I wanted to see The Dark Knight Rises as much as I’d wanted to see any movie. When the film opened, I decided not to see it: the mass shooting that occurred during an opening night screening of the movie screwed me up but good. I was not being noble trying to make a stand…
I met Karen Berger around 20 years ago when Vertigo first became a DC Comics imprint. I was 5… heh. At the time I was doing work for Piranha Press, another DC imprint, which started around the same time as Vertigo. From her start at DC, Karen was a no nonsense yet kind editor. What…
So there I was playing Battlefield 3 on my PlayStation 3 like the addicted gamer I am. Yes, gentle reader, this middle aged (I’ll be 26 in April…what?) is a serious no joke gamer. You name the system I have it and it’s hooked up to my big screen in my living room. In fact,…
When I started dating seriously, and by seriously I mean dating women with a goal of a relationship, I tried to get every girlfriend to read comics. Before relationships, my goal was obvious. After achieving that, my secondary goal was getting up and leaving in the middle of the night. That’s if I had a…
One of the best writers the comic book industry has ever seen is Mike Baron. He created two of the greatest comic book properties ever, Nexus and the Badger. Mike has written for all of the major comic book companies and handled some of the biggest characters in comics. Mike has won two, count ‘em,…
Spoken to the intro of The Adventures Of Superman… Faster than a speeding police pursuit! More powerful than a community organizer! Able to leap tall GOP bullshit in a single bound! Look, up in the White House! It’s an African! It’s a Muslim! It’s Black-Man! Yes, it’s Black-Man! Strange visitor not from Hawaii but Kenya…
Marvel Now! A new beginning for the Marvel Universe! Those words are the title and tag line for Marvelâs latest universe direction and marketing approach. Seems a bit like the DC reboot to me, I could be wrong. I was⦠once. Full discloser. I donât spend a great deal of time following the comic book…
(Intermezzo) Some weeks ago I wrote part one of this series then I went to France and forgot to file it before I went. Once I arrived in France I was blown away by my comic experience and wrote about intending to file this once I returned. When I returned a suicidal next door neighbor…
Once again, Mr. Davis is not with us due to his hilarious misadventures in France. It is our understanding that he was involved in a long discussion regarding the effectiveness of the “no-fly” list under the belief that it restricts Jeff Goldblum’s employment opportunities. We have it on good authority that Mr. Davis is now…
I’m in Paris. I’ve been here for a week and I must say it’s quite the experience. I’m on record as having said I hate the French so this is quite interesting. Allow me a moment to explain where that ‘hate’ sentiment came from… About, maybe, 20 years ago I was at DC comics delivering…
Hi, there. I’m not Michael Davis. I’m his editor. Yeah, that’s not a good sign, is it? Here’s the deal. Michael wrote the first part of his latest life-shattering saga Why Does Michael Davis Still Read Comics? We ran that last week; if you doubt me, click on the link. Then, according to Michael, he…
I started reading comics in the fifth grade. I still have the very first comic book I ever brought: The Avengers #43. I won’t bore you with the heartwarming story of how I pretty much learned to read with comics. I’ve told that story a billion times and I’m sure (although I can’t remember) I’ve…
