
Comic Book Review: Batman ’89 #5
It’s been fascinating to see the continuity of the Tim Burton Batman films going beyond Batman Returns and sidestepping the pair of Schumacher films entirely. Perhaps the best element – […]
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It’s been fascinating to see the continuity of the Tim Burton Batman films going beyond Batman Returns and sidestepping the pair of Schumacher films entirely. Perhaps the best element – […]
https://midlifegamergeek.com/2022/04/10/comic-book-review-snow-angels-1-2021/The cliffhanger of the first issue of Snow Angels – covered here – saw siblings Milliken and Mae, along with their father, needing to hide from The Snowman. As protector […]
“Wait, why are you reviewing a random issue from one of Marvel’s 1970s horror comics?” I hear you ask. It’s a fair question, but just one look at the cover […]
Though Amazon have made using Comixology a truly painful experience (seriously, it’s awful – and despite a few minor improvements, it’s still horrible a few months after I wrote my […]
Introduced in mega-Spidey crossover series ‘Spider-Verse’, the Spider-Man of Earth-138 is a very different character to the usual Peter Parker variant. That’s a lot to do with the world of […]
Young Adult fiction author Rainbow Rowell has really tapped into something special with her down-to-earth, charming approach to Marvel’s green lawyer. It got off to a shaky start, with a […]
I grew out of comics in the 90s; or at least, superhero comics for the most part. It was a bit of a weird time for mainstream comics, with the […]
I initially bemoaned the fact that, due to the comic taking place out of continuity, the high stakes (pun unintentional), surprise character deaths and even vampire reveals made DC vs […]
Having had the GI Joe license since 2008 – and creating their own, successful continuity with the characters – IDW began reprinting the 80s Marvel issues that were largely written […]
Marvel are going heavy on the nostalgia-based mini-series at the moment – and Venom: Lethal Protector is the latest five issue series to lean on the power of old school […]
Comic book publishers Top Cow/Image have been making a big fuss over their upcoming sci-fi series, Metal Society. With 2022 marking Image and Top Cow’s 30th Anniversary, co-founder of Image […]
I reviewed Final Boy #1 recently and, in my own words, found it to be ‘this is a well constructed and impressive debut for an indie comic; Final Boy should […]
Writer Nick Bryan has a knack for tackling weighty issues with a light touch, without diminishing the emotional impact of his stories. I enjoyed his beautifully dark, gently surreal and […]
Though Usagi Yojimbo (translated from Japanese, it means ‘rabbit bodyguard’) is usually a black and white comic, this beautifully produced one-shot is fully painted in beautiful watercolours, by series creator […]
Slasher movies are full of familiar tropes that often make them oddly nostalgic, despite the ever present threat – and inevitable follow-through on said threat – of creatively delivered violence […]