AVENGERS EMPYRE / ADVENTUREMAN / GREEN LANTERN / THAT TEXAS BLOOD [Reviews]: In Brightest Day, By Texas Blood…

This Empyre storyline seems like it has it all: conflict-driven storylines; character meetups; past lore building...the story, even, further twists and turns at every corner and much more. Avengers: Empyre #0 is no different. In this issue, we get a look at the buildup to the conflict from the perspective of Tony Stark, who has …

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 4]: The Black History of Cap, Part 1.

One subject of fascination for me as a lifelong comic fan is the fascination of black people with the figure of Captain America. The history of black people in this country is complicated at best. Slavery, bigotry and racism have been a plague on African Americans for centuries. Objectively, the character would seem to be …

THE BIBLE OF ‘BOND, JAMES BOND’ [BelserVerse, Part 9]: The InTIMidator.

Previously in Part 8... We talked of the 'oh so refined' Sir Roger Moore. Moore was the Bond for most of the 70's and early 80's. Roger's films were fantastic to the point of becoming a parody of themselves. When you end up with underwater cities and a space laser battle, where else is there …

TAMMY AND THE T-REX – THE GORE CUT [Woeful Worship]: Welcome to Jurassic Schlock.

Once again, I've got a tale from the Before Time, before the Unmentionable Time. Before the Big-C. Back when the outdoors was for walking and venturing, and not just for running screaming to the supermarket, as quickly as you can, before the pox got you. Back when the Alamo Drafthouse, in Albee Square, Brooklyn, New …