Comic Book Candy

In the relatively short lifespan of my blog, there has been one comic to which I’ve devoted the most entries. That comic has been Detective Comics featuring Batwoman . Upon discovering this book last year, I was truly inspired. This book reminded me of what comics are capable of accomplishing, particularly within the confines of a well-established super hero title. That a writer and artist could take an institution in its seventh decade and make it contemporary and engaging above other efforts is truly worth noting. I’ll tell you two reasons why I’m a little heartbroken by the news that Greg Rucka will be leaving DC comics, and thus the Batwoman character. One, he knows how to write strong women, and so very few writers have this ability. And two, despite the heaps of praise given to this book by myself and other rabid fans, it has yet to gain the amount of accolades it deserves. Maybe another year with this creative team working on a Batwoman title could have gained it a wider aud...

Writers covering the movie industry just love coming up with clever headlines like: “Kick-Ass? Not so much” “Kick-Ass opens can of weak sauce” “Box office fails to Kick-Ass” “Someone’s getting an ass-kick for Kick-Ass” “Kick-Ass fails to live up to hype, barely pummels” Okay I may have thrown in a few of those myself, but several are straight out of the headlines. It’s still a little early to deem this movie a failure, but coming in second barely squeaking into first place on opening weekend doesn’t fare well for the comic book adaptation, or fans of comic book films. If this were Vegas we’d all be taking bets on which comic book film adaptation fails big, resulting in the bubble burst of our current any-comic-gets-greenlit environment. So who’s going to be the Heaven’s Gate * of comic book movies? Here are just a few of the contenders! Iron-Man 2 Strengths: Sequel to hugely successful first film, original cast / creative team returns Weaknesses: So many tie-ins it makes you ...