So last week, as Marvel launched a new Captain America series, the first issue caught most people off-guard with its ending and even apparently offended a number of fans. It also caused on online uproar and made headlines across most major American media outlets, along with accusations of ‘anti-Semitism’ and the writer even receiving death […]
I was nervous when I first heard Psylocke was going to be featuring in the X-Men: Apocalypse movie. Mostly because I remember the insulting, half-assed attempt at the character we were (mis)treated to in the forgettable X-Men 3: The Last Stand back in 2006. Better not to attempt it at all than to do it […]
More Hollywood Hillary, superhero accountability and the concert for dogs + this day in history w/1st FM station and our song of the day by the Stone Roses on your Morning Monarchy for May 13, 2016.
Rigged systems, stolen music and Hollywood Hillary + this day in history w/the Hindenburg disaster and our song of the day by A Giant Dog on your Morning Monarchy for May 6, 2016.
Some of that question might be down to a bout of comic-book movie fatigue; but actually it’s a serious concern. A Batman movie once declared ‘to conquer fear, you must become fear’. I fear this movie might fall short of itself – I therefore elect to become that fear by exploring the possibility. Most of […]
The Fayette Factor, less religious and the time of the Preacher + this day in history w/Burst Of Joy and our song of the day by The Heavy on your Morning Monarchy for March 17, 2016.
“In my twenties, I had a lot of existential angst about who I was and who I wanted other people to see me as,” says the writer of one of the coolest new independent comic-books out there. “That conflict externalized in another character that eventually evolved to be Paradox Girl…” Having recently been given the […]
Paradox Girl #1 from Hana Comics presents a very fresh and original comic book; an interesting, original premise, written with smart wit, brimming with energy, and seamlessly illustrated. Written by the remarkably fresh and talented Cayti Elle Bourquin, illustrated by Yishan Li (whose long list of work has included Batwoman and Blue Beetle for DC […]
Aspiring comic-book artists or writers, as well as fans of Manga – if you haven’t yet heard of ENSOKU-MANGA, you probably soon will. This is an innovative and free platform for developing and publishing your own work (and for discovering the work of other creative artists, of course). The ENSOKU-MANGA platform enables easy publishing of a […]
Jihadi John, Jimmy Saville and occult fascinations + this day in history w/the Delorean and our song of the day by Luke Top on your Morning Monarchy for January 21, 2016.
