In Media Res: What DC Films Could Get Right
Sadly, no one from Doc Palindrome was able to make to make it to San Diego Comic Con. However, we have been, of course, watching the feed from the Con with great anticipation. I have…
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Why We Need New Stories Like Convergence and Secret Wars
Comic books and their charming denizens are incredibly popular these days. It wasn’t too long ago, they were the big thing of Saturday mornings with X-Men and Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, and the Justice League. Hulk…
The Ardent Eccentric: Comic-Con Reflections
So I know my regular post is usually on Tuesday, but this week is a special edition-Comic Con 2015! Which I’m not at. For the first time in 5 years. And my heart is breaking….
Spindrift: Method Acting at its Finest
A lot of interesting Suicide Squad news has been popping up recently. With each and every thing I hear about the movie, I get more and more excited. For one, Jared Leto has gotten so…
Being Bad Can Be So Good
I love bad guys. A good villain can make a story; from an epic space opera about the fall of a galactic empire to a Disney tale about an amphibious princess to the saga of…
Spindrift: HBO and Spider-Man
I watched two of HBO’s season premiers last Sunday: True Detective season 2 and Ballers. Before I get into the season 2 premiere of True Detective I’ll talk about the first season. What differentiates True…
The Flaw of the Power/Responsibility Equation
When I was a very young nerd, Spider-Man comic books were my jam. Amazing Spider-Man had been published since 1963 and Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man had begun publishing in 1976. Marvel Team-Up; where Spider-Man…
Dawn of the Proto-Nerd: Lo Siento Señorita Smoak!
One of the beauties of Netflix is that you can take a show like “Arrow” and watch 2 seasons in a week and a half. That is unless you have a life, then it might…
Crossover Everything!
I love crossovers. Back in 2007, I was working at a job I despised and had just released my first and only two gaming supplements which, pretty much, failed. I was no longer getting work…
How Grandma’s Knee Surgery and My Chickenpox Changed Everything About Everything
Don’t get me wrong… Every aspect of my life, from a very young age, keyed me in on becoming the barely-known geek icon I am, today. I have heavily documented how my dyslexia was overcome…