'Axanar' was a project with great promise, a fan film that could've been done right. Instead, it turned into a prime example of toxic fandom.

When I was a very young kid growing up in the United Kingdom, my parents owned a convenience store. Every week, comics would arrive on our doorstep and on those mornings, I would put on my bathrobe and slippers and separate the comics from the newspapers. It was my supposed …

As I continue to teach online, the paradigm of the student weighs most pressingly on my mind. You see, most kids don’t realize that the word ‘student’ is not just a descriptor, but a title. It’s a title that historically used to hold great weight in society. When individuals identified …

Did a significant historical event occur when you could say: you were there? Hell, the last year has been one elongated example of that, I suppose. But there are moments that you know matter. The dominant part of the word ‘history’ is ‘story’ and there are so many stories in …

Every once in a while, it’s reassuring to know that what’s important to you sometimes shows up in the media you enjoy reading. Simply put: the comics for the list this week definitely resonate with me for the things that I value in my life. Whether that’s family, principle, or …

Memories … like the waters of my mind. I love how comic books have the capacity to evoke entertaining and fun memories of times past. Some comics take me right back to where I was and simply because I was reading the comic, it makes me feel good. It’s the …

If you’ve ever gone through part of your day and wondered what’s missing today, then you’re not alone. I think we’ve all experienced that sort of absence at some point in our lives. Absences open the door for all sorts of stories: lost things to find, creating friendships or to …

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, circumstances can make them hidden and stealthy or blatantly obvious and overpowering. They are twisted in a variety of ways. Sometimes they have been affected that way by time or some are that way by design. The one thing they all have in …

These days, life seems like a grind. With a limited range of opportunities available (no movies, no restaurants, no social gatherings) to us all, a firm sense of resolve to see this thing through is what we need to cultivate. Who better than Conan the Barbarian? Marvel Comics Conan the …

I have come to realize in my years of existence on this planet that bravery is not a consistent state of being, but rather a state of mind that one can achieve when the moment is upon us. When beset upon by all sides, when your back is against the …

Simplicity is best. A comic doesn’t need to be overly complicated. I don’t need fancy decorations in the credits or a pretentious tone to embellish an existing franchise that has been around for about sixty years. All I need is a reminder of why I liked the franchise in the …

If you’ve ever met John Rhys-Davies, you feel dwarfed in his presence. No pun intended. The star of epic films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lord of the Rings¸ his numerous appearances on stage, screen and television, is one of those actors whose presence can overwhelm an audience with …

the influence of the 70’s four-colour heroes is a power that instilled a genuine sense of the power of justice in a lot of people my age who grew up reading them. There was nothing a true crusader borne of the spot-colour process couldn’t do. They could absorb damage, push …

It’s independence week for me this time around! I love stories with an individual hero/villain breaking ground and proving their worth, but gotta be true to myself. You see, lucky for me, I get sent a wide array of comics to preview, and to be honest, it’s such a massively …

More than ever, we look to the items of comfort that tide us through the challenging times. Though we can see the end of these days, I can admit to finally feeling the strain of the last ten or eleven months. Last year, after March, I completely taught from home. …