Comic Book Fact V. Fan-Made Fallacies

The Crotchety Old Man Has Spoken: Comic Book Fact V. Fan-Made Fallacies I’ve spent this weekend revisiting dozens of click bait videos and articles about Zack Snyder’s comment defending Batman killing people. And, if Zack’s statement being cut-up and taken out of...

10WS Series: The Crotchety Old Man Recommends #1

10WS Series: The Crotchety Old Man Recommends #1 Superman #18 (2018) Well. I’ll say this for Mr. Bendis, he can write something I don’t like, and make me like it. I still don’t like Superman revealing his identity to the world. (You can accomplish...

Love Letter to Superman?

The Crotchety Old Man Has Spoken: Love Letter to Superman? (updated from 2019) Two of the biggest stories in comics this year finally came to a close yesterday. And, while I found both anti-climactic, one was well-written, and the other made no sense to me. DOOMSDAY...

BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH

The Crotchety Old Man Has Spoken: Last Knight On Earth Impression BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH is a good story. And it has good art. Unfortunately, DC published it while overloading us with multiversal stories: Batman: White Knight 1 & 2, Doomsday Clock, Dark...

The Crotchety Old Man Returns!

The Crotchety Old Man Has Spoken: The Crotchety Old Man Returns! A while ago, I wrote a blog entitled “Black Like Me… Not!” and a reader responded to it, asking me to clarify my views. Now, either I was having a bad day, bad week, or bad month, I don’t know, but my...

Is “Man of Steel” Too Dark?

I’ve read and heard people claim MAN OF STEEL is “too dark.” I held my breath until I saw the movie. Now that I have seen it, and LOVE it, I am convinced more than ever that people, especially geek culture, suffer from short-term memory, and base their judgments...

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