“Supergirl”: Fill Your Hand, You Son of a Bastich!
Previously on the all-new DC Universe: With last year’s Superman, James Gunn admirably rebooted Warner Bros’ big-screen superhero canon that kept putting the “League” in “beleaguered” with every new...
View ArticleMy 2025 Reading Stacks #5 of 5: Graphic Storytelling Finale
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of everything I’ve read lately that was published in a physical format over a...
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Dragon Con 2025 Photos, Part 6: The Cosplay Parade, Marvel and DC Comics...
It’s Blade! Star of the upcoming Marvel Zombies animated series and four movies so far! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In 2019 my wife Anne and I attended our very first Dragon Con in Atlanta,...
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Yes, There Are Scenes During and After the “Superman” End Credits
Look! Up in the theater! It’s a cute tiny bird! Among the many benefits of seeing James Gunn’s Superman in theaters, you no longer have to worry about internet spoilers and you’ll be able to tell which...
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“Joker: Folie à Deux”: The Last Laugh Is the Best and Only Laugh
Oh, great, THIS frickin’ guy again. So I saw this during the week of the Heartland International Film Festival, when it served as a sort of contrasting intermission between eight other smaller, better...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2024 Results, Ranked
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Art by Masaaki Ninomiya. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Saturday was Free Comic Book Day! Per annual tradition, publishers and retailers...
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My 2023 at the Movies, Part 1 of 2: The Year’s Least Best
2023 was the 20th anniversary of the classic “LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT!” LARPing video. The future that faux-wizard foresaw has arrived. It’s listing time again! In today’s entertainment...
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Yes, There’s a Scene During the “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” End Credits
Poor King of Atlantis, waiting in vain for all his DC fans to come high-five him again in theaters. R.I.P., DC Extended Universe. I wouldn’t call theirs “a good run” through-and-through, but it had...
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Yes, There Are Scenes During and After the “Blue Beetle” End Credits
If too few people see this action-packed gem in theaters, we fans will never stop calling it “criminally underrated” until the day you die. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: I’ve name-checked...
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Fan Expo Chicago 2023 Photos, Part 2 of 4: More Cosplay!
The stars of one of 2023’s best films so far, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3! (Full disclosure: Mantis and Drax — in Holiday Special gear! — are official Friends of MCC.) Previously on Midlife Crisis...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After “The Flash” End Credits
…a.k.a. Batman III, as far as Warner Bros. and nostalgia addicts are concerned. Weaksauce disclaimers up front. Your Mileage May Vary. Sometimes we spend money on things you wouldn’t. Sometimes it’s...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2023 Results, Ranked
The reading pile, alphabetized by publisher. It’s that time of year again, but delayed on my part! Saturday, May 6th was the 22nd Free Comic Book Day, that annual celebration when comic shops...
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Yes, There Are Scenes During AND After the “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” End...
“Wait, what do you mean THEY FIRED HENRY CAVILL?” Previously on Shazam!: TV’s Chuck, a.k.a. Zachary Levi, was DC Comics’ choice to play The World’s Mightiest Mortal, as Fawcett Comics once billed him...
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Yes, You Know There’s a Scene During the “Black Adam” End Credits
The People’s Furrowed Brow. Longtime MCC readers may recall a quainter era when sitting through the end credits of every single film used to be my thing, a longtime viewing habit I share with my wife...
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A Dream Journal, As It Were: Too Many Thoughts on “The Sandman” Season 1
Remember, kids: don’t dream angry! I was in high school when The Sandman #1 hit comic shop shelves in the fall of 1988. Springing forth from the mind of Neil Gaiman, whom I chiefly knew from Miracleman...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2022 Results, Ranked
The reading pile, in random order. It’s that time of year again, but slightly delayed on my part! Saturday, May 7th was the 21st Free Comic Book Day, that annual celebration when comic shops nationwide...
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Yes, There’s a Bonus After “The Batman” End Credits
Poster for the box office smash I Am Vengeance (Orange). It’s been two months since the last new superhero film hit theaters, and six months since the last new DC Comics film. Between Oscar season and...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After “The Suicide Squad” End Credits
Unquestionably the bloodiest film I’ve ever seen on an IMAX screen, or likely ever will see on one. Sure, I could’ve been a better blogger and rushed to type my thoughts after being flabbergasted (at...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2021 Results, From Best to Least Best
What I grabbed. Plenty of other titles were available for all ages from Kiddo to Perv. It’s that time of year again, but slightly delayed! Saturday, August 14th was the 20th annual Free Comic Book Day,...
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Should We Have Taken a “One Year Later” Time Jump to Today?
I had four of these six issues. In hindsight I wish I’d gone out of my way for the covers by Adam Hughes and Jock. Alas, that time has passed. Once upon a time in 2006, The Powers That Be at DC Comics...
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