You: It’s a waste of time to keep writing Spotlight Sunday posts about silly PSA and promo comics! Me:
Spotlight Sunday 9.27.20
The number of joking references that I’ve made to this comic recently and the fact that soup, of all things, has been in the headlines mean that there are spoilers ahead for… “I don’t know if I can stop them! You see, one of the Energy Drainers’ secret weapons is to drain the world of […]
Spotlight Sunday 8.30.2020
My need to tell you to BUY THIS BOOK means there are fewer-than-usual spoilers ahead for… Pulp HCWriter: Ed BrubakerArtist: Sean Phillips, Jacob PhillipsCover: Sean PhillipsRating: Mature$16.99Image That’s the reason we survived so long…Because this world belongs to the monsters.But Jeremiah was right about one thing…It shouldn’t. It’s not exactly news when I say that […]
Spotlight Sunday 8.2.20
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 12.15.19
The biggest change to the status quo since the last one means there are spoilers ahead for… My name is Clark Kent. I haven’t done a Spotlight post in exactly two months, and I hadn’t really planned to break that streak, but someone elseweb expressed an interest in reading what I have to say about […]
Spotlight Sunday 10.20.19
A modern adaptation of a classic radio adventure that helped promote real-world justice means that the Spotlight has been turned on once again to reveal some spoilers for… The emblem on his chest looked like a badge, or maybe a shield. It told everyone that he was Superman, and that was awesome. In 1946, as […]
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 7.7.18
The return of a certain Ace reporter to her own title after a too-long absence means that there is a temporary return of the Spotlight and spoilers ahead for… “Espionage and investigative journalism have a lot in common. More than just the hours.” I remain annoyed that last year DC didn’t do anything to acknowledge […]