Tag Editorial
DC RELAUNCH: Six canceled titles had it coming?
With the announcement that DC Comics is canceling six of their New 52 titles to make way for six new titles, one has to wonder if the writing was on the wall, since the beginning, and what approach the company … Continue reading → [read more]
OPINION: Marvel publishing moves may signal something better – Part 2
“Marvel is canceling titles left and right! What has happened to the House of Ideas!? THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!” Yes, it may indeed be a time to duck and cover if your favorite series is getting … Continue reading → [read more]
OPINION: Marvel publishing moves may signal something better – Part 1
If you’ve been following the comic and pop culture blogosphere over the last couple of days, you may have seen a flurry of activity about the news that Marvel has cancelled X-23. While a lot of electrons have sacrificed themselves … Continu... [read more]
DC RELAUNCH: Fans in a crisis over no Crisis – Who Cares?
This past weekend, Dan DiDio set the Intardwebz ablaze when he made the announcement that the Crisis events from the last thirty years, including Crisis on Infinite Earths, never happened in the New DC Universe. Here is the post from … Continue r... [read more]
OPINION: M:tG Welcome to Modern
The announcement of Modern as a format for the Community Cup sent quite the buzz through the Magic community. Presumably due to the success of the format in the Cup and the vastly positive buzz formed around it not only … Continue reading → [read more]
MAJOR SPOILERS CLASSIFIED: Case File #0001 – The Franklin Richards Paradox
Or – “Comic-Book Time: Explained.” The Marvel Universe as we know it (barring a few retcons and absorptions of existing properties such as Captain America) can be seen to have begun with the first issue of the Fantastic Four. For &#... [read more]
OPINION: MTG Commander
I first started playing Magic: The Gathering out of necessity. After moving from Ohio to Kansas I found a faculty-sanctioned gaming group at a nearby university. Everyone was pretty friendly and I volunteered to take a turn GMing the D&D … Co... [read more]
REVIEW: Superman #712
Spinning out of the events of Infinite Crisis… Wait a minute. Wasn’t that from like, five years ago? Yes, faithful Spoilerites, DC Comics is finally telling the tale of what Krypto the super-dog was up to during Infinite Crisis. Take …... [read more]
OPINION: Captain America for the World
On Monday morning’s The Morning Stream with Scott Johnson, someone in the chat room asked Stephen Schleicher whether Captain America is as popular in other countries as he is in America, and whether that would be detrimental to the upcoming … Continue [read more]
OPINION: Taking Down Call of Duty
Since Modern Warfare’s release back in 2007, the Call of Duty franchise has been dominating the FPS market and destroying previous sale record with each new release. Currently, Black Ops is dominating the online-shooter experience; everyone is playing it, including … Continue [read more]
OPINION: Does the Wii need an upgrade?
When I first started writing this article I was wondering what Nintendo was doing wrong, why hadn’t they given the Wii the upgrades it needs? With sales steadily declining, and Kinect grabbing lots of attention, how could they expect to … Continue [read more]
OPINION: Bad Translations
Imagine this: Our handsome hero has located the hostages of a terrorist cell. Slumped in their cage, the prisoners await their execution. Our hero, trying to give them hope slips a piece of paper into their cell as he … Continue [read more]
OPINION: Why I Prefer Print Over Digital Comics
Or – “That Univac Thing Is Just A Passing Fad, I Tellya!” It has become a running gag on the Major Spoilers podcast that “Stephen has an iPad!” and thus loves the futuristic glow of his digital comics, while Matthew … Continue [read more]
OPINION: The Death of Guitar Hero and The Future of Rhythm Games
If you’re a console gamer, or hang out with someone who is, you’ve probably noticed that the little plastic guitar in the corner of the room has been collecting dust, and with the recent death of the Guitar Hero franchise, … Continue [read more]
Seven Suggestions to Stimulate Digital Comic Growth
Opinion: No more D&D Minis
OPINION: No Such Thing as a Role-Playing Video Game
EDITORIAL: Why I stopped reading the print edition of The Walking Dead
Digital Comics: Welcome to the Social
