My recent discovery of a long-running YouTube channel means that there are spoilers ahead for… “Oh yeah? And what more can Ms. Expert tell us?” Several months ago, as I whiled away the hours watching videos, YouTube’s algorithm decided to take a break from trying to get me to watch videos made by incels who […]
Spotlight Sunday 4.26.20
The receipt of a free “gift” means that there are spoilers ahead for… “We need to have enough energy for tomorrow!” Lately, against my better financial judgment, largely, I think, because of losing my regular Wednesday ritual, I’ve been buying some old comics online. Mostly issues of Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane, as I’ve often wished […]
Spotlight Sunday 3.22.20
Deciding that it was time for me to get my hands on a copy of the comic that has what may be my favorite cover of all time means that there are 52 year old spoilers for… Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #80 Writer: Leo Dorfman Artist: Kurt Schaffenberger Cover: Curt Swan and Neal Adams […]
Spotlight Sunday 9.29.19
Getting lots of reminders about a comic I read to destruction as a kid means that the Spotlight is shining again today, and there are spoilers ahead for… OMAC lives so that man may live! Over on Twitter, there’s been a lot of discussion about comics that have gotten me thinking about this particular issue […]
Spotlight Sunday 11.25.18
A light week at the comic shop means that at long last it’s here – A Very Special™ Spotlight Sunday! The New Teen Titans: PlagueWriter: Marv WolfmanArtist: George PerezDC/Keebler Company The 1980s are famously associated with a lot of cultural trends. Parachute pants! Breakdancing! Shoulder pads! Big hair! Alongside all of those artifacts of that […]
Spotlight Sunday 7.29.18
There was nothing in this week’s stack of books that really cried out for the Spotlight, but there is something in the Archives that I’ve wanted to write about for a long time that is newly-relevant, so there are 36-year-old spoilers ahead for… The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen TitansWriter: Chris ClaremontArtist: Walter SimonsonCover: […]
Spotlight Sunday 5.27.18
I considered taking a look at the final issue of Super Sons this week – it was pretty good! – but some thoughts I didn’t fit into last week’s post and a conversation at the comic shop mean taking a dip into the archives, with spoilers, I guess, ahead for… DC Comics Presents Annual #1 […]
Spotlight Sunday 4.15.18
It was my birthday on Friday, and as something of a belated gift to myself, and because it’s very much a foregone conclusion as to what will be in the Spotlight next week, I’ve decided to introduce something of a plot twist by invoking my recently-bestowed ability to choose to write about something that was […]