A Moment of Comics

Steve Rogers has more faith in the military to do the right thing than I do. A scene from Volume 2, Issue #63 of Avengers, written by Geoff Johns with art by the criminally underrated duo of penciler Alan Davis and inker Mark Farmer. 

A Bonus Moment of Comics

Sometimes you see the hate in Lex Luthor's eyes and think, I understand. It's been one of those days. A pivotal page from the Superman: Up, Up and Away collection, written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek with art by Pete Woods and Renato Guedes. 

A Moment of Comics

A page from Flashpoint by Geoff Johns. Pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Sandra Hope and Jesse Delperdang (who I have to admit nicely spruce up Kubert's art which usually leaves me cold). I read this over again hoping to publish (or republish) some work based on this limited series. Might have been a bad idea. I finished it again, and now my head is hurting like Barry Allen's.

I Had Issues! My Old Review of New 52's Aquaman #7-14

Well, this was a surprise. I knew this review was up next, but I had completely forgotten writing it. So I was surprised when I finally clicked on the link. I was clearly having fun, given ho many graphics I used below. Too many, I'm sure. Hey, nothing wrong with a little fun at the cost of your credibility and perceived level of maturity. Plus, it's nice to know I could still have fun even after the gig had gotten more than a little unpleasant. Originally published December 6, 2012. Edited for clarity.

I Had Issues! My Ninth Comic Book Haiku

This haiku was written as a way to stall for time before I wrote a longer review. That eventually came out a month. You'll get to read it next week. Originally published November 15, 2012.

I Had Issues! My Fifth Comic Book Haiku

With the Shazam movie out now, I should point out that the contents in the comic lacked any of the playfulness in the film version. I think it's due to Geoff Johns' tone deaf writing mixed with Gary Frank making everyone look a little crazy. If felt kind of...hateful. I stand by what meager words I had for this book at the time. Originally published September 20, 2012.

I Had Issues! My Old Review of Aquaman #6

This review needs a longer intro than usual. In fact, it's this review in particular that made me want to have intros to all my old pieces in the first place. 

I Had Issues! My Old Review of New 52's Aquaman #1-4

Another one of my "By The Numbers" reviews. Another fun one to do, especially when I liked the early issues of Aquaman. Originally published on December 30, 2011. Edited for clarification, spelling and grammatical errors. Apparently I didn't know how tell the difference between "its" and "it's" yet.

I Had Issues! My Old Review of Justice League #1

A meager offering this week. Included mostly for the continuity of future (re)postings about the New 52. The funnier one are coming, promise. Originally published September 21, 2011. Edited lightly to correct grammar errors.

I Had Issues! My Old Review of Flashpoint #5

Oh, wow. I have fun writing this. I put all my aggravation with modern comics into this piece. I started out claiming I was going to "get this over with,"but I kept going on because it was too much fun.

Sometimes the way you can destroy a feisty critic is to have them write about something they like. That might be true, but it's still fun to be feisty. 

Originally published September 8, 2011. Edited slightly for clarification, formatting, spelling and grammatical errors. And I changed a link to go directly to my friend, John Roberson. I appreciate that he read my stuff often. Thanks for believing in me, sir.