Modern Superhero Comics Are Getting Dumber & Dumber
In the latest Captain America (by Ta-Nehisi Coates), the Red Skull (now an internet blogger) tricks Cap into getting drugged and being saved by Sharon…
Author: Comic Perch
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Aladdin (2019) Filmmakers Failed their “Strong Female Protagonist”
I want to see strong, female characters in comics and movies yet a lot of the time I feel like the creators miss the mark…
In Praise of Marvel Comics’ Moon Girl
In the past, I’ve complimented Moon Girl as a comic. What’s interesting is that I often get very binary responses. Some of which say something…
So… Why Can’t They Just Lower Comic Book Prices?
A lot of people say that comics are too expensive. As a mass-market COMPETITIVE product, they are. Comics have effectively priced themselves out of a…
Stupid Folks Think She-Hulk is a Gender Swapped Bruce Banner
This is She Hulk. Her name is Jennifer Walters, and she’s the cousin of Bruce Banner. She was created by Stan Lee and first…
Leveraging Old Stan Lee Editorials is Disrespectful
One of the fond memories of any long-term comic reader were the Stan Lee soapbox segments. People who read back issues often remark on these…
Is the Comics Industry “Imploding” or “Great”?
It’s another day of some competing threads around the topic, “are comics doing AMAZING or IMPLODING”. I really don’t understand how people find themselves passionately…
Are Comics Too Expensive?
Are comics too expensive? Yes. And I find people who want to argue that they aren’t, or that they are somehow in line with inflation,…
What Do These Massive Shake-Ups at DC Comics Mean?
| Geoff Johns is exiting his role as DC Entertainment president (which he’s held since only 2016) and Chief Creative Officer (which he’s been since 2010).…