One of the main reasons I picked up issue one was hearing that Mary Jane Watson is to be a supporting character. Well, she wasn’t in last issue and isn’t in this issue either. Still, there are other reasons to read an Iron Man comic I suppose. Invincible Iron Man #2 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Invincible Iron Man #2
Let’s talk a little about that final episode and about the series as a whole. I’m not going to lie. I watched the final episodes almost a week ago. A key event from episode was spoiled for me and that hurt some of the enthusiasm I was feeling for the series. Still, these were some quality … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Daredevil s01e12: Daredevil
You might have noticed that things are a little light this week over here. I haven’t been reviewing and/or writing as much as usual. There are two reasons for that. One is of course the release of the book. Even though I thought I had everything arranged for its release, the actual putting it out … More Spring Snow Camp
I’m trying to be more positive about comics and my reviews of them. It can be pretty rough. I had just finished reading and reviewing Thor #6 and was about to open up some silver age goodness when I noticed I had yet to read Ragnarok #4. And now I can gush about comics. Ragnarok … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ragnarok #4
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of silver age Marvel comics thanks to the Marvel Unlimited app. This includes some Kirby Thor (currently fighting Galactus.) I’ve been enjoying the heck out of them, but there is a side effect. Switching for Silver Age to modern comics can sometimes make it feel like nothing happens in … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Thor #6
We are trying something a little different this week as Brent is joined by Edgar and the creators of RetornoAnime.com to talk about issues surrounding latinos in comics, manga and other media. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written … More CLI 21: Latinos in Comics and Media
Motoi stops by the CLI Studios to talk manga, challenges for new comic readers (and non-native readers) and, of course, Grendel! Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed by Manny Marx. Support the show by buying Grendel Omnibus vol … More CLI 20: Grendel – Devil’s Legacy
Derek and I are going to talk about X-Force. But not that X-Force. The X-Force that became X-Statix. Dig? Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed by Manny Marx. Support the show by buying X-Statix Omnibus from Amazon Japan … More CLI 15: X-Force 116-120
As anyone likely to read an article about comic books and films has noticed, there are a lot of Comic Book movies being made. This is nothing new. I remember being surprised when I found out that Road to Perdition is also based on a comic book. Comics have long been mined for stories. But … More Comics, Films and Comics Again
Brent is joined by Spell Sword scribe Derek Adams. They talk of many meandering things including DnD, can art be enjoyed despite creator actions and more. But they mostly talk about Rat Queens. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was … More CLI 06: Rat Queens
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