On April 10th, Daredevil premiered on Netflix. And no, I'm not talking about the 2003 film directed by Mark Steven Johnson. This is a thirteen-episode Netflix original series. All of the live-action properties produced by Marvel Studios take place within a shared universe and Daredevil is no exception. As with all Netflix original shows,…
Today, I saw an interesting article over at Salon, titled "The new Gamergate: Angry white men are trying to shut down diverse comics." In the article, Matt Binder takes down an article written on Breitbart.com by "journalist"/professional misogynist Milo Yiannopoulos. See, Milo is all pissed because Marvel has reimagined Thor as…
As I've mentioned before, I'm a big proponent of digital media and especially of digital comics. But also as I've said before, the DRM restrictions that many publishers place on their comics have turned me off. I won't be making a return to Marvel and DC until they stop treating…
Got a bit of an update for everyone today. First off, I've decided to try to get back into the lettering game. I've spoken to some former clients and they seemed excited to hear that I'm looking for lettering work again. I've also updated my lettering portfolio and added it…
So the Internet is all a-buzz right now with the big revelation from Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #700, written by Dan Slott. This issue ends Amazing Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man #1 will be released next month. It’s even earned Slott death threats. Seriously? Grow up, people. I don’t care how bad the story is (and it’s pretty bad), but at the end of the day it’s still just a fucking comic book.
First off, if you plan on buying this issue and haven’t yet, then I’d like to save you some money and time by advising you not to. Seriously, just don’t do it. Especially for the price Marvel is charging (¥700 on my Marvel Comics iPhone app).
Second, if you’re a glutton for punishment and still want to buy the issue, then you should probably stop reading right now. Because otherwise, I will spoil the ending for you.
In other words, spoilers follow, so turn away now.Continue reading →