The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 9/5/18. Superheroes inspire us. They’re better than we can be. They’re kinder, smarter, frequently richer. Though none of us can lift a car, those in capes and […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 9/5/18. The Avengers are breaking new ground. Or, rather, they’re breaking some very old ground we’ve never seen before. The new AVENGERS series just wrapped up its […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/29/18. The waiting is done. After years without a James Howlett running around in the 616, everyone’s favorite mutant canuck is back. Though he left several Wolverines […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/29/18. Just a few years ago, youthful fights to the death were all the rage. The Hunger Games was catching fire to best seller lists and box […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/15/18. The original Old Man Logan was a game changer. Not only was it the inspiration for perhaps the greatest comic book movie of all time, but […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/15/18. X-Men Blue is ending. Tales of Xavier’s original five X-Men and their adventures in the modern Marvel universe seem poised to come to a close. But […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/8/18. For three and a half years, one book has held the undisputed title as The Funniest Comic. It’s packed with action, endless surprises, and nuts. Without […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/1/18. DC loves its Elseworlds. It thrives on having separate universes where the rules are different. Earth-2, alternate histories, a Justice League in the Old West… There […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/1/18. Marvel’s new Fresh Start initiative was a surge of energy into the company. While keeping that all-important continuity, the House of Ideas made a move to […]
The following was originally published in the Weekly Planet 7/25/18. Rogue and Gambit: the faces that launched a thousand ships. Ships of course being a word which here means, “The desperate pining of a fanbase […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 7/25/18. I don’t know if you heard, but a movie came out earlier this year called Avengers: Infinity War. You might have heard of it. Tiny little […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 7/18/18. Professional wrestling is about storytelling. Unlike, say, football or baseball where the price of admission is based on watching pure athleticism, sports entertainment is about watching […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 7/11/18. It’s not the claws you have, it’s how you use them. In 2015, Laura Kinney was looking for some direction. Originally appearing on the cartoon X- […]
The following was originally publishing in the Weekly Planet 7/4/18. Every comic fan has a first. That book or that story that introduces to you what the medium of sequential art can do and instills […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 6/27/18. You can read the issue in question in Sex Criminals Volume 5. Sex is taboo. Birds do it. Bees do it. You can’t walk down 4th […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 6/20/18. You can find the issue in question in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 3. Over the last few months, the conversation surrounding the friendly neighborhood […]
Hawkman has long been one of my favorite characters in DC’s pantheon of heroes. I was exposed to him thru his appearances in the Super Friends cartoon as well as in the classic 80’s toyline, Super Powers, Hawkman […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 6/13/18. Imagine if you will a dystopian future where your personal information is no longer secure online and everything about you is being sold off to the […]
The Justice League has always been my favorite superhero team of all time. Initially featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, whom would all eventually be referred to as […]
Thor Odinson. Steve Rogers. Tony Stark. They’ve been through a lot these past few years. The Unworthy Thor. Hydra Cap. Coma Tony. For many casual fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe these are the pillars […]
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