http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/58007/the-flash-123-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/58007/the-flash-123-review/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 11:00:13 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=58007 In the penultimate installment of its first season The Flash suddenly seemed to skip ahead of the script. In an episode that wasn’t initially focused on a direct conflict between Barry Allen and Eobard Thawne,… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57615/arrow-323-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57615/arrow-323-review/#comments Sat, 16 May 2015 17:00:22 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57615 Arrow’s third season finale is, for the most part, what one might expect out of a season finale from the show. It’s big, nearly apocalyptic, and features more than a few fights and heartfelt speeches.… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57583/the-flash-122-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57583/the-flash-122-review/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 17:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57583 “Rogue Air” is a near perfect penultimate episode of a season. It manages to reinforce the central themes and purpose of The Flash while simultaneously building off of all the material and characters the season… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57392/arrow-322-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57392/arrow-322-review/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 17:00:37 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57392 “This Is Your Sword” pretty quickly goes back on the biggest development of last week’s episode. It turns out that Oliver hasn’t actually been indoctrinated by the League of Assassins and has merely been playing… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57385/the-flash-121-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57385/the-flash-121-review/#comments Sat, 09 May 2015 17:00:20 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57385 Iris finally knows that Barry is The Flash. It’s a plot development that’s been a long time coming, particularly because it actually happened once already before getting wiped out by Barry’s jump through time, and… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57216/arrow-321-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57216/arrow-321-review/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 17:00:34 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57216 It’s amazing what a little focus can do. “Al Sah-Him” is an episode of Arrow that’s trimmed away just about any useless parts. Even regular cast member Paul Blackthorne fails to make an appearance as… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57209/the-flash-120-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57209/the-flash-120-review/#comments Sun, 03 May 2015 17:00:24 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57209 A good villain is one of the most important parts of just about any superhero story. Antagonists and conflict are essential to just about all sorts of drama, but when it comes to superheroics there’s… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56943/netflix-daredevil-episodes-12-13/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56943/netflix-daredevil-episodes-12-13/#comments Sun, 03 May 2015 11:00:05 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56943 In the end, this first season of Daredevil was an origin story. It’s a form that’s grown tired over the past decade or so as nearly every new superhero story has felt compelled to tell… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56935/netflix-daredevil-episodes-10-11/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56935/netflix-daredevil-episodes-10-11/#comments Sat, 02 May 2015 11:00:15 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56935 Episodes ten and eleven of this first season of Daredevil slow things down a little; by necessity the show needs to take stock of itself before plunging ahead into the climax of the season, and… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56927/netflix-daredevil-episodes-8-9/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56927/netflix-daredevil-episodes-8-9/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:00:46 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56927 Daredevil isn’t exactly breaking new storytelling ground, which isn’t saying particularly much since it’s simply a new version of a superhero story that’s been told before. What it is doing effectively is reinvigorating some of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57083/arrow-320-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57083/arrow-320-review/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:00:40 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57083 Despite all the problems with Arrow’s third season, “The Fallen” manages to work, tying together many disparate plots into one cohesive hour that is propulsive, full of emotion, and driven forward by the strong characters… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56854/netflix-daredevil-episodes-5-6-7/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56854/netflix-daredevil-episodes-5-6-7/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:00:27 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56854 Daredevil is pretty easily the darkest piece of storytelling that Marvel has ever attempted in live action. It’s brutal, bloody, and gruesome and while it was apparent the show would be going darker than prior… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57075/the-flash-119-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57075/the-flash-119-review/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:00:17 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57075 Characters crossing over between shows is getting to be something of a pattern with both The Flash and Arrow. “Who is Harrison Wells?” marks the third straight episode that has featured at least one cast… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56814/netflix-daredevil-episodes-2-3-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56814/netflix-daredevil-episodes-2-3-4/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:00:53 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56814 With the introduction of Wilson Fisk at the end of Daredevil’s fourth episode, the series completes putting its pieces in place. Fisk’s been behind the scenes up to his reveal at the very end of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56758/netflix-daredevil-episode-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56758/netflix-daredevil-episode-1/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:00:55 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56758 Daredevil wastes little time in establishing that it’s not quite what a viewer might expect. The series opens with the aftermath of the fateful accident that took Matt Murdock’s sight and gifted him with heightened… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56973/arrow-319-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56973/arrow-319-review/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:00:18 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56973 “Broken Arrow” isn’t a cross-over episode in the strictest sense of the word, unlike the previous installment of The Flash where both Felicity and Ray dropped by for the entirety of the episode, the only… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56873/the-flash-118-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56873/the-flash-118-review/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:00:48 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56873 Some spinoffs attempt to distance themselves from their parent shows as quickly as possible or only start airing after the parent show has concluded, naturally separating themselves from the show that helped create them. The… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56566/arrow-318-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56566/arrow-318-review/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:00:23 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56566 Arrow is a dark show. It started as a fairly obvious riff on the Christopher Nolan school of superheroes, and while it has since developed its own unique identity, that dour outlook persists. That’s part… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56459/arrow-317-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56459/arrow-317-review/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:00:13 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56459 It’s becoming harder and harder to talk about the third season of Arrow without sounding like a broken record. The season keeps circling improvement but never quite manages to sort out its disparate pieces into… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56559/the-flash-117-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56559/the-flash-117-review/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:00:28 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56559 One of the most surprisingly canny aspects of The Flash is how it’s not the first television series to bear that name. It was a mildly unexpected decision to cast John Wesley Shipp, the actor… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56452/the-flash-116-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56452/the-flash-116-review/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:00:24 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56452 It turns out that “Rogue Time” isn’t quite the episode I expected at the close of “Out of Time” last week. Barry’s jaunt back in time seemed like the perfect way to undo some of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56432/arrow-316-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56432/arrow-316-review/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:00:24 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56432 Television series tend to be lumbering beasts, built to move in a specific manner and slow to change course when problems arise. Series can evolve and shift direction, so it’s essential that shows figure out… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56220/the-flash-115-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56220/the-flash-115-review/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:00:59 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56220 Two-part episodes are always a bit of a challenge. One of the bigger obstacles that comes with episodic television arises from the need to tell compelling stories that resolve themselves within a single hour. As… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55838/arrow-315-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55838/arrow-315-review/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:00:03 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55838 The League of Assassins has loomed large over the third season of Arrow. Malcolm’s attempts to escape the death sentence he’s been saddled with has been the motivating factor for much of the season’s overarching… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55435/arrow-314-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55435/arrow-314-review/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:00:53 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55435 Episodes that delve into the past are a dangerous business. They tread the same fraught ground that prequels tread, trying to find enough compelling, new story to justify an examination of a time that the… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55427/the-flash-114-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55427/the-flash-114-review/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:00:15 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55427 If there’s one thing you can say for The Flash, it’s not scared to swing big. The first season is just past the halfway mark and the series is already delving into time travel, nuclear… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/55185/arrow-313-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55185/arrow-313-review/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2015 18:00:33 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55185 There are some obvious flaws with “Canaries.” Thankfully, a good portion of those flaws show up early and then fade away before too long. Most of the issues arise from story lines and scenes where… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55178/the-flash-113-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55178/the-flash-113-review/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2015 18:00:21 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55178 The mark of a successful long running television show is the way it can reinvigorate an old formula. TV is a medium that thrives on repetition, particularly in the American network model of broadcast. When… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54965/arrow-season-3-episode-12-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54965/arrow-season-3-episode-12-review/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:00:01 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54965 After last week’s episode pulled most of the disparate pieces of Arrow’s third season into a more cohesive whole, this week’s installment takes advantage of that newfound clarity to plunge ahead, turning out an action… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54957/tv-flash-112-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54957/tv-flash-112-review/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:00:22 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54957 “Crazy for You” is a very good episode of The Flash. It’s fleet, lots of fun, and totally in control of all of its component parts. This episode veers from light camp, to somber emotional… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54619/tv-arrow-311-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54619/tv-arrow-311-review/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:00:46 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54619 “Midnight City” looks like the episode where all of the third season’s various parts finally snap into place. Arrow’s been plagued this year by a myriad of plots that have never cohered, and while many… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54613/tv-flash-111-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54613/tv-flash-111-review/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54613 There’s something about “The Sound and the Fury” that just doesn’t work. Perhaps it’s that the villain never really sparks, or maybe it’s that the episode does plenty of teasing in regards to Dr. Wells’… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54468/tv-arrow-310-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54468/tv-arrow-310-review/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:00:26 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54468 The third season of Arrow has struggled to figure out exactly what it is. This season has introduced plot after plot and has found itself lacking coherence due to this fact. There have been standout… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54463/tv-flash-110-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54463/tv-flash-110-review/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54463 “Revenge of the Rogues” clearly demonstrates how The Flash has mastered its tone, which may sound like faint praise, but is a true compliment considering just how young this series is. Less than halfway through… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53054/tv-arrow-309-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53054/tv-arrow-309-review/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:00:42 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=53054 “The Climb” begins in media res, with Oliver struggling his way up the side of a mountain. At first it’s hard to tell whether or not this moment is in the present or past, whether… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53007/tv-flash-109-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53007/tv-flash-109-review/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:00:43 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=53007 “The Man in the Yellow Suit” is a pretty big relief, if only because so much of the episode seems concerned with progress, taking many of the plots that The Flash has put into play… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/52824/tv-flash-108-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52824/tv-flash-108-review/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52824 One of the exciting things about bringing two superheroes together is seeing how they interact with one another. Most of the big, marquee heroes have their own distinct outlook on the world; Superman is optimistic,… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52830/tv-arrow-308-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52830/tv-arrow-308-review/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:00:37 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52830 One of the things that the creative teams of Arrow and The Flash truly excel at is understanding the inherent appeal of superhero stories. The writers on the shows just get why so many people… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52677/tv-flash-107-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52677/tv-flash-107-review/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:00:47 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52677 “Power Outage” is an ambitious episode of television; it’s filled with ideas, themes, and plots. All of which is nice to see, both in that it demonstrates the heights that the creative team is reaching… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52385/tv-arrow-307-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52385/tv-arrow-307-review/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:00:50 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52385 This week’s installment of Arrow goes all in on the series’ romantic couplings and complications and it’s readily apparent from the word go that this is not particularly fruitful ground for the show. Many of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52362/tv-flash-106-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52362/tv-flash-106-review/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:00:12 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52362 The moments that work in “The Flash is Born” mostly occur around the edges of the central plot. The main focus of the episode isn’t a total bust, but it is pretty standard material featuring… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52242/tv-arrow-306-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52242/tv-arrow-306-review/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:00:19 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52242 One of the issues that Arrow can sometimes struggle with is in adequately developing its one-off characters. This week that means the man attempting to frame Ted Grant, his vigilante ex-sidekick Isaac, comes off as… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52187/tv-flash-105-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52187/tv-flash-105-review/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:00:18 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52187 One of the hardest things for a TV series to do over the long run is to remain consistently inventive and exciting. Particularly in the American network model of television where most series are turning… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52129/tv-arrow-305-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52129/tv-arrow-305-review/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:00:02 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52129 “The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak” isn’t necessarily the best hour of Arrow, in fact it’s a pretty decent representation of the ways that the show can rely on too obvious plotting in its villain-of-the-week… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/51546/tv-arrow-303-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51546/tv-arrow-303-review/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:00:46 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51546 While Arrow has, to some extent, narrowed its focus in the early going of its third season, “Corto Maltese” is a reminder of just how big a world the show has created. The episode sends… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/51541/the-flash-103-%e2%80%9cthings-you-can%e2%80%99t-outrun%e2%80%9d-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51541/the-flash-103-%e2%80%9cthings-you-can%e2%80%99t-outrun%e2%80%9d-review/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:00:50 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51541 “Things You Can’t Outrun” isn’t a particularly remarkable episode of television. It features an underdeveloped villain, some pretty terrible dialogue at times, and Iris continuing to be a millstone around the show’s neck, slowing things… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/51501/tv-arrow-302-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51501/tv-arrow-302-review/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:00:17 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51501 The third season of Arrow is starting off in a subtly different fashion than the previous two years. In a strange and compelling way it’s almost managed to transform itself into a more modest show.… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/51225/the-flash-102-fastest-man-alive-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51225/the-flash-102-fastest-man-alive-review/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:00:53 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51225 Just about any second episode of a television series is going to repeat the pilot and its story beats to some extent. Now that the series is getting down to the business of actually being… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/51040/tv-arrow-301-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51040/tv-arrow-301-review/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:00:20 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51040 Partial spoilers ahead: The problems with happy endings in the middle of a TV series are that they must, by the very nature of storytelling, be undone. Arrow’s second season ended with just such a… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/50999/a-leap-forward-the-flash-pilot-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/50999/a-leap-forward-the-flash-pilot-review/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:00:37 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=50999 One of the smartest things The Flash manages to do in its first full episode as a TV series is establish just about everything it needs to hum along as both a show and as… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/47854/phonogram-music-and-silent-comics/ http://sequart.org/magazine/47854/phonogram-music-and-silent-comics/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:00:51 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=47854 Music is important in Phonogram: The Singles Club, the second mini-series of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s Phonogram series. (A third is slated for publishing at some as yet determined point in the future and… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/43292/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-23/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43292/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-23/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 15:00:17 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=43292 For a good long while Arrow’s second season finale looked like it was going to be just about perfect. After last week’s installment that both set that pace and upped the stakes for this final… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/42676/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-22/ http://sequart.org/magazine/42676/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-22/#comments Sun, 11 May 2014 17:00:02 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=42676 “Streets of Fire” is the kind of breathless climax that TV is uniquely capable of. It’s nearly forty-five minutes of pure, unbridled forward momentum. Recklessly charging forward while paying off nearly an entire season’s worth… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/42309/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-21/ http://sequart.org/magazine/42309/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-21/#comments Sun, 04 May 2014 11:00:36 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=42309 “City of Blood” has a mostly unenviable task, effectively setting the stage for the finale of a twenty-three episode season of television. It’s mostly devoid of action, and generally a talky episode of Arrow, which… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/42039/arrow-season-2-episode-20/ http://sequart.org/magazine/42039/arrow-season-2-episode-20/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:00:47 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=42039 For a good portion of “Seeing Red” I was convinced that the variety and complexities of this season’s plotlines might have finally gotten the better of the writers. Roy’s trail of carnage simply wasn’t illuminating… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/41805/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-19/ http://sequart.org/magazine/41805/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-19/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:22:43 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=41805 “The Man Under the Hood” starts out strong, showcasing Team Arrow demolishing a research division of Queen Consolidated with copious amounts of C4 to prevent Isabelle and Slade from utilizing the research to further their… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/41528/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-18/ http://sequart.org/magazine/41528/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-18/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:00:31 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=41528 In just about any story, the hero has to be laid low before the climax. Doing so serves multiple purposes, it showcases that the hero is fallible and must struggle greatly to succeed while also… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/41340/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-17/ http://sequart.org/magazine/41340/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-17/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:00:30 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=41340 I didn’t take any notes while watching “Birds of Prey”.  Not to say I’m a prolific transcriber of material when I’m watching TV, but generally when I’m watching something I intend to write about later… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/41152/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-16/ http://sequart.org/magazine/41152/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-16/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:00:40 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=41152 There comes a time in just about any season of television where a show has to slow down for a bit and push its pieces around the board. Slowly edging forward conflicts and building to… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/40395/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-13/ http://sequart.org/magazine/40395/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-13/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2014 18:00:08 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=40395 If there’s one well of actors Arrow seems intent on drawing on for its guest stars, it seems to be folks who spent some amount of time on Starz’s Spartacus. It’s a smart choice, as… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/39868/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-12/ http://sequart.org/magazine/39868/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-12/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=39868 I was excited when it was announced that Michael Jai White had been cast in a villainous role for Arrow’s second season. He’s a magnetic performer who hasn’t really had anywhere near the opportunities to… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/39653/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-11/ http://sequart.org/magazine/39653/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-11/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:54:32 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=39653 “Blind Spot” is the kind of episode that was needed after last week’s subpar outing. It’s not an all-time classic episode, but it’s a good, solid hour of TV that hinges on a strong central… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/39011/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-10/ http://sequart.org/magazine/39011/review-of-arrow-season-2-episode-10/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 21:24:03 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=39011 Arrow’s second season has been marked primarily by the series delivering on the promise of its first season. The show started out unevenly, alternating episodes that showcased the potential of the concept and characters with… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/22005/a-galaxy-far-far-away-gets-a-little-closer-on-brian-wood-star-wars/ http://sequart.org/magazine/22005/a-galaxy-far-far-away-gets-a-little-closer-on-brian-wood-star-wars/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:35 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=22005 Brian Wood isn’t the obvious choice for writer of an ongoing Star Wars comic. Wood’s a great writer, and his comics have successfully played in quite a few diverse worlds, but he’s also a very… [more]]]> 3 http://sequart.org/magazine/10144/how-digital-comics-change-how-we-read-comics/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10144/how-digital-comics-change-how-we-read-comics/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:05 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=10144 An early warning, I’m going to be talking about Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman #5 in this article and I will be spoiling some of what it does. If you want to go into… [more]]]> 4 http://sequart.org/magazine/9223/five-years-later-52-the-new-52-and-the-elusive-new-reader/ http://sequart.org/magazine/9223/five-years-later-52-the-new-52-and-the-elusive-new-reader/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:50 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=9223 DC Comics has never been shy about branding, their long line of multiverse spanning event comics don’t always feature the same titular influence, but it always seems like there’s some new form of Crisis looming… [more]]]> 2