The Drawing Board – Ottley, Frank, Rude, Samnee, Manapul, Anka (Jan 10, 2014)
For this week’s Drawing Board, I wanted to give you fine people a look at my all time favorite superhero’s. I’m talking about The Man of Steel, The Last Son of Krypton, The Big Blue Boy Scout, Superman. Over Superman’s 75 year history, there have been many interpretations of Kal-El. He’s been everything from an […]
The Drawing Board – Reis, Samnee, Murphy, Coipel, Scallera, Ramos (Dec. 27)
Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope all of you fine folks had a great Holiday this week and I thought I would give a belated Christmas gift. I (your friendly neighborhood comic nerd) am going to post a weekly article showcasing some of my favorite artists. We will call this The Drawing Board. My […]
ReviewSTL Podcast Episode 5: Ben Affleck (the Good, the Batman & the Ugly)
ReviewSTL, bringing you the hard-hitting topics and opinions. This week, the members of the ReviewSTL Podcast hit on Ben Affleck. [Editor: phrasing?] Affleck’s become one of the most polemical topics this side of whether or not we actually believe it’s butter. On one hand, you have his box office flops and his notable “Bennifer” personality. […]
The Longbox: Batman / Superman #1, Daredevil #27, & Nova #5 (Reviews)
It’s been awhile, but I have returned! Like a phoenix, I rise from the ashes! Actually, I’ve just been super busy. I hope you fanboys and fangirls didn’t miss me too much. There have been some great comics coming out the last couple of weeks. I couldn’t get to review them all, but here are […]
Comic Review: The Adventures of Superman #1 with Stories by Jeff Parker, Chris Samnee, Jeff Lemire, Justin Jordan, Riley Rossmo
With this being the week of Superman, it seemed only natural that I give a little review of the newest DC Digital series Adventure of Superman. The newest series in DC’s digital first series (Legends of the Dark Knight, Batman Beyond, and Smallville: Season 11 are a few of the others). That means there are three […]
The Long Box: Comic Book Casting Call – Daredevil
Back in 2003, Fox acquired the rights to Daredevil during the initial surge of interest in comic based films. The original cast was Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin, and Colin Farrell as Bullseye. The movie opened to mixed reviews. A sequel was discussed but never […]
Pick of the Week for September 5, 2012 – Hawkeye #2
Pick of the Week for September 5, 2012 – Hawkeye #2 Story by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja I try not to pick the same book two issues in a row, but dammit if Hawkeye isn’t awesome. It’s funny, it’s smart, it has heart, and in a world full of make believe heroes, Clint Barton […]
ComicCon 2012 Review – Thursday July 12, 2012
It’s that time of year again. The beginning of the Nerd Year. The San Diego Comic Con kicked off yesterday with a bang. Here’s a rundown of what was announced. DC Comics/Warner Bros. 1) DC Comics and Warner Bros debuted the costume for their new show Arrow. The show has been kept under wraps for […]
