Plastic Man No More! #1 Review (Plus Some Thoughts on Fan Reactions)

The cover of Plastic Man No More! Book One, showing Plastic Man melting while clutching a sundial floating in space

Plastic Man No More! is a new DC Black Label comic series written by Christopher Cantwell about Plastic Man potentially dying as his body melts. It’s a surreal premise with a lot of potential for both introspection and body horror, and though it’s only one issue in, it’s delivering so far. DC Black Label is […]

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Over-Explanation: A Special Temptation to Comics? (Inspired by Detective Comics #950)

The superhero Orphan in a dynamic pose with some other characters (Batman, Batwoman and Azrael) in the background

The medium of a story certainly does not determine either its content or its quality, but an individual medium offers opportunities and limitations that others don’t. This can create “temptations” to do things that might not be ideal for the story, because it’s easy to do in your chosen medium, or alternatives to doing it […]

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Superman: Year One #1 Review

The cover art for Superman Year One Issue #1, featuring Superman emerging from a spaceship

Note: I do not recommend that young kids read either this review or the comic being discussed due to a reference to mature content. Frank Miller is a controversial comic creator, but he’s still a talented one. I’m not that familiar with his work, honestly, but I have read one of his more recent creations, […]

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