CONVERSING ABOUT CONVERGENCE, WEEK SEVEN EDITION

Written by the 13th Dr. Sean (This article contains spoilers for DC comics released 5/20/15). Well the penultimate issue has come and, in true Convergence fashion, it was underwhelming. After suffering through Telos vs. Deimos, it is ultimately Parallax who not only destroys Deimos, but has the best line in the issue. After grabbing Deimos,…

CONVERSING ABOUT CONVERGENCE, WEEK SIX EDITION

Written by the 13th Dr. Sean (This article contains spoilers for DC comics released 5/13/15). I think by now, it’s become abundantly clear that I am by no means a fan of Convergence. The story was not well thought out, and the main series has been nothing more than a story about the surviving Earth-2…

Gone & Forgotten: Secret Doors

1985. There is a good chance when I snatched this comic off the shelf this is what I aspired my artwork to look like. After all by that point I had already concluded I wasn’t going to be the next John Byrne, so I spent my Saturday night just like every other 13-year old…drawing homemade…

Conversing About Convergence, Week Five Edition

Written by the 13th Dr. Sean (This article contains spoilers for DC comics that were released on 05/06/15) Every week, these posts are prefaced with a spoiler alert so as not to spoil any surprises for those of you who haven’t read the Convergence books yet. Well, with that in mind, after reading issue 5…

A Blind Man Shall Lead Them

Utilizing classic storytelling techniques with beautiful art and a riveting plot, Mark Waid’s Daredevil is a modern masterpiece that both DC and Marvel should look too for pointers on how to reverse the tragic decline of the state of comics. So what is it about Daredevil that sets it apart from all the rest of modern superhero comics, well DC and Marvel, sit back, grab a pen, and prepare to take notes on the elements of what comprises a rewarding comic.

Fantastic Four Fantasy Draft – A look at what could have been!

Not sure how many of you there actually are but welcome! This past Wednesday saw the release of the final issue of Fantastic Four, the book that began the Marvel Age and brought Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and the First Family of Comics, to the forefront of popular culture’s collective mind. We each mourn in…

Conversing About Convergence, Week Four Edition

Written by the 13th Dr. Sean (This article contains spoilers for DC comics that were released on 04/29/15) Week 4: Well the first half of Convergence has come to a close, and while I have mentioned a lot of the problems I am having with the event overall, I will say that this week offered…