Published in Comicidal Cortex·Mar 19, 2019The Carrie ComplexEarlier this month LaKase Perry blessed us with a piece about the trauma women characters experience that forces them into heroism. Then Jesse Kadjo followed up to show us the shallow waters of motivation that the villainess is forced to swim in. In his first hit novel Carrie (1974), Stephen…Feminism7 min read
Feb 27, 2019Victor Stone Was No AngelVictor Stone was no angel. Even in his Crisis Era origins, Vic was dehumanized long before the incident that changed him into a cybernetic organism. His parents used him as a guinea pig for intelligence boosting experiments and his acts of rebellion made him a gangbanger and an athlete. Everything…Black Lives Matter12 min read
Feb 12, 2019Our Civic Duty To #FundJournalismThe first amendment to the constitution allows the protects the people’s right to a free and independent press. This body keeps the people informed about the events that impact their lives, magnifies the voice of the people, and tells us the things that the government may not want to tell…Journalism8 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Nov 15, 2017The Shield: It was never not politicalSay what you want about Secret Empire; say what you want about HydraCap. The discussion on the execution of Marvel’s latest summer event is one that I’d be willing to have at another time. However, our feelings about the industry, Nick Spencer’s beef with Twitter, and that Kobik cop out…Marvel10 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Aug 6, 2016The Killing Joke: There is more to adaption than translating words and panelsAs you all might know I said my piece on the prologue to The Killing Joke, and I was not a happy camper. I regret to inform you that though better than its prologue, I was not taken by the film adaptation of the graphic novel. The animated film’s mediocre…DC Comics8 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Jul 27, 2016The Killing Joke: We’re supposed to be past this!So I’ll write another post on the actual book plot, but this post right here…this post is about many of the problems with the portrayal of female characters throughout the history of comics, all concentrated into 30 minutes and INJECTED INTO MY EYEBALLS!!! …Comics7 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Jun 17, 2016Hot Takes: Rating Superhero Movies of 2016I’m just going to track and rate comic book movies that were released this year on the Shenz Scale and give a quick paragraph summary of how I viewed the movie. NO, I will not watch TMNT 2 so you know what I think. Deadpool: 8.5 ChimiChangas Deadpool is my highest rated comic…Movies4 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Jun 4, 2016The Shenz Scale ExplainedOverview: — If you are a member of the Comicidal Cabal then you may have heard the Comicidal Crew refer to “The Shenz Scale”. This 10 point rating scale is my way of attaching meaning to the number. I try to remove personal bias, but have a system that isn’t overly precise…Movies5 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Apr 28, 2016Putting Down The Cowl: My retirement from Batman ComicsSo this blog post will be a bit long winded, because in a single post I am trying to say goodbye to an old friend, thanking a team for a job well done, and trying to explain why now is a good time for me to walk away. So I…Batman9 min read
Published in Comicidal Cortex·Apr 3, 2016CBH: Black PantherOriginal Publication Date: February 03, 2015 Updated: April 03, 2016 As the Then and Now section is reserved for characters who are still around in books for you to pick up today, I’m not going to share with you the pre-superhero Marvel stuff, and I’m going to focus today on…Black Lives Matter5 min read