DC 52–not to be confused with 52–was supposed to change the game. The baby and the bath water were getting tossed and the world was going to be introduced to a whole new age of superheroes. Not like the Gold or Silver or Bronze or Modern Age heroes. This was going to change the game. [...]

Scott Lobdell is a better comic book writer than Alan Moore. In fact, he easily outdoes Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, and Mark Millar. Whereas they took on the concept of superheroes and subjected it to parody, satire, and deconstruction, Lobdell hit where it really hurts. DC Comics gave this funnybook firebrand a comic and he [...]

After the debacle that was DC’s panels at Comic Con the only thing they could do was acknowledge the sexism, announce a few female creators and go ahead on. And that’s what happened. Over the past week we’ve heard from fans about a need for more women writers, artists and characters. We want you to [...]

Earlier this week I reported on all the instances where DC promised they loved women and then shat all over them. Sadly in the interim nothing has changed. DC hasn’t announced an entire slew of women creators and they haven’t put Lois and Clark back together again. What has happened is the lucky lady over [...]

Crazy things were afoot in San Diego this past weekend. Yes forty bajillion trailers were released and lots of pretty Hollywood types came out and talked about their movies and television shows and how awesome they were. Also Jon Favreau allegedly killed a man at a party (later confirmed to be untrue). But San Diego [...]

Oracle/Batgirl/Barbara Gordon isn’t someone you f*ck with. She’s been a representation of feminism and a wonderful role model for the disabled–especially those wheelchair bound due to spinal cord injuries. I could spend hours talking about how awesome she is and how nuanced a character she is. And if you’ve caught me drunk and happy after [...]

Alan Moore is considered one of the great comic book writers of the twentieth (and twenty-first I guess) century. Watchmen, Swamp Thing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, V For Vendetta and Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is basically a straight up list of amazing comics. Dude is also cra-a-azy. Remember when he [...]