The Ardent Eccentric: Otakon – Day 1
This past weekend, my daughter and I attended Otakon, an anime convention in Baltimore, MD, along with several other friends and family. Otakon is a combination of the words otaku, a Japanese word that refers…
July 2015
Spindrift: Adaptations From One Thing To Another
Throughout the history of movies (especially within the last decade or so) many adaptations have been made from things like books and video games. Some are bad, some are good, and some are just mediocre….
Clue Comics #1 Review – The Boy King
‘No listicles, no reviews,’ were the words that drove me as I built this site. I find that content to be lazy and non-commital whereas original ideas, thoughts, and concepts can help grow communities. Informing…
Crossing the Line…
Resnik here… I like to share my opinion. It happens quite often. I typically put a lot of thought into it. Thanks for reading this one. The last two and a half decades of comics…
Spindrift: Ant-Man
Ever since I heard of the superhero called Ant-Man, many years ago, I thought the concept was amazing: a hero who can shrink to the size of an ant and experience things that no one else…
Censorship and the Social Complex
I want to begin this by saying I am a proponent for free speech. In running this site, I encourage our contributors to express themselves, naturally, without exception. However, I also thoroughly vet each contributor…
The Ardent Eccentric: Everything Old is New Again
This past Thursday night was odd. I attended a performance of my city’s local orchestra and the audience was rather varied. I saw women dressed in full length velvet skirts and gorgeous dresses, along with…
Drugs and Alcohol in Comics
Resnik here. So… Let me start off by saying that I am a recovered alcoholic and drug addict, so this isn’t coming from a place of judgment. I get it. Oh, trust me. I get…
Ardent Eccentric: Comic Con Reflections – Part 2
I spent the last weekend torturing myself as San Diego Comic Con 2015 took place. I kept getting Twitter updates about the status of Hall H, all of the incredible outside experiences (Take the Leap…
Spindrift: What I Took Away from San Diego Comic Con
Every year at San Diego trailers are unveiled for upcoming movies. This year, I enjoyed sitting at home waiting for the bootlegged versions of trailers to roll in. For superhero fans this was a great…