Published on Monday, May 6, 2013 by BigIV Still confused about why a production company would reboot the Spider-Man franchise post-Raimi without tying it into the Avengers? Product licensing can become complicated. I know different companies are in charge of various and apparently seperate Marvel movie franchises but I still can't figure out why the companies aren't teaming up to share the wealth. Still makes...

Published on Saturday, April 27, 2013 by BigIV I came late to ImagiNext. After the birth of my daughter I started pondering how to raise her geeky and confident in her own passions. I needed, amoung other things, a starter action figure line. ImagiNext fit the bill. Unfortunately, looking at the ImagiNext and similar Playskool Adventure Heroes I found male heavy lines. DC SuperFriends' line introduced Catwoman, Ha...

Published on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 by Troy Osgood What a wild week 6. The NFL just keeps getting better and better. Any Given Sunday reigns supreme. (more…)...

Published on Friday, July 13, 2012 by Troy Osgood Issue one hundred hit shelves this week and will end up being one of the most important comics ever, and it has nothing to do with the contents of the issue. (more…)...

Published on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by thedeenslist 45 Minutes with The Fraction (more…)...

Published on Monday, July 2, 2012 by thedeenslist Welcome back my friends to the Column that offers all the thoughts that [caption id="attachment_41501" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Alan Scott is Gay!?!?!?!?! So?"][/caption] nobody wanted. There’s been a lot of debate, discussion, press, and various mixtures of anger and jubilation over the reveal that Alan Scott (the soon to be Green Lantern of th...

Published on Saturday, June 30, 2012 by BigIV I read more from the back issue bins than I do the current issue racks. (more…)...

Published on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by thedeenslist I am sitting at table 404 smack in the middle of the well sized hall at the Charlotte Convention Center thirty minutes before the early buyers are allowed in to get a jump on meeting their favorites or hitting the various booths selling their various wares. The genial man sitting across from me at the first table making up the left part of the circle of empty t...

Published on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by thedeenslist One Journalist's Journey Through The Looking Glass If you come to HeroesCon you love comic books. It’s just that simple. In the years that I have been the comic fanboy extraordinaire I have come to realize this simple truth.San Diegogets all the hype by being inCaliforniaandHollywoodrealizing it’s a cheap way of touching base with fans and promoting their lates...

Published on Monday, May 14, 2012 by BigIV Collaborative story telling dates back to ancient civilizations. Dramatic history, narrative history, and most forms of literature track back to a collaborative effort.  (more…)...