It’s an age old debate amongst comic book fans (at least the ones I know): Who would win in a fight between Wolverine and Batman? Wolverine is undoubtedly the toughest fighter in the Marvel Universe, and Batman is unquestionably the craftiness superhero in the DCU. But what wins out in a fight? Imagine some cosmic…

One thing sorely lacking from Marvel’s Ultimate line is the sense of a inclusive universe. Sure, Kitty Pryde is Spider-Man’s new girlfriend, and the Ultimates guest-starred in the last arc of Ultimate X-Men. But outside of those minor instances, every title seems to exist in it’s own vacuum. Shouldn’t the Ultimates be showing up just…

I recently bought a set of the first two years of West Coast Avengers. I’ve been reading the series when I’m not reading the new comics of the week or a new trade I got. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the storytelling, given Marvel in the early 80s wasn’t exactly the pinnacle…

There are certain things that should go unsaid. One of them is “I love Longshot.” But see below for an example of me violating this very protocol. But the other, more heinous, one is “somewhere I have the Nick Fury movie starring David Hasselhoff recorded off TV.” My skin crawls at the very thought that…

A few weekends ago I sat down for a quick bite at a Little Rock diner with a large table full of some of the biggest names in comics history. I should rephrase that: the biggest historians in comics. Among them, Ed Zeno, who has published a few high quality books on the personal histories…

I’m tired of it all, kids. Amongst the multitudes of X-Men jibber-jabber and ballyhoo about Wolverine and Gambit (blech!), there’s always the characters that get pushed by the wayside. If I mention to anyone that Cyclops is my favorite X-Man, I get 1) blank stares (mostly from non-comic readers) or 2) guffaws (mostly from mouth-breathing…