I used to write a lot of movie reviews, but I don't as much these days. Sure, I write about movies a lot, and I discuss them on the occasional podcast. But I'm not sure how much of that qualifies as reviewing. Mark Radulich loves talking ab…
It's almost impossible to go into a movie without any preconceptions. You like the actors or are intrigued by the story, or maybe you're watching someone else's choice and you're not sure about it. I try to be open-minded and not let those
When I decided to write about comic book counterparts to Super Bowl participants' mascots, I started a list so that when the teams were actually decided, I wouldn't be scrambling to figure out who I was going to use or if I had access to an…
I've watched the first three episodes of “Wonder Man” on Disney+ so far, and I'm enjoying it. But if I'm being honest, the title character is only ranks third on the list of draws to the series. No disrespect to Simon Williams, who I met in…
This was supposed to be my first post of 2026, but when I looked back to jog my memory on the previous issues of “Ravage 2099” I wrote about, I found I had joked that I would try to post about the next issue sooner. Or at least in 2025. Wel…
I've seen Daredevil portrayed as cracking wise, smiling even, exhibiting a – dare I say it? – devil-may-care attitude. But most of my exposure to Matt Murdock has been of the dark and brooding variety so this 10-page story from the first is…
I was under the impression that I'd made more Christmas posts than I actually have. Back in 2021, I shared my three favorite Christmas comics – all Marvel issues, to the surprise of no one. And hopefully, I'll have at least one more Christm…
I remember three things about the MTV cartoon “Aeon Flux:” the title character didn't wear pants, the villain who maybe wasn't totally a villain was named Trevor Goodchild, and it was part of a half-hour show that included “The Head” and, m…
You guys heard of this show “Stranger Things?” At my oldest daughter's insistence, we binged all the newly dropped episodes the first night, in an effort to avoid spoilers. But since it's Friday,* and I probably need to rewatch some to get
I have marked the start of the NFL season in this space before with a look at comics featuring football-players-turned-superheroes. While I could have continued that tradition with an issue of Booster Gold, I only thought of that as I was t…
For my 300th post, I could have taken the advice I offered Jesse Starcher as he approached the 300th episode of the Source Material Comics Podcast and focused on “300.” I've never read the comic, but that's in part because I saw the movie a…
When Marty McFly found himself stranded in 1955, he went straight to Doc Brown for help. If I;m ever lost in the past, I’m going to try to track down Ryan North. The current writer of the Fantastic Four quite literally wrote the book on tim…