Archive for the ‘Comics’ Category

Beard: ‘Star Wars’ ‘expanded universe’ turns 35

By Jim Beard on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

It’s been 35 years since the publication of the Star Wars novel “Splinter of the…

Point/Spider-Point 2: Point Harder — What does Parker being ‘erased’ mean for Spidey?

By Jeff McGinnis on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

By Jim Beard and Jeff McGinnis
In the most recent issue of the controversial (and…

Beard: Free Comic Book Day offers treasure trove of titles

By Jim Beard on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Over the past decade of its existence, Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) has grown from…

Beard: ‘Iron Man 3’ taps into comic book beginnings

By Jim Beard on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

.“Iron Man 3” may turn out to be the last hurrah with Robert Downey Jr.…

Beard: Infantino, co-creator of The Flash, dies

By Jim Beard on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

omic book legend Carmine Infantino died on April 4 and pundits like yours truly are…

Beard: Horror comic slices through its rivals

By Jim Beard on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Fans of Avatar Comics’ Crossed think of “The Walking Dead” as a comedy. Since 2008,…

Beard: Pow! DC announces 1966 Batman TV series comic book

By Jim Beard on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

When asked to name his favorite character from the 1966 “Batman” TV series, comic book…

Dark Knight goes silent after death in the family

By Jim Beard on Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Spoiler Alert: Robin the Boy Wonder died. In remembrance of Damian Wayne, the latest sidekick…

Beard: Robin the Boy Wonder dies — again

By Jim Beard on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

You may have heard that Robin died recently. That’s right; Batman’s sidekick, that “laughing daredevil,”…

Robin the Boy Wonder dies – again

By Jim Beard on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

You may have heard that Robin died recently. That’s right; Batman’s sidekick, that “laughing daredevil,”…

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