Review: "The Batcave Companion" Provides Lots of Insight into an Iconic Character.
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The writer/editor of the critically acclaimed The Krypton Companion and the designer of the...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Sep 10, 20195 min read
Book Review. "Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus."
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II With a film starring the Joker as played by Joaquin Phoenix in the works for fall 2019, DC...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Mar 30, 20191 min read
Happy Birthday to the Batman
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Batman's first appearance (Detective Comics #27 to be exact) and he's been pretty busy ever since...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Dec 20, 20184 min read
Book Review: "Aquaman: The Search for Mera"
Mera, the queen of Atlantis, mysteriously disappears, and Aquaman begins searching high and low to find her. In addition, Atlantis is in...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Nov 23, 20185 min read
Book Review: "Comic Book Implosion" Examines a Key Moment in Comic Book History
Copyright 2018 Michael W. Rickard Things looked bleak for comic books throughout the 1970s because of plummeting sell-through rates....
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Michael W Rickard II
Apr 25, 20185 min read
Book Review: Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II This book is packed with some of Superman's greatest stories from Action Comics, but is it worth...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Apr 16, 20184 min read
Did Superman's Creators Rip Off a Science-Fiction Novel? Part Two of Two
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Last week I began my analysis of Phillip Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator and its influence on...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Apr 9, 20184 min read
Did Superman's Creators Rip Off a Science-Fiction Novel? Part One of Two
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II While Superman was an innovative creation in comic books, the character of a superhuman living...
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Michael Rickard II
Feb 7, 20185 min read
"'Batman: War of Jokes and Riddles' Reads Like Bad Fan Fiction."
Cool cover conceals some Bat-guano Batman has always been one of my favorite comic book characters, going back to when I watched reruns...
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Michael Rickard II
Oct 4, 20174 min read
"The Legion of Super-Heroes, Comics' Greatest Heroes Yet to Come. Part Two of Two."
The Legion had a great line-up of villains too. There were classic villains like the Fatal Five (five villains so bad they could take on...
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Michael Rickard II
Sep 27, 20173 min read
"The Legion of Super-Heroes, Comics' Greatest Heroes Yet to Come. Part One of Two."
Comic books were always great escapist fare as a kid, and still are for some adults, including yours truly. What youngster wouldn’t want...
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