At first glance, Ezra appears to embody many of the things I dislike about comic books these days: multiple variant…
Category: Pop Culture
On comics and other pop culture topics, including archived Comic Book Commentary posts from 2005-2007.
Comment: A Fanboy’s Rant #1
1. One of the sequences in Comic Book Superheros Unmasked (2003) dealt with the crash of the comic industry during…
Damn ABC and their addictive Sunday night lineup!
How am I supposed to ease into the beginning of a new week, following an exciting afternoon of football, when…
COMMENT: On Reloads and Relaunches
Answer: Everyone that bought a copy of Astonishing X-Men #1. [See the end for the Question.] As someone who stopped…
Comment: Comic Book Superheros Unmasked (2003)
Comic Book Superheros Unmasked (CBSU) is a History Channel documentary that has aired numerous times over the last few months….
Right-Wing Comics Conspiracy!
For all those who scoff at anything that even remotely suggests so-called “conspiracy theories,” believing they’re all far-fetched fictions made…
My Top 5 Comic Book Titles
(ongoing series only) 1. Gotham Central – I’m a big fan of strong characterization and tight plotting, and this Batman-themed…