So this is a format that I tried with Dune, but never got around to posting. Basically, I'm going to try and put as many of my random, meandering thoughts down onto digital paper about this movie. Because I think The Batman is an interesting moving picture show. It was actually really quite good in … Continue reading A Rambling Non-Review of The Batman
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Batman: Wayne Family Adventure – The Future of DC Comics?
So last time, we discussed how one creator and one company are riding a trend in the modern comic book industry by treating digital comics as the main course instead of a side dish. This time, we're going to talk about one of The Big Two, DC Comics, and the comic that's acting as a … Continue reading Batman: Wayne Family Adventure – The Future of DC Comics?
Scott Snyder, Best Jacket Press and the Future of Comic Books
I've mentioned before that the first comic I bought for myself was 2011's Batman #1, written by Scott Snyder and with art by Greg Capullo. What I don't think I've mentioned is that I bought that comic book on the shiny new Kindle Fire that I'd gotten as a Christmas present in 2011. I bought … Continue reading Scott Snyder, Best Jacket Press and the Future of Comic Books
Quarantined Review – Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
A Note From your Author: Hello! Sorry it's been forever since I wrote anything. Between grad school and the ever present job hunt, I've been busy. I've tried a few times, but nothing ever stuck. Until. Well...this. I have no idea how to begin writing this review. I'll start by saying that I very rarely … Continue reading Quarantined Review – Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
Heroes in Crisis – The Act of Talking
Author's Note: I didn't mean for both of my first two comic book pieces to cover the work of Tom King, but here we are I suppose... Event comics are tricky things. In one regard, they're the primordial soup of the modern superhero film. For instance, while most of Avengers: Endgame was an original story, … Continue reading Heroes in Crisis – The Act of Talking
Shazam, Verisimilitude and Perspective
Boy, I sure am writing a lot about superhero movies aren't I.... Harley Granville-Barker once succinctly summarized Romeo and Juliet as "a tragedy of youth, as youth sees it." It's important to remember that even in its time, Shakespeare's version of Romeo and Juliet was not an original work. It was an adaptation of a … Continue reading Shazam, Verisimilitude and Perspective
I’m Thinking of a Job Part 2
Author's Note: Still not sure what to call this but the first one sure got a few views!Last time, as we ended, our core group of heroes (Durwin, Adran, Stars on Black Velvet and Matty) had just helped to defeat a troll in the Yawning Portal Tavern. Their heroics had caught the eye of Volo Geddarm, … Continue reading I’m Thinking of a Job Part 2
Looking Back – The Best of 2018
Hooray! Huzzah! Finally! It's so done! The year that has felt like a decade, 2018, has finally come to a close. It's been a rough one for a lot of people and I'm not gonna lie, I'm in that particular crowd. This year hasn't exactly been my favorite one. But it wasn't all bad. I … Continue reading Looking Back – The Best of 2018
Book Review: Fire and Blood by George RR Martin
"But it worked out all right for you, didn't it? It always does. If you were dice, you'd always roll sixes. Gods help the little people who are around when a big destiny is alive in the world, bending every poor bugger around itself... "- Terry Pratchett (by way of Samuel Vimes)A Song of Ice … Continue reading Book Review: Fire and Blood by George RR Martin
I’m Thinking of a Job: Dragon Heist Campaign Recap and Review Part 1
Author's Note: I'm going to try something new. Or rather, new to me...What is this?At the end of my initial review of Dragon Heist, I mentioned that I had a plan to review the game when I was finished with it. I and my play group are about five sessions in and things are going pretty … Continue reading I’m Thinking of a Job: Dragon Heist Campaign Recap and Review Part 1
Midlands Generalist 