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The Invisible Cape Awards of 2024

Technically, 2024 is not over but please allow me to explain why I’m giving out awards a little early. I’ve decided that its time to bring this website to an end. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed writing articles and sharing what I’ve been reading with you but unfortunately, that is a miniscule amount of people. Most of…
The Chopping Block – Nov 2024

I went to the comic book store this week and spent more money than I usually do and to be honest, more than I have in my weekly budget. Of course, I walked out with quite a lot of things to read too so its not all bad. At the same time, I know its…
Convert – Image Comics – Review

One book that has been flying under the radar in 2024 is Convert. I just finished the fourth and final issue in the miniseries and wanted to share my thoughts. Convert puts the science in Science Fiction which is not unheard of in the current comic book landscape but there isn’t fierce competition in this…
Rome Eternal #1 – Magma Comix – Review

As was documented with the social media trend in 2023 where women asked men how much they thought about the Roman Empire, Rome is not only known as the Eternal City, but it also remains fascinating to many people. And yet, its surprisingly not a popular setting for comics. There are some out there but…
Night Fever – Image Comics – Review

My apologies for the lack of updates lately. I’ve been away from home and that has kept me from going to comic book store for a little bit. I went to the store today and certainly have plenty to read now. While I was traveling, I had a chance to read some trade paperbacks including…
Knights Vs. Samurai #2 – Image Comics – Review

How much does the cost of an issue play into your weekly comic book purchases? For me, not too much usually but with Knights vs. Samurai, it has in a good way. I checked out the first issue of this series because well, I like knights and I like samurai. Its pretty much that simple.…
Am I Learning to Love Batman?

When I started this website, I wanted it to have a name that showed that I wouldn’t be writing predominantly about Marvel and DC. Truthfully, many comic fans focus on what the Big Two publish so I probably reduced my potential audience quite a bit by making this move and that’s okay. But while I…
The Tin Can Society #1 – Image Comics – Review

I’ve been reviewing individual comic books for a little while now and I haven’t given five stars to many first issues. That is mostly because its not easy for a first issue to be so good that its worthy of such a lofty score. Fortunately, we have an issue that is worthy of it here.…
The Manchurian #1 – Image Comics – Review

Before we jump into the review, let me give you the pitch for this series and then we can discuss if it delivers. I want to start with the pitch because I think its one of the better ones I’ve heard. The good folks at Image Comics have created a sort of event called The…
Labyrinth #1 Review – Boom Studios

I’m going to start off with what seems like a tangent and then bring it all together near the end of the review so please be patient with this article. You know something that has always perplexed me? Novelizations of movies. I’m talking about big budget movies like Star Wars that debuted as movies and…