Category: Comics

31
May
2010

Leader of Many Packs

In ‘Manifest Destiny : Wolverine′ by Jason Aaron, Wolverine learnt the hard way that he has to become the Black…

31
May
2010

First Sign of Madness?

In ‘X-Men: Kill or Cure’ by Jason Aaron, Iceman forced to face the shapeshifting Mystique when she takes his form…

31
May
2010

The Harder We Must Strive

For matters of truth and goodness, the harder it is to do what is right, the harder we must strive….

31
May
2010

What Did the Cat Say Again?

In ‘The Rabbi’s Cat 2’ by Joann Sfar, the cat says this of his master, ‘I love you because you’re…

17
May
2010

Ode to Iron Man

(The first verse is somewhat a haiku!) The most important parts of Iron Man are not made of iron –…

12
May
2010

Can ‘The Losers’ Really Win?

The most enlightening part of ‘The Losers’ was when the cornered Jensen uttered something ‘true to bluff’ those pointing guns…

10
May
2010

Are Kings Godsent?

From ‘Marvel 1602: New World’ by Greg Pak and Greg Tocchinni: King James: ‘I grant indeed that a wicked King…

10
May
2010

We Are Multiple (Wo)Men

In ‘X-Factor: Many Lives of Madrox’ by Peter David, Jamie Madrox or the Multiple Man (MM), who has the ability…

10
May
2010

Which Stat Are You?

In ‘X-Factor: Many Lives of Madrox’ by Peter David, Rictor: There’s plenty of people who think we’re evil. Appearances can…

10
May
2010

It Happens

In ‘Wolverine: Not Dead Yet’ by Warren Ellis and Leinil Yu, Wolverine barely escapes yet another attempt to kill him….

19
Apr
2010

Kick-Ass Kicks Ass!

Contrary to my expectations due to its trailer, ‘Kick-ass’ is not a typical smart-ass fantasy flick only for kiddies. It’s…

19
Apr
2010

Better or Worse?

From ‘The Resident Tourist: Otah Tree’ by Troy Chin in ‘Liquid City: Volume One’: Mint: It’s funny. Don’t you think,…

15
Apr
2010

What is Hell?

From ‘Talking Lines: The Graphic Stories of R.O. Bleachman’, Shakespeare’s sister Opinia says, ‘Hell. For is not its definition? An…

08
Apr
2010

Four Assurances for Batman

In ‘Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?’ by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert, the newly deceased Batman says, ‘I…

08
Apr
2010

The Key of No Key

In ‘Halo: Uprising’ by Brian Michael Bendis, a captured soldier saves the Earth using the key of Osanalian, which is…

07
Apr
2010

Advice on Fight & Fright from Ben & May

From ‘The Amazing Spider-man: Family Ties’: Uncle Ben: Peter… you’ve never been in a fight in your entire life. Peter:…

07
Apr
2010

The Dust is Your Life Too

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon From ‘Astonishing X-men: Unstoppable’ by…

22
Mar
2010

What Might a Cat Say?

In the award-winning ‘The Rabbi’s Cat’ (Le Chat du Rabbin) by Joann Sfar, which ‘The Boston Globe’ calls, ‘An affecting,…

22
Mar
2010

Fear & Anger Disempowers Us

In ‘Green Lantern: Secret Origin’ by Geoff Johns, Sinestro teaches Hal Jordan on how to use his power ring, which…

22
Mar
2010

Are You a ‘Nobody’ Too?

In the graphic novel ‘The Nobody’ by Jeff Lemire, a man arrives in a small town bandaged from head to…