#1 Fan!

#1 Fan! In which Mike reviews the first issue of a new comic.  This Week:  Casanova: Acedia              Casanova started in 2006 as an Image comics release by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, and Fabio Moon before it moved to Marvel Icon in 2011. The book returned to its original home…

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#1 Fan!

#1 Fan! In which Mike reviews the first issue of a new comic.  This Week:  the unbeatable Squirrel Girl Just looking at the cover of the unbeatable Squirrel Girl you know you’re not going to be diving into a “normal” Marvel comic. It looks like the early 90s Disney TV shows (i.e. Tailspin/DarkWing Duck) by…

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THIS WEEK IN NERD

THIS WEEK IN NERD In which Ashley breaks down nerdier corners of pop culture. Uncanny X-men issues #142 and #143 and a semi-review of the new movie, X-men: Days of Future Past     In issue #142 and the beginning of issue #143, the X-men catch the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants before they kill the…

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DC The New 52: Week One

DC Comics (which is Batman, Superman, Green Lantern. Marvel Comics is Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man) attempts to be a superhero this week with the release of Justice League #1. The comic book industry is dying, aside from the staying power of providing Hollywood with the colored storyboards that will one day lead to the disappointing…

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