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I’m teaching my students about the concept of transformative media. You know, when stories exist in one form of media and then get spun off into other forms? Well, you have to be selective about thematic elements when you transform media into other formats and, depending on the format, some …

Despite my frequent hand-washing, vitamins and hydration, I have been struck by the dreaded “con-crud” illness that is a perpetual danger coming off a comic convention. Of course, with my luck, it soon graduated into the flu. Oh, comic conventions. In this case, I’m talking about Fan Expo’s Toronto Comic-con …

What am I reading this week? I get a lot of questions about the comics that feature in the weekly review. However, the most common email about the comics I review I get is that one. My usual response is to simply wait it out and see. After all, it …

It’s report card time in Toronto and all over the city, many teachers are scrambling around to provide valid and objective assessment on their young charges. That’s what I try to do when I’m reading my comics. I look at the structure, the story, the believability and the context of …

Why do the “bad” people succeed in life? You know who I’m talking about. You find them everywhere don’t you? In the workplace, school, or when you’re driving home from somewhere.

It’s time for San Diego Comic Con … and I’m not there. I’m a comic guy, a Trekkie, a classic geek and nerd in both uses of the words and I’m not at Comic Con. Well, I’m also a dad, a teacher and I have responsibilities that get in the …

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.

Less a Batman title and more a Gotham title, 'Batman Eternal' pulls off a weekly, multi-writer, multi-artist epic story with a slew of protagonists with remarkable finesse. Fans of the Bat Family and others who call Gotham home (and even a couple who don’t) are bound to enjoy more than a few of the storylines, but only diehard fans will be able to enjoy everything the comic has to offer.