The Middle-Aged Spider-Man

This article was originally published at The Nerd Cave on November 24th, 2013. Spider-Man is one of the most popular characters created in the 20th century. He has starred in four blockbusters, 11 television shows, and countless comics. Besides Superman, he may be the most recognizable superhero on the planet. This popularity isn’t based solely on …

Friday Followup – 04/19/13

Chew #33 After the climax in issue 30 of “Chew”, it’s becoming exceedingly clear that John Layman is building towards his end game. Like much of the series issue 33 stands on its own fine, with lots of goofy, new, “chew-tastic” details bouncing around the page. The fabulous Navy sailors and their seal sidekicks fit …

Friday Follow Up – 04/05/2013

Don’t worry folks, I made sure to put together the Friday Follow Up before leaving for Planet Comic-Con. So I’ll be on the road as this gets published, hopefully checking in later after night one (assuming the hotel has wi-fi). If not, enjoy the reviews and I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures. Age …

Friday Follow Up – 03/22/2013

All-New X-Men #9 Bendis continues to write an enjoyable slow burning book in “All-New X-Men” setting up villains in the background and tying it to its sister title “Uncanny X-Men”. Like always the character work and dialogue are a joy to read, even if not much really happens.If it came out on a monthly schedule, …

Friday Follow Up – 03/08/2013

Here’s part two of my weekly comic reviews. These will be more rapid fire responses to new comics, usually no more than a paragraph, but enough that you can hopefully get a sense of what may or may not be of value and pipe up in the comments to tell me why I’m right or …

Weekly Checkup

I’d like to provide a brief review of a few comics off my pull list each Wednesday. Whether this acts as a recommendation, denunciation or start of a conversation, it’s up to you. Unfortunately, I am in Portland for work this Wednesday and will only have access to books which I purchase on Comixology. Saga …