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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Ian Dawe — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:45:24 +0000

Buffy the Vampire Slayer" title="Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" style="float:left;" />Twenty years ago, the landscape of television, drama and popular culture changed with the debut of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon. Looking back at the first shaky season of what was then… [more]

The Question of Literature and Why Comic Books Deserve to be Classified as Such

Jarrett Mazza — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:00:08 +0000

How many books do you read a year? This is a question that is frequently asked by voracious readers whenever they feel the need to see if a person is reading as much as they… [more]

Why Avengers: Age of Ultron is One of the Best Marvel Movies Yet

Harry Edmundson-Cornell — Mon, 25 May 2015 13:00:35 +0000

Avengers: Age of Ultron is One of the Best Marvel Movies Yet" title="Why Avengers: Age of Ultron is One of the Best Marvel Movies Yet" style="float:left;" />The first Avengers movie was magical. It’s almost indisputable at this point. The less analytical got a joyous and brilliant popcorn movie that featured big stars and entertaining and loved characters bouncing off one another.… [more]

“I Just Don’t Like Bullies”: Joss Whedon’s Interpretation of Captain America

Tom Speelman — Sun, 10 May 2015 11:00:36 +0000

2012 was inarguably Joss Whedon’s biggest year ever. Not only did he take center stage of a sold-out ravishing audience at the 10th anniversary Firefly reunion panel at San Diego Comic-Con, have his micro-budget adaptation… [more]

Joss Whedon: Where He is, Where He was, and Where He May be Going

LeVar Anthony — Wed, 06 May 2015 11:00:38 +0000

It is no doubt that Avengers: Age of Ultron will be the biggest blockbuster hit this year and Joss Whedon is the man that brought it to us. But after it’s all said and done,… [more]

Avengers: Age of Ultron Has Second Biggest Opening Weekend Ever

Julian Darius — Mon, 04 May 2015 05:13:22 +0000

Avengers: Age of Ultron Has Second Biggest Opening Weekend Ever" title="Avengers: Age of Ultron Has Second Biggest Opening Weekend Ever" style="float:left;" />Avengers: Age of Ultron, directed by Joss Whedon, took in an estimated $187.7 million domestically through Sunday. Those who wish to spin this negatively will point out that this comes in under the first Avengers… [more]

Avengers: Age of Ultron is Conflicted

Ian Dawe — Sun, 03 May 2015 19:00:01 +0000

Avengers: Age of Ultron is Conflicted" title="Avengers: Age of Ultron is Conflicted" style="float:left;" />I’m very conflicted about Avengers: Age of Ultron. Not about what sort of movie it is: this is a wall-to-wall headache-inducing, exhausting action-fest where lots of stuff blows up. I’m sure there are lots of… [more]

Dr Horrible and Commentary! The Musical!

Ian Dawe — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:00:21 +0000

Dr Horrible and Commentary! The Musical!" title="Dr Horrible and Commentary! The Musical!" style="float:left;" />The writer’s strike of 2007 was one of the odder labor events of the past few years, and had a distinct effect on a lot of pop culture products. NBC’s The Office had a shortened… [more]

Does Cabin in the Woods Insult Horror Fans?

Ian Dawe — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:00:06 +0000

Cabin in the Woods Insult Horror Fans?" title="Does Cabin in the Woods Insult Horror Fans?" style="float:left;" />Almost by chance, 2012 became a pivotal year for Joss Whedon. That summer, his superhero franchise effort, The Avengers, became the highest-grossing movie of the year and of the century, changing the landscape of contemporary… [more]

You Can Keep Snyder’s Wonder Woman; I’ll Just Watch Buffy

Ian Dawe — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:00:41 +0000

Wonder Woman; I’ll Just Watch Buffy" title="You Can Keep Snyder’s Wonder Woman; I’ll Just Watch Buffy" style="float:left;" />A comment I often see among fans of superhero movies is “Why can’t they make one with a female lead!?” or often simply, “Why can’t they make a Wonder Woman movie?” The answer is complicated.… [more]

Serenity is Really Missing its Shepherd and Companion

Ian Dawe — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:00:54 +0000

Serenity is Really Missing its Shepherd and Companion" title="Serenity is Really Missing its Shepherd and Companion" style="float:left;" />Looking back over the now-complete series Serenity: Leaves on the Wind, which will mark the beginning of a continuing Serenity comic series, as well as the other short-run “miniseries” of Serenity comics that have emerged… [more]

Buffy: Turbulence

Ian Dawe — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:00:34 +0000

From issues #32-40, the climax of Buffy Season 8 plays out on an epic scale. We have yet to have a visit from Spike and Angel, for example, and they’ll both make appearances as circumstances… [more]

Serenity, Leaves on the Wind #5: Love Keeps Them Flying

Ian Dawe — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:00:43 +0000

Serenity, Leaves on the Wind #5: Love Keeps Them Flying" title="Serenity, Leaves on the Wind #5: Love Keeps Them Flying" style="float:left;" />[This review contains minor spoilage. It’s a bit spoiler-y. (I feel obliged to put it in Whedonesque terms.)] Issue #5 of Serenity: Leaves on the Wind has a distinctly Whedon voice. I mean that in… [more]

Buffy: Retreat

Ian Dawe — Sun, 25 May 2014 11:00:12 +0000

After six issues that were essentially standalone stories, some of which were very experimental one-off character or thematic explorations, Jane Espenson’s five-part “Retreat” arc is a vital turning point in Buffy Season 8. In fact,… [more]

Buffy: Tentacles and a Thricewise

Ian Dawe — Sun, 18 May 2014 11:00:35 +0000

We are almost back to the main storyline of Buffy Season 8. Just some catching up to do with Faith and Giles, and dealing with Dawn’s boyfriend issues to get through, first. Issue, #24, “Safe”,… [more]

Buffy: Out of Control

Ian Dawe — Sun, 11 May 2014 11:00:31 +0000

Things are starting to get out of control for the Slayer army. That’s the essential, long-range, overall story arc point made in issues #22 and 23 of Buffy Season 8. But you could be forgiven… [more]

Buffy: Harmonic Divergence

Ian Dawe — Sat, 03 May 2014 17:00:31 +0000

The next five issues of Buffy Season 8 (#20-25), seem to represent a determined and conscientious effort on the part of the Whedon crew to experiment. They revisit some old ideas, and old characters, and… [more]

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #4: Where River Gets Scared

Ian Dawe — Thu, 01 May 2014 17:00:53 +0000

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #4: Where River Gets Scared" title="Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #4: Where River Gets Scared" style="float:left;" />The return of The Operative in the previous issue of Serenity: Leaves on the Wind excited fans all over the world, but it sure didn’t excite the Serenity crew. Though we all love Chiwetel Ejofor’s… [more]

Buffy: Time of Your Life

Ian Dawe — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:00:48 +0000

This arc of Buffy Season 8 is complex and more than a little confusing for those who don’t pay strict attention. This has to be said up front for those playing the home game because… [more]

Buffy: Wolves At The Gate

Ian Dawe — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:00:36 +0000

After two big story arcs starting off Buffy Season 8, it’s really here at the third that the Slayer Army really gets “down to business”. Joss Whedon and his collaborators have set up the situation,… [more]

Buffy: No Future For You

Ian Dawe — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:00:05 +0000

The next story arc of Buffy Season 8 once again hits on the main theme of this season and indeed the later seasons of the TV series: what does it mean to be a Slayer?… [more]

Moving Pieces into Place with Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #3

Ian Dawe — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:00:02 +0000

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #3" title="Moving Pieces into Place with Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #3" style="float:left;" />In the new Serenity comic, issue #3 of Leaves on the Wind, there’s a lot of ground covered in very little time. If there’s one issue where we can feel the story not exactly slipping… [more]

Death Comes Calling for Serenity in Leaves on the Wind #2

Ian Dawe — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:30:54 +0000

Leaves on the Wind #2" title="Death Comes Calling for Serenity in Leaves on the Wind #2" style="float:left;" />Life and death are very much on Mal Reynolds’ mind in Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #2. Whereas the previous issue was about how life is continuing for the Serenity crew, with Mal and Inara… [more]

The Long Walk Home

Ian Dawe — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:00:12 +0000

“Everyone calls me ma’am these days.” -Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the TV series, was about many things, including being a profoundly human and true coming-of-age story. By the end of season 7, Buffy… [more]

Review: Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1

Ian Dawe — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:30:32 +0000

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1" title="Review: Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1" style="float:left;" />Of all the Serenity comics, and there have been several very good ones up until now, the new Leaves on the Wind follows most directly after the events of the Serenity film. While other books… [more]

Experiments in Slayage

Ian Dawe — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:00:48 +0000

Tales of the Slayers and Tales of the Vampires are two anthology comics published in trade paperback in 2001 and 2004, respectively. Both offer numerous diversions away from the established Buffy/Angel storylines and glimpses into… [more]

Fray: Slayage in the 24th Century

Ian Dawe — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:00:12 +0000

Fray: Slayage in the 24th Century" title="Fray: Slayage in the 24th Century" style="float:left;" />Dark Horse and Joss Whedon first explored the “vampire slayer” world in the 2001-2003 8-issue miniseries Fray, widely available now in TPB. With an original script by Joss Whedon, conceived and written during the troubled… [more]

Buffy Goes to the Comics: An Introduction

Ian Dawe — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:00:38 +0000

Buffy Goes to the Comics: An Introduction" title="Buffy Goes to the Comics: An Introduction" style="float:left;" />Joss Whedon once claimed that he would continue to engage with the characters of his doomed Firefly series in any possible medium, including “etchings”. As intriguing as a woodcut series sounds, either for Firefly or… [more]

A Response to Alan Moore from an Emotional “Normal”

Ian Dawe — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Alan Moore is not known for being shy with his opinions, especially when it comes to the cultural intersection of comics and society. For Moore, given his spiritual and philosophical beliefs, everything is radically connected… [more]

Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary" title="Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary" style="float:left;" />Planetary is one of Warren Ellis’s most beloved and respected series. In this exclusive excerpt from Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, series creators Ellis and John Cassaday, as well as fans Joss Whedon and Kelly Sue… [more]

The Road to Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins

Julian Darius — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Batman Begins" title="The Road to Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins" style="float:left;" />We’ve previously examined the road to Christopher Nolan taking over the Batman film franchise, from Batman and Robin through Frank Miller’s “Year One” screenplay. This installment concludes the story, taking us up to Batman Begins.… [more]

Comic Sense #1: Dig Right In

Ted Hurliman — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:54:16 +0000

Maybe you overheard a conversation between two strangers on a bus debating the moral and ethical implications of a superhero registration act. Perhaps a favorite writer of yours just announced a new project – in… [more]

“Lacking on Every Level”

Matt Martin — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:24:04 +0000

Avengers #500 Marvel Comics – Brian Michael Bendis (w); David Finch (p); Danny Miki (i)I almost didn’t review this, for a couple of reasons. Here’s the score: No matter what I say, for good or… [more]

The Fall of Hype: Astonishing X-Men and Superman

Matt Martin — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 19:07:53 +0000

Astonishing X-Men #1 Marvel Comics – Joss Whedon (w); John Cassaday (a)Well, I can’t envision any scenario where this book isn’t the most reviewed title of the week from the online comics community; there’s just… [more]

All the News of February

Julian Darius — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:00:56 +0000

ApologiaThe Comics Blotter has been absent for a month while I worked on other projects. As such, we are coving the last month of news, with new stories given some preference in our line-up. A… [more]

Comics Published on 30 April 2003

Matt Martin — Fri, 02 May 2003 14:18:12 +0000

Over the weekend, I read some things that I’d been meaning to get to. Hence, some of the reviews following are not of “new” books. They are, however, fairly recent, so I trust you’ll forgive… [more]