There’s a double standard involving men being raped and last week’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. played right into it. Thoughts on this as well as the other superhero shows on TV.
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This week Dakster takes a look at Superman/Batman, Kelly checks out Hello Kitty, Corrina gives us a look at some DC Comics titles coming out today, Lisa dives into Disney’s Seekers of the Weird, and Sophie takes a ride on Serenity.
Continue ReadingThis week, I jump into Harley Quinn #0, Lisa shows us a darker side with the digital comic book series Aurora Rose, Corrina checks out Zero Year issues of Catwoman and The Flash, and Sophie checks in with Scully and Mulder in The X-Files Season 10.
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Flashpoint Friday looks at the Reverse Flash and Kid Flash stories that play up the tragedy of the Allens.
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The World of Flashpoint — Featuring the Green Lantern includes some of my favorite Flashpoint stories.
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Welcome to week five of Flashpoint! This week, I’m looking at Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint – Featuring Superman, written by Lowell A. Francis and Scott Snyder. This graphic novel takes us a little deeper into what Superman gets up to while war breaks out across Earth. We also check in with a few other famous DC faces, including: Booster Gold, Traci Thirteen, Jason Todd, and Guy Gardner. On a frustrating note, Lois Lane once again gets cheated out of any meaningful face time, but by this point, I think I’m getting used to it.
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This Flashpoint installment looks at the Wonder Woman and Aquaman titles. Any hopes for fresh alternate takes on the characters were quickly dashed by going to same old, same old.
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Written by Geoff Johns with art by Andy Kubert, Flashpoint can be considered the on-ramp for DC Comics’ New 52 revamp.
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Welcome to the first installment of Flashpoint Friday! Every week up until July 30th, I will be bringing you a review of one of the titles related to the DC Comics Flashpoint event by Geoff Johns. This week, I’m looking at The Flash Rebirth and The Flash Vol. 2: The Road to Flashpoint. Both books play an important role in understanding what goes on in Flashpoint.
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Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. This week, we preview Free Comic book day and review The Flash: Rebirth, Smallville Season 11 #12, and The Once and Future Tarzan.
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Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Continue ReadingLego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is the latest addition to the Lego DC Universe. I loved the first Lego Batman game so I was super excited to see that Lego was once again on good terms with the Bat and his friends.
Continue ReadingHappy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. Corrina One title jumps out at me this week: Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo. Yes, it’s pricey at $49.99 but it collects all the Brave & the Bold team-ups drawn […]
Continue ReadingWhen DC announced their new 52 series, I was ecstatic. I have always wanted to get into reading the Superman, Batman, and the Justice League comics. What scared me out of getting into it was all the history I didn’t know. The new 52 gave me what I was looking for…a fresh start with all my favorite comic book characters. I would like to think I know a lot about Batman and the others, but the truth is I am a complete newbie to their comic book worlds.
Continue ReadingAlmost a year ago, I wrote one of my first posts for GeekMom. It was about my then-2-½-year-old son, my sense that he would soon be interested in superheroes, and my worries about how to explain supervillains to him. I …
Continue ReadingAlmost a year ago, I wrote one of my first posts for GeekMom. It was about my then-2-½-year-old son, my sense that he would soon be interested in superheroes, and my worries about how to explain supervillains to him. I wrote: “… How am I supposed to explain good guys like Superman without getting into […]
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