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Paramount Shoulders A New/Old Comics Universe

May 17, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

Do you remember thrilling to the adventures of The Grim Ghost? Paramount Studios hopes that might ring a bell, as they just went in with producers […]

Banner! Banner! Burning Bright

January 28, 2019 Derek McCaw 0

In the past year, a comic book has sparked conversations between my 14-year-old son and myself about the poetry of William Blake, Paradise Lost, and […]

Absolutely Leap Into The Spider-Verse

December 6, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Anybody could be Spider-Man. Maybe Phil Lord’s screenplay overplays the line, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse proves the point — joyfully. In the process, Sony Pictures […]

In Search Of Steve Ditko With Jonathan Ross

July 7, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

I buried this in my encomium to Ditko’s passing last night, but realized this morning that I should highlight it — if you want to […]

What You Owe Steve Ditko

July 6, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Maybe you owe Steve Ditko nothing, because he wouldn’t have accepted your money, unless it was a fair trade for his work. But pop culture […]

Review: Avengers: Infinity War

April 27, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

This is the movie we’ve anticipated and feared. Avengers: Infinity War pulses with excitement, the cinematic equivalent of reading a Marvel Comics company-wide crossover. It’s got […]

The Fantastic Michael Fleisher

March 14, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

The comics world lost a key talent last month, but only found out this week. Though he had not written comics for a few decades, […]

First Look: Hawk and Dove on ‘Titans’

December 15, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

While everybody’s excited about Marvel movie news this week, we must remember that at least as far as television goes, DC keeps on getting well-represented. […]

Marvel Unveils T-Shirt Variant Covers

July 13, 2017 Derek McCaw 0

Marvel promised they were changing the way you read comics. Maybe they meant you could change shirts. Bringing out old-school licensed images from t-shirts using […]