
You know, recently I got most of the early Nocenti issues of Daredevil, but I haven’t read them yet. I’ve read a few, but I can’t really comment on them. So you’ll just have to deal with these, which feature the end of her run!
Committed: Superhero Job Satisfaction
Superheroes don’t get career choices. They’re beings with powers which dictate what they’ll do. Unlike us, with our grab bag of vague skills and strengths, we’re asked to believe that having a super power is so overwhelming that it forces people into one specific career. They must be vigilantes, living outside of society’s rules… Really?
Committed: Introduction
There’s nothing cool or sexy about reading comics. I mean it, and I should know, I’ve been reading them all my life, since I could only understand the pictures and wonder what the hell the words meant…
I’d Make A Harper’s Island Reference, But Does Anyone Else Watch That?
- by Brad Curran
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J.D. Dunn is one of my favorite wrestling reviewers on the ‘net, but he also writes a good game when it comes to film and comics. This review/analysis of the Death Of Jean DeWolfe storyline is a good example of the latter. If he wasn’t likely to make us all look bad (well, at least [...]
A Week’s Worth Of Comics Reviewed!
- by Brad Curran
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It’s like What I Bought, but with less song lyrics!
