Batman Psychology 101

Psychologically complex and realistic characters are not exactly what one would consider as “old traditions” in the comic book industry. Indeed, during the earliest decades, the concept of a “flawed hero” was discarded in favor of the “Superman” ideal. However, as readers became more discerning and Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics began to create more realistic [...]

How to Use Comic Books to Nurture the Reading Habits in Children

Kids today will more likely prefer to play video games, listen to music, watch movies and the TV, or simply surf the internet rather than read a book. Ask any child about reading and they will tell you that reading is boring. Why reading? Reading helps your child acquire knowledge. If English is your second [...]

The Gothic Imagery of Batman

The Goth-Father of Comics.
The character of Batman is a dark and brooding presence. He does not wear the cheery attire of Superman and lacks the light-hearted sarcasm of Spiderman. He is a far more complex character.
Out of all of the original superheroes of yesteryear only Batman has all of the right imagery, atmosphere, characters [...]

Comic Heroes You Should Be Reading About

Although in today’s world there are many different comic books and series to choose from, I find that it is best to read from a few series religiously and then pick up single issues that look interesting on the side. For those series you choose to read all the time, I suggest a subscription to [...]

TV At The San Diego ComicCon 09: One Fan’s Perspective

This year, after many hours in line I attended several television panels at the always amazing, always, crowded, biggest convention of the year.
Family Guy; although the panel was short they previewed a long clip from their upcoming Star Wars parody episode based on The Empire Strikes Back. That episode is definitely going to be [...]

Road Tripping to Metropolis: A Fan-Boy Travel Essay

“Can you tell me the way to Metropolis?” The words sounded as if they were torn from the pages of Action Comics, and yet, somehow, I found myself saying them. I was lost somewhere in the southernmost tip of Illinois and I felt like I was looking for a fictional city. The gas station [...]

Has Your Comic Book Been Pressed Today?

There’s a major change that has come to the comic book collecting field, and from my experience on comic book message boards not many comic book fans and investors, percentage-wise, know about it. It’s called comic book pressing. A comic book is placed in a heat press, which adds pressure and heat to [...]

Wizard World Philly 09 Wrap Up

This year’s show was my seventh year attending the Wizard World Philly convention and it was an amazing experience! Held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, the three day event (June 19th-21st) had more guests than ever before. With a variety in comics, films, television and video games it seemed as if there was something for [...]

Iconic Losses

On Thursday June 25, 2009 the world was mourning the loss of Charlie’s favorite angel (who lost her long battle with cancer) when news broke that The King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead at the UCLA Medical Center. Early reports state he died of heart failure but the official cause of [...]

Celebrating Comics

I have fond memories of the comic store I visited as a child. My mom and I would make bi weekly visits and I would marvel at all the new arrivals; comics, posters, trading cards and t-shirts. I would instantly grab anything that featured Batman, the X-Men, Superman and Wonder Woman all the while [...]