Into the Longbox

Now that I've had time to sit and really digest it, I can say without a doubt that the Daredevil Netflix series was pretty amazing. I'm a huge fan of the crime drama procedural and that is what this show is. Don't come in thinking it's your typical super hero fare. This show is about as gritty as they come. What really helps (and I'll talk about it later) is that it  LOOKS gritty. I mean, you can say that some shows have a hard time living up to that label, but this show does not. This is definitely not a show you should let your kids see. You know, unless you're a terrible parent. It is adults only. Not so much for language, but for the brutality of it's violence. It does not pull punches. Literally. The way some people get dispatched in this show is down right nasty. To their credit they don't always show all of it, but it's still heavily implied. I could go into what I thought about how accurate a portrayal it is compared to the comic books, b...

A question that I have been asked by people and I have often asked myself is this: Why do I like comic books? As I think about it, there are many reasons. The older I've grown, the more I've learned to appreciate all the aspects that go into making a comic book. The time an artist spends illustrating a story. The framework the medium allows and how more creative artists really explore that space. The imaginative stories that writers create. If you pay attention, you can see writers really pouring out their heart and souls into their books. They reveal more about their own personalities than you think they do. With the rise of Image comics, you get to see some of your favorite writers/artists really flex their creative muscles without the trappings of working for a big corporate company like a Marvel Comics or a DC comics. Then there's the business side of things. Why is company X promoting this character? Is that company a proponent of diversity in their books? Do the...

I don't know how in the world I never realized that blogger was a part of Google, but here I am. Now I have somewhere new to spew all the comic book nonsense that rests on my brain. I'll start posting stuff after I get better acclimated. And caught up on all my comic book reading. I gave it up for Lent, so now I have a huge stack of books.