comics

The Flash: Volume 1 – Lightning Strikes Twice A lightning storm imbues several people with super-speed. Most of the new speedsters don’t know what to do with their power. Star Labs opens up a training facility and The Flash even teaches [Keep Reading]

Adventures of Supergirl Vol 1 This graphic novels ties in to the television series and takes place during the very first season of the show. The book looks and feels like a regular episode, which is both a strength and a weakness. The writing on the [Keep Reading]

Star Trek / Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive Star Trek was a television series that ran for three season from from 1966 to 1969. The first Planet of the Apes movie was released in 1968. That is one of the reasons that a crossover event just [Keep Reading]

FanExpo celebrated its 25 Anniversary this weekend and I had a blast. The Doctor Who Society always has props that you can get your picture taken with. This year, they had the Face of Boe there. So, I donned my 9th Doctor costume for this photo-op. [Keep Reading]

The Sculptor by Scott McCloud Scott McCloud wrote an incredible book called Understanding Comics that I highly recommend reading. Even if you are only a cursory fan of the medium, you will get something out of this book. I read it well before I [Keep Reading]

The Unknown Ant-War Comics Edited by Craig Yoe Many people incorrectly view comic books as celebrating violence and romanticizing war. Others dismiss the medium because they believe the stories in them are trivial and juvenile. However, comics at [Keep Reading]

Here are the latest graphic novels I have been able to read thanks to the public library. The Fiction I love the concept of this story, four childhood friends discover a book of strange books that lets them travel inside them to the stories. [Keep Reading]

Doctor Who – After Life This was the first comic book story for the 11th Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the television series. This was a one-off story that didn’t tie in to the series at all. I am glad that further series brought in [Keep Reading]

I still enjoy The Walking Dead comic series. It’s always nice to see the graphic novels showing up at the library. Here are the latest two volumes I read and my thoughts on them. There are minor spoiler alerts ahead. The Walking Dead Vol 29 [Keep Reading]

The Eleventh Doctor Archives: Volume 2 I haven’t read Volume 1 of this collection, but I would like to. I read graphic novels out of order all the time, simply due to the fact that I borrow whatever is available from the public library when I [Keep Reading]