Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s Runaways was one of Marvel’s most exciting books of the early 2000s. Launched in 2003 as part of a drive to win over younger readers and manga fans, the series initially didn’t last — but the story of a group of misfit teenagers struggling to get by in the Marvel […]
It’s the age of Hollywood remakes, and it’s the age of 90s nostalgia, so nothing could be more natural than noise emerging about the idea of a Matrix reboot. At this stage, it really is just noise — we don’t know who’ll be directing, if Keanu Reeves will be involved, or anything, really. Word is that […]
Alien encounters, high flying feats, and whorish heroics collide in Origins of Super Bimbo — the latest JR Parz series from BimboStoryClub.com. In this raucous transformational series, the Master PC creator teams up with one of adult comic’s most brilliant and prolific artists — J.J. McQuade — to deliver what might be the most exhilarating […]
By now, if you’re a comics fan at all, you’ve probably heard the buzz about The CW’s Riverdale, a teen mystery-drama based on that staple of the American supermarket counter, Archie. Archie occupies a strange spot in the comic fan’s world: despite being hugely successful and employing all sorts of talented writers and artists, there remains a prejudice […]
From the news that we read to the food that we eat, the phones that we use and the clothes that we wear, sometimes it seems like we rely on big corporations for everything in our lives. That can be a worrying thought when you consider that it’s in the nature of a corporation to […]
The latest “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” trailer has finally dropped, giving a further glimpse into the second chapter of Marvel’s intergalactic, sci-fi, action, comedy blockbuster. This trailer introduced characters and weaved new themes that set the tone for what may be a more serious, but still funny sequel. So lets look at three […]
In my last post, I talked about the history of whimsical, light-hearted interpretations of Batman, from the kid-friendly adventures of the 50s and 60s to modern revivals like the Brave and the Bold animated series and the delightful Batman ’66 comic. As much as I enjoy talking about that kind of thing, though, I had an ulterior […]
Comic fans know Batman as a dark, moody character, a brooding avenger who haunts the rooftops of Gotham City and periodically swings down to punch clowns in the face. That’s the Batman who’s been the more-or-less standard comics version of the character since the 1980s, when works like Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s The Killing Joke, […]
Criminal intrigue and sexual exploits reach bra-busting proportions in Felicity, a new series from The Breast Expansion Story Club. Author Fahzbehn returns in brilliant fashion with a titillating premise and a captivating cast of characters, while the art of J.J. McQuade perfectly complements the fast-paced, winding tale of riveting sex scenes, enthralling breast expansion, and […]
If you had told 12-year-old James that there would come a time when there would be too many live-action comic-book series on television to keep up with — heck, forget about that, too many good live-action comic-book series to keep up with — he would have laughed scornfully at you. And yet here we are in […]