I was into comics in the 90s, but I fell out of them for a number of reasons. Thanks to writing for The Daily Crate, I got back into the comic scene rather hardcore. With the New 52 and several Marvel reboots, it seemed like the perfect time to jump back in. One series I jumped into was Teen Titans, which received yet another reboot in 2014, even though the last Teen Titans … [Read more...] about The Teen Titans 2011-2014 Comics Are Everything I Loathe About Comics (Yet I Kept Reading)
Comics with the Crunchychocobo
Comics with the CrunchyChocobo: Mirror’s Edge Exordium and Family
When I attended San Diego Comic Con last year, I had an amazing opportunity to interview Christofer Emgard, the lead writer for the upcoming Mirror's Edge Catalyst game. However, we didn't talk about the game, but about the comic prequel for the game, Mirror's Edge Exordium. He happened to be also writing that as well. In the interview I learned that he wanted to explore … [Read more...] about Comics with the CrunchyChocobo: Mirror’s Edge Exordium and Family
Failing My 2015 Book Challenge Because Comics
For whatever reason, I decided to take on a book reading challenge from GoodReads at the start of the year. The goal is to read 2 books a month, which is fairly low, but considering how I spend most of my free time in front of a video game console, I figured this was the most reasonable. Plus, I really wanted to get back into reading books more often. I used to read 1-2 books a … [Read more...] about Failing My 2015 Book Challenge Because Comics
Now That We Know Who the New Thor is…
When I heard that Marvel was going to swap out Thor Odinson for a female Thor, I was half curious and half annoyed. Was this going to be a half-assed attempt at being patronizing? Or is this just time for the torch of Thor to be passed on and it happens to go to a woman? I subscribed after a good friend of mine said the first issue was really, really good. And it's true; for … [Read more...] about Now That We Know Who the New Thor is…