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Man of Steel: The Importance of Race and Gender Swapping
The equal representation of gender and race is something that has plagued comic books, science fiction and fantasy for quite some time. The inequality has not necessarily been born of discrimination,...
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Wonder Woman In The Mix
I recently read, and replied to, a Den of Geek thread about Amy Adam’s comments on playing Lois Lane in the upcoming MOS/Batman movie now that it is also set to include Wonder Woman – and speculation...
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Justice League Movie? Want!!
A few thoughts on recent casting rumours and the future of the Man of Steel (and possible Justice League) franchise… A few weeks ago I posted about my thoughts on the inclusion of Wonder Woman in the...
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Greek Body: Modern Mentality
My thoughts on the objectification of the male body… I recently read The Greek Body, an interesting and beautiful book-come-catalogue of some of the British Museum’s collection of Greek statues from...
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FlashBackFriday: Review – Batman Year One
Batman Year One – Trade Paperback, 1987. Written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli, colored by Richmond Lewis, and lettered by Todd Klein. A good number, if not the vast majority, of...
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Women in Comics: Frustrations and what I plan to do about them
There is already so much out there that people have written about the portrayal of female comic characters. In fact, beyond that – the treatment of women in comics and their portrayal as characters....
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Nope! Supergirl
Further to my post about the portrayal of women in comics, this is my first “Nope” post. To recap – To stop buying the comics would make me no longer complicit in their portrayals of women, and it...
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Nope! Powergirl
Further to my post about the portrayal of women in comics, this is a “Nope” post. To recap – To stop buying the comics would make me no longer complicit in their portrayals of women, and it would take...
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Marvel(ous?)
I never really got into Marvel comics, there always just seemed so many titles and no easy entry point, so I just never bothered. I found see them on the shelves, maybe picked them up now and then, but...
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Women of the Walking Dead
It is unusual for me to watch the movie or television show of a book adaptation before reading the book. One recent exception to this was the Walking Dead. A strange choice considering my documented...
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Almost Review: The Winter Soldier
Thursday night the Hubster and I went for an impromptu cinema trip and watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This isn’t a review because I didn’t have my notebook with me and so did not watch...
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Our Obsession with the End of the World
With the plethora of books, comics, TV shows, movies and games set in the apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic genre it is easy to believe that modern society has an obsession with the end of the world. But it...
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Almost Review: Amazing Spider-Man 2
As with when I (sort of) reviewed Captain America: Winter Soldier this is not quite a review either as it was the result of an impromptu cinema trip where I didn’t have my notebook with me and did not...
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Free Comic Book Day: 2014 Haul
Saturday 3rd May was Free Comic Book Day across the globe. I always have fond memories of Free Comic Book Day, but sad to say that the comic store I attended for the first few that I can remember has...
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Celluloid Superman: Compare and Contrast
Man of Steel helmer Zack Snyder recently commented on the comparisons viewers make between the Superman character of his 2013 Man of Steel movie and the 70s/80s Superman movies starring the late, great...
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Review: Velvet Issue 1
Velvet – Issue 1, October 2013 Written by Ed Brubaker, illustrated by Steve Epting, colored by Elizabeth Breitweiser, and lettered by Chris Eliopoulos. I was recommended Velvet a few weeks ago by the...
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Marvel Previews
Last week the Hubster and I picked up issue 23 of Marvel Previews to see what lies in wait for us. A bit of a thumb through and I have come across some issues I can’t wait to get my hands on - Preview...
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Review: Lois Lane (one shot)
Superman: Lois Lane – One Shot, April 2014 Written by Marguerite Bennett, art by Emanuela Lupacchino, Cover by:Kenneth Rocafort. I should start off by saying that this isn’t terrible. However, it does...
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Miles Morales: The Future of Spider-Man
Of late I have really enjoyed reading the recent copies of Ultimate Spider-Man and also The Ultimates, as well as picking through the back issues and I have come to the conclusion that I want NEED to...
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Why the time is right for a female-led Marvel Movie
I’m going to get straight to the point. The world is overdue a female centric comic hero movie. There are plenty of nah-sayers out there that will say BUT! Supergirl sucked and Catwoman was the worst!...
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