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 – 04/18/2018
What we have now is a result of what we did before. I, for one, appreciate what I have now. I’m a person who appreciates hard work, sacrifice, and the significance of things that I have because of the effort that went into obtaining them. I value good relationships, things …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 12/06/2017
When thinking of the dominant theme in the selection of comics for this week’s round-up, I am reminded of how solitary the act of reading comics is. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I’m lamenting my lot to read every publisher’s books on a weekly basis or issuing a call to …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s weekly comic review – 11/01/2017
You know, I’m racing against time here. After all, October 31 is the night when ghouls and goblins conspire to raise all sorts of hell on my street, and as a good community member, it’s up to me to dress accordingly in my Knights’ Templar outfit and brandish my four-foot, …
Read More »Comic legend Neal Adams tried to hard-sell me a book today
An encounter with comic legend Neal Adams kicked off my Toronto ComiCon weekend in an interesting way and got me thinking about cynicism in the business.
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