EMPIRE of the DEAD / DEADLY CLASS / DEAD BODY ROAD [Reviews]: …On Arrival

Oh my brother and sisters, allow your faithful Padre to testify. Pop open a can of whatever unholy brew gets you through the night, sit back, relax, and read my good -- and quite deathly -- words on this week’s gifts from the almighty comic book gods. Our theme this morning, quite obviously, is Death. …

The Weekly Worship: MATT FRACTION’s got comics “Uatu” read.

Yup, it’s witty; sure, it’s typical of our blog headlines; and, uh-huh, you bet we stole it. Don’t be surprised if half the comic industry starts stealing other elements from Matt Fraction in the coming weeks, as well. This man is on fire. But, before I go on to cover a pair of this week’s …

INFINITY [Event Review]: Almost Inhuman.

As one Marvel event closes, another always blossoms. At 44-pages, Infinity is one credible finale, thanks to the eye-pretty art of Jim Cheung (X-Force, Young Avengers) and Dustin Weaver (S.H.I.E.L.D.), and the year-long crafted mind of Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, God is Dead). Issue #6 finishes the story of Thanos' thirst for prolicide with the final vestige of his …

THOR: THE DARK WORLD [Review]: Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em.

First, the good news: The Dark World is the Thor movie longtime fans of the character and comic have imagined since children, as each of the Nine Realms suitably mimics those majestic pages from the fantastical mind of Jack Kirby. More than half of the movie takes place in a wondrously rainbow-lit Asgard, with bits …

SUPERHEROES – A Never-Ending Battle [Podcast]: Capes, Masks & Tights.. OH MY!

Before I had a chance to attend the world premiere of NECESSARY EVIL: The Super-Villains of DC Comics, PBS was nice enough to supply GodHatesGeeks with promo copies of their latest documentary, Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle. The doc covered the near 75-years of comics -- from 1938's Action Comics #1 to... well... 2012's Action Comics #1 …