Iron Man is one of those characters who’s much better in concept than in execution. A billionaire playboy with a suit of armor should be the best character ever. Sadly, in the 45 or so years since Iron Man debuted, that potential has been largely unrealized. Unlike most of Marvel’s […]

In South Park’s “Imaginationland Trilogy”(That’s right, I’m linking to my own pieces now.), Kyle argues that some imaginary characters have more influence on our lives than real people. One of those characters he references is Superman, and as usual, Kyle and I are in complete agreement. In my life, I’ve […]

“She wasn’t very nice to me. I thought I could change her heart, because I saw something in her… hope. Hope that life was more than just staying alive, and that all this crazy stuff I do would be worth it. Because at the end of this… she’d be with […]

Welcome to the first installment of “A Beautiful Gory Display”. I’ll try my best to make you proud. With the cross-pollination between Hollywood and the world of comic books, and comprehensive pop-culture commentary has to include a look at comics. And given that I’ve spent approximately 10% of my life […]