The Absence of Love

Of all the recent superhero shows filling the box the last few years, none have quite stood out like last years out-of-nowhere sleeper hi...

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a team that's close to my heart. A group of space faring adventurers, travelling the galaxy and surf...

While it takes great creativity to start a film series from nothing, it takes both bravery and love to follow on with a worthwhile sequel...

Women in comics have begun to see a Renaissance in the last few years, both on the page and behind the pen. Significant female character...

There is something about the X-Men, be it the stories, the villains, the mature concepts and themes, that holds a special place in the he...

If there was one single crystalline thing I can think of in my youth that I can say got me into comic books, it was probably the X-Men c...

Deadpool is a huge risk for the studio that made it, everyone knows this. A character popular with fans of the genre but almost entirely...

If a series gets two first issues in the same year, you know it's got to be either really good, or a shameless cash in. Thankfully,...

With Marvel's largest crossover in history winding to a close, the next month sees a whole range of new books, comprised of both retu...

Not everyone can be Darkseid. Not every mutation can create the Juggernaut or Apocalypse. There's just too many heroes going around fo...

I have never been a big fan of the Fantastic Four. In my opinion, they're the product of an older era of the superhero concept, one...

When I was 7, my dad gave me a pile of his old comics from when he was a kid. I had Captain Britain, The Defenders, and Dan Dare am...