Ben Strasser is a comics connoisseur. He's a fan of people who realize the medium is more than just superheroes but still know any fight is winnable with a fully stocked utility belt and time to plan.
News of the ultimate fighting franchise for comics fans is upon us at last with the recent announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Iron Man, Wolverine, and Hulk are among the confirmed characters on the Marvel side of the...
Some of the best comics art around never makes it to print in regular issues or the extras pages of trades or hardcovers. A couple special pieces that have popped up lately come from artists Skottie Young and Dustin...
Amazing Spider-Man #615-616, Keemia's Castle, by writer Fred Van Lente and penciler Javier Pulido is the return of Sandman told from the conflicting viewpoints of Spider-Man and a little girl named Keemia. Flint Marko a...
Karl Kerschl, Brenden Fletcher and company's contribution to DC's Wednesday Comics works as a blast to read that brought pure fun to DC's successful weekly newsprint experiment. Karl Kerschl's art style is perfection for Flash...
Yes, Disney bought Marvel, DC restructured into DC Entertainment, and Batman: Arkham Asylum became the first good video game for the character in forever, but don't let the big stories cause you to miss out on these items around...
The recent Daredevil #500 with it's pin-up gallery reminded me that we don't see quite as much bonus art in comics these days. A big reason for that is the amount of art sites on the...
Of the various Marvel big-issue-number-special comics hitting lately, Daredevil #500, out August 19, looks to be the best. Several superb covers including another gorgeous Marko Djurdjevic wraparound and incredible pin-ups from names like Geof Darrow and...
Peter Parker's fans have a new source of consistently well told Spider-Man stories and the first truly great animated effort in the character's history with The Spectacular Spider-Man currently airing on Disney XD. The recently...
The Spectacular Spider-Man continues to achieve something that not long ago seemed so elusive for Marvel by providing fans with a quality animated series. DC's animated output has resulted in volumes of solid seasons and movies...
The Torch will be returning to prominence in an eight-issue miniseries beginning in September from Marvel. Jim Hammond recently starred in a one-shot (pictured)containing a new tale and a reprinted classic. That new story was...