Milestones are important in a person’s life. They are the historical markers that measure the passage of our lives, broken up into episodic achievements. We measure our lives by these achievements: the first kiss, the first job, whatever; these things help to shape our lives by punctuated moments of celebration …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/11/2018
Any cause worth fighting for is worth reading about. Sometimes you have a cause – a belief in something bigger than yourself. It’s worth a battle even when people tell you to lay down. I’m about causes and about fighting. So that’s my take for this week’s review list. There …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 01/31/2018
I have a firmly established tradition of hating that non-essential, utterly insignificant placeholder of a day called Tuesday. Save me, comics. For instance, yesterday’s morning consisted of discovering that the water bottle in my laptop bag was unsecured and flooded it along with my students’ marked work. We had a …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 07/12/2017
I’m beginning to feel the pangs of comic-con deprivation. Yup … it’s that time again and, you’d think that I’d have grown accustomed to not being a part of the near-religious fervor that is San Diego Comic-Con, yet after being there last year, I have to say that I now …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 06/14/2017
It’s a nostalgic time of the year for me. It’s when my students begin to start considering their futures as they move into the next stage of their lives. Yet for me, as much as they look forward, I look back at the work we’ve shared and I resort to …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 08/17/2016
For a lot of people August represents the anticipation of a new year. Back to school is around the corner and this brings back memories for those no longer beholden to the school year. Hence the instinctive gearing up that we all seem to do. After all, isn’t there something …
Read More »Superman isn’t fully unleashed in ‘Superman Unchained’
Overall an okay story but despite the title Superman isn't quite as unchained here as you might think considering the talent attached to this book. However, it's got some truly great art as always by Jim Lee.
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